Sebastian Vettel says he is missing around 100 laps in 2021 F1 pre-season testing due to new Aston Martin car problems, but he is not too worried and thinks there is no point in panicking.

Aston Martin F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer says Sebastian Vettel is fully motivated ahead of the start of the new Formula 1 season and is already pushing the team forward with his ideas and questions thanks to his experience with winning teams.

Aston Martin F1 team principal and CEO Otmar Szafnauer believes they can get the best out of Sebastian Vettel and allow him to enjoy the driving again, but also warns him that it won’t be easy for him against new team-mate Lance Stroll who is ‘very, very fast’.

Sebastian Vettel says that he is sorry that in six years with Ferrari he failed to win the title, but that this failure will not bother him for the rest of his life and that he believes that he left the team as a better driver than he was.

Red Bull motorsport adviser Helmut Marko says Red Bull would have opted for Sebastian Vettel for 2021 instead of Sergio Perez had the German not already signed for Aston Martin and that they didn’t want to sign him earlier because they still believed in Alexander Albon.

Aston Martin F1 team boss Otmar Szafnauer explained why four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel is so important to his team, and says they are sure Lance Stroll is more than capable of doing a good job if they give him a good car.

Sergio Perez believes that Sebastian Vettel made a 'great decision' by moving to his former team, which will be called Aston Martin from this year and will have a 'fantastic car' next year.

Ferrari has shown special racing suits in dark red that match the special color of their SF1000 car for the 1000th F1 race in Mugello and also published the first photos of their car in new colors on the track in Mugello.

Ferrari F1 team principal Mattia Binotto says they are disappointed and angry at the outcome of the Belgian GP at Ferrari and understands that their fans rightly feel the same, but urges that in situations like this they must remain firm to endure this difficult period.

Sebastian Vettel napustit će Ferrari na kraju trenutne F1 sezone nakon šest godina provedenih u Maranellu, potvrdile su obje strane u službenom priopćenju.