The launch of the 2018 Ferrari F1 car, the SF71H, took place this afternoon in Maranello and it was presented through an online presentation. Media and fans attended the event. Vettel was very excited about the new car, from which he couldn’t take his eyes off. Some words from Seb: “We had a very smooth… Continue reading Launch of the Ferrari SF71H
Position: 3rd Final Championship Standings: 2nd, 317 points Sebastian Vettel: “I was pretty lonely for most of the race, trying to save a bit of fuel in the first part of the final stint. It was not very exciting, but that’s how it goes sometimes! The results have been worse than they could have been,… Continue reading Vettel: It’s against the spirit of Ferrari to give up
PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Martin Brundle and David Coulthard) MB: Sebastian, you secured second in the world championship but pretty lonely race for you? Sebastian VETTEL: Yeah, it was. In the beginning I tried very hard and I think I had as good start but then nowhere to go. I locked up a little but and… Continue reading Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Post Race Press Conference Transcript
TRACK INTERVIEWS Q: Good job, mate. Sebastian, well done, mate. It was a bit of a Mercedes show tonight unfortunately. You’re handy around here, but you couldn’t fight enough for the pole position, right? Sebastian VETTEL: I was going to say: I’m getting better, you always had the edge here in qualifying. It think it was… Continue reading Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Post Qualifying Press Conference Transcript
Qualifying Q3: P3, 1:36.777 (+ 0.546) Sebastian Vettel: “I think we were missing some speed today in qualifying but I think tomorrow we can be closer to our competitors, so we’ll see. Especially in Q3, in sector 2, they were very fast, while in the first and third sector we were more or less on the pace.… Continue reading Vettel: Tomorrow we can be closer
FP1: P1, 1:39.006, 23 laps FP2: P2, 1:38.026 (+ 0.149), 37 laps Sebastian Vettel: “This was a good day. The car and the balance were good and I think we were all very close. If we can do the usual step forward on Saturday and improve the car a little bit, then it should be a good day,… Continue reading Vettel: This was a good day
PRESS CONFERENCE OK, and Sebastian, your side, what’s the mood at Maranello? Have you and Ferrari improved enough and learned enough during 2017 to believe that you can go one better and become world champions next year? Sebastian VETTEL: Well, I think if we can do a similar step for next year then… no, don’t get… Continue reading Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Thursday Press Conference Transcript
Sebastian Vettel: “This year we’ve been very close to get the maximum prize. Of course, you always look at what you lost and in the last part of this season we missed out on a lot. At the same time, though, I think what we’ve achieved is clearer. The team is there and the spirit is… Continue reading Vettel: More positives than negatives
Race: 1st Championship Standings: 2nd, 302 points Sebastian Vettel: “I think this was one of the most difficult races of the season, there was no time for mistakes. My start was not perfect, but enough to beat Bottas off the line. Then, Valtteri was always very close and we had the same pace, but I… Continue reading Vettel: One of the most difficult races of the season
PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Kai Ebel) Q: Sebastian, isn’t that a fantastic payback after Mexico, winning in front of this outstanding audience. It was an outstanding start too? Sebastian Vettel: Yeah, initially I had a very good getaway and then I had a bit of wheelspin, so I thought, “ah, I missed my chance”. But I… Continue reading Brazil Grand Prix Post Race Press Conference Transcript
