Vettel: “Russia suits us better over the years”

Sebastian Vettel says he has no fears about the performance of his Ferrari SF71H over the last six races of the year, particularly in Russia, which nevertheless favors Mercedes much more.

Published on 22/09/2018 à 11:04

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Vettel: “Russia suits us better over the years”

His two setbacks in Italy and Singapore were costly for Sebastian Vettel in the race for the world title against his rival Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes).

The pilot Ferrari is now 40 points behind the world champion with six races remaining in the championship and will travel to Russia next week, a track where the German has never won and where Mercedes remains undefeated since 2014.

However, Vettel remains confident about his chances in Sochi, particularly due to the performances displayed by his car This year. “There is still a long way to go before the end of the season with a lot of points to be won, specifies the former pilot Red Bull Racing.

I never believed in this theory that our car is way above everyone else. But it's very efficient, that's for sure. There (in Singapore), we were a little slower. We must analyze and know why.

Russia suits us better and better over the years, so we should be fine there. Our car works everywhere, that's one of its great strengths. »

Sebastian Vettel remains on second place won last year in Sochi, behind the Finn Valtteri Bottas, who then took the opportunity to win his first victory in F1 and with Mercedes.

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