Why is vettel so fast

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Alex Misoyannis. And vice versa: some drivers work better with a car that handles a certain way than another driver does. Webber was at Red Bull before Vettel joined the team. Based on his observations of some thermal video, he believes Newey has developed a method whereby the tea tray flexes upward, allowing them to run the car lower to the ground. Does the Red Bull seem to have an advantage over other cars this season and in the past few seasons?

For sure. Does that take anything away from what Vettel does in the car? Not in my mind. The best cars are rarely developed in a vacuum. Windsor came across a photo of Vettel and another of Webber in the exact same spot at the Indian GP circuit. Magically at the first all their coorrelation problems they sighted in testing are fixed literally in a couple weeks.

F1 winter testing and F1 in general is just a long game of poker with everyone continually working on their bluff. The A. By Bradley Brownell. Image: Aston Martin F1. Screenshot: Formula One. To bring Aston Martin back to F1 is great so maybe their first podium finish and their first win could be a real milestone.

The fact that his father, billionaire Lawrence Stroll, is chairman and part-owner of both the team and Aston Martin strengthens his position with Aston Martin, but he rejects any notion of nepotism. Stroll more than doubled Vettel's points tally last season. His three podium finishes only scratch the surface though, as the year-old rightly points out that he could even have claimed his first Grand Prix win.

We made so much progress from to , so this year is just another big opportunity for us. Aston Martin have taken the shaken, not stirred approach to their rebrand and when the Formula 1 season starts with the Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28, it'll be another chance to make a first impression, albeit without spectators.

You're missing that extra excitement, life around the track. Similar to other sports and events in culture, we can't wait to get the audience back. After spending most of the season in Formula Three, he became a test driver for Sauber in At the United States Grand Prix, the year-old became the youngest driver in F1 history to score a point after replacing the injured Robert Kubica — Daniil Kvyat broke his record in The victory also made the year-old the youngest-ever F1 race winner — a record Red Bull's Max Verstappen broke in when he won the Spanish Grand Prix aged Vettel achieved even greater heights when he moved up the grid to Red Bull Racing in After becoming the youngest world champion in , he went on to win three more with Red Bull in , and He clinched his fourth title after winning six consecutive races, the final one at the Indian Grand Prix on the outskirts of New Delhi.