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Fortunate Vettel shrugs off high-speed spin
Sebastian Vettel says a brake bias problem was behind a wild high-speed spin to the gravel trap towards the end of second free practice for the Austrian Grand Prix. The German ended the weather-affected session in the gravel trap at the turn two hairpin after his Ferrari snapped into a spin at high-speed on braking. Avoiding damage to his Ferrari SF16-T, Vettel – who will take a five-place grid penalty after suffering a gearbox change – ended the day fourth quickest, a result he was satisfied with given the rain and alarming conclusion. “We had an issue with the brake distribution. It caught me by surprise, but it didn't matter too much and fortunately nothing happened. I lost a...
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