Sebastian Vettel’s radio message for Charles Leclerc after Bahrain GP fiasco

Sebastian Vettel’s radio message for Charles Leclerc after Bahrain GP fiasco shows that Vettel is a class act

Ferrari had the worst possible raceday after a brilliant Friday and Saturday in Bahrain, one where they re-discovered their pace, but ultimately lost out due to reliability issues and a silly Vettel error.

Sebastian Vettel was involved in a heated battle with Lewis Hamilton half way through the race. The battle was a brilliant one, but ended in horror for Sebastian Vettel, who yet again spun and cost himself a podium finish.

Charles Leclerc on the other hand suffered an engine issue towards the end of the grand prix, one that cost him the race win. He still managed to get his first podium finish, as the two Renault cars retired towards the end of the race and a safety car condition was brought on.

In the post race radio, Vettel was quick to acknowledge the fact that he had made a mistake and then also went onto say that he felt extremely sorry for Leclerc, who absolutely deserved to win the grand prix after such a strong weekend at the office.

“Sorry guys, my mistake. I got surprised and lost the rear and couldn’t catch it anymore. And not sure about what I saw on TV, but I’m really sorry for Charles. Please tell Charles that he drove an excellent race, very strong and he should have won it” Vettel said.

How do you think Vettel and Ferrari can recover from this? And would Leclerc have the upper hand on Vettel going into the next few grand prix?