The famous Argentinean dominated the championship in 1951 and 1954 to 1957. It is better only Michael Schumacher with seven triumphs. “Fangio is a legend for me because he won in the most dangerous time,” Hamilton said. “At that time, the cars were not so reliable, and he still won. He was the best, courageous and able to cope with all the pitfalls of the time, “added Vettel.

According to pre-season assumptions, Hamilton is closer to equalizing the legend, which can extend the Mercedes Series for five years. Ferrari would like to finish a long wait for the title, which was last won for Italian stables by Kimi Räikkönen in 2007.

In the last year, Vettel was promising to win this tournament in Australia and after twelve races led.But Hamilton finally lost 46 points. “Mercedes is a favorite, and when we get closer to it than last year, it will be great,” said Vettel. “But the season is long, so our goal is to bring the title back to Maranello, “He added. “And that’s my personal goal, and it would be a huge satisfaction. I want to win with Ferrari, because it is the most famous team in the formula and the stable with the richest history, “added a thirty-year-old German. Hamilton’s competition and a hard fight for victory welcome. “Every year it’s harder and I like it. I’m glad when a huge mountain is ahead of me and I have to overcome it. Physically, I get better, I get my muscles and I feel great and mentally.But it’s a lot of hard work to be done, “said Hamilton.

The thirty-three-year-old Brit can not see competition in Ferrari but also in Red Bull. “I think Red Bull has the fastest cars now,” Hamilton said. According to Barcelona’s pre-season tests, the Austrian team also seems to have solved problems of reliability.

Last season, Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo did not complete 13 of the 20 races altogether. “We do not have Mercedes yet, but I would not be so sure about Ferrari. I think we will be able to breathe a lot more this year than we did last year, “said Ricciardo.

The new season is starting traditionally in Australia, but a few changes are waiting for it.The Grand Prix of Malaysia dropped out of the championship, but after ten years, the Formula returns to France and after a year’s pause to Germany. The new season will include 21 races, one more than last year.

A new round of the head guard, the so called halo, will be added to the car around the cockpit. Changes have also been the rule for engines that will have stables for each car instead of four available only three. The penalty system was also simplified for unauthorized replacement of drive components, and two new tire mixes – super-humid and super-hard.