Vettel: Ferrari's fate in our own hands

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10:25, 21 Jan 2019

After missing out on the 2018 world championship, Sebastian Vettel believes that Ferrari holds control over their own destiny in 2019. The German slumped in form around the halfway point in last season's campaign but believes

Ferrari and Vettel hit rough patches of form at the worst possible time in the battle against Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, allowing a possibly weaker car to seize the initiative in the title fight.

Speaking at the Race of Champions event in Mexico, Vettel believes that the team knows the job it needs to do to recover and win but that any predictions at this stage would be far too premature.

"It's down to us to do the job. It’s difficult to say at this time of year," said Vettel.

"Everybody’s still in the dark, we’re waiting for the cars to come and then get a feel and we’ll see in the first race.

"But looking forward, it’ll be a big challenge, what we want to achieve I think is clear. In terms of support I think here also there were a lot of Ferrari fans so we’re not lacking in terms of support."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Vettel: Ferrari's fate in our own hands

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