Vettel not yet satisfied at Aston Martin: “ a lot of progress to be made ”

Sebastian Vettel has yet to get used to his new team, Aston Martin. The former Ferrari driver must acclimatize to his new environment, and in particular to his new car. With a 14th place in the time list in the second free practice session in Bahrain, the German believes that more speed and stability must be achieved before the season kicks off at the Bahrain GP.

Vettel doesn’t have much time left for this, as there is only one hour of training left in the program. “ However, each lap helps me get used to my new car, I try to get into the rhythm by trying as much as possible, ” said the German after VT2. Motor sport total. The four-time world champion managed to sign the fourteenth fastest time in the second session, which he is not yet satisfied with. “There is still a lot to do.”

“Right now I have a lot of ups and downs,” continued Lance Stroll’s new teammate. Vettel feels very different from a turn, which he finds normal when switching to a new team. “Sometimes I’m really good, while I’m always looking for the right way to work in other corners. It’s normal, ”he said, hoping for improvement before qualifying kicks off on Saturday afternoon.

Moderate departure from Aston Martin

With an eighth place for Stroll and a fourteenth place for Vettel, it could be worse for Aston Martin in the last session on Friday, but also much better. The former Racing Point had to leave Red Bull Racing, Mercedes, McLaren, Ferrari and AlphaTauri ahead of them in the times list, which new owner Lawrence Stroll would have seen differently. The dark green team were also unable to impress during the test days.