German Grand Prix | Ferrari endures double disaster; Mercedes boss calls it a 'shame'

Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel struggled to control ir emotions on Saturday after Ferrari endured a double disaster that wrecked ir hopes in qualifying for German Grand Prix.

Four-time champion Vettel said he felt "bitter" to be unable to run in front of his home fans at Hockenheim where he will start Sunday's race from back of grid. Leclerc, who starts from 10th, said it was "a difficult day for team" and "a shame". Toto Wolff of Mercedes, who saw his defending five-time champion Lewis Hamilton take 87th pole of his career, said: "It's a shame for Ferrari and a shame for Sebastian in his home Grand Prix."

"It's a bit subdued in crowd and Ferrari have an illness and y need to cure that because we need m for a strong championship." 

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Ferrari's double failure came as Mercedes celebrated 125th anniversary of motorsport and ir 200th Formula One race entry by sporting 'retro' 1950's uniforms and recovered from a challenging run of practice sessions. Vettel was hit by a pre-session turbo failure and Leclerc was halted by a fuel system failure that prevented him running in Q3. y will start 20th and 10th on grid respectively.

"I don't kw what happened," said Vettel.

"Something broke with turbo and that was 'game over' from re. Obviously it's very bitter. I think car is great and lost out on a big chance, but hopefully, we'll have a big one coming again tomorrow."

"I think car was good... We did some changes also that should have been great for this afteron, but it wasn't meant to be." 

It was second time in three Grands Prix that Vettel was hit by a technical problem in qualifying. While Vettel, in desperate need of a strong result after a series of disappointments including a collision with Max Verstappen's Red Bull at Silverstone, was fastest in free practice two, Leclerc h been top in opening and third practice - clear proof that Ferrari was on pace.

"I have idea if it was same problem as Sebastian for me," said Leclerc. 

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"On my side, it was a fuel system problem. It's a shame, but we'll be trying to understand what happened to try and t reproduce it.

"It's a difficult day for team, but I hope it'll be a positive day tomorrow. I felt great in car and car felt great all weekend. So it's a shame it ends up like this."