Vettel receives unexpected support: "It's bad to see the current situation"
Sebastian Vettel will go from Ferrari to Aston Martin next year. The dream of becoming a world champion with the Italian team has not come true and that will hurt Vettel, but also his fans. Among those fans is Moto GP star Valentino Rossi.
Before the 2020 Formula 1 season was underway, Ferrari had already announced that Vettel was leaving. Carlos Sainz was named as his replacement and so Vettel already knew that 2020 would be his last year before the lights went out. So the dream of becoming a world champion with Ferrari will not come true.
Rossi supports Vettel
Vettel was close in 2017 and 2018. The German was runner-up for the world title in those seasons and couldn't keep up with Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes proved to be too strong as a team, but Vettel would have liked to have fought for his dream. The great MotoGP champion, Valentino Rossi, was disappointed that Vettel didn't get the chance to pursue that dream.
"It is a great pity that this relationship has become so bad that it is coming to an end," says Rossi according to Motorsport.com. ''They've been twice as close to a championship, but each time they haven't won. It's bad to see the current situation, where the car is just too slow. Vettel is still a top driver and can show his speed at Aston Martin," says the seven-time MotoGP champion who, at 41, is still at the highest level.
Rossi is very kind, but way more intelligent and smart along his career than Vettel has been.
It was since 2017 Vettel wasn't performing properly, and still team was supporting him in any possible way/form. Some while before Monza 2018, FCA ceo (sergio Merchionne) lost his patience and personally hired Leclerc (if he waited Ferrari DS and President to do someting... the nonsense Kimi-Vettel pair, would still be the prancing horse drivers, for next 4 years).
Grandpa Kimi understood the wind changed and promptly challenged Vettel, stopping to be the "good servant", and showing his talent. True some part of Ferrari managment (irritated by Marchionne's decision) continued to support Seb, but he didn't give them back anything good to keep the point. Along the whole 2019, a young and nearly rookie Leclerc was doing better than Vettel, who often didn't respect team advices. Finally, one must be blind and deaf not to undertstand his time has finished in Ferrari.
Not Ferrari had to drop Vettel, but Vettel must have told them he doesn't want to renew.
That is why I am always in favour of putting talented young drivers in the seats. I can never understand why teams insist on hanging on to or recalling drivers who have left the sport when there are so many good fresh talents from the F2 category waiting to come in. The 3 from 2018 are doing a great job and
there are at least 3 or 4 in F2 currently who are better than a few of the current drivers on the grid. Will also be interested to see how a veteran will fare in Renault next year.
