Ferrari closer to Mercedes in the race?

Sebastian Vettel was indeed the main rival of Mercedes in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. The pilot of the Team Ferrari took third place on the grid at Albert Park in Melbourne, still finishing more than eight tenths off pole. Lewis Hamilton.

“I’m not really disappointed”, recognized the quadruple world champion at a press conference. “I have said many times that we have made progress and that is the case. We should be a little closer tomorrow. We expected them to be strong in qualifying and they were. »

“We struggled to get into the rhythm at the start of the session but it improved as qualifying progressed. I am very happy with the time I achieved since it allowed me to keep a set of tires for the race. We are not at the front of the line, but we have high hopes for the race. It's going to be a long year and we know that this car has great potential,” said the German.

His teammate Kimi Räikkönen completed the second row of the grid for the Australian Grand Prix, finishing almost four tenths behind the leading SF16-H.