Former teammates know for sure: Vettel will recover

21 augustus 2020 Daniel Ricciardo and Kimi Raikkonen are convinced that Sebastian Vettel can leave the difficult period that the German is currently going through. The four-time Formula 1 champion has not finished higher than sixth this season and is only eleventh in the championship after six races.

“One thing you should not forget and that is Sebastian has an enormous passion for the sport,” said Ricciardo, who drove alongside Vettel at Red Bull in 2014. “He’s not someone who’s like, ‘It will be’. No, he’s someone who’s going to analyze everything to find a way to improve the situation. He’s not one to run away from a problem. too much, whether you’re talking about his sheer love of the sport or his own pride. “

“I can see him climbing out of the valley, absolutely”, the Australian continues. “I enjoyed being his teammate and going up against him. I’ve said it before, but if he wants to stay in Formula 1 and believes he can continue to perform at the same high level he has achieved. has performed in the past ten years, then he should definitely keep going. He’s good for the sport. But in the end it’s up to him to answer that question. In any case, I can see him returning to his old level. “

Raikkonen was Vettel’s teammate at Ferrari for four seasons before Charles Leclerc took over from the Finn and the former world champion continued his career at Alfa Romeo. “When I drove there, we had it sometimes also difficult and the Italian media can be very hard, but it is the way it is,” says Raikkonen, who from 2007 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2018 for the Italian. team was active. “In my experience it was no different from other teams. If you read all the newspapers, of course it seems to be a lot worse, but I never cared about what was written. It is very easy for the media to writing things when things don’t go well. And when things do go well, they suddenly become your best friend. That’s how it works in this business. “

“I’m sure he’s not very happy with how things are going at the moment, but it’s no different, and I don’t think it matters which team you drive for at such a moment”, Raikkonen said. “Ferrari is Ferrari, of course you are looked at, especially by the Italians, but I doubt that has any influence on how Seb does it. I think he has been in this sport long enough to know that it sometimes happens. that’s how it goes and it’s up to him to find a way to turn the tide. “

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