Ferrari team boss Maurizio Arrivabene believes the "real Sebastian Vettel" was back in the final races of 2018.
The German endured a mixed season with a very strong first half of the year seeing him lead by eight points after the first 10 races.
It all fell apart post-Hockenheim, however, as Lewis Hamilton carried all the momentum and Vettel's challenge faded but the errors which characterised several races did stop in Mexico, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.
"In the last few races, we have seen that the real Vettel is back," Arrivabene reportedly told Sky Italia.
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The Italian also looked to put a positive spin on the failures of this past season.
"Every human being goes through ups and downs and it's useless to point fingers at an individual," he said, with Vettel particularly coming under scrutiny.
"We all expected more from ourselves in 2018. You win and lose together. We made progress, but in the end we lost.
"We take second and third in the Drivers' Championship, but in Formula 1 only the winner counts.
"Although, second and third is better than fourth or fifth."
