Vettel laughs off F1 cheating allegations
YEONGAM, South Korea — Formula One’s runaway championship leader, Sebastian Vettel, is laughing off allegations that the team is illegally using traction control to gain a big advantage on its rivals.
The German has a 60-point lead heading into this weekend’s Korean Grand Prix and appears certain to win a fourth-straight title.
His huge speed advantage in the previous F1 race in Singapore prompted former team boss Giancarlo Minardi to allege Red Bull is using banned traction control to gain a cornering-speed advantage.
Asked about the allegation on Thursday, Vettel said “we are pretty proud of the system and others have to figure out how we have done it.”