Vettel fired up to return Ferrari to the top

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel Thursday vowed to shrug off a "disaster" 2018 and topple arch-rival Lewis Hamilton, with his refreshed team passionate about returning Ferrari to the top.

The German won the opening race of the season in Melbourne last year and backed it up with victory at the next in Bahrain. But Hamilton roared back to sweep 11 of the remaining 19 Grand Prix and the 31-year-old is desperate to turn the tables.

"There is a lot of passion inside this team willing to get out and to express ourselves through winning I think is the best we can do," he said.

"So that's the target. So far the atmosphere is good, the spirit is right within the team and we will try to carry that into the season."
"In the end we are racing for Ferrari and we will try to get Ferrari back to where we've been trying to get it back to for the past few years."
"In this regard we are more prepared. Our car seems to work fine, there are no problems at this stage."