On the opening weekend in Bahrain, Sebastian Vettel did not have the desired start to his new chapter with Aston Martin. He has hope, however, as the German has shown the car feels better and believes the team can have a better weekend at Imola.
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In the first training session on Friday, the four-time world champion did not make it into the top ten. Vettel finished 14th with a lap time of 1.17.984. Then, in FP2, things got worse for the Aston Martin driver when he finished fifteenth and drove on 17/1/092. than his lap time.
Vettel hopes that he can find the pace for qualifying on Saturday on the track. He also wants to redeem himself and bring home his first points of the season.
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Sebastian Vettel believes the team will achieve a better result in Imola than in Bahrain
When asked how the car felt, he said, “It was a little better so we brought a few things. I think these are small improvements. So in general the car felt better. I think the last race was good to digest and I think we should be a little better here. “
“Well, let’s see tomorrow. Today was an hour long session, they’re pretty busy so it’s always clear to get the laps and stuff, but tomorrow we’ll know a bit more, ”he concluded.
Vettel believes the team’s hopes are high despite the bad weekend in Bahrain
Aston Martin didn’t get the Formula 1 return they wanted. While his teammate Lance Stroll came home in tenth and only brought home one point for the Silverstone-based squad, Vettel had received two penalties and was fifth in the race.
Despite all of this, the team is optimistic about the upcoming race weekend.
Vettel said: “Well the team is great, I think the spirit in the team is great and I’m very comfortable. I enjoy the work and the effort that is being made.”
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Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin in action during training REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
He added, “We have a few new things for this weekend. Hopefully they make us a little faster; We had a bit of a pace problem in the first race, but it’s just the beginning of the season. I think we should have a better race here. “
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