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Formula 1: Suddenly Sebastian Vettel’s Ferrari can keep up

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Suddenly Vettel’s Ferrari can keep up with Leclerc

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“It looks bleak for Sebastian Vettel”

Sebastian Vettel’s contract with Ferrari is running out and so far he has not had a new cockpit. This is what Formula 1 legend Mario Andretti says about the situation at Ferrari and the future of the four-time world champion from Germany.

After a disastrous start to the F1 season, Vettel finally has a prospect of improvement. In Spain he is surprisingly fast in his Ferrari. His kick-off probably had an effect. But there is still a huge gap for the Mercedes drivers.

Sebastian Vettel drove with the new chassis for his Formula 1 Ferrari almost as fast as his teammate during the first free practice session for the Spanish Grand Prix. The four-time world champion needed 1: 17.981 minutes on his best lap on Friday for the 4.655 kilometers. Charles Leclerc was only eleven thousandths of a second faster than Vettel in the second Ferrari.

After the disappointments of the first five Grands Prix, the chassis of his car had been changed and checked. The Scuderia engineers had found damage.

Sebastian Vettel drives in Spain with a new chassis

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In the timesheet, Vettel came fifth at the Cicruit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Leclerc was fourth. World Cup third Valtteri Bottas set the first best time at an outside temperature of 30 degrees in his Mercedes in 1: 16.785 minutes. Six-time world champion and world championship leader Lewis Hamilton finished second in the second Mercedes with 39 thousandths of a second.

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Max Verstappen drove third in the Red Bull five days after his victory. The 22-year-old, who scored his first Formula 1 victory on the circuit in 2016, has before the race in Catalonia this Sunday (3:10 p.m. / Sky and RTL ) 30 points behind in the classification.

Vettel is no longer the reference driver

On Sunday, Vettel had accused the Ferrari strategists of having “screwed up” after being stuck in heavy Formula 1 traffic due to an early tire change. “We talked about it, clarified it and continue,” emphasized Vettel now.

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Vettel with his Ferrari on the course in Spain

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He said he was not frustrated: “I’m pretty relaxed. I like what I do, that helps. ”Chasing after is unlikely to be beneficial to the passion of a four-time champion in the long term. The way Vettel goes on and helps the team shows his great character as a racing driver, but praised world championship leader Lewis Hamilton from Mercedes.

Vettel is no longer the reference driver. Rather, the Heppenheimer has to orientate himself towards Leclerc. “Charles has shown that you can drive good races,” said Vettel. The Monegasse got 35 points more from the first five Grands Prix than Vettel. Another bitter balance from Vettel’s sixth and last season at Scuderia. Now he finally wants to improve it.

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