Sebastian Vettel will take advantage of the new chassis made available to him by Ferrari to try to reverse the trend this weekend at Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona.
The German driver is clearly not confident at the wheel of his SF1000 and has a series of poor performances while his teammate Charles Leclerc is doing solid races this season
“When you get to the Barcelona track you already know it will be a race where it’s the small details that make the difference,” Vettel said.
“The teams and drivers all know this track very well and that’s why, right from the start of Friday free practice, you can work on fine-tuning the car. This circuit is quite different to Silverstone and I am curious to find out how the car will feel here.
“We can expect very high temperatures and so it will be important to find a set-up that allows you to have good speed without causing excessive tyre wear.” Vettel added.
The four-time champion finished 10th and 12th in the back-to-back events at Silverstone, leaving him a lowly 13th in the Drivers’ Championship after five races in his final season for the Scuderia.
Ferrari Head of Chassis Engineering Simone Resta on the other hand, said a small fault had been detected on the SF1000 monocoque raced at last Sunday’s 70th Anniversary GP, even if it had not caused a major performance problem.
“There will be no particular updates on the SF1000, however Sebastian will have a new chassis, because after the Silverstone post-race analysis,” Resta said.
we spotted a small fault caused by a heavy impact over a kerb. It would not have had much of an effect on performance, but it was the logical decision to take.” Resta added.
