<p class="title">Sebastian Vettel made light of claims that he ignored Ferrari team orders on Sunday after an engine failure ended his hopes of winning the Russian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The four-time world champion, who made a blistering start and led for 27 laps, smiled when he was told he had been voted 'driver of the day' in a fan vote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But, he said, he was disappointed Ferrari had failed to land a one-two triumph.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know exactly what happened," said Vettel, when asked about a pre-race agreement he had with team-mate Charles Leclerc, who gave him a first lap slipstream to take the lead from third on the grid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think we had an agreement. I spoke with Charles especially before the race. It was quite clear. Maybe I missed something?"</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sure we'll talk about it," he added with an enigmatic smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's bitter for us today because we wanted to have a one-two and it's not the result we wanted. I don't want to share (details about our agreement) and I don't want to put the team in a bad light.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We talked about a strategy to get past Lewis and I had a good start. I was in third and Charles was first - we raced and I think that's what we did until the pit stop when obviously I lost the lead and then the car broke down."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vettel, whose victory in Singapore a week earlier was his first for 13 months, admitted: "It's bitter for me because this year has been tough. I unlocked the car - yesterday Charles was quickest and I can't be happy with that - and I was on the rhythm today and fastest to the stop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The positive thing for me is that the car is faster now. In raw pace, Mercedes have an edge, but this should give them a headache." </p>
<p class="title">Sebastian Vettel made light of claims that he ignored Ferrari team orders on Sunday after an engine failure ended his hopes of winning the Russian Grand Prix.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The four-time world champion, who made a blistering start and led for 27 laps, smiled when he was told he had been voted 'driver of the day' in a fan vote.</p>.<p class="bodytext">But, he said, he was disappointed Ferrari had failed to land a one-two triumph.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I don't know exactly what happened," said Vettel, when asked about a pre-race agreement he had with team-mate Charles Leclerc, who gave him a first lap slipstream to take the lead from third on the grid.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I think we had an agreement. I spoke with Charles especially before the race. It was quite clear. Maybe I missed something?"</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I'm sure we'll talk about it," he added with an enigmatic smile.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"It's bitter for us today because we wanted to have a one-two and it's not the result we wanted. I don't want to share (details about our agreement) and I don't want to put the team in a bad light.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"We talked about a strategy to get past Lewis and I had a good start. I was in third and Charles was first - we raced and I think that's what we did until the pit stop when obviously I lost the lead and then the car broke down."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Vettel, whose victory in Singapore a week earlier was his first for 13 months, admitted: "It's bitter for me because this year has been tough. I unlocked the car - yesterday Charles was quickest and I can't be happy with that - and I was on the rhythm today and fastest to the stop.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The positive thing for me is that the car is faster now. In raw pace, Mercedes have an edge, but this should give them a headache." </p>