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Ferrari boss, Mattia Binotto, insisted that his driver, Sebastian Vettel, focuses on "fuel economy" towards the end of his third place at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday.
Vettel started the race in third position on the grid. That's where he ended. The Ferrari driver has not yet managed to get close to the Mercedes – which has locked the Baku front line for the fourth consecutive race this season.
The teams chose not to refuel in Azerbaijan, a security phase is still expected. However, only one phase of virtual safety car was used in Baku, and Binotto revealed that Vettel was trying to manage its fuel levels in the final laps of the Grand Prix.
"At the end of the race, Sebastian had to pay attention to his fuel consumption and save a little fuel to reach the finish" the director of the Ferrari team said. "You do it in most races, Seb did it in the first round, the others could do it sooner.
"Mercedes is very strong and it is true that we have been very fast this winter in Barcelona, we want to make the most of our car, we want to keep our strengths and weaknesses, we have to make the most of the tires we have to work on. In Barcelona, all race teams will benefit from improvements, the balance of power will change again. "
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