Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto admits it is hard to see which of the remaining races this year the team could win.

The team scored back-to-back victories at Spa and Monza, tracks which were expected to favour the SF90’s strong straight-line speed.

“We knew that these ones were tracks where we may be competitive,” said Binotto. “It was not a given but certainly being more power-sensitive, having long straights, it was important for us not to miss any other opportunities as we missed in the first part of the [season].

“The fact that we capitalised on the strength of our cars in these two races makes us very happy.”

However Binotto acknowledged the upcoming races are likely to be more challenging for his team.

“I think it will be as [in] the first part of the season. There will be races as it has been in Germany, as it has been in Canada, Bahrain, maybe we can be still competitive, and others where the weaknesses of our car will not give us the possibility certainly to go for the win. But difficult to guess which one.

“It’s important for us to continue developing the car, understanding it, For it to have the best balance and give the drivers the best opportunity whenever they come.”

Sebastian Vettel, who is yet to win a race this year, believe he can still score a victory before the season is over.

“I think we still have some races coming where we will be more competitive than [in] others,” he said. “But overall it’s maybe just about getting a good weekend.

“The speed is there so I’m not worried. It’s just a matter of putting things together but I think we have a lot of races and a lot of time.

“On the other hand we have to make sure we keep developing the car in the right way so that we are more competitive at the end of the season than the are now. Obviously these type of tracks as Mattia explained might favour us a bit more than others but ideally we are competitive everywhere we go.”

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2019 F1 season