Vettel: "A morning as a gardener" – F1 Piloti – Formula 1

Friday fluctuates that of Sebastian Vettel on the circuit of the Hermanos Rodriguez racetrack for the first two practice sessions of the Mexican Grand Prix. The German of Ferrari struggled in the morning shift to take the right confidence with the track, which remained damp for most of the session, while in the PL2, with the temperature of the asphalt warmer than 16 degrees, he managed to achieve the best time . "In the morning I made the gardener of curve 1 – Vettel joked at the end of the day – I was always on the lawn, as if I liked cutting the grass! In the afternoon, however, it went much better because I found a good rhythm and things are spun in the right direction ".

The four-time world champion then went into the merits of the work done, explaining how the team was shared division of tasks: "With Charles we have divided the work: I have turned more with medium tires, which on the whole behaved well, but we still lack a complete picture of the situation. As for the soft ones, I was able to try them for just two laps, so it's difficult to judge. In the long run I had medium tires, which in my opinion were not bad ".

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Looking ahead, from a qualifying point of view and then the race, Vettel indicated an adversary in particular who he said was particularly fit, but he made it clear that he didn't see big differences performance among the big names: "Max looks strong, but I understand that all three top teams are very close to each other. Let's see how it goes. We still have work to do both in terms of balancing and with regards to the sensations that the car transmits to me ".