Thursday’s driver press conference: Italy
Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc were joined by Antonio Giovinazzi, Nico Hulkenberg and Pierre Gasly for the driver press conference at Monza.
Sebastian Vettel
Vettel can’t explain lack of pace to Leclerc
Sliding backwards into the role of number '2' driver at the Belgian GP, Sebastian Vettel says he doesn't understand why he couldn't match Charles Leclerc for pace.
‘If I was Vettel, I’d worry most about Sundays’
Carlos Sainz Jr feels race days for Sebastian Vettel can be a "big worry" if Charles Leclerc can follow up on his qualifying pace on Sundays.
Vettel wants return to 16-race calendar
Formula 1 will expand to a record 22-race calendar for 2020, but Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel wants it to return to 16.
Rosberg: Vettel was ‘like a Barrichello’ at Spa
Nico Rosberg claims that Charles Leclerc made Ferrari team-mate Sebastian Vettel look like Rubens Barrichello in the Belgian GP.
Vettel happy ‘playing a road block’ for Leclerc
It is not a role that he is accustomed to, but Sebastian Vettel had no problems "playing a road block" for team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Shades of 2014 as Leclerc outclasses Vettel
It's beginning to feel like 2014 for Sebastian Vettel after being outclassed by his team-mate Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Vettel: ‘All I could do was serve the team’
Sebastian Vettel has said he was left with no choice but to play the team game at Spa after struggling for race pace.
Qualy: Leclerc on pole as Merc failures continue
Ferrari lived up to their billing as favourites as Charles Leclerc grabbed pole position for the Belgian GP ahead of his team-mate, Sebastian Vettel.
Vettel: No excuses for losing out on pole
Sebastian Vettel says he has no excuses for being comfortably beaten to pole position by team-mate Charles Leclerc.
Vettel taking nothing for granted at Spa
Sebastian Vettel hopes Ferrari "pick the right shoes for Sunday" after they produced the goods during practice at the Belgian GP on Friday.
FP1: Vettel powers his way to P1 at Spa
Sebastian Vettel led a Ferrari 1-2 in FP1 for the Belgian GP, a session in which Lewis Hamilton's W10 ran into a few troubles.
Vettel: Last win wasn’t Spa, it was Canada
Sebastian Vettel has arrived at Spa but don't ask him what it's like to be at the venue of his last F1 win because that, he insists, was Canada.
Vettel unimpressed with ‘disrespectful’ media
Sebastian Vettel feels the media has been "quite disrespectful" to him in the recent years, bringing up old mistakes that he wants to move on from.
Vettel happy drivers have a say in 2021 changes
Sebastian Vettel believes the increased driver involvement in confirming the 2021 changes has been a “very positive aspect”.
‘Drivers don’t have hidden agendas for 2021 rules’
Sebastian Vettel feels it is a right that F1's bosses have asked the drivers for their input regarding the 2021 rules, after all they are the only ones who don't have a hidden agenda.
‘Vettel’s objective is still to win the title with Ferrari’
Sebastian Vettel still dreams winning title with Ferrari.
Ferrari’s rap sheet, as many sins as races
The charges continue to mount against Ferrari with Sebastian Vettel not the only one responsible for the win-less 2019 campaign.
Ferrari: No reason to change our line-up
Ferrari are set to stick with Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc for 2020 despite the duo having failed to win a single grand prix this season.
Vettel urges F1 to find solutions for dry conditions
Sebastian Vettel wants more entertaining races in dry conditions.
Vettel takes blame for poor start to season
Sebastian Vettel has admitted he's been at fault at times this season and will do his homework over the summer break to improve.
Alonso: Not true at all that I don’t like Vettel
Fernando Alonso has denied Sebastian Vettel's suggestion that he didn't "really like me" and said that he respects the four-time World Champion.
Ferrari’s ‘suffering is track dependent’
Despite losing to Mercedes by a minute in Hungary, Mattia Binotto does not believe Ferrari have fallen behind, rather he says it was "track dependent".
Hamilton rates his year 8.9, Vettel just 5
Sebastian Vettel says his season is only a "five" while Lewis Hamilton, with eight wins, awards himself a "8.9, 8.8".
Vettel feels Ferrari in need of summer break
Running fourth and off the pace of the leading two in Hungary, Sebastian Vettel played the strategy card to take the final podium position off his team-mate on the penultimate lap.
Only Vettel in the way of Max/Red Bull for 2020
Sebastian Vettel is the only person standing in the way of Red Bull confirming Max Verstappen for 2020; that's according to Helmut Marko.
Vettel unhappy with F1’s ‘super-boring’ trophies
Sebastian Vettel would rather F1 races handed out interesting trophies than vases with sponsors' names featured.
Vettel does not think Red Bull have ‘found anything’
Sebastian Vettel does not feel Red Bull have found anything special as their rich vein form continued ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Vettel ‘too chicken’ at damp Hungaroring
Racing his way from 20th to P2 at a wet German GP one would have thought Sebastian Vettel had a grip on the rain but that was not the case at a damp Hungaroring on Friday.
FP1: Hamilton pips Verstappen to P1 in Hungary
Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel claimed the top three spots on the Hungarian FP1 timesheet, separated by 0.166s.