Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel has three wins under his belt. However, the German and his team have been experiencing a drought recently as Ferrari has yet to clinch a win this season.
That drought may very well come to an end in the upcoming race to be held in Singapore this weekend. Vettel is confident that he can recreate his Singapore heroics last year but admitted that Mercedes is still the favored contender.
While Mercedes had a lackluster performance in 2015 for reasons left unexplained by the world champions, it is expected that they will smoke the competition as the team said that last year's issue has already been resolved. There is still doubt in this supposed dominance, though.
Nico Rosberg of Mercedes himself has said that Singapore should be viewed as a Red Bull track. And he might be right. Red Bull has had a driver on the podium every year since 2010 and has traditionally excelled in Singapore.
Apart from Red Bull's mythical mastery on the aerodynamic side, there are other reasons why the team has excelled here year after year. Among their strength is the ability to find that sweet spot on a set-up that's been an integral part of the team's success over the years.
Red Bull is also adept when it comes to good traction and stable braking, and performed better last year compared to Mercedes when it comes to pushing the tyres quicker at the end of Pirelli's scale.
As for Ferrari, the team has entered this season hoping to go head to head against Mercedes. Unfortunately, they are already out of contention having failed at securing a win from the first 14 races, experiencing problems both on and off the track.
But Vettel isn't giving up just yet and believes that the storm to their drought is near the horizon.
"It's true we have not had a great season so far but it hasn't been as bad as some people think. We are critical of ourselves because we have not achieved what we set out to achieve," Vettel said.
"Since last year some people have left and a lot of others have been shuffled around," he added. "When we started off last year it was clear where we wanted to go, we wanted to bring Ferrari back to the top.
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