Vettel: “I hope for a good race”

Despite a not particularly easy start to the weekend, due to the track conditions, Sebastian Vettel managed to consistently remain at the top of the standings, taking third place on the starting grid of Spanish Grand Prix.
La Ferrari hopes to be able to get closer to the Mercedes during the race, even if al Montmelo le Silver Arrows for now they seem to have increased the gap towards the Red.

“I think 'disappointed' is not the right word,” he began Hag in a press conference to those who asked him if he was saddened by the gap - 8 tenths - from Mercedes. “I actually think it's great to have confirmation that we're right behind them. Of course we would have preferred to be a little closer, especially in our main sponsor's home race Santander, but we are still in excellent shape ahead of tomorrow and I hope for a good race. But I must say that these two – Hamilton e Rosberg – they did a good job. They are fast. They were on this track in the winter and I would say that so far they have confirmed it."

The pilot Ferrari he then focused on the performance with the different compounds: “I think that the Mercedes has shown itself to be competitive with both tires in these two days, so I expect them to be competitive again tomorrow. In past races our race pace was a little closer to theirs but, if we want to be realistic, it will be difficult to beat them,” he admitted Hag.

“The gap between us and them has probably increased a little compared to previous races but I hope that things will improve in the race. It's true that here we have the same tires as Malaysia but we are on a completely different track – explained the German – and I don't think they will behave in the same way. Mercedes he's a little more comfortable with both compounds than us."

The Red driver then spoke about the team's choice to have him and Kimi run with the usual single-seater and with the updated one: “Friday hadn't gone very well and we were both not completely satisfied with the single-seater. Not very clear track conditions, the wind and the behavior of the tires made us decide to try both versions to compare them", he concluded Hag.