The Italian Grand Prix was all set up ready for Ferrari to claim a famous victory at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Lewis Hamilton rained on their parade with Vettel missing out on a podium finish as he came in a disappointing 4th. It was better news for his Ferrari team-mate Raikkonen, who finished 2nd but Ferrari was really hoping for a win in Italy for one of their drivers. With Bottas finishing 3rd it was a very good day for the Mercedes team.
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The track suits Ferrari’s SF70H
Now the gap between Mercedes and Ferrari in the Constructor Championship is 25 points going into the Singapore GP. Mercedes have dominated the high-downforce tracks this F1 year and the SF70H should really thrive at the Marina Bay Street circuit.
Following last weekend’s race, Vettel was still feeling optimistic about the achievements of Ferrari so far:
“Overall you could say it was a bad day, but I know the team is on the right way and there is a lot of stuff that is going to improve. Overall, it has been amazing so far to see where we are but I know that we only get stronger, so I’m in a very, very positive mood. I am not worried. I know that there is still a long way to go and we have got the people behind us, so it is a great feeling.”
Red Bull took grid penalties at Monza
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Vettel has tasted victory in Singapore four times before, so he will be looking forward to getting out on the track. As well as having Mercedes to contend with, the Red Bull team will be pulling out all of the stops to do well in Singapore. Both Red Bull cars took their grid penalties at Monza to boost their chances of a good result in Singapore.
When is the Singapore Grand Prix?
Qualifying takes place 16th September 13:00 UTC (21:00 local)
The race is on 17th September 12:00 UTC (20:00 local)
