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Vettel after a "very intense race" believes Ferrari team could have been "sharper"
Sebastian Vettel had tyres 14 laps younger than race leader Lewis Hamilton, but the German couldn't hunt down the Brit as he was forced to settle for second place in the Mexican Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver was sandwiched between the two Mercedes driver as he had to fend off Valteri Bottas as well.
"Surprisingly the hard tyres worked very well. It was a very intense race as I had no break. I had Valtteri behind me giving me some pressure in the final stint before I could focus on Lewis. Lewis was just cruising for most of the second stint up to the point where the pack was arriving, and then I guess he had enough tyres left," Vettel said in the post-race interviews.
Vettel, who started from pole position after Max Verstappen's grid penalty, believes the team could have got a better result. He was suggesting on the team radio that he needed to pit earlier than he did to react to Hamilton's early pit stop.
"I'm happy because it was a good race, but here and there maybe with strategy, we could have been a bit sharper," he added.