Ralf Schumacher has blasted Aston Martin for their 2021 season, saying it is an absolute embarrassment for the team.
Aston Martin looked like a very promising team on paper at the start of this season. Building on from the successful Racing Point, having a Mercedes engine, and boasting Sebastian Vettel in their ranks made them a favoured team.
However, the 2021 season hasn’t been kind to their team. They sit seventh in the Constructors’ Championship, have only gotten on the podium once, and have been riddled with average pace and reliability issues.
The team’s season was summed up by what happened at the Turkish GP. There, Vettel bizarrely pitted for mediums on a damp track, and spun all the way back into the pits next lap for intermediates again.
Ralf blasted Aston Martin for their 2021 season, saying they should be embarrassed with their performances so far.
“The team is more likely than Sebastian to be embarrassed at the moment,” Ralf told Sky Deutschland, as quoted by grandpx.news.
“The package is simply not going in the right direction and they do not seem to be able to develop it further, although they have a very close cooperation with Mercedes. Of course, the fact that they have hired a lot of new employees could be part of that.”
Vettel with no mettle
Ralf also touched on Vettel’s lacklustre season, saying that the team’s standing on the grid hasn’t helped him get the job done for them.
“I don’t think we’ll see Sebastian in the top ten very often, unless there are accidents like in Budapest,” Ralf continued.
“They are definitely behind McLaren and Ferrari. Even Alpha Tauri is ahead, so it will be a tough end of the year for Vettel.”
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