The 2021 season for Sebastian Vettel it ended in Abu Dhabi with a radio message in which the four-time world champion tried to motivate himself and the team in view of the new year, which would see the long-awaited change in technical regulations come into effect. In reality, however, since then for Vettel and Aston Martin almost nothing has gone in the right direction. The Silverstone car seemed less fast and less competitive than the majority of the group from the tests and the German veteran contracted Covid which prevented him from taking part in the first two races of the season, in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. The return to Australia was a nightmare and ended prematurely with an accident that the English team is still investigating.
In these rounds, the team headed by Lawrence Stroll struggled terribly, being totally uncompetitive and giving the impression of having a hard time getting even close to the points area. A truly sad prelude to what at this point could become Vettel’s last year in F1. In fact, already during the pre-season, the former Ferrari driver had made it clear that his future could depend on the chances of being able to battle for important positions. At the moment this seems – unfortunately for Heppenheim’s # 5 – out of reach of the AMR22.
Paul Di Restaformer F1 driver and today TV commentator who was Vettel’s teammate in 2006 at the time of the Formula 3 Euro Series, made it clear – speaking with Sky Sports F1 – how the 34-year-old German seems now ready to leave the world of F1. “He just seems disinterested. This is the impression I got. I have known Seb for a long time, we were teammates in 2006, and this is not the body language by which you get the best out of him.“, Commented the British driver. “It is not for me to say – concluded Di Resta, questioned about a possible withdrawal of Vettel – but maybe he’s thinking of something different. Aston Martin are struggling and have not had an easy season so far. I don’t know how fast they can fix things“.
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