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Formula 1: Vettel is not talking about victories with the new Aston Martin AMR22
Speaking as part of the AMR22 unveiling at the Aston Martin Lagonda factory in Gayton, UK, Sebastian Vettel kept his voice low.
The four-time Formula 1 champion Sebastian Vettelkept his hopes low for the 2022 season, saying the team’s first goal is to grow and show how much he can evolve the new AMR22 over the course of the year.
The German, who dominated the sport in the four years 2010-2013 with Red Bull-Renault, showed a racing rebirth last summer after six difficult years with Ferrari and his rather difficult adaptation to the Aston Martin F1. A change that became even more difficult when the changes to the regulations in 2021 primarily affected his new team.
But Vettel is much more optimistic now, and that’s because all teams started from scratch this year – which will allow the England team to develop the AMR22 later in the year.
Speaking at today’s AMR22 unveiling at the Aston Martin Lagonda factory in Gaddon, UK, the German said: “At this point everyone is hoping to be on top, but the podium will be the same this year and there is only room for one. But we hope to be in better shape than last year.
“This year we have at least three quarters of the season the opportunity to further develop the car that we didn’t have last year. So it will be very different. Last year, of course, we knew from the start that we were going to have a big and difficult year. So let’s hope for a better one now”he added.
As he said, 2022 will show how good – or not – the Aston Martin F1 is: “This year will be a real test for us. And we’ll see how good we are. Because last year we didn’t commit to the development of the car, while this year it’s about the new set of rules and we can show what we can produce. And we should be measured by that.”
Finally, the German spoke about the new factory the team is building and the crucial, structural change in the competitive direction after the departure of Otmar Zafnauer, who likely moved to Alpine, and his replacement by Mike Crack: “The team is obviously growing. Management reshuffle is always an obstacle or disruption and will take time to overcome.
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