Sebastian Vettel took a dig at his Ferrari stint, saying that he was happier at Aston Martin and Silverstone.
Vettel joined Ferrari from Red Bull as a four-time world champion. He was following in the footsteps of his idol Michael Schumacher, who established his legacy with the Scuderia.
However, six years later, the German left Ferrari rather unceremoniously with zero world titles. The way he was let go to Aston Martin was rather harsh, and since then, the Vettel-Ferrari story is something he hasn’t been recounting that often.
However, Vettel took a dig at his Ferrari stint recently, saying that his one year at Aston Martin was happier than the six with the Prancing Horse.
“Well, my departure from Ferrari was maybe a bit strange,” he said, as quoted by Formula1news.co.uk.
“In that respect, I’m happier now than before. But I would never want to miss my time at Ferrari.
“Even if my planned big successes failed to materialise there. We wanted to become World Champions.”
When asked why Ferrari hadn’t won a race since he won the 2019 Singapore Grand Prix for them, the Overtake Award winner said, “That is clearly due to the lead of Mercedes and Red Bull.
“Unfortunately, they continue to be so blatantly superior. But at some point, Ferrari will win again and become World Champion.”
As-ton of work to do
Vettel was also asked on the improvement plans Aston Martin have for 2022, and how they plan on navigating the new season.
“That is the big question,” he said.
“As I said before, a new set of regulations gives everyone hope. We now have to wait a year and see if everything develops positively – in all regions of the current standings.
“We had a difficult year in general with the new regulations and the modified, indeed cut, underbody.
“We didn’t have as steep an angle of attack at the rear as Red Bull, for example. Mercedes also suffered from the underbody. In 2020, they were still 1.5 seconds ahead.
“Our car is not that efficient. That is a weak point. Unfortunately, we had too much drag too often,” he concluded.
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