When Sebastian Vettel came to Aston Martin for the 2021 Formula 1 season, he was looking for a fresh start. Granted, Aston Martin didn’t have the best start to its first F1 campaign.
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Fortunately, Vettel’s own form seems to have improved and the recently completed Monaco Grand Prix is evidence of that.
The German finished the race on a good 5th place and won the Driver of the Day Award. After the race he said: “Very good day for us to have both cars in the points. We can be very happy.
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“I think we needed that, it was a very tough start for us, expectations were high at the beginning, after such a strong performance last year. It’s a good result, but we can’t expect that in every race, but Monaco is something special. “
Sebastian Vettel on his duel with Pierre Gasly and Lewis Hamilton
At some point during the race, Lewis Hamilton blinked first and pitted. Obviously he was trying to create an undercut and move the order up.
Unfortunately it backfired for the Mercedes driver and Pierre Gasly and Vettel caught him. Needless to say, Hamilton got angry on the radio in front of the team.
Formula 1 F1 – Monaco Grand Prix – Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco – May 23, 2021 AlphaTauris Pierre Gasly in action with Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel during the REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes race
However, there was a nerve-wracking moment when Vettel left the pit lane when Gasly arrived at the scene. The Frenchman and the four-time world champion went wheel to wheel for a brief moment before Vettel made his way forward. In the end, Vettel held on and took the best 5th place of the season.
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Sebastian Vettel confessed that it was pretty close between him and Gasly. He also said that he spoke to the AlphaTauri driver and that he did not know if Vettel saw him.
Although the Aston Martin driver gave Gasly enough space, he knew he had just put on fresh tires. In the end, Vettel came out just ahead of Gasly, enough to get him a position ahead of the French.
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