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Just half a day after Sergio Pérez announced that he would be leaving the Formula One Racing Point stable next year after seven years, a team already known as Aston Martin next year already announced that Sebastian Vettel will compete with them in the 2021 season.
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The long-standing rumor in Formula One came to an end on Thursday morning when Racing Point, already known as Aston Martin next year, announced that it had signed four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel for the upcoming season.
“Sebastian has already proven himself a four-time world champion and his winning mentality matches that of Aston Martini. His arrival electrifies everyone on the team. On Saturday and Sunday afternoons, Sebastián is one of the best in the world and I can’t imagine a better person for the task of introducing the team to the new era that awaits him. “ – quotes Ottmar Szafnauer in a statement published on the Racing Point official website, in which, of course, the German driver is also mentioned.
“I am very happy to finally be able to share the exciting news about my future that I can be an Aston Martin driver next year. For me, this is the beginning of a new adventure with a truly legendary automaker. Lawrence Stroll’s energy and commitment to the sport are motivating, and I certainly believe that we can build something very special together next year. “ Sebastian Vettel said in a statement.
Although Racing Point’s official announcement does not mention how many years Vettel has been hired, the stable’s official Twitter account shared the announcement of Germany’s arrival with the attached text that “the four-time champion will join the team in 2021 and beyond. there”. .
The 33-year-old German made his 2007 Formula One United States Grand Prix debut with the BMW Sauber (he immediately earned points by replacing Robert Kubica) and then raced in this year’s Hungarian Grand Prix at Toro Rosso, winning the Italian Grand Prix in 2008. He has been a Red Bull driver since next season, and since 2010 he has won four World Championship titles in a row with the Austrian stable. Vettel has been a Ferrari driver since 2015, failed to clinch another World Cup title, but still won 14 races in his six seasons with the Italians. In his career, he has won 53 races so far, been on the podium 120 times, and finished first in time trials 57 times.
BREAKING: Sebastian Vettel signs for Aston Martin for 2021 and beyond # F1 pic.twitter.com/z2ZmvVxNmE
– Formula 1 (@ F1) September 10, 2020
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