German thinks a driver's work ethic is bigger 2014 key
Thursday 19 September 2013 16:33, UK
Sebastian Vettel has downplayed suggestions that having the most experienced driver line-up possible will prove a key factor in determining a team's success in F1's dramatic new era of regulations next year.
Before Red Bull named Ricciardo as Webber's replacement for next season, both Raikkonen and Alonso, albeit briefly, were linked with the vacant seat alongside Vettel. Although insisting he didn't have a preference for who the team selected to be his next team-mate, Vettel nonetheless made clear that he would have preferred Raikkonen to Alonso alongside him. With the pair to now unexpectedly go head-to-head at Ferrari, Vettel isn't expecting the apolitical Raikkonen to rock the boat. "I know Kimi better than [I do] Fernando," the 26-year-old added. "He has been to Ferrari before. He's very straightforward, you don't get any complications or politics with him. So we will see how it works next year. "Obviously it's a new year so difficult to expect anything for us, for them, for anyone because it's completely new regulations that we will face."
