Aston Martin
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Vettel’s problem, team ‘only ever built mediocre cars’
Sebastian Vettel’s problem is that his new team has “only ever built mediocre cars” says former racer Marc Surer.
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AM objected to floor changes, made other proposals
Aston Martin knew from the get-go in last year’s talks that cutting away a piece of the floor would hurt low-rake cars the most.
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Aston Martin ‘extremely demoralised’ under Stroll
Former F1 team boss Colin Kolles says Aston Martin staff are demoralised under Lawrence Stroll and have a radically different vision to him.
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Aston Martin upgrades can’t put Vettel into Q3
Sebastian Vettel said the upgrade package on his Aston Martin was “doing what it’s supposed to do” even though he failed to reach Q3 at the Spanish Grand Prix.
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Vettel felt ‘a lot more at home’ in upgraded AMR21
Now armed with the aerodynamically-improved Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel hailed his best Friday of the 2021 season at the Spanish GP.
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Vettel: Results are not a request concert
Perhaps the biggest disappointment so far, Sebastian Vettel says it “is what it is” and Aston Martin are doing all they can to improve.
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Updates gave Stroll greater race pace than Vettel
Aston Martin have confirmed the aerodynamic updates they took to Portimao gave Lance Stroll the stronger race car.
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Aston Martin ‘seek Mercedes help’ in rule change fight
Aston Martin are reportedly still considering legal action over this year’s rule changes – but firstly want Mercedes to help fight their corner.
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‘Vettel only signed to make Lance look better’
Former Force India boss Colin Kolles believes Sebastian Vettel’s move to Aston Martin was made to enhance the reputation of Lance Stroll, rather than improve the team’s line-up.
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Vettel confirms Aston Martin upgrades for Barcelona
Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he will be receiving upgrades to the floor of his Aston Martin at the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend.
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Vettel: I don’t worry about other people’s judgement
Arguably one of the harshest judged on today’s grid, Sebastian Vettel says he doesn’t “think about what others have to say” about him.
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Ralf tells Vettel: Fastest driver gets the updates
With Sebastian Vettel revealing Lance Stroll has a “different spec” in Portugal, Ralf Schumacher says that’s because the faster driver gets preference.
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Szafnauer explains why Vettel is struggling
Team boss Otmar Szafnauer says the unpredictable nature of the Aston Martin AMR21 is making life difficult for struggling Sebastian Vettel.
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Vettel: ‘Car doesn’t do what I want it to do yet’
Sebastian Vettel stumbled out of the blocks in Portimao, explaining that he and the Aston Martin AMR21 are not yet in sync.
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Aston Martin ‘too aggressive’ with brake warm-ups
With Lance Stroll and Sebastian Vettel’s brakes on fire on the Imola grid, Stroll says the team went “too aggressive” in warming up the brakes.
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McLaren: No reason, no way for a rule change
McLaren boss Andreas Seidl says there is no way that the rules will be changed this season just because Aston Martin are unhappy.
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‘Vettel would’ve done better to take sabbatical’
Sebastian Vettel would have been “better” off had he taken a sabbatical instead of joining Aston Martin, that’s according to Gerhard Berger.
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Szafnauer: Vettel ‘starting to get on top of’ AMR21
Aston Martin team principal, Otmar Szafnauer, believes “seat time” is key to helping Sebastian Vettel rediscover his form.
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‘Vettel is a finished man, but won’t get sacked’
Sebastian Vettel is “finished” but shouldn’t worry about being sacked as he “pays his own salary”, says former racing driver Jason Watt.
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Aston Martin calm down in threat of legal action
Aston Martin have reined in their threat over legal action, saying they are “pretty satisfied” with the FIA’s reasoning for rule changes.
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Aston Martin yet to find cause of brake issues
Aston Martin have yet to discover what caused the brakes on both cars to drastically overheat at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
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Stroll: AM knew regs would hurt, but not this much
Lance Stroll says Aston Martin knew the 2021 rules would hurt but didn’t expect them to hit quite this hard.
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Kolles launches scathing attack on ‘lap dog’ Wolff
Calling Toto Wolff the “lap dog” of Lawrence Stroll, Colin Kolles believes the Stroll and Wolff combination is “dangerous” for Sebastian Vettel.
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Vettel wonders if stewards were fixing coffee machine
Sebastian Vettel hit out at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix stewards for the time it took them to issue him with a penalty.
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Pirelli dismiss Aston Martin’s suspicions over aero regs
Pirelli motorsport director Mario Isola has weighed in on Aston Martin’s 2021 aerodynamic rules complaints, saying the “intention was absolutely not to penalise anybody”.
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Small differences, big impact on Vettel progress
Sebastian Vettel thinks the closeness of F1’s midfield battle is exacerbating his struggles to fully get to grips with the Aston Martin AMR21.
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Paddock storm brewing over aero regulations
There is drama brewing at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix withAston Martin in particular very vocal about the new aero regulations for the 2021 season.
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Vettel sees Aston Martin gains but more to come
Sebastian Vettel felt the Aston Martin AMR21 was a “bit better” after Friday practice in Imola, but there are improvements to be made.
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Vettel convinced Bahrain blunder won’t happen again
Crashing into Esteban Ocon on his Aston Martin debut, Sebastian Vettel says he has learned from his mistake and that it “won’t happen again”.
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‘Can’t make sense of Vettel at the moment’
Former F1 driver Christian Danner can’t make heads or tails of Sebastian Vettel saying he has no issues racing cars with unstable rear ends.