The legendary British team Aston Martin was one of the few F1 teams to watch out before the 2021 season. And despite the shaky start to the return campaign, the results for the duo of Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll fell to the point.
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Consistency, however, was Aston Martin’s biggest concern. Yes, the four-time world champion managed to secure a few podium places on the track in the first half of the season. Unfortunately, it’s been in decline since the summer break.
Formula 1 F1 – Styria Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Austria – Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel goes in front of the Styria Grand Prix REUTERS / Leonhard Foeger
And in the last race in Istanbul Park, Vettel secured a personal lowest place, a P18 just ahead of the two Haas drivers. Well, even though Vettel had to endure such a painful Turkish Grand Prix, former F1 driver Ralf Schumacher supports the older Aston Martin driver.
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What did Schumacher say?
In an interview with Sky Sports, Schumacher said that Aston Martin was more responsible for the latest results than Vettel; Vettel has not scored a championship point since the Belgian Grand Prix.
“I defend myself that Sebastian was embarrassed. The team will be rather embarrassed at the moment, ”said Schumacher.
Formula 1 F1 – Russian Grand Prix – Sochi Autodrom, Sochi, Russia – Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel in qualifying REUTERS / Maxim Shemetov
Indeed, Vettel has nothing to lose after hitting an all-time low in Turkey. Therefore, the German will try to get his Aston Martin back into the top 10 in the USA this coming weekend.
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Why Sebastian Vettel is struggling so this season
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Schumacher has a reason why Vettel and Aston Martin are fighting for the pace. The former F1 driver said there were two reasons for this; Aston Martin’s development in 2021 is headed in the wrong direction and Aston Martin is working with quite a few new faces on its recent hires.
Formula 1 F1 – Austrian Grand Prix – Red Bull Ring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria – Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel before the race pool via REUTERS / Christian Bruna
“The package is simply not going in the right direction and does not seem to be able to develop any further. Although they work very closely with Mercedes. Of course, the fact that you’ve hired a lot of new employees could get in the way, ”he said.
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Overall, all eyes will be on Vettel this weekend, who has already achieved a total of 4 podium places in the USA, including a 2013 race win. Can Vettel so against the background of such strong successes in the background his previous Aston Martin. revive? Campaign at COTA?
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