Sebastian Vettel believes he could have been much faster in the Italian Grand Prix had he not encountered damage on his Ferrari during the closing stages of the race.
Having picked off teammate Kimi Raikkonen, Lance Stroll, and Esteban Ocon with relative ease to move into third place early on, Vettel was unable to keep up with the faster Mercedes duo ahead and ultimately finished 36 seconds behind race-winner Lewis Hamilton.
The German says an off at the first chicane caused damage which meant he was no longer able to trust his car under braking.
"I went off at Turn 1 and I think something broke," Vettel explained.