Vettel claims Ferrari are in a "good situation" despite Alonso replacement rumour

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10:34, 03 Jun 2019

byLouis Shaw

There have been rumours reported that Fernando Alonso could replace Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari next season but the German believes the set up at the team currently is the right one. Vettel has said that he believes the competition between himself and Leclerc is what is needed for the team to perform at its best.

"I think it's positive, we are pushing each other," Vettel said to GPToday. "In fairness, we're keeping the respect. I don't think I ever had easy teammates in the past.

"I don't think Kimi is slow, obviously they are different. They're different people, different drivers, different style, but it became apparent for good reasons that Charles is very talented and fast.

"It's a good situation for the team to push the car and explore limitations, trying to, first of all, find out what they are and then to fix them."

Although Vettel has not been winning races this season Ferrari are probably more to blame than his driving. It would be unlikely to see Alonso replace Vettel but in the world of Formula 1 anything is possible.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	51
2	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	47
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	34
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	33
5	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
6	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	15
7	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	9
8	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	8
9	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	8
10	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	4
11	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
12	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	3
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
15	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	1
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	0
17	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
18	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Vettel claims Ferrari are in a "good situation" despite Alonso replacement rumour

byLouis Shaw

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