Sebastian Vettel gave Ferrari’s new Formula One car his seal of approval yesterday while warning fans not to expect too much from a team that made major changes after failing to win anything last year.

“Obviously there is a change in colour for me so it’s a new experience but I think the car looks beautiful,” said the four- times world champion, who has joined from Red Bull, after the SF15-T car was unveiled online.

“There is a lot of change going on, a lot of new people in new positions including myself, and it always takes a bit of time to settle in,” added the German in an interview on the Ferrari website (www.ferrari.com).

“I’m confident that we are going in the right direction but I think it would be wrong to immediately expect a lot from us.”

Ferrari, the most successful and oldest team, finished fourth last year as dominant Mercedes won 16 of the 19 races. Red Bull’s Australian Daniel Ricciardo took the others and eclipsed Vettel along the way.

“We are coming from a 2014 season where there was one team very dominant so it will be difficult to be right there from the beginning,” Vettel said.

“I think for us the main target is to start to really work together, start to make progress and hopefully catch up more and more as the season progresses.”