Sebastian Vettel says he appears to be like at his six years with Ferrari as a failure after he missed out on profitable the System One championship with the staff.

Vettel joined with excessive expectations in 2015 however, regardless of 14 wins over six seasons, was unable to win a fifth world championship so as to add to the 4 he secured with Purple Bull.

He got here closest in 2017 and 2018, when Ferrari appeared to have a automobile able to profitable the title, however by no means entered the ultimate spherical with a shot at profitable.

This weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix can be Vettel’s final race with the staff earlier than shifting to Racing Level for 2021 forward of its rebranding to Aston Martin.

When requested if he took any consolation from being Ferrari’s third most profitable driver by way of race victories, and the very fact he went up in opposition to the dominant Mercedes outfit, Vettel didn’t change his temper.

“It nonetheless does not change something,” he replied. “We nonetheless failed.

“We had the ambition and goal to win the championship and we did not. I feel it is simply an sincere reflection. I do not suppose saying it out loud adjustments something.

“We had been up in opposition to a really robust staff, driver mixture, however our purpose was to be stronger than that and in that regard we failed. There are causes for it, we had good races, dangerous races, typically had been shut, typically had been far-off.

“There’s lots of the explanation why however within the massive image… I do not suppose it is unfair, it is simply the reality, nothing unsuitable with saying it out loud.”

Vettel’s error-riddled 2017 and 2018 campaigns are sometimes seen as missed alternatives for the German driver, dropping the title to Lewis Hamilton on each events.

Notably, his unforced error on the 2018 German Grand Prix, when he crashed out of the lead within the rain, is seen as a key turning level in his time at Ferrari.

On whether or not that was a good assumption, Vettel mentioned: “No, I feel it was just about a rollercoaster journey through the years with lots of issues occurring. By way of momentum in that 12 months it wasn’t serving to.

“The error was a bit of mistake, with an enormous consequence, an enormous penalty. There have been undoubtedly extra issues occurring.

“Within the ’18 season we had the passing of [Ferrari president] Mr [Sergio] Marchionne, the altering of management from Maurizio [Arrivabene] to Mattia [Binotto], so possibly the ’18 season was decisive for a lot of issues, however I do not know in case you can actually break it right down to just one factor.”

“In 2016 we parted methods with James [Allison] due to private conflicts on the time. Trying again, there have been lots of issues that we should always have and will have completed higher. The whole lot occurred for a purpose so the primary factor frm my facet was to verify I realized from it.

“I feel I’ve grown from it. Some had been moments on the observe, Germany in Hockenheim, different moments had been off the observe. Total I really feel far more comfy or in a greater place now than these years in the past, however actually on the time it hasn’t at all times been straightforward and simple.”