Sebastian Vettel: “No big surprises” regarding tires

Best time of the day in 1'36″812, time achieved with the 2018 hyper-soft tires, Sebastian Vettel finished his season at the top of the timesheet, but the day was not the clearest for the German driver of the Team Ferrari.

An exit from the track this morning, with the main consequence being a damaged rear wing, caused the quadruple world champion to lose some running time, but did not prevent him from having a preview of the 2019 Pirelli tires.

“There are no big surprises, the tires seem to work and look pretty similar, describes Vettel in the paddock at the Yas Marina Circuit. Speaking with Pirelli, I think the tires are a little closer, and the hyper-soft tends towards the rest of the range, and the hard tire, which we didn't use, should be more towards the rest softer tires.

We will see what the tire choices are for next year. That's the most important thing: seeing what the choices are going to be for each track, because that can make more of a difference than moving from the 2018 lineup to 2019."

Asked about the performance of the tires, and their potential overheating, the former driver Red Bull admit that he “Would have liked to have a little more rolling, especially on long stints. We missed it a little. » Charles Leclerc will take over from Sebastian Vettel tomorrow at the wheel of the car Italian.