Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen reflect on the challenge ahead of them – the Chinese Grand prix. The action starts on Friday morning at the Shanghai International Circuit.
“I think we should be alright here in China, even if it is difficult to know. So far there have been only two races and both were very good in terms of results, but they were quite different and here, the track is quite different too. Conditions are not the same as in Bahrain and Australia either. So, we’ll see how it goes, but I am quite confident. I believe that if we have the right balance, then we should be competitive, I just don’t know how much yet. However, we’ll try to win. After this race, I think we’ll be able to tell a little bit more, but overall the car is in good shape and it is working, so I know we can be competitive.”, Vettel explained.
“This track is quite demanding for tires, so in terms of strategy, you try to make all of them work, to understand which one has the best chances. It will be an interesting challenge, so we’ll see. Temperatures are very important here too because it is colder and it changes the balance of the car, and the limit of the tires. But it is difficult to predict and we need to be patient. We always try to do our job well and even if the first two races were ok, they are behind us now. We keep learning and look ahead”.
Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen reflect on the challenge ahead of them – the Chinese Grand prix
Raikkonen’s comments were similar to the ones his teammate gave.
“This track is completely different, and the layout and the surface of a circuit make a bigger difference than any other factor. Whether this is going to favour someone, or it is the same for everybody, we don’t know yet. We have had good speed at both tracks so far, so I don’t see why it shouldn’t be the same here. We’ll start tomorrow, see how it is and do our normal program. Let’s see how it is going to play out over the weekend if it will be raining or not. The weather can be a bit tricky here, it’s a bit hard to predict what will happen. It will be interesting to see where we are, the Finn added.
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