Niki Lauda thinks Sebastian Vettel will win the title – Formula 1 news
Former Formula 1 driver, Niki Lauda has said that Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing is going to claim the championship title as he has the most competent car in the field.
Vettel has performed incredibly well in the season so far and is presently leading the drivers’ championship with 255 points. Moreover, he is 10 points ahead of his major rival, Fernando Alonso of Ferrari who had led the championship for quite a long time
in this season.
Although, it is very hard to make any kind of projections about the remainder of the season as it has been full of surprises until now. Nevertheless, the veteran German driver has still been deemed as the outright favourite for this year’s championship title.
The three-time world champion, Lauda has said that the defending champion is not going to face any kind of issue in the final two races of the season as the Milton Keynes based team has learned a lot from its mistakes and will definitely come up stronger.
In addition, he said that the 25-year-old is undoubtedly the strongest title contender in this year’s championship battle as he has got the quickest car.
“Nothing has changed,” Lauda told Austria's Osterreich newspaper. “What Vettel had in Abu Dhabi, that mistake won't happen a second time.”
“I believe Red Bull will have learned and will have everything technically perfect in the last two races,” he added. “Then it will be up to Vettel - and he has the fastest car, I think he will remain World Champion.”
It will be important to mention that the team principal of Red Bull, Christian Horner has said that they are not just aiming to defend their lead in the championship fight and are looking forward to remain aggressive in the last two rounds.
On the other hand, the Scarlet team is making some significant preparations at Maranello to provide Alonso with a competitive car to fight for the title in the last two races.
Let’s see how the top two contenders perform in the remaining two grands prix of the ongoing season and who wins the title in the end.
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