Vettel amaro: "We cannot spend money to improve the car"

The Italian Grand Prix has reserved another disappointment in the house Aston Martinfirst eliminated in Q1 with both of its drivers and subsequently forced to a double retirement, due to technical problems both on Lance Stroll’s car and on that of Sebastian Vettel, at his last appearance in Monza before his farewell to F1. With only 25 total points conquered, which equate to 9th and penultimate place in the constructors’ championship, the British team is experiencing a championship decidedly contrary to what were the initial expectations, full of optimism also due to the new technical regulations introduced precisely for this year.

Instead, mainly thanks to the budget cap, the plans of the Silverstone team and the wishes to climb the rankings did not come true. An aspect criticized by Vettel himself, who considers it complex to see a potential rise of certain teams with the existence of rules that limit expenses, as demonstrated by the Monza result: “It’s the usual game, nothing has changed – said the German – it has always been like this, for as long as I can remember. I’ve never seen a team start last at the start of the season and lead at the end of the season. You can’t recover, and this is probably the hardest year to do it because you can’t spend any money, so that’s what it is, let’s try. Here and there we have demonstrated somethingbut on this track, for some reason, We weren’t very fast either in the corners or on the straightsand it is not a good compromise ”.

In addition, as often happened during this season, Aston Martin also had to deal with numerous difficulties in Monza. qualification, such as to make even the transition to Q2 complex. However, on the occasion of the next six and remaining races before his retirement from competition, Vettel still looks positive for a solution: “I have all the answers I need and I have to deal with them – he added – and I’m happy with this. I know that in different circumstances I can do a different job. I try to do my best and get the job done the way I like to do it, that is, correctly, giving everything I have and that will be the end. The sun will rise again on the Monday following the last race. It will be sad but, to be honest, I won’t miss days like this “.