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Vettel hopes Ferrari win can help Monza

14:08, 29 Aug 2018

byBobby Vincent

Sebastian Vettel hopes that Ferrari's recent significant improvement can benefit Monza and increase its chances of staying in Formula One's plans for the upcoming years.

Monza is set to be on the calendar for next season - however, there is no deal struck for the year after (2020).

Vettel expressed his concern about the near future of the Italian Grand Prix and says that he hopes the Italian side's recent successes will increase Monza's chances of staying on the calendar.

"I'm sure that we get a lot of support but I also hope it helps Monza to stay on the calendar for a long time because I heard some rumours," Vettel explained to Crash.net.

"I'm looking forward to going to Italy because I spend a bit of time there. But racing in Italy, especially for us with the Ferrari, it's our home race so it should be a lot of fun."

Vettel's ambition is to be the first Scuderia winner at Monza since Fernando Alonso all the way back in 2010, but says that his win at Spa last weekend does not have an impact on the German's approach.

"I think it would be nice anyways to go to Monza," he said. "If you are dressed in the right colour, which I am, then Monza is always an absolute highlight. I don't think, as a racing driver, it gets any better than that.

"Now maybe with a win here the week before the race maybe it does get better, I'm curious, but I think Monza is a great race. There's so many families and support from our own people there but the main thing obviously is all the fans, Ferrari fans."