Four-times Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel made his move to Aston Martin last year off the back of a dismal end to his Ferrari career.
Sebastian VettelBeat team mate in qualifying13/21Beat team mate in race7/17Races finished19/22Laps spent ahead of team mate522/1145Qualifying margin-0.21sPoints43
Having been well and truly seen off by Charles Leclerc in 2020, Vettel had to assert himself over his latest team mate Lance Stroll – a driver who is not widely regarded as a potential future champion in the same way Leclerc is.
However Vettel’s start to the season looked alarmingly like a continuation of the Ferrari days. In Bahrain he collected penalty for yellow flag errors in qualifying and a woeful clash with Esteban Ocon in the race. Car trouble spoiled his next race at Imola, and although he reached Q3 in Portugal he slipped back during the race. In Spain he followed Kimi Raikkonen’s Alfa Romeo home.
Matters improved as he played himself in at the wheel of the AMR21, a…