Vettel: “I was on top of myself during the last laps”

Sebastian Vettel ends nearly two years without a victory for the Team Ferrari by winning the Malaysian GP at Sepang for the 4th time. By benefiting from an excellent strategy from its team and a car economical with his tires, the quadruple world champion remained out of reach of the Mercedes de Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg while maintaining a lead of around ten seconds over the Briton.

« I was on top of myself during the last laps. I thought when I looked at the bodywork that I was going to win with a red car! Then I forced myself not to think about it anymore because I was afraid of missing the next turn.”, recognized the new star of the Scuderia.

“This is my first victory in over a year,” underlined the German whose last success dates back to the 2013 Brazilian GP. “I missed the champagne and the first step of the podium. It’s great to be back after a difficult season last year where I couldn’t get the car to work. The balance suits me better this year and it’s the same for Kimi (Räikkönen). »

The Scuderia can be proud of its weekend since Kimi Räikkönen finished 4th after suffering a puncture at the start of the race.

Discover the analysis of the Malaysian GP carried out by our special correspondents in issue 2005 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.