Vettel crashes Ferrari during testing

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – Sebastian Vettel crashed his Ferrari on the second day of the final pre-season test in Barcelona, severely curtailing the team’s running.

Vettel lost control after what the team described as “a mechanical problem” at the 150mph Turn Three and hit the barriers, causing extensive damage.

“From the feeling in the car it was an issue with the front-left corner,” the German said.

McLaren’s Carlos Sainz set the fastest time, from Racing Point’s Sergio Perez.

Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton were eighth and ninth fastest respectively.

Vettel, who was third fastest, said the team were having difficulty establishing what had caused the incident.

“It would be a lot easier if there was a lot of run-off and the car didn’t hit anything right after because now it is fairly damaged because of the hit. So we have to be careful working out what happened,” he said.