Vettel doesn’t give up hope: “I’ll keep fighting”

“First: Because I can. I've proven that four times," said the Ferrari star in an interview with Sport Bild: "Secondly: because we have a car that I can play with and that is on a par with Mercedes."

The result in Singapore with the victory of his great rival Lewis Hamilton did not help him in the fight for the title: “But it is still true that we can only beat ourselves. This is a good starting position. I can still become world champion on my own and I will keep fighting."

“Tough duels are part of it” Recently, a mix of mistakes from Vettel and the team caused the gap to Mercedes to continue to grow. After his own slip-ups like the one in Hockenheim, Vettel said he judges himself harshly, but: “At some point it’s good. Sure, it's disappointing when you can win races and then don't. But certain things, like the tough duel with Lewis in Monza, are part of racing."

In any case, he doesn't start any race with the aim of finishing fifth or staying below his potential. “If you hold back too much because you only think about the World Cup, I am convinced that you will not be successful,” said Vettel: “If I hadn’t overtaken Jenson Button with a lot of risk in Abu Dhabi 2012, I wouldn’t be world champion because I would have missed exactly these points later."

That's why he doesn't want to shake his aggressive driving style and the team's risky strategies: “My driving style has already brought me four world championship titles and 52 victories. Of course, I am aware that with a certain amount of risk, things can sometimes go wrong. But if you let fear dictate your path too much, it leads to paralysis and is no fun."

For risky strategies like the one in Singapore, when Ferrari brought Vettel into the pits too early to change tires, he will always defend his team, said the Heppenheimer: “Formula 1 is a team sport. You win and lose together."

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Vettel doesn’t give up hope: “I’ll keep fighting”

Sebastian Vettel still believes in the title despite third place in Singapore and given that he is 40 points behind Lewis Hamilton in the world championship standings.

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