Sebastian Vettel 'not concerned' about qualifying after reliability issues

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has insisted that his car is in good shape ahead of qualifying for the Austrian Grand Prix.

The German topped the standings in free practice two, but gearbox problems blighted his day and his time on track was limited.

However, he told reporters: "Unfortunately there are days like this, and today these things came together to stop us from some quite important running. I'm not really worried. Sometimes that happens.

"We know that we have a good car, and that it works well around here. I didn't get many laps today, but the car felt good and competitive. Hopefully we can stay with Mercedes as much as possible and then it will be an interesting qualifying."

Vettel has never won a Formula 1 race in Austria.

Written by
Charlie Bennett