Sebas🅰tian Vettel says having no spectators present at the Italian Grand Prix was a ‘blessing in disguise’ after both Ferraris failed to make the chequered flag at Monza.

Vettel suffered a double brake failure, while Charles Leclerc crashed at the Parabolica after lꦜosing the rear of his Ferrari while ruওnning in fourth place.

Ferrari now sits sixth in the constructors’ championship and is on course for its wors𓆉t finish since 1980.

“It’s very difficult for us at the moment for sure, for the whole team. Mega frustrating, obviously," Vettel said. “I don’t know what t𓄧o say. You’re not even in the car,🍸 you don’t have a chance to do anything, so obviously a tough day.

“Obviously if I could c💎hoose then I don’t want to be here [conducting interviews] I want to be in the ca𓄧r on the track right now – and not in the back of the field but in the front, but sometimes you don’t get to choose.

🗹"Tough times are part of life and part of sports but at the moment I think it’s not fair to all the guys that put so much effort in, that we are that bad✃.

“But on the other hand it’s a testimony of where we stand and it’s poor obviously where we are, 🃏especially here for our home race – I think it’s probably a blessing that there’s nobody in thಞe stands."

F1 remains in Ital❀y for the Tuscan Grand Prix as Mugello hosts its first🥂 ever championship grand prix.

Vettel doesn’t expect miracles in Mugello but he’s hopeful of a “smওooth weekend” on the series' first visit to the fast, sweeping circuit in Scarperia e San Piero.

“You see where we are," Vettel added. “I hope in Mugello we’re in a little bit of a better place but that doesn’t mean🌼 we’re fighting for the podium.

“You need to be realistic. Expectations🌃 are very low. Hopefully we have a smooth weekend, a weekend without trouble – that would be a good start, at least on my side, and then we’ll see.”