Alongside Red Bull, Aston Martin was the big winner of the Formula 1 opener in Bahrain. In the first race after the end of the Vettel era, the British racing team took third and sixth place. A success that was not granted to the Heppenheimer in his years at Aston Martin. The premier class pensioner is not disappointed – on the contrary.
Quite a few speculated that Sebastian Vettel looked at the season opener of Formula 1 in Bahrain with mixed feelings. Although his former racing team celebrated a sensational success. But Aston Martin did that without the German, who tried in vain for two years to lead his team to the top. Vettel doesn’t hold a grudge because of that.
“He wrote to me on Sunday after the race,” chief mechanic Mikey Brown reported in the “PitStop” podcast when Vettel contacted him. “He was so happy for us, which he shouldn’t have done,” said Brown, impressed by the reaction of the Formula 1 pensioner.
“It was just nice to hear from him. For him to text me and the lads just to say how happy he is for us and it’s so good to see us back up there,” said the Aston Martin mechanic who has had a close relationship with Vettel for the past two years.
Vettel does not regret Formula 1 retirement
Brown does not believe that the German now regrets his resignation. Vettel just had unfortunate timing, said the mechanic. “But, you know, he’s happy. He’s at home doing what he wanted to do. I think he ended his career on a positive note.”
The fact that things have turned around and that Aston Martin is obviously in a better position than it was in the two years with Sebastian Vettel is part of motorsport, the mechanic explained. “You never know what car you’ll get from one year to the next.”