“Vettel is his own best enemy” says Flavio Briatore

Flavio Briatore never keeps his tongue in his pocket. Guest of the podcast produced by Nico Rosberg, the former boss of Renault F1 Team does not hide its point of view on the recent setbacks of Sebastian Vettel, who lost big in the fight for the world title to Lewis Hamilton.

According to the Italian, the German driver lacks patience. “Sebastian Vettel made a lot of mistakes, says Briatore. His best enemy is himself. I believe that at this moment, Ferrari has a faster car than Mercedes.

You have to explain to him that a race is several laps, not just one. I remember having this situation with Fernando. When you want to win a championship, sometimes third place means “bingo.”

It's important to stay on track. The Monza accident made no sense. You know you have the best car, you brake and stay behind. You still have 60 turns to return. If, instead, you exit, you have zero turns to return. You can finish 4th or 3rd because the car is better than the others. »

And Flavio Briatore reminds us that points count more at the end of the season to determine the winner. The famous intermediate points praised by Enzo Ferrari in his time.

“The objective is points, without necessarily winning all the races to win the championship. Winning the championship is not about the number of races you win, but about the number of points you score. »

Does Vettel still believe in it?

Now relegated to 67 points before the next Grand Prix in the United States, Sebastian Vettel knows that the task will be complicated for him to prevent Lewis Hamilton from overtaking him in the F1 prize list.

“There is still a small chance. We made their task easier during the last Grands Prix, but we must recognize that they executed their task perfectly. We have to take care of ourselves and do our best to beat them in the last races. Then we'll see. »

But the possibility of seeing a successful Ferrari driver again this year seems decidedly far away, and Kimi Räikkönen, who will leave the Scuderia after Abu Dhabi to join Alfa Romeo Sauber should still remain the last winner of Maranello. This dates back to 2007...