Motorsport News

Stuart Codling

- ROUND BY ROUND

Let’s face it – the radio on Sebastianv­ettel’s Ferrari is permanentl­y set towhinge FM, and that’s not Shellv-power sloshing around inside the fuel tank but a high-octane sense of entitlemen­t. No other Formula 1 driver moans quite so much as the four-time world champion – in public at least – and that’s a sure sign of his frustratio­n at yet another wasted year in a Ferrari team that’s getting worse rather than better.

Vettel’s moaning reached a peak at this year’s Mexican Grand Prix, where he turned the airwaves blue in the closing laps after Maxverstap­pen declined to leave the door open for him and decorate his path to third place with palm fronds. But he’s been quietly building up a complaint portfolio for years – remember the sulky “I’m going home” after shunting with team-mate Mark Webber in Turkey in 2010?

Still, playing ‘Vettel Bingo’ is a great way to liven up a race if the action starts to flag a bit.

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