Aston Martin confirms Vettel and Stroll for F1 2022

The Silverstone-based team was long expected to stick to its current duo for 2022, but delays in the announcement had led to speculation that it might consider a change.

However, after the team stated several times that the delays were simply due to the need to negotiate certain contractual clauses, they finally ended all talks about being watched outside of their current duo.

Stroll, the son of team owner Lawrence Stroll, remains in the squad for his fourth season, while Vettel goes into his second season.

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Vettel has two podiums so far this year but lost his second place in the Hungarian Grand Prix after the FIA ​​was unable to pull enough fuel from his car for post-race controls.

Speaking of his new contract, Vettel said he was most excited about the opportunity to compete with the brand new F1 rules that will be introduced early next season.

“I’m really looking forward to driving the new generation of F1 cars,” he said. “They look very different and the new technical regulations should give us cars that can drive much closer than they did recently.

“More exciting races will be great for both the drivers and the fans. The changes are so big that every team will start over, so it will be a great opportunity for us at Aston Martin. I believe in the strength of our new growing team and I am already looking forward to 2022. “

Stroll knew he felt that Aston Martin hadn’t delivered what it wanted this year, but he believed that progress could be made.

“Next season I will start my sixth year in Formula 1 together with my team-mate Sebastian,” said the Canadian. “We started this Aston Martin team campaign together and I’m really looking forward to continuing the journey with him next year.

“We didn’t achieve what we set out to do this year, but that only increased our hunger and our will to succeed next season. With the prestige and support of Aston Martin and the brilliant new sponsoring partners that such a prestigious brand has won, we are now well positioned to improve our performance in 2022. “