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Sebastian Vettel hopeful Barcelona issues don't resurface

Sebastian Vettel is confident Ferrari will not encounter the same tyre issues it faced in last month's Spanish Grand Prix.

Ferrari struggled for pace during the race in Spain relative to Mercedes and Vettel was forced to make an extra stop due to excessive tyre wear. The German will start on the ultra-softs, while Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas -- who start from the front row of the grid -- start on the more durable super-soft tyre.

"Well, I think for tomorrow, it's not Barcelona, the track's not easy on tyres but we saw yesterday that we had pretty good long runs and no problems with the tyres, so yeah,'' Vettel said.