Winner of four straight drivers’ titles with Red Bull between 2010-2013, the 34-year-old last tasted victory at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix when he was still with Ferrari
Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel’s Formula One future will depend on whether his new 2022 Aston Martin challenger can take him back to the top stage of the podium, the German said on February 10.
Aston Martin finished seventh out of 10 teams last year, with Vettel finishing second in Azerbaijan, the team’s best result.
However, the 2022 season featuring one of the biggest rule the game has ever seen – with the cars revamped aerodynamics and 18-inch wheels instead of the previous 13-inch versions – could upset the form book.
“I’ve had good years and not so good years, but, mostly I would say great years with good years, a very competitive car and a very competitive team,” said Vettel, who is in his 15th full season in Formula One. going in. , told reporters at the launch of the facelift AMR-22.
“Ultimately, I’ve had my way so far, I’m mostly interested in winning and that will determine what the future brings.”
Vettel, who joined Aston Martin from Ferrari in 2021, is out of contract at the end of the season.
Winner of four straight drivers’ titles with Red Bull between 2010-2013, the 34-year-old last tasted victory at the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix when he was still with Ferrari.
The victory was the 53rd victory of the German’s career. With only Lewis Hamilton on 103 wins and 91 wins, boyhood hero Michael Schumacher has more.
Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, the Canadian billionaire who bought the organization from the administration in 2018 when it ran as Force India, has big ambitions for the squad.
It has hired top names from other teams and is building a new factory and wind tunnel. He also recruited Vettel to help build the team into a championship contender.
The upcoming season is only the second of the five-year plan for championship success that Stroll has set out.
“Ideally speed it up a bit,” Vettel, who runs with Stroll’s son Lance, joked at the launch.
“I think this year will be a true test for us and we will see how well we are.
“Last year we couldn’t show anything because we didn’t focus on bringing any updates. This year it’s about this generation of cars and we’ll be able to show what we can produce and we’ll have to base that. But must be measured.”
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