Vettel struggles at the Hungaroring

Si Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) marks a remarkable return to the forefront, it is quite different for Sebastian Vettel. The pilot Red Bull, who missed the podium for the first time this season last week at the Nürburgring, fell behind again in Budapest by only setting the fifth fastest time in practice, more than half a second behind the best time.

Sebastian Vettel, last winner in Hungary last season, already knows that such a performance will be difficult to achieve with the return of competition. ?It was really slippery at first, but it got better after that. However, I think it will be different compared to last year?, confides the World Champion. “McLaren and Ferrari seem very fast and I believe we need to raise our level of play if we want to stay at the front. »

The German specifies that the management of the soft and super soft tires made available by Pirelli for the Hungarian GP complicates the situation. “We have to see how others are doing with the tires. The most important thing is tire management, you have to know how to save them over a lap while using them as much as possible over an entire stint without them falling prematurely. It will be a complicated race. »