Sebastian Vettel has 'high hopes' for 2022

Arrived from Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel won a podium with Aston Martin in 2021. In Azerbaijan, the four-time World Champion with Red Bull (from 2010 to 2013) had indeed finished in second place behind Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and ahead Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri). A performance that he repeated a few races later, failing behind Esteban Ocon (Alpine) at the Hungarian Grand Prix. Unfortunately for the German, this second podium of the season was taken away from him following the impossibility for the FIA ​​to take a sufficient sample of fuel from the car at the end of the test. The rest of the past year was, at best, mid-grid battles.. " The whole team and I were hoping for more, judges the 34-year-old pilot on the website of the Formula 1. I think we were hit pretty hard by the regulation changes because the team had a great car in 2020 but not in 2021, so we did what we could.”

The native of Heppenheim, however, appreciated the battles in the peloton, especially those with Fernando Alonso (Alpine). “The middle of the grid was very tight, and obviously fighting with Fernando [alonso] was special. We've been playing against each other for quite some time and some memories have come back, and the last time we beat well was for the championship. It was a lot of fun, but we're obviously aiming to be a bit higher on the grid next year. » Like many, Sebastian Vettel has high expectations from the new 2022 regulations.

“There have been ups and downs, but obviously high hopes for 2022 with the new car, the new regulations and the team growing and hopefully getting stronger. » The Silverstone-based team recently formalized the arrival of Mike Krack, former competition boss at BMW, to replace Otmar Szafnauer in the role of team principal.

ALSO READ > Mike Krack, new Aston Martin team principal