Sebastian Vettel has started his new chapter at Aston Martin, but unfortunately things did not go as the German would have liked. Two out of two races that the four-time world champion contested with his new team have proven to be disappointing. Team boss Otmar Szafnauer would like to give his driver time to improve and show his true pace.
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In the opening race of the season in Bahrain, Vettel had a starting penalty and had to start from behind. Later in the race, the German received a 10-second penalty for colliding with Esteban Ocon.
Imola was Vettel’s chance to make amends for the Silverstone-based team. It shouldn’t be, however, as he had brake issues before the race. And later had to withdraw from the race due to transmission problems.
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Otmar believes that Sebastian Vettel just needs more time to synchronize with the car
In contrast to Seb’s critics, his boss Otmar Szafnauer believes that the German will perform at some point and only needs time to understand the car better.
As quoted by Motorsport.total.com, the team boss said: “It’s very simple: the more time in the car, the better. And most of all, I regret that we weren’t as reliable as we should be during the winter.
“I think he’s starting to get around in the car. It gets even better. “
Formula 1 F1 – Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari, Imola, Italy – April 16, 2021 Otston Szafnauer, Team Principal and Managing Director of Aston Martin, during the FIA / Handout press conference on REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS – THIS PICTURE HAS BEEN DELIVERED FROM A THIRD. NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES
“As a result, Vettel was able to drive even less and drove the fewest kilometers of all regular drivers. Seb lost a lot of his day and a half. If Seb had been in the car more, it would probably be somewhere else on his learning curve, ”concluded Szafnauer.
The German is well aware that there is still a lot to be done to achieve results
The 33-year-old knows he needs to improve to get what he set out to do this season and that he needs to get there fast.
After the race, Vettel said: “I think we could have had a better race if the FIA had been more alert. We broke a rule, I think that’s why we got a penalty, but they didn’t care [to penalise us] Up until the start of the race, of course, the penalty cost us a lot more than it would have been earlier in the race. “
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Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 25, 2021 Sebastian Vettel of Aston Martin during the FIA / Handout press conference via REUTERS
“So that’s not very professional, but it was certainly not the decision maker for us today, we had a lot of problems. So not the trouble-free race we were hoping for [it was a] hard day, “concluded Vettel.
The four-time world champion wants to do better in the next race in Portugal. Vettel would try to get his first points of the season for the Silverstone-based team.
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