Sebastian Vettel: McLaren look very strong – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel has said that McLaren are very strong contender in 2012 Formula 1 season after their competitive performances in the first two races.
Red Bull is standing behind McLaren in the constructors’ championship until now while the double world champion, Vettel is currently at sixth position in the drivers’ standing.
Vettel has not been able to strike at his best to defend his title in this season so far as he could only secure second place finish after the struggling qualifying of the season opener held at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia while he could not be able
to score even a single point in the second race held at Sepang International in Malaysia after his collision with Narain Karthikeyan of HRT.
Nevertheless, Vettel has expressed that he is looking forward for the upcoming races after the clash with Karthikeyan which hindered his performance in the second race.
Furthermore, despite the amazing performances of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and Sergio Perez of Sauber, in the second GP, Vettel considers McLaren to be more competent and said, “There are several. But McLaren seems very strong right now. They are the team
to beat.”
Besides, the veteran German has recently received esteemed Grand Prix de l’Academie des Sports in Paris from Jean Todt, the FIA president.
“That was my first trophy (of 2012),” he laughed. “But I want much more than that! It’s a long championship. We did quite a good job in Australia, and Malaysia was chaotic with the weather. We have a good car and the objective is to fight for the title.”
It will be important to mention that the defending champions, Red Bull faced issues during the last day of the final pre-season test held at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona due to the upgrades made in the car whilst they could only cover 23 laps and set
the last best time.
Furthermore, they have been trying their best to make the essential developments and the necessary preparations for the races ahead in order to explore the full potential of RB8.
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