HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Sebastian Vettel is confident his thrilling drive from last to second position at the German Grand Prix can help trigger a turnaround in Ferrari's season.
Ferrari had looked set for another bitter disappointment on Saturday when Vettel's engine hit trouble ahead of qualifying, before teammate Charles Leclerc was ruled out of the fight for pole position with a different reliability problem. But Vettel was one of the star performers in Sunday's crazy race and fought back to the podium.
The four-time world champion has struggled for form over the past 12 months, stretching back to an infamous crash out of the lead at last year's German Grand Prix, and he was in a bullish mood on Sunday evening.