Sebastian Vettel didn’t have the best starts in his new chapter at Aston Martin. He was expected to deviate from his Ferrari-esque form and hopefully show hints of his Red Bull days. Unfortunately, he finished 15th in his first race for the Silverstone-based team. Former driver Ralf Schumacher said it will take Seb and his team some time to adjust to the mutual presence.
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Given that this has been a six-year relationship with the Italian team, Vettel will certainly need time to find his way around his new car. Hence, the team needs to be patient with him and understand what changes he needs to get the most out of the car.
Schumacher believes Aston Martin will have to be patient with Sebastian Vettel
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In an interview with SPORT1, the former F1 driver said: “The problem with Aston Martin is that the team – if he (Vettel) makes changes – does not have the opportunity to understand everything directly.
“I’m sorry for Sebastian. It’s a big problem and it will take time. “
Formula 1 F1 – Bahrain Grand Prix – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – Sebastian Vettel from Aston Martin in action during training REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
Schumacher added: “He has to accelerate now. Life is not a pony farm. He has to clean his teammates. Otherwise, he should just get in the car and have fun. Then the complaining thing has to stop that he doesn’t feel the car.
“He has to accelerate now. He definitely has to be faster than his teammate. “(Translated via Google)
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After the Bahrain GP, he said, “If you look at the positives, [Sebastian] had to start last and ran in the top 10 for a while.
“It is far too early to say that. It is really early.
“You know, he didn’t do a lot of laps in winter. We only had three days of winter testing and he had to share those days with Lance and he all seemed to have problems.
Formula 1 F1 – Pre-Season Tests – Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain – March 12, 2021 Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel in action testing REUTERS / Hamad I Mohammed
He added, “The car he drives now is fundamentally different from what he has driven before, the characteristics of the car, the powertrain and many other things. He was just really happy with the car, got it under control and made qualifying changes to the setup that suited him when it got the yellow flags.
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“So I’m still confident we’ll get Seb there.”
The next round of the 2021 season will take the F1 grid to Imola. Vettel will try to regain his confidence behind the car on the track.
Can the German score his first points for the Silverstone-based team? We can just wait and find out.
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