Sebastian Vettel says he is unsure whether the changes to camber on some corners at Sepang will improve the Malaysian track.

The entire circuit has been resurfaced for this year’s race and some corners have been reprofiled as well. The final turn, number 15, now has a pronounced negative camber section on the inside.

“As for the camber changes on the track, I don’t know,” said last year’s Malaysian Grand Prix winner. “There are some places with more camber, looks like in turn five for example.”

“Positive camber is great for speed, but negative camber feels really bad because you just struggle for grip especially in low speed corners, just like the last one.”

Vettel is unsure whether Ferrari will be as competitive this year as they were 12 months ago.

“It was a very good place for us here last year with hot conditions,” he said. “This year I don’t know if it feels as hot, at least up to now, but it might change.”

“The asphalt is new, it’s a lot darker, which could cause high surface temperatures, a different reaction response of the car with the tyres, and so on.”

“The last races seems to show that we are on a way up again,” he added, “so in theory the mood is positive, the car is working fine.”

“We have some new bits, hopefully they help us to be even more competitive and then we’ll see.”

2016 Malaysian Grand Prix