
[Saba Sports News] Four-time F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel emotionally stated in a podcast that he prays for his former rival Lewis Hamilton every day. In the program, the German driver rarely looked back on the 2017-2018 seasons when Hamilton shattered Ferrari’s championship dreams and sincerely hoped that Hamilton could complete his unfinished business and bring back the world championship lost to Ferrari for 17 years. Data shows that during their peak confrontation in the 2017-2018 seasons, Hamilton snatched two championships from Vettel. Among them, the key overtaking in the 2018 Italian Grand Prix is considered the moment that killed Ferrari’s championship hopes. Now, with roles reversed, Vettel stands firmly on the side of his old rival. At the same time, Vettel also warned Hamilton, mentioning that Charles Leclerc is by no means an ordinary opponent, stating that he has evolved into a more formidable adversary. At the F1 Chinese Grand Prix, although Hamilton led Leclerc in qualifying, he was 0.3 seconds behind his teammate on average per lap in the long-distance race.
