Sebastian Vettel heads to his home race with the aim of making up for his disastrous mistake at the same race last year, where he crashed out of the lead, effectively signalling the end of his title challenge.
Vettel had qualified on pole and led for much of the race until on Lap 44 it began to rain. Just a handful of laps later the German locked up at Turn 12 and went into the barriers, ending his hopes of a first home victory since 2013 – which remains his sole German GP win.
Vettel is hoping to bounce back and make amends this weekend though and kickstart what has so far been a lacklustre season for Ferrari, which has yet to claim a win from the opening ten rounds.
"We have got to make up for last year, especially myself and I look forward to racing in Hockenheim.
"The atmosphere is always phenomenal and the crowd is great. I remember a lot of German flags around the track from last year, which I really enjoyed."
Team boss Mattia Binotto is hoping the "useful" data collected from Silverstone will aid their performance this weekend.
"For us, the German Grand Prix is first and foremost Sebastian’s home race. Therefore we really hope to do well at Hockenheim, especially after last year’s race here, when the win escaped us at the end of a weekend where our performance was definitely up to the task.
"We are not bringing any specific updates, but studying the data from the last round in Silverstone has provided us with useful information in our quest to get a better understanding of our car."
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