When Sebastian Vettel started a new chapter in his F1 career at Aston Martin, many expected that he would move on from his poor performance at Ferrari and start over. Unfortunately, things didn’t go well when he finished in 15th place. However, McLaren’s team boss Andreas Seidl believes that there is still something left and hopes that Vettel will jump back.
Vettel wanted to forget the opening race in Bahrain as soon as possible. The German had to start dead last because he had to serve a penalty of five starting places. Vettel later had a collision with Alpines Ocon, in which he received a 10-second penalty.
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – International Bahrain Bahrain, Sakhir, Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin arrives on the track before the Grand Prix REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
McLaren team boss still believes Sebastian Vettel will rebound
In conversation with AvD Motor & Sport Magazin, as quoted by F1. Insider Seidl said: “Sebastian has never forgotten how to drive. There’s a reason he’s a four-time world champion. He’s had really strong races with Ferrari too, and he’ll have them with Aston Martin too.
“You have to leave the church in the village. It was now a race weekend that didn’t go so well – for the team too. As a four-time world champion, I expect him to strike back. “
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin in action during training REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
“I think we will see great results from Sebastian this year,” concluded Seidl. (Translated from German via Google)
McLaren is currently in third place, while their Silverstone rivals are sixth. The Woking-based team knows the potential of the latter as they had an intense battle with them last season when they battled for third place in the Constructors.
Vettel takes some notes from his disappointing race in Bahrain
The four-time world champion finished fifteenth on his debut for the Silverstone team and was unable to collect any points. While it’s been a disappointing racing weekend, Vettel knows there are some lessons to be learned from his defeat.
He said, “It probably wasn’t the best weekend or weekend we were looking for. But there were a lot of things that we learned in the race that we need to address. We’ll see how quickly we can fix them. “
Formula 1 F1 – Pre-Season Tests – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin in action while testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
“But I’m not at home in the car. There are a lot of things fighting me that I can’t really focus on driving. But we have to speak to them and try to fix them, ”he concluded.
The next stop on the F1 calendar is in Imola for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
Can Vettel redeem himself in Italy and prove Seidl’s argument that he hasn’t forgotten to drive? We are only a few days away from our answers.
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