Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc looked to move on after the disappointment of suffering mechanical issues in German Grand Prix qualifying.
The Italian team headed into the session as favourites for pole, after leading all three practice sessions at Hockenheim.
However, for Vettel, his bid for a second straight pole on home turf was over before it started after suffering a problem on his out-lap in Q1.
“I don’t know what happened. Something broke in the turbo and it was game over from there,” he told the media in the paddock.
“So obviously very bitter. I think the car was great, we lost out on a big chance, but hopefully, we’ll have a big one coming again tomorrow
“For sure I’m looking forward to the race, but obviously it would’ve been nicer to start at the very front and not the very back.”
As for Leclerc, he continued to lead in Q1 but after Q2, the mechanics discovered a failure on his car, leaving him unable to run in Q3.
“On my side, it was a fuel system problem so it is a shame but we will try to understand what happened to not reproduce it,” he said.
“It is a difficult day for the team and I hope it will be a very positive day tomorrow. I felt great in the car and the car felt great. Today and all weekend. It is a shame it ends up like this.”
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The issues robbed the sport of a brilliant duel with Mercedes, who appeared under pressure after lacking pace in the middle and final sectors.
And after Lewis Hamilton had capitalised to claim pole, his team boss Toto Wolff felt the frustration of the Hockenheim fans.
“It’s a shame for Ferrari and a shame for Sebastian at his home Grand Prix, we could really hear the crowds and you can hear that it’s a bit subdued at the moment,” he told Sky Sports.
“Ferrari really has an illness and they need to cure that. It’s just a shame, we need them for a strong championship.
“But for us, I’m happy because the session started really awfully – we did not understand why we were lacking pace and then it slowly came towards us,” he concluded.
