Since making his F1 debut in 2007, Vettel has maintained a tradition of giving his car a woman’s name ahead of the new season, spanning spells with Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin. Names have included Julie, Kate, Kate’s Dirty Sister, Hungry Heidi, Gina and Lina.
Upon joining Aston Martin for 2021, Vettel and his mechanics settled on calling his car ‘Honey Ryder’, after the first Bond girl from the 1962 film Dr. No. Aston Martin has been synonymous with the Bond film brand throughout its history.
Aston Martin unveiled its new AMR22 car for 2022 on Thursday at its UK headquarters as the team offered a first true look at the grid for the new season.
Vettel revealed that prior to the launch he had not given a name for the car much consideration, only for the questions to make him start to give it some thought.
But he said a final decision would not be made until just before the season starts after talking with his mechanics.
“[I’d not thought about it] before I woke up…
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