Vettel's performance confirms suspicions: "That's his biggest asset".

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10:53, 28 Dec 2021

After six seasons at Ferrari Sebastian Vettel went to Aston Martin in 2021. Otmar Szafnauer is extremely satisfied and has been praising Vettel for his contribution to the team.

Ferrari decided to give Carlos Sainz a contract, so the German had to look for a new seat. He ended up at Aston Martin where they could put his experience to good use. The Aston Martin team boss was very happy with his results and attitude within the team.

"He's such a man of integrity; he works hard, has a great work ethic, leaves no stone unturned. I wasn't surprised, but I was still happy that what I thought he was, was confirmed by his actions," said the engineer at Motorsportweek.

Constantly improving himself

It took some time before the 34-year old driver could show what he was worth, but after four races he knew enough about the team and the car and was able to post good results. The Aston Martin driver got faster with every race, but even in a race itself he knows how to constantly improve himself by watching other drivers. "For me, that's his biggest asset," he said.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	179
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	154
3	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	147
4	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	108
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	97
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	82
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	76
8	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	52
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	42
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	39
11	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	20
12	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
13	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	18
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	6
15	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
16	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	5
17	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	3
18	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	1
19	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
20	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
21	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

Vettel's performance confirms suspicions: "That's his biggest asset".

Constantly improving himself

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