Vettel and Ferrari are groping in the dark after the start of the World Cup

“There is great potential in the car that we have to unleash,” demanded the German after fourth place. In Ferrari's fifth year, which is actually supposed to be Vettel's coronation fair, the 31-year-old finished fourth and missed the podium in Australia for the first time in the red car. “Radical and cruel for the Scuderia: beaten in qualifying on Saturday and humiliated in the race on Sunday,” wrote France’s sports paper L’Equipe.

The new team boss Mattia Binotto is already in demand as crisis manager after the first Grand Prix of his term in office. “We now have to analyze the data at home. If we find the problem, then we can come back even stronger,” said the 49-year-old. The friendly Mr. Binotto, always cheeky with curly hair and scholarly glasses, didn't seem really worried during his remarks.

Vettel also didn't want to give up his belief in his World Cup chances. Last year, the team in Australia was equally dissatisfied with the car and fixed the problems in the two weeks until the next race in Bahrain, emphasized the 31-year-old. At that time, however, he had won at Albert Park despite the worries.

Vettel felt encouraged by Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff's analysis. The Viennese initially only wanted to see the dominance of the Silver Arrows with the outstanding winner Valtteri Bottas as a snapshot. “It's difficult to find the perfect set-up with these new cars. “You took a wrong turn, but you certainly don’t have a fundamental problem,” said Wolff.

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Vettel and Ferrari are groping in the dark after the start of the World Cup

After the completely botched start to the new Formula 1 season, Ferrari is already in crisis mode. Sebastian Vettel immediately ordered Ferrari to work overtime in the coming days.

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