Lewis backs ‘F1 nice’ Vettel to rebound from droop
Lewis Hamilton has no doubts Sebastian Vettel will recuperate from his current run of high-profile errors.
This weekend Vettel returns to the Hockenheim circuit for the German Grand Prix, the place he infamously crashed out of the lead within the closing levels of final yr’s race. Hamilton gained that dramatic race to say a lead within the championship he by no means relinquished on the way in which to a fifth profession title.
For Vettel, it marked the beginning of an error-strewn run which not solely value him a shot ultimately yr’s championship however has spilled over into this yr — his most up-to-date mistake got here on the British Grand Prix, when he ploughed into the again of Max Verstappen’s Crimson Bull.
Whereas Hamilton seems to be waltzing to a sixth title, Vettel has dropped to fourth within the championship.
When requested if he missed combating Vettel for the title, Hamilton stated: “I am not one for lacking many issues. I miss my canine, I miss household, however I do not miss sure motion issues.
Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton are the 2 most profitable drivers of the trendy period, with 9 profession championships between them. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press by way of AP
“However after all I like the racing. I do love the racing factor, I liked competing towards Ferrari final yr. I want the battle [at Silverstone] was with the Ferraris.
“It is totally different whenever you’re racing inside a workforce and I’ve at all times instructed you, I a lot, a lot want it whenever you’re racing with the Crimson Bull and the Ferraris. However at the moment that is not how it’s.
“However I completely imagine he’ll rebound. You take a look at the greats, enjoying tennis, and he’s a kind of. He is had a troublesome race, however he is a four-time world champion.
“He’ll recuperate. He’ll redeem himself if he feels he must, and he’ll come again stronger the subsequent race. That is what nice athletes do.”
It is almost been a full 12 months since Vettel final gained a race. His victory on the Belgian Grand Prix on Aug. 26 stays the final time he stood on the highest step of the rostrum. The four-time world champion felt he had been robbed of victory on the Canadian Grand Prix earlier this yr after being given a time penalty for a controversial incident with Hamilton, stemming from one other mistake made on monitor.