Sebastian Vettel believes Ferrari had the♑ outright pace to claim victory in the Monaco Grand Prix but admitted race-winner Daniel Ricci🌞ardo “had the answers at all times”.

Vettel shadowed the Red Bull driver throughout in Monte Carlo but was unable to find a way past around Monaco’s tight streets as he was forced to settle for second place, despite Ricciardo losing 25 percent of his Formula 1 Renault engine that cost him around 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:2.5s per lap according to Red Bull. 

“I think we had the pace but it was a tricky race, I think Daniel had the answers at all times,” Vettel explained. “First stint I could follow him pretty easy but then he started to push just when Lewis started to pit. He was a bit stronger there and I could𝓀n’t follow, I was going through the tyres pretty quick.

“Obviously I saw the issue and was told also by radio, so that’s why I started to push. But as soon as I got too close or closer, I struggled 🐽to stay there. Whenever I got in range, especially the exit of the tunnel, I was too far off to try and get close. 

“I had a couple of times DRS, but obviously the track makes it quite difficult, which is a bonus if you are ahead. With all the problems he had, he was still qu🌞icker than us.”

Vettel admits he was mystified by the amount of time he lost to Ricciardo as he struggled with tyre temperatures follow💜ing a late Virt✱ual Safety Car period, having dropped around five seconds to the Australian. 

“I don’t know why [it happened],” he said. “I had the M🐼cLaren which was just ahead in Safety Car line and after that on the restart I think it took me a while to get away. I was a bit surprised. 

“I had poor warm-up, my tyres was ver♛y ol𒅌d. I struggled for one lap, I also didn’t want to take a stupid risk. But I was surprised I lost so much time. 

“It was a bit of a shame as it wജould have ♈been nice to finish the race behind Daniel and keep the pressure up, but it wasn’t to be.”