Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel says competition is intense at European Grand Prix – Formula 1 news
The reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel has said that the competition in Valencia for the European Grand Prix is quite intense.
The top three teams of the sport, McLaren, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari were divided by just around 5 tenths of second from one another after the two practice sessions on Friday.
“It is important that we are there or thereabouts, it is tight here. It changes from circuit to circuit, sometimes the gaps are bigger, sometimes much closer. We got to Australia and we were quite a bit quicker than others, then we get to Malaysia and we
had to push hard to be on pole position. That is two weeks and nothing changed on the car, it was just a different track,” said Vettel.
Fernando Alonso was the fastest driver on Friday followed by Lewis Hamilton who was just around 2 tenths short of the Spaniard. Sebastian Vettel on the other hand was in 3rd place in the timesheets as his fastest time was around 3 tenths of a
second short of the Ferrari driver.
Nevertheless, the true pace of each team would be more evident during the final practice session and the qualifying session of the European Grand Prix which are expected to take place on Saturday.
Red Bull Racing are currently the fastest team on the grid according to the statistics as they have a perfect pole position scoring record up until now in the 2011 Formula 1 season. However, since engine mapping has been banned from now on, it is believed
that their performance might lack some pace and they might lose the streak in Valencia this weekend to either Ferrari or McLaren.
“No, I can understand that it is news to everyone to get some information but I can only say that it will affect everyone when the rules change, but I don't see us suffering from other people more than others,” answered the reigning world champion when asked
about the rule changes that are being enforced by the officials.
At the British Grand Prix, the Blown Diffusers will be banned as well and according to experts, Red Bull Racing are going to suffer the most from the clampdown.
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