Sebastian Vettel opted against explaining his apparent unhappiness with Ferrari after being beaten by Kimi Raikkonen in qualifying for the Italian GP.
The German would settle for second as his Finnish teammate claimed his first pole position since Monaco last year at Monza as both Scuderia drivers overhauled Lewis Hamilton with their final attempts in Q3.
It is thought the decision to send him out ahead of Raikkonen and therefore, giving him a slipstream is the most likely area of contention, particularly as the final sector of the 2007 world champion was what made the difference.
When told he was second to Kimi, Vettel told his team “we talk after” but asked what that meant after the session replied: “Clearly I wasn’t happy but I don’t tell you why.”
He did clear up the reason why he went out ahead of Raikkonen for both runs in Q3 though, adding: “We have an order that changes every weekend and this weekend it was Kimi’s turn to go second.”
Still, the 31-year-old claimed he could be satisfied with second based on the lap he drove.
“To be honest it was not a tidy lap and I think the other laps were actually better ones,” he said. “I lost time pretty much everywhere.
“It was just not a good lap and not good enough. [I’m] lucky to get second and not third, but it’s just not good enough.”
Despite the perception that Raikkonen is the number two to Vettel at Ferrari, Sebastian does expect to have to battle his teammate for the win on Sunday.
“If he is starting from pole I guess he is allowed to win,” he claimed. “It is a long race, he wants to win, I want to win. So hopefully one of us will win.”
