Hughes: "Ferrari have solved the fuel problem"

Sebastian Vettel yelled over the radio that he completed the qualifying in Canada on fumes, but reporter Mark Hughes thinks that Ferrari no longer has the fuel problems that they had at the start of the season.

On Formula1.com's 'F1 Inbox' series, all experts on the site respond to readers' questions. When asked about Ferrari's fueling issues, Mark Hughes explained what he thinks is going on.

"As well as simply improving the efficiency of the engine, another way of saving fuel is to be fast enough to qualify on pole and then just control the pace of the race from the front," he wrote.

"Certainly, the car was faster than Mercedes in the race and you saw Bottas use up so much fuel in his chase of Vettel that he had to back right off in the closing stages.

"But the fact that Montreal is a heavily fuel-demanding track layout and Vettel had things under control suggests that it's no worse than Mercedes - and maybe even slightly better."