One of Formula 1’s worst kept secrets is out, Sebast💦ian Vettel will join the rebranded Aston Martin squad for the 2021 season.

Af🔯ter Ferrari announced it would not be renewing Vettel’s contract beyond the end of the year, Racing Point wasted no time in getting talks underway with the four-time world champion ♚in the bid to secure his services.

Vettel’s signat꧋ure marks a huge coup and is a major statement of intent for the Silverstone-based squad as it readies to enter a new era as the Aston Martin F1 Team. Replacing Sergio Perez, Vettel will partner the team’s billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll’s son Lance.

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Current Racing Point t📖eam principal Otmar Szfanauer believes Vettel’s arriva🐭l will boost Aston Martin and help take the team to the next level.

“He will raise the team to a different level a෴nd I'm sure it will be 1000 little things that he will help us improve that can then take us to a new level,” Szafnauer said.

“I think he'll bring with him a World Champion work ethic and that's wha🧸t we all want to learn from.

“Everyone's going to have to raise their game and he will be a great mentor for Lance too. He's sꦬtill relatively young and very fast, and it’s great for Lance to learn from a four-time♋ world champion.”

In our latest video – which you can watch below - we consider why Vettel w♉as the perfect choice for Aston Martin…

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