Sebastian Vettel has stated that he personally wants to take responsibility to ensure Aston Martin improve in the 2022 F1 season after a decent start to 2021 season.
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Sebastian Vettel has tried his best to regain his former glory after leaving Ferrari in F1. During the last couple of seasons, he has raced with Aston Martin. The car, which came into Formula One as Racing Point in 2020, was now known by this Avatar in 2021. Vettel put in some solid performances and he was ably assisted by Lance Stroll in their first year together with the new team.
The 2021 F1 season was a difficult one for Sebastian Vettel and Aston Martin. There was no pre-season testing and the car was very difficult to handle. Vettel though scored his first points with a fifth-place finish in Monaco. But, things became better for Vettel as he secured a second-place finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. That race became famous for Lewis Hamilton going wide on the final lap and slipping down to last. Vettel secured second in Hungary but was disqualified. The four-time champion finished 12th in the driver’s standings but he made a record for 132 overtakes, which was the most by any driver that season.
Heading into the 2022 season, it is a new era for F1. The turbo-hybrid era is over and there will be new regulations in place when the season begins in March. It might be a new beginning for all teams. Vettel is taking personal responsibility to ensure that Aston Martin puts in a decent performance in the upcoming season.
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“As a sportsman, I’m annoyed and do everything I can to make it faster. But it’s not life-threatening, that’s true. In that sense, it’s a luxury problem. I don’t have any existential problems and can freely determine my life, like many others in Central Europe. That doesn’t mean, however, that I don’t want to do everything in my own little sporting microcosm to win. Otherwise, it would no longer make sense. The motivation is there, we are trying to improve together and the team is trying to turn everything around that is possible,” Vettel told F1 insider in an interview.
Vettel, the four-time champion who finished 12th in the driver’s standings, stated that the 2022 season was crucial. With all the new changes in fore, he hoped that Aston Martin can make a big jump after their seventh-place finish.
“The new rules offer a great opportunity in 2022. But we also have to remain realistic and not talk about being favorites, but look at how good our car is,” Vettel said.
The 2022 F1 season will begin on March 20 in Bahrain and it will be a 23-round season. Miami is the new addition to the F1 calendar with the return of Australia, Japan, and Singapore.
