British GP: Post-race reactions from Vettel and Stroll

Aston Martin’s home race ended with four points. The team had a mixed fortunes at 2021 British Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel forced to retire with some engine issues, while Lance Stroll drove a very good race to come home in P7 after starting P14 on the Grid.

Both Aston Martin drivers had a very good first lap, gaining few places before the red flag stoppage due to incident between Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.

Sebastian Vettel was put under pressure by Fernando Alonso during restart, the German was running as high as P6 before falling to back end of the grid with a unusual spin.

The Spin cost him and team valuable points in the championship battle, with no points to score keeping upcoming races in mind, team decided to retire Seb’s car from the race.

Like Vettel, Stroll struck back of Fernando Alonso for much of the race. Eventually he ended the race in strong P7.

Aston Martin will stay in P6 in constructors championship battle with 48 points, i point shy of fifth placed AlphaTauri.

Lance Stroll (P7)

“I am really happy with my race because we were able to turn around a tricky start to the weekend by finishing in P8 and scoring four points. We have been working to find the right car balance and we had a breakthrough today, which is a great credit to the team and all the effort everyone has put in.

The key to the race was making two strong starts either side of the red flag, where we gained several places each time. The strategies were quite similar for the whole grid, making overtaking more tricky, but those starts set us up for a good race. The new format has been a challenge for everyone this weekend, but I think there are positives and we can learn how to maximise the other events with Sprints.”

Sebastian Vettel (DNF)

“The weekend was looking promising and, without all the problems, I should have finished well inside the points. I am very disappointed to lose the car in a wheel-to-wheel battle with Fernando [Alonso].

I am not sure exactly what happened, but I misjudged it, lost grip, and spun. After that, I was right at the back. In the end we did not finish the race because the team retired the car with a cooling issue.”

Otmar, Team Principal & CEO

“We had hoped to be coming away from our home Grand Prix with more than the four points we eventually scored, but those four points came our way as a result of a superb drive by Lance, who made up six places this afternoon to convert a P14 grid slot to a P8 finish. No driver made up more places. As for Sebastian, he made a good start when the race recommenced after the coming-together between [Lewis] Hamilton and [Max] Verstappen, and he was dicing with [Fernando] Alonso when he spun at the exit of Turn Seven. He got going again but his race was ended on lap 40 with an engine overheating issue.”