BAHRAINSPORTS
APRIL 2014
ALL FOR ONE
Vettel assists track marshalls in
pushing his car back into the pits
importance of quickly adjusting to their
current situation and working together to
get better from there.
“It’s a big change for all the teams,
including ourselves,” Vettel explained.
“You always try to prepare as much as
you can. But this year, with so many new
challenges, it is difficult to prepare for
the unknown.
“Over the last couple of years, we
knew what to expect. It is very difficult
this year, difficult to have any sort of
expectations.”
Vettel has been frustrated watching
the rest of the elite Formula One teams
show progress during the winter. But he
CAN VETTEL
MAKE IT FIVE
IN A ROW?
a race, secure a pole or clock a fastest lap
in 50 starts.
He will be racing in his first Grand
Prix with Red Bull in front of his home
fans – something he is looking forward to
enjoying.
“Albert Park always tends to be a
pretty exciting race,” he said.
“If we went to Malaysia or Bahrain for
the first race then I’d be able to ease into
my career with Infiniti Red Bull Racing,
but in Oz, I assume the weekend will be
right up there in my face!
“I’ll enjoy it and hopefully use the
positive energy of the crowd to give me a
good result.”
In getting ready for the highly anticipated season-opener, Vettel stressed the
remains upbeat that something will be
done.
“We have to catch up with others,”
he said. “Our expectations are surely low
at the moment, but once you realise you
have a good car, hopefully we can race
in the same area as we did the last few
years.
“We’ll do our best with the great
people that we have working for the
team. We have achieved a lot together
and I know everyone is working flat out
as normal.” THE GAME
OUT TO PROVE HIS WORTH
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successor to Webber?
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