Ferrari has identified areas for improvement according to Vettel

The summer break in F1 see Sebastian Vettel lead the world championship after his victory in Hungary when his main rival Lewis Hamilton was unable to get on the podium in Budapest, after sportingly returning his position to Valtteri Bottas.

A position which leaves great hopes for the Team Ferrari in order to regain a world title which has eluded the brand since 2008 and a Prancing Horse driver since 2007 and the coronation of Kimi Räikkönen.

According to Sebastian Vettel, the Italian team, which negotiated the 2017 regulation change well, has all the weapons in hand to continue its good season, and remain the major opposition force to Mercedes. " The team is in better shape this year, comments the German on Sky Sports.

If you have good results, you start to have some momentum and it's up to us to continue that. But I am very confident that we have the right people. We know how to build a good car, and We've improved the engine a lot this year, so everything is going in the right direction. »

Countering Mercedes' response

On a Hungaroring track rather favorable to Ferrari, Vettel and Räikkönen dominated the Mercedes W08s, but the response from the Silver Arrows could come from the restart in Belgium, a track which could better suit the qualities of the German single-seaters.

A possibility that does not worry Vettel. " It is true that Mercedes was more competitive in some races and we were a little late. It is normal that on certain tracks there is a small difference, but that is not our objective.

We want to be the best on every track and we are working on that. We have a good understanding of what the car needs and now we have some time to study some things more calmly. But the most important thing is to know what we need. »