Formula 1: Vettel admits his own mistakes

Because Vettel could have quite won the race. After a rebound on the grid and an incident early in the race, he could only watch how his teammate Kimi Raikkonen was heading for victory.

"In the end, it looks much worse than it was," said the 31 – year – old German, but also did not accept Ferrari 's criticism. It had taken too long in recent weeks for the car to be strong enough for the win, as in Austin.

A lot of work during the winter

It would not be good news if we were to go back to a three-month series, said Vettel, who quarreled with the wrong direction of development. "There are a lot of things we have to watch in the winter, and it's one of them," he said self-critically. "I have no problem admitting my mistakes."

He does not want to give up the fight against world champions Hamilton and Mercedes. However, his chances have become "less," he acknowledged after Hamilton's probably only adjourned coronation. The Briton, unlike Vettel in the United States, took a bit of a risk and came because of his tire problems despite pole position only in third behind Räikkönen and Max Verstappen in the Red Bull until the end. # 39; s arrival. But still rank ahead of his rival in the championship.

Again and again involved in collisions

The question of whether Vettel's interference with Daniel Ricciardo's Red Bull, including the next round, was a useless mistake in the first round is a matter of opinion. However, the fact that he collided with a competitor just after his fall with Hamilton at Monza and the incident with Verstappen at Suzuka Texas is striking.

"It's the third time I'm at the same level and the one that's spinning," said Vettel after all. The star of the "Scuderia" is under pressure for its fourth year without title. His maneuver against Ricciardo, he and the race commissioners, was described as a racing accident. It remains to be seen if the attack was so necessary so early.