Jacques Villeneuve: Karma contributed to the defeat of Ferrari

Discussion of team command at Ferrari, with Sebastian Vettl in Charles Leclerc, was one of the big topics after the race for GP of Russia. Nemec he explained that he was sticking agreement, everything else is supposed to be resolved within the team. Leclerc but he thought: “To some extent, all the arrangements were followed because I offered him a lee. We made the change at the stops in the pits. That's all."

Jacques Villeneuve could not understand the leadership of the Ferrari team, which in the first part of the race was only concerned with how to get Leclerc in front of Vettl - Photo: Hasan Bratić

But, not everyone saw it that way. Former racer Formula 1 and world champion of the year 1997 Jacques Villeneuve, is after the race for colleagues from television Sky said: “I didn’t like the way Ferrari approached its strategy. They didn't need to tell Vettl right away that he had to take back the city, and then the rest of the race they were dealing with how they could put Leclerc back in the lead," so Canadian.

The safety car then allowed Mercedes to make an optimal stop and take the lead in the race, which the silver arrows held until the end. Villeneuve adds: "This is karma." - Photo: Hasan Bratic

Immediately after the stops of both racers Ferrari, Yippee Hag resigned due to a malfunction of the hybrid system. With that, he triggered safety car, which is Mercedes allowed a stop in the pits and eventually as well victory. Conclusion Villeneuve read: “And then karma punished them. Vettel was faster today and deserved to stay in the lead."        

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