With a 16th place finished Sebastian Vettel beaten off the training on Friday (formula 1 2020 live Ticker) in Spielberg clearly. At the end of a whopping 1,953 seconds behind the Ferrari driver with a lap time of 1:05.613 minutes on the days fastest Max Verstappen in Red Bull. Nevertheless, Vettel saw progress.

"It was much better than last week", as the German had to fight in the race with a massive balance problems and the driveability of the SF1000 complained. That the improvement had not in his time, reflecting, for a reason: "I was, unfortunately, deleted the lap time."

in order for Vettel on Friday was not alone. Due to Exceeding the Track Limits, the driver lost times. In addition, non-focused Ferrari in the Training, primarily on a fast lap, explains the German continues: "On our side the main thing to take care of the Upgrade was."

Vettel with the brakes

Ferrari, and some new parts brought forward that were actually planned for the coming race weekend in Hungary, had experimented. So a new front wing and underbody were used. "We have laid out step-by-step plan, and it seems to be positive," says Vettel, who also experimented with the brakes.

"We have a lot tried. I also tested a lot of things on the brakes, but you still have to work to get in a better rhythm, especially after last weekend." At the time, Vettel had to fight, especially in the braking zones before turns with a troubled car. HIGH TWO/Pool/COLOMBO IMAGES Both Vettel as well as Leclerc gave the Updates to be positive

this Time he had felt from the beginning, the better: "It was instantly a different car" than a week ago in the race. But even then, the Ferrari driver was driving his car in on Friday still not satisfied, to say it on Sunday in a completely different way: bad - felt. "It was not possible to compare the two."

Wet Qualifying session, a Chance for Ferrari?

Now he hopes that the repeated also on the second race weekend in Spielberg. With a view to the classification of 16 could be. Place to the Training and to avenge, if the Qualifying due to announced rain on Saturday should actually be. Then the FT2-result would determine the starting grid.

However, Vettel remains confident and is hoping for a wet Qualifying: "I think that should increase our chances. Let's see. It depends how wet it is. If it is so wet that no one can drive, then it's a different wetness, but if it is just wet, then it would whirl the things confused."

this is also what Charles Leclerc, landed in the Friday practice on the ninth place of speculation. Be residue amounted to 1.046 seconds. "It was a difficult day," the sovereign of Monaco, "but I think we did towards the end when Driving with a full Tank of fuel somewhat, in particular in the last Run. This is a positive thing."

Leclerc sees top speed as the biggest Problem

"We'll see if tomorrow we can improve, if the weather permits - also with a little petrol in the Tank," he says further. The Updates on the SF1000 it a rating as Vettel sympathetically: "I could feel the difference already. It definitely has potential, now we need to find a way to it's full potential."

As the biggest flaw Leclerc scales continue to be the lack of Topspeed, here is the conclusion of the Ferrari was again light. "We have to fight definitely. This is also a reason to pass that it was in the race last week, so difficult. But we try with what we have at the Moment, to work in the best possible way."

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Date Of Update: 11 July 2020, 13:26