Has Vettel got his mojo back?
His time-topping laps on day one at Jerez probably don't mean much, but it was clear Sebastian Vettel's motivation was back as he began life at Ferrari, reckons BEN ANDERSON
A furtive glance at the timing screens after the first day of 2015 pre-season Formula 1 testing at Jerez would suggest Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari are both back in the game.
After a difficult morning - compromised by a telemetry problem with the SF15-T - Vettel emerged from the Scuderia's garage, into the afternoon sun, and promptly outpaced the erstwhile dominant Mercedes of 2014 world championship runner-up Nico Rosberg.
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