Former F1 world champions Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button have predicted a big year ahead in 2019 for Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel. Both believe that it could be a close season between Vettel and new teammate Charles Leclerc, as well as his ongoing rivalry with Rosberg and Button’s former teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Rosberg, who eventually beat Hamilton to the title and duly retired from the sport in 2016, believes both Vettel and Ferrari in general need major improvements if they’re to taste championship success once again. Rosberg is also concerned that Vettel may face a 2014 style result, when new Red Bull teammate Daniel Ricciardo outperformed him that season.