Former F1 legends think that Sebastian Vettel will win against Fernando Alonso – Formula 1 news
Former three time F1 world champion, Niki Lauda, and legend David Coulthard think that Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel still has more chance of winning than Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
Alonso had been dominating in the drivers’ championship for most of the current season but then Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix taking a six point lead and then with his fourth consecutive win at the second Indian GP, he widened it with thirteen points.
However, bad luck struck the Red Bull team in the recent Abu Dhabi GP at Yas Marina circuit. Vettel got disqualified due to a car failure and was left to start the race from the pit lane last Sunday. The driver was spectacular as he overtook cars in the
field to finish third and maintain his lead that has now been narrowed down to ten points.
Lauda thinks the incident is hardly a dent in Vettel’s ability to keep leading and achieve his third consecutive F1 title at the end of this season.
“Nothing has changed,” Lauda insisted. “I believe Red Bull will have learned from its errors and now have everything technically perfect in the last two races. Then it will be up to Vettel, and he has the fastest car.”
Meanwhile, as Ferrari has been introducing updates which have not produced the expected results, it has not deterred Alonso since he stated that if Vettel has got a better car then they have a better team.
“That's what he's paid for,” Lauda said about the Ferrari driver. “But he can only carry on as before. Although he does everything right, it's not enough, because Ferrari cannot compete with Red Bull.”
Before the race in Abu Dhabi, Lauda had said that the only chance of Ferrari to beat Red Bull was if Vettel’s car suffers some technical issues. However, Red Bull team principal, Christian Horner insists that what happened will not be repeated.
On the hand, Coulthard has also stated that he is putting his money on Vettel but has warned the young driver to be careful of Alonso. He advised that Alonso will be aiming to unsettle Vettel while still showing his own confidence.
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