Sebastian VETTEL: No points in the season finale as “CONCILIATION AWARD”

Sebastian Vettel after the race in Abu Dhabi laughed a little forcefully. Kind, but the euphoria looks different. After his first season for the team Aston Martin the trophy he received was only a consolation prize. Because Hag received recognition for maximum number of overtaking maneuvers in the 2021 season.

That being said, it is consolation prize, because real trophies are for places on the podium, for winners. There were too few of these this year, actually only one in Bakuwhen Vettel won second place. He repeated this on Hungaroring, but was disqualified after a race due to insufficient fuel in the tank. He finished the 2021 season on twelfth place with 43 points scored.

Sebastian Vettel finished the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi with careful hands, as he crossed the finish line as the eleventh and that, in his opinion, was the picture of the team in 2021 - Photo: HB Press

In the final c Abu Dhabi it was as common this season. Qualifications he ended up disappointed 16. place, it was much better in the race, but with eleventh place left empty-handed. “It went pretty well. The first lap of the race was chaotic and I couldn’t get many places here because I had to defend my position. Taken as a whole, we did our best. The race car was fine and better than in the qualifiers, as is often the case this year,”Said the German in a conversation with colleagues from Sky Sports F1.

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The German nonetheless ended the 2021 season with recognition, although it is a consolation prize that can only be laughed at sourly: the Overtake Award, for the most overtaking in the championship.

Happiness crazy color for the title of champion in the last race, he didn’t notice much. “In the last lap I only saw the Dutch in the stands jumping for joy and it was clear to me that Max had won the race.“But Hag he adds that he does not care in this regard. “They both deserved it. After the season and the last race in general, it was a bit of a lottery, just with a safety car before the end of the race." Kaos ending with racers who were able to overtake safety car, rated as comical. "It is usually always allowed for lagging racers to go ahead. Such are the rules. However, it also doesn’t make sense for us to stay in order then. We should have done this much earlier,”He concluded Hag, which is already in the first round safety car announced that the backlog should be lowered forward so as not to interfere in the fight for the title.   

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