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The 33-year-old German won four consecutive titles from 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull before joining Ferrari, but the Italian team has not renewed his contract.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel leaves the circuit as a crane lifts his car during the F1 Brazilian Grand Prix, at the Interlagos circuit in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on November 17, 2019. Image: AFP
MUGELLO – Former world champion Sebastian Vettel has signed with Racing Point for the 2021 season “and beyond,” the ambitious British Formula One team announced on Thursday.
The 33-year-old German won four consecutive titles from 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull before joining Ferrari, but the Italian team has not renewed his contract.
Vettel’s signing was “a clear signal” to the racing world, said Racing Point, which will take on the Aston Martin name next year after Canadian billionaire Lawrence Stroll’s investment in the British brand.
Vettel will drive alongside Stroll’s son Lance and replace Mexican driver Sergio Perez, who announced Wednesday that he will leave Racing Point at the end of the season.
Vettel has spent six seasons with the Italian team without repeating his exploits by winning the Red Bull title.
This period has been particularly difficult with Vettel sinking to 13th place in the championship ahead of Sunday’s Tuscan Grand Prix in Mugello, Italy.
Racing Point’s current season has been marred by controversy with allegations that they had copied Mercedes’ brake lines.
On Sunday, Racing Point withdrew its appeal against a 15-point deduction and a 400,000-euro ($ 472,000) fine.
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