Red Bull's Vettel Pays High Price For Collision

carisupport · Post time 30-3-2009 12:17 PM

Sebastian Vettel was fined RM180,875 and penalised 10 grid places for the next race.

YOUNG German Sebastian Vettel was fined heavily and penalised 10 grid places for the next race after stewards blamed him for a collision in the final laps of the chaotic Australian GP yesterday.

The Red Bull driver was on course to take second place behind Jenson Button in the season-opening race when he collided spectacularly with Polish driver Robert Kubica in a BMW-Sauber, putting both cars out of the race.

Stewards later fined the 21-year-old US$50,000 (RM180,875) for failing to leave the track and also imposed a drop of 10 grid places for next weekend's Malaysian GP in Sepang.

It was a devastating result for Vettel, who doggedly pursued the tearaway Button and his Brawn GP machine for virtually all of the 58-lap race, only to come to grief a couple of laps from the chequered flag.

Vettel appeared to run too deep on a turn and came into contact with Kubica's car, breaking his left front wheel and leading Kubica to slam his car into a wall.

Vettel, who won his first grand prix at Monza last year, was heard to apologise to his team over the car-to-pit radio.

"We were in second and a strong position," Vettel said afterwards. "But then a couple of laps from the end I had a stupid racing accident with Robert.

"At the time I turned in I was ahead, but I couldn't keep up the speed in the corner and Robert was on a harder tyre and was so much quicker.

"At the time we collided he was in front, but I had nowhere to go, I couldn't stop the car, or turn to the right and my tyres were gone.

"It's a shame as it meant the end of the race for both of us."

Kubica rued his lost opportunity and said he felt he had a winning chance at the time of the collision.

"What a disappointment," he said. "I had a chance to win this race because Jenson Button and Sebastian were on soft tyres and struggling, while I was on the harder compound and was able to drive much quicker.

"We both had a great weekend up to this point and we leave Melbourne with nothing." -- AFP

SOURCE: The New Straights Times Online

[ Last edited by carisupport at 30-3-2009 12:23 ]

joe7289 · Post time 30-3-2009 12:41 PM

Trus aku tutup Tv pas eksiden nie... tak dapat menerimanya....

sha02 · Post time 30-3-2009 01:40 PM

rugi2 dah nak abis tuh..

ShadowChaser · Post time 30-3-2009 01:43 PM

amende yang nak abis

Azhargoth · Post time 30-3-2009 02:19 PM

race tu tinggal beberapa lap ja lagi..

sha02 · Post time 30-3-2009 02:24 PM

dah nak abis race pastu eksiden..rugi2..

ShadowChaser · Post time 30-3-2009 04:13 PM

bebudak skarang mana reti pasal etika dan disiplin lagi dah, mika ngan schumy dulu pun wheel to wheel racing gak tapi manada sampai eksiden gilung ating camni

raven · Post time 30-3-2009 04:50 PM

masa tgk race smalam, mcm kubica yg punya fault..
ghoper2 si vettel ni ekk..

conclusion nya, aku

pak itam tu dapat no 3..

akughi · Post time 30-3-2009 05:15 PM

mmg kubica yg salah...

ko tak nampak ke si vettel tunjuk

penumbuk kat kubica

raven · Post time 30-3-2009 08:30 PM

Originally posted by akughi at 30-3-2009 05:15 PM
mmg kubica yg salah...

ko tak nampak ke si vettel tunjuk

penumbuk kat kubica

owh.. kalau ikut dari insiden tu, kubica yg salah ker..?
habih tu, mamat ni kena penalty pasai apa pulak..?
just because dia masih drive dlm trek dgn 3 roda tu ker..?

dah jadi mcm beca la pulak aku nengok smalam..
dok gagah husung keter dgn 3 tyre ajer..

Stewards later fined the 21-year-old US$50,000 (RM180,875) for failing to leave the track and also imposed a drop of 10 grid places for next weekend's Malaysian GP in Sepang.

dasat sey f1 punya fine ni..