For Aston Martin, the start of the 2021 season went differently than expected. With the name change from Racing Point to Aston Martin, they had hoped to continue the upward trend of 2020, but with Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll as drivers, things didn’t go really smoothly in the team. The Silverstone-based team clearly needs to make progress to be in the midfield.
According to team boss Otmar Szafnauer, this is also due to the fact that new drivers are not yet used to the cars of 2021. “The philosophy of the car is different and it takes time to get used to. I talked to Checo about it, who also had to get used to it at Red Bull and he said he felt the same way. It’s not easy, that To get the most out of these cars, “admitted Szafnauer in an interview with Auto, Motor und Sport.
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At Aston Martin they are working hard to make the car more comfortable for Vettel, but that also takes time and that is something that F1 teams have very little this season. “We really regret that the reliability was not great during the test days and that Sebastian lost valuable time here. Otherwise he would be more confident now.”
Upgrades to the German car will also help build trust, but according to Szafnauer, Vettel will have to wait an extra week before adding new parts to his car. Only in Barcelona will the AMR-21 receive its upgrades: “We all know that Vettel has high expectations of himself and works very hard to improve. The frustration he has now will only improve him faster.”
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