Niki Lauda was not looking for excuses after the race in Malaysia. He admitted that they simply did a better job at Ferrari and although he had been critical of Sepang winner Sebastian Vettl in the past, he now said the German is no longer boring.
“They were simply invincible today,” Lauda said. “They chose the perfect tactics and Vettel drove a great race. The car turned out and the tires held up. We had to change three tires. Why? Because we were pushing the tires to the limit and it was important for us to make three stops. The Ferrari race car was more forgiving to the tires, so they could only change the tires twice.
I immediately congratulated Arrivabene from the bottom of my heart as he is a real competitor and the competition is welcome. If Ferrari wins, Bernie can’t complain that Vettel is boring like he did.
Vettel is not boring! I think this outcome of the race is good for the whole image of Formula One, which always worries us so much. Well, not me, but other people, ”explained Lauda, who added that they will have to wake up at Mercedes after the Ferrari victory. “Usually an alarm goes off when something like this happens and you don’t win every race. The alarm will be loud and everyone on the team will hear it and take action, which is perfectly normal. We finished second and third, we won the last race, so after one victory, Vettl is not the end of the world. But despite everything, they were better today, ”said the Austrian.
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