F1 | Carlo Vanzini: “I expect Verstappen to be competitive, Bottas to fight with Hamilton and I hope for Ferrari's return”

On the edge of thepresentation event of the 2017 Sky Sport Formula 1 and MotoGP motorsport season, Charles Vanzini, voice commentary and live commentary of the Grand Prix F1, he commented for F1GrandPrix the first impressions and expectations of workers and fans for this championship: “The main focus right now is on the cars, because they are all going very strong. Clearly we will only really see in Melbourne what the level of the various teams will be".

According to Vanzini, in fact, there will be three important themes this year on which the attention of the media and the entire world of F1 in general will be most focused: battles and challenges on the track, the "bets" of this season as Bottas, Stroll o Vandoorne and the new activities of owned by Liberty Media: "We'll see if Bottas will he really be able to hold “bottas” (Smiles) to Hamilton: I don't think he's that slow or a "predestined victim", I think he will be very competitive. On the other side definitely Hamilton he will want to beat him right away to clarify the situation. I expect to see a too Verstappen who will entertain us, in continuity with last season. And obviously the general hope is to have more teams fighting for stage victories and among these Ferrari with, let's not forget, an unfortunately sad "anniversary" for the Red, like the 10 years since Kimi Raikkonen's last title. As for the new property we are very curious: we are in the process of thawing a block of ice to actually see what is there. It takes time: Ecclestone has done an extraordinary job because F1 has become an empire. The new ownership must find a way to come in to improve, not revolutionize. I hope there's no madness like sprint races and changes to the format which I like as it is. F1 should not be distorted. They will have to work very well to find a way to always leave freedom of development and interpretation of the rules but at the same time seek a leveling that allows everyone to participate in the fight or in any case give those who are behind the opportunity to catch up. Now, in fact, among limited tests, use of equally limited wind tunnels. This doesn't allow smaller teams to be competitive." he concluded to our microphones.

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