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Sebastian Vettel will miss 2017 car and is not looking forward to Halo

Related Topics: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari SF70H

Sebastian Vettel will miss his 2017 Ferrari -- nicknamed Gina -- and is not looking forward to sitting behind a Halo head-protection device next year.

In his third season with Ferrari, Vettel mounted a championship challenge against Lewis Hamilton this year but ultimately came up 46 points short of the Mercedes driver in the final standings.

Ahead of the start of the season he nicknamed his Ferrari SF70H 'Gina' with the help of his mechanics, and in terms of race wins it stands as the most successful Ferrari since Fernando Alonso's F10 from 2010.

The team of engineers required to run the complex turbo hybrid engine in the back of the SF70H means it is unlikely to be run regularly now it has been retired, and after driving it for the last time at Wednesday's Abu Dhabi tyre test, Vettel said he would miss the car.