Sebastian Vettel hopes for "a bit of luck" in China

Sebastian Vettel is hoping for a little bit of "luck" in China after a poor performance in Bahrain. The German hopes to get his season back on track with a solid performance in Shanghai. Vettel will be feeling the pressure from his teammate and will be looking to establish himself as Ferraris number one driver. 

“The Chinese GP has been on the calendar for quite a while and it’s held on one of the most technical and difficult tracks of the year,” said Vettel to the checkered flag. “Two of the corners are especially important: the first one and the one leading to the very long straight, over a kilometre in length.

"They’re both very technical and it’s difficult to find the right line because the track there is also very wide. They are challenging, not only in qualifying when you need to do just one lap but also in the race.”

Vettel said that “Looking after tyres is one of the key points in Shanghai, it’s the most important job to do on Sunday in order to be fast for the whole race,” insisted the German. “In the past I’ve had some good races here with Ferrari, coming very close to winning.

“Maybe this time we’ll get that little bit of luck so that we can really celebrate the thousandth Formula 1 race.”

Ferrari has looked quick so far this season but has struggled to perform on race days. They will hope that their car is reliable and that they can make up for Bahrain this weekend.