Vettel: “The first podium with Ferrari was a wonderful emotion”

Sebastian Vettel is beaming after his first podium with Ferrari. The German took third place with the Red Team at the Australian GP, ​​finishing the race behind the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Vettel immediately spoke in Italian on the podium, answering Arnold Schwarzenegger's questions: "We have an excellent, beautiful car for qualifying and for the race."

“I'm over the moon in many ways, it was really fantastic,” Vettel added in the press conference. “Ferrari has something more, maybe I didn't realize it before but it's really fantastic to be behind the wheel of a Red, when I crossed the finish line it was a wonderful emotion, a nice reward for the work done by the guys in the team. Overall I think the new car is definitely better than last year's, it's an excellent starting point: in the race we are already closer to the Mercedes than in qualifying. I'm very proud of the team's approach to the season, everyone knows where we want to go and the aim is to make life difficult for Lewis and Nico.”

“This podium isn't like a victory because I didn't hear the Italian anthem but almost, it's an excellent result. It's a shame about Kimi's pitstop problem but the good news is that we have an excellent car, it's a good base to start from and we hope to constantly improve. It was nice to taste the champagne today, I think everyone is happy and relieved that this car is a great starting point."