Vettel: “I’m very happy that Checo [Perez] got Red Bull seat”

Sebastian Vettel joined Aston Martin after leaving Ferrari at the end of 2020 season. unfortunately long standing Force India driver Sergio Perez has to make a way for the four-time world champion.

After few months things have changed drastically in the driver market, The Mexican went on to sign with in-form Red Bull team at the expense of underperforming Alex Albon before start of 2021 season.

Though there was a speculation that Vettel might return to his former team Red Bull, ahead of French GP Vettel revealed a return to the team where he won his four world championship titles was never on the cards.

Vettel scored his first podium for new team Aston Martin in Azerbaijan while Perez took his first win for Red Bull, as the two new recruits seemed to have found their feet at Baku.

Ahead of this weekend’s French Grand Prix, with the two sitting side-by-side, Vettel was asked if he had regrets over not moving back to Red Bull from Ferrari for 2021.

“No I don’t regret and I don’t think it was an option,” replied the four-time Champion. “Obviously I decided to go in a new direction and join a new team with Aston Martin on a new journey and I’m very happy about that.

“And in all honesty, and this I really mean from the heart, I’m very happy that Checo [Perez] got a great seat because he deserves it. He’s shown it not just with a win but he’s shown it with the last 10 years or something like that, that he’s been in Formula 1, and he deserves to be in a great car.”

“I’m happy that Red Bull have a great car for two reasons: one, I obviously know a big part of the team, but obviously for Checo that he gets to enjoy the fact that you go to a race and you know that you have a car that you can fight for the win with,” he said.

“We all witnessed what happened in the past – he didn’t have it [a winning car] in the past – so it’s great for him.”