Sebastian Vettel is on the eve of his last season in the ranks of Ferrari. The German will leave the Italian racing stable at the end of the year, but it seems that it will not be a successful last chapter for the time being.
At the beginning of the season, the Vettel fans do not have to count on too much success. But it will certainly not be the motivation of the German, because the four-time world champion is very enthusiastic.
“It is no secret that we are really looking forward to being back on the track. At the beginning it was nice to have a longer break, since we are normally traveling a lot and spending little time with our families. However, the time has now come to return to the track. “
“I’m ready to give it all, even if it won’t be the same without the support of our fans. The Austrian track is like a carousel running very fast, but I think it’s a very nice track, especially since it is in the hills. I like that. “
Vettel would undoubtedly be more than happy to convert that enthusiasm into podium places and victories, but he already seems to know that this will not be the case for the time being. “We have to be realistic when we look at the power ratios during the winter test days, but we will not go down.”
“It will also be weird driving two consecutive races on the same track, as that means we have a lot of data to work with for the second. What we do during the first race weekend will have a big effect on the second race weekend” said the Ferrari driver.
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto already went through the dust this week because of the bad car that Ferrari put on the asphalt this year.
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