SM
Friday, November 8
Upcoming predictions and previews

Ferrari 'not looking for laptimes' - Vettel

:Headline: Ferrari 'not looking for laptimes' - Vettel: ID:390362: from db_amp
Sebastian Vettel has played down early fears about Ferrari's start to the 2020 pre-season.

Sebastian Vettel has played down early fears about Ferrari's start to the 2020 pre-season.

The Italian team's new car is yet to trouble the top of the timesheets in Barcelona, but after recovering from a cold Vettel said the SF1000 "does what we expect".

Asked if the car has more downforce than its predecessor, the German answered: "Yes.

"At first glance the competition is faster than we are, but we are not currently looking for laptimes," he added. "But in the car you get a feeling of what is better and what is not.

"We took a step forward in the corners. The car generally feels good."

However, Vettel continued: "A few properties of the car are similar to last year's. But it is still early. We have time and we still have some leeway with the setup to refine the characteristics."

He also seemed to confirm that Ferrari is testing with low-power engine modes, explaining: "You don't show the competition everything you have in testing.

"We will only turn the engine up in Melbourne."

Red Bull-Honda is also keeping a fairly low profile so far, but Alex Albon said after Thursday: "As Max (Verstappen) said, the car feels more competitive in all respects."

Albon's boss Christian Horner added: "Mercedes looks very strong here, as you would expect from the multiple world champions.

"Ferrari's performance is difficult to assess, and Racing Point look good too. But generally it's difficult to say where everyone is.

"We're not looking too much at laptimes this week."

Mercedes' Toto Wolff said earlier this week that he thinks Red Bull will be focusing the hardest on this season, while other competitors might look earlier at the car for 2021.

But Horner said: "Many of Adrian (Newey)'s people are already focusing on the RB17 (for 2021)."

amp_article__390362 : Database Data restored...  : 
last updated article - 2020-02-21 10:10:49:
html db last update - 2020-02-21 10:10:49 :

ex - 7200 : read : read cache amp html

Click here for more stories about Sebastian Vettel

Click here for more stories about Ferrari

Share this article now:
Recommended Next on SM
Premier League Table
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool108111961325
2Manchester CityMan City1072121111023
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest10541147719
4Chelsea105322012818
5Arsenal105321711618
6Aston Villa105321715218
7Tottenham HotspurSpurs1051422111116
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton104421714316
9Fulham104331413115
10Bournemouth104331312115
11Newcastle UnitedNewcastle104331010015
12Brentford104151920-113
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd10334912-312
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham103251319-611
15Leicester CityLeicester102441418-410
16Everton102351017-79
17Crystal Palace10145813-57
18Ipswich TownIpswich100551021-115
19Southampton10118719-124
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves100371427-133
Scroll for more - Tap for full version


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
AL
Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!

Loading ...

Failed to load data.



. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .