SEBASTIAN Vettel may have four world titles under his belt but the German somehow managed to crash a Ferrari while showing it off in Milan.
Fans flocked to the city to watch the Formula 1 ace parade the stunning Italian motor ahead of Sunday’s Monza Grand Prix.
But while he lapped up cheers from the crowd, Vettel lost concentration and drove the car straight into the barrier.
Hundreds of smiling fans pulled out their phones to take a picture of the moment Vettel was left red faced.
He was later rescued from the embarrassment and was picked up by a member of the team as Vettel continued waving to fans.
The 31-year-old heads into Sunday’s race on the back of last Sunday’s victory at the Belgium GP that moved him 17 points behind Lewis Hamilton.
Meanwhile Mercedes boss Toto Wolff is unconvinced his team can repeat their double-podium in Monza at this weekend’s Italian GP.
Last year, Hamilton won the race while his teammate Valtteri Bottas was second.
However, this season his team have been outpaced by Ferrari as Vettel showed in Belgium to cut Hamilton’s lead at the top.
And Wolff says it could be another case of damage limitation at the Italian team’s home track.
He said: “The race in Spa clearly showed that the Ferrari was the better car around that track, both in terms of performance and tyre management.
“In the end, we were simply not fast enough to threaten Vettel after he had taken the lead in the first lap.
“On the plus side, we still came home with more points than Ferrari. However, it is clear that we need find more performance if we want to keep gaining more points than our competitors.
“Over the course of this season, the performance has shifted a number of times between Ferrari and us, so nobody can take anything for granted.
“We just have to keep our heads down, focus on the developing our car and take it race by race. We need to keep developing quickly over the next weeks.
“Last year, we celebrated a One-two in Monza. This year, nobody expects it to be easy and we will have to step up our game in order to challenge for victory.
“The Ferrari has been impressively quick on the straights lately which is certainly an advantage on a track like Monza. But we will be fighting them with everything we’ve got.”
