Sebastian Vettel finally has reasons to smile at the moment. With a P5 result at the Monaco Grand Prix, Vettel scored his first points this season, which ended a bad run of four races with 0 points.
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The German, who qualified for P8 on Saturday, started alongside defending champion Lewis Hamilton, who qualified for P7. However, a piece of Aston Martin strategic brilliance put Vettel ahead of Hamilton and eventually finished P5.
After the race, team boss Otmar Szafnauer shared a few words with the four-time world champion, including reviving an old memory.
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Szafnauer brings back the battle of Sebastian Vettel-Lewis Hamilton
Vettel and Hamilton started in the same series for the first time since the 2019 Mexican Grand Prix. At that time, the two drivers started in the second row. This time they started in the fourth row.
Aston Martin’s regular YouTube montage entitled “Insider” shows a conversation between Vettel and Szafnauer. He spoke to Vettel about the battle with Hamilton and brought back the days when they fought and Deutsch defeated the British.
Szafnauer said to Vettel: “I had a feeling. When you started next to Lewis, you hit him like you used to. “
While it was refreshing to see a fight between Vettel and Hamilton this season, it’s unlikely to happen again in the remaining races.
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A hot 2020 season for Vettel ended the intensity of the Hamilton-Vettel rivalry. With eleven world titles, the two drivers had one of the most competitive rivalries in recent F1 history.
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 8: Pole Position Qualifier Sebastian Vettel from Germany and Ferrari and the second placed qualifier Lewis Hamilton from Great Britain and Mercedes GP speak in Parc Ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Mark Thompson / Getty Images)
As Baku gets closer, Vettel will try to build on his 10 points from Monaco. With fans who voted him “Driver of the Day” in Monaco, the German was happy about the new updates of the car before Sunday.
He now looks like a more confident driver compared to the first race in Bahrain in 2021. Hamilton will try to get back on his feet in the title fight in Baku.
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With 4 points between him and Max Verstappen, the Brit needs a good result to stay within reach of the Dutchman. And in view of Mercedes’ problems on road laps, Hamilton has a mammoth task ahead of him.
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