Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel returns to Hockenheim with a point to prove: “We have to make up for last year”. Sebastian returns to Hockenheim with a point to prove.

One year on from the incident that wounded his F1 championship hopes, Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel returns to Hockenheim with a point to prove. The four-time Formula One world champion says he has “got to make up for last year” at the German Grand Prix this weekend as he returns to the site of one of the biggest errors of his Formula 1 career.

Sebastian was on course to take his first victory at Hockenheim last year after dominating the race, only to crash out while leading with 16 laps to go when a rain shower hit the circuit. The mistake paved the way for Lewis Hamilton to take victory after starting 14th on the grid, giving the Mercedes driver a championship lead he did not relinquish as he clinched a fifth world title with three races to spare.

While Vettel returns to Hockenheim this weekend 100 points behind Hamilton in the drivers’ championship and with bleak title aspirations, the German driver still has unfinished business at his home event.

“We have got to make up for last year, especially myself, and I look forward to racing in Hockenheim,” Sebastian Vettel said in Ferrari’s race preview. – “The atmosphere is always phenomenal and the crowd is great. I remember a lot of German flags around the track from last year, which I really enjoyed. In terms of the track, it looks quite simple and straightforward at first sight. Especially the last part is very enjoyable but it is also very technical entering the Motodrom. There are a lot of fans there and I think that’s definitely the highlight of the track. I would say that Turn 1 is probably one of the most tricky corners. It is very fast and is over before you notice, so it is important to get a good feeling straight away to set you off on the right foot for the rest of the lap.” – Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel concluded ahead of the German Grand Prix.