Sebastian Vettel

Rosberg slams Vettel: He's the same as last year!

Matthew Scott Sunday 31 March 2019 20:36

Rosberg slams Vettel: He's the same as last year!

Nico Rosberg slammed Sebastian Vettel for repeating his error-prone ways of 2018 in dropping points at the Bahrain Grand Prix. Vettel spun out of a battle with Lewis Hamilton for second place in Sakhir, before shedding his front wing and ultimately finishing fifth.

A victory might have been on the cards for Vettel had he kept hold of P2, as team-mate Charles Leclerc was robbed of a likely victory by a turbo failure.

Having gone backwards at the Australian Grand Prix, Vettel has failed to make good of Ferrari's pre-season pace and anticipated dominance.

And 2016 champion Rosberg says Leclerc's performance across the Bahrain weekend shows Vettel must change his ways.

Rosberg said on Sky Sports' coverage: "I can't believe that we've seen exactly the same Sebastian Vettel today as we've seen throughout the past year.

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"First of all the team messes up the strategy and he gets angry, then come the race day, one wheel-to-wheel battle and he spins it away completely on his own and loses the full weekend.

"He needs to find a way out of that now.

"Not only did he ruin his own race, but he has a team-mate who been delivering unbelievably well all weekend and was so damn strong, and we should all expect it to continue like that.

"So Sebastian still has a battle on his hands."

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Rosberg slams Vettel: He's the same as last year!

Rosberg slams Vettel: He's the same as last year!