MONTMELO, Spain -- Sebastian Vettel crashed out of the sixth day of pre-season testing, scuppering Ferrari's plans to set more headline-grabbing times on Wednesday.
Vettel, who was unhurt, went off after encountering what the team said was a mechanical issue in his car on the approach to Turn 3. The German driver applied heavy brakes but went straight on, over the gravel trap and into the wall.
His car was lifted onto a flatbed truck and brought back to the pit-lane under a red cover, but it was clear the impact with the wall had left damage to the front left wheel and suspension.