Sebastian Vettel’s decision to join the rebranded Aston Martin Formula 1 team in 2021 is one of the biggest driver market moves in recent years.
The latest edition of The Race F1 Podcast delving into what both the driver and team get out of the deal.
Mark Hughes joins Edd Straw to explain Vettel’s motivation, and the qualities he can bring to an upwardly-mobile team that has realistic aspirations to emerge as a grand prix winning force in the coming years.
Key to the hopes of this alliance thriving are the change of environment for Vettel, with Hughes explaining why the move away from Ferrari could allow Vettel to get back to his best.
There’s also an explanation of why, while Sergio Perez has been the stronger Racing Point driver when you drill down into the performance of the team’s existing pair, he perhaps hadn’t maximised the chance offered by the pace of the so-called ‘Pink Mercedes’.
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