Vettel: Better performance, it's very simple

In the wake of yet another loss to SilverArrows, the Scuderia can take comfort that in 2018 they got a taste of the superiority they need to do the business.

Stats show that Ferrari won more times last season than they had done in one year since 2009, they are clearly heading in the right direction. But the question remains: what's still lacking from Maranello?

Last week during the FIA Awards pre-show Vettel was asked what it will take to finally overcome Merc, he replied, "Better performance, it's very simple."

"We had our races where we were very close and competitive. I think overall this year our car has been a more all-round car which worked at all the tracks, but I think we had our highlights, which I think most of them we used."

"But then we had too many races where we were not quite there, where we were left with too much to do in the weekend. That's something we must fix and try to control better next year."

While the Italian team failed to retain the momentum they had early on in the season, it it has to be mentioned that the Vettel's own mistakes - Hockenheim and Monza for example - did not help his cause.

Hence one would assume he will also address the issue of his own occasional suspect performances which seriously hurt his points tally when it mattered, and in retrospect contributed in large amounts to his defeat.

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