In addition to his first outing for his first new team in six years, it was also a debut experience for the German with a Mercedes F1 engine. The majority of Vettel's year career, which has included four world championships and 53 race wins, has been spent in cars running Ferrari or Renault power.
Mercedes has generally been the sport's benchmark power unit since the hybrid-turbo engine era started in Vettel arrives at the former Racing Point team on the back of a disappointing end to his six-year Ferrari career, when he endured the worst full-season of his career in and finished 13th in the Drivers' Championship. As reported by Australia's Which Car on Saturday, Vettel's Ferraris, all of them located in Switzerland, where the four-time world champion resides, have been put up for sale via renowned supercar dealership Tom Hartley Jnr in the United Kingdom.
We're guessing Vettel wanted to free up space to make way for some new metal, and no doubt at the top of the list is Aston Martin's Valkyrie hypercar. All of the Ferraris were purchased by Vettel after he joined the Italian squad in and the models launched after the date were purchased new by him.
Vettel in will drive for Aston Martin alongside Lance Stroll. Their new F1 car will be revealed on March 3, with official pre-season testing to follow on Mar.
The first race of the new season is the Bahrain Grand Prix on Mar. Sign up to get the latest performance and luxury automotive news, delivered to your inbox daily! Vettel has carried his number 5 to his new team Aston Martin for the season. And if the early signs are any indication, it seems like Sebastian might just get his fifth title in coming years. Vettel has already secured a second-place finish with the team and gave another stellar performance in Monaco.
He also finished second in Hungary before being disqualified. The German is feeling rejuvenated in his new team and will want to cap off his career with his fifth title in Formula One. Ferrari Enzo.
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