A positive feeling for Sebastian Vettel

In weather conditions that are less hot than expected in Mexico, Ferrari came to rise to the level of Mercedes at the end of the first day of free practice for the Grand Prix contested on the Hermanos Rodriguez track.

After approaching Lewis Hamilton in EL1, but on soft tires (against mediums) to the reigning world champion, Sebastian Vettel beat the Briton this evening in EL2, beating the Mercedes W07 Hybrid by a fraction on a choice of identical super-soft tires.

Despite the pronounced degradation seen on many tires this Friday, it is a Sebastian Vettel satisfied who concluded the first three hours of Mexican driving. “We had a very good day, comments the quadruple world champion, quoted by Sky Sports.

Not necessarily in terms of the result, but judging by the feeling, and the overall pace. This is not just on a single lap, but for all completed laps. We didn't have any problems. We were still ahead of schedule leaving the garage, which is a good sign. »

The German, however, believes that he was not able to regularly judge the potential of his car on track this Friday due to track traffic, and is wary of Mercedes who may not have revealed their real level.

“Lewis' laps didn't look particularly good, so I think he still has some left under his belt, so tomorrow we have to be realistic. If it stays like this, we'll take it for sure. We must stay focused on ourselves. »