Formula 1 witnessed a very “different” Sebastian Vettel in the 2018 Formula One season. That is the view of Massimo Rivola, a former top Ferrari engineer who also worked with the German driver in his Toro Rosso days.
At one point, Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel looked the favourite to win the world championship last year until a mid-season slump: “I don’t know what happened,” Massimo Rivola said, as reported by Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport – “Every athlete needs the perfect balance to be at his best. I don’t know the Vettel of 2018 — my Vettel was different. I only hope that (Charles) Leclerc stays as he is. There is no doubt that 2019 is considered an apprenticeship for Charles, but you can be sure that he will try to win right away” – he added, referring to the young star who has been promoted by Ferrari to be Sebastian Vettel’s teammate from 2019.
Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel will have a new team boss this year in the form of Mattia Binotto, and Massimo Rivola said: “I hope Mattia can work with serenity, but that’s not easy at Maranello. He certainly has all the qualities to succeed.” – he added. Massimo Rivola, who was also the head of the Ferrari Driver Academy, has now left Formula 1 altogether, instead turning to the world of MotoGP with Aprilia: “It is never easy to leave Ferrari,” he said, “but Aprilia is a nice new challenge.” – Massimo Rivola concluded, according to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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