Sebastian Vettel expects 2012 F1 season ‘hard to predict’ – Formula 1 news
Red Bull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel expects that the forthcoming 2012 Formula 1 season is quite hard to predict as six world champions will be fighting for the title, regardless of the fact that he has been considered as an out-and-out favourite for
the season ahead.
The two-time world champion remained dominant during the last season and won 11 out of 19 races with 15 poles positions.
However, Red Bull faced problems in the upgrades made in the new car RB8, during the last day of the final pre-season test held at Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona in which Vettel could only be able to complete 23 laps while he came last on the timesheet.
The defending champions had still been deemed as the front-runner for the approaching season despite being joined by the fellow champions including Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen and the legendary Michael Schumacher.
Nevertheless, Vettel believed that the teams which were not given the impression to be amongst the top contenders could also emerge as competent rivals over the course of the season ahead.
“This year, it is not so easy to tell what could happen, as it seems to be very close and hard to pinpoint which team looks strong,” Vettel told the official F1 website. “[It's] unpredictable. It might be all of [the champions] or none, or even someone completely
different. Mercedes is definitely closer this year, so Nico [Rosberg] and Michael. Michael has enough titles for both of them! It could be very interesting or it could be very boring. We don't know yet, luckily. As they say, when the flag drops the bullsh*t
stops.”
Furthermore, he said that they had a long season ahead that would end in November and it was hard to make any kind of predictions in March during the first GP.
In addition, he did not show any intentions to pull back in the upcoming season while he seemed reluctant to project his chances of victory. He also said that they had a capable car and they needed to assess their standing in the championship like every
other team.
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