Formula 1 veteran Sebastian Vettel recently experienced two strong races in Singapore and Japan. He remains cautious on the Austin GP predictions, but also points out that there is reason for optimism.
Since Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula 1 after the current season, he has competed in six more races and crowned four with new World Championship points. In Hungary there was one point for tenth place, and in the next race in Belgium another four points for eighth place.
Two World Championship races follow, the Zandvoort Grand Prix and the Monza Grand Prix, which did not go according to plan for the four-time world champion. Vettel finished the Dutch GP in 14th place, in Italy he had to accept a zero. More recently, however, he was able to celebrate two points again in the points.
Because Vettel was able to celebrate the demanding road race on the Marina Bay Street circuit with an eighth place and four new points. On his favorite track in Suzuka, he even scored eight points in sixth place. However, he remains cautious when it comes to the predictions for the upcoming race weekend in Austin.
The 35-year-old from Heppenheim says: “15 years ago I made my Formula 1 debut at the US GP in Indianapolis. It’s always a good feeling to be back in America, especially on an exciting circuit like the Circuit of the Americas with its many challenging passages. “
“As always it is difficult to predict exactly where we will be in midfield, but the last few races have shown that we can fight regularly for points, so I am confident. We want to carry our positive momentum with us until the end of the season “, adds the 53-time GP winner.
Japanese GP, Suzuka
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 3: 01: 44.004 h
02. Sergio Perez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +27.066 sec
03. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +31.763
04. Esteban Ocon (D), Alpine, +39.685
05. Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, +40.326
06. Sebastian Vettel (D), Aston Martin, +46.358
07. Fernando Alonso (L), Alpine, +46.369
08. George Russell (UK), Mercedes, +47.661
09. Nicholas Latifi (CDN), Williams, +70.143
10. Lando Norris (UK), McLaren, +70.782
11. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS), McLaren, +72.877
12. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +73.904
13. Yuki Tsunoda (J), Alpha Tauri, +75.599
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +86.016
15. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +86.496
16. Guanyu Zhou (RC), Alfa Romeo, +87.043
17. Mick Schumacher (D), Haas, +92.523
18. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpha Tauri, +108.091
Out
Alex Albon (T), Williams, Hydraulikdefekt
Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, accident
Championship status (after 18 out of 22 races)
driver
01. Verstappen 366 points
02. Perez 253
03. Leclerc 252
04. Russell 207
05. Sainz 202
06. Hamilton 180
07. Norris 101
08. Ocon 78
09. Alonso 65
10. Botta 46
11. Vettel 32
12. Ricciardo 29
13. Gaseous 23
14. Magnussen 22
15. Walk 13
16. Schumacher 12
17. Tsunoda 11
18. Zhou 6
19. Albon 4
20. Latin 2
21. DeVries 2
22. Nico Hülkenberg (D) 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 619 Punkte
02. Ferrari 454
03. Mercedes 387
04. Alpine 143
05. McLaren 130
06. Alfa Romeo 52
07. Aston Martin 45
08. Haas 34
09. Alfa Tauri 34
10. Williams 8
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