Otmar Szafnauer talks Aston Martin’s 2021 prospects, Vettel, Stroll & Midfield rivals
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Craig Slater sat down with Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer gives his first impressions of their new star signing and says Sebastian Vettel is ready to have "fun" in Formula 1 again - which means being competitive;
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Gods Grace Or Mans Synthetic Manipulation
9 dagen geleden
to quiet man
F1Freak F1
9 dagen geleden
im so hyped about Aston Martin and McLaren Mercedes this year. If the cars can be close i think we have the talent spread accross all the teams at the moment
Kunal _
9 dagen geleden
If someone show so much love and care for me even I'll win a race. Seb is definately going to be the prime Vettel again
Darth Vader
14 dagen geleden
Last year Lance was doing very well until that strange accident at Mugello, after that he lost confidence, if he manage to get back as he was before that point, he and Vettel will be a very strong line up.
RUNBOW
10 dagen geleden
Yes Stroll is very underrated and I think Seb will make a comeback similaire to 2015
akshit mittal
14 dagen geleden
Come on SEB, 5th title loading....
shaft221
14 dagen geleden
So instead of pink mercedes its a green mercedes???
Deadhouse_Gates
14 dagen geleden
Slater, Craig Slater.
Harry Chalcraft
15 dagen geleden
I preferred Bob Fernley.
Granjacia
15 dagen geleden
How are they getting no issues with eu/uk supplies when us mere mortals are getting hit with 40% taxes?
John' Stevens
16 dagen geleden
Keeping lance was an emotional decision and a mistake when they had other better drivers to pick from, including Perez
Jim C
16 dagen geleden
Great to see AM offering a home to a driver overlooked by RB and in the decline phase of his career. Pity they couldn't attract one of RB's choice of top drivers for 2021...
Jim Cargill
16 dagen geleden
@Buster0783 As I understand it SV only narrowly (and I use that word advisedly) won the AM seat. If LS Snr had been able to fit in the seat then..... :-)
Buster0783
16 dagen geleden
Well said !
carrington mangwroi
17 dagen geleden
Everyone talk a gud game until Monaco gp
Marty McFLY 1985
17 dagen geleden
Australian gp delay does this mean RETURN OF TEDS NOTEBOOK AROUND HIS LOCAL PARK again for 2021
George Masters
17 dagen geleden
Lol can't wait for my McLaren guys to put these frauds in their place!!!
Danish*beep*Sabir
2 dagen geleden
@George Masters Hmmmmmm ok but I think the same with Norris too
George Masters
2 dagen geleden
@Danish*beep*Sabir He defo took a knock of confidence for sure, plus he got Covid mid season. Like I said, I don't think he is bad, just don't particularly think he is a great F1 driver. He's Average most of the time but will put in the occasional good performance.
Danish*beep*Sabir
2 dagen geleden
@George Masters Yh i know but i cant blame him cus the fans and media were bashing him and with that huge carsh in mugello it obviously took a toll on him
George Masters
2 dagen geleden
@Danish*beep*Sabir i.e Stroll is the reason you guys finished 4th in the Constructors instead of 3rd.
George Masters
2 dagen geleden
@Danish*beep*Sabir Since the start of 2019 when Norris entered F1 when they have both been classified in 26 races Lando has finished ahead of Stroll 18 times whilst Stroll has finished ahead of Lando 8 times. RP clearly were the third quickest car last year as well and Stroll never properly capitalised on it whilst Perez more often than not did.
Mr Bungle
18 dagen geleden
Their lineup isn't rly representing Aston Martin good,i mean Seb yes hes a 4 time WC ,but Stroll i can rly believe that he stays in one of the best teams and they force him to improve
Grant Challinor
18 dagen geleden
Otmar didn't waste the opportunity to wheel-out some excuses for Lance Stroll's performance last year - even managing to throw Covid into the mix without mentioning that Perez had it too... Lance isn't a terrible F1 driver but he's not a rookie anymore but hasn't developed as you might hope... Probably a factor in bringing Seb to the team is that Germany is a very important market for Aston Martin but you take some of what Otmar said almost as meaning that the team are trying to find a driver Lance Stroll might be able to beat......
Georgy Thomas
19 dagen geleden
So this year we have a British World Champion driving for German team and a German W.Champ driving for a British team.
Gods Grace Or Mans Synthetic Manipulation
9 dagen geleden
and i predict England v Germany in Euro 2021 final, you heard i here first ;)
Pan i
16 dagen geleden
Yes, except AM is basically a Mercedes 😉
cynicalobserver
19 dagen geleden
The cringe in this video reaches new heights
Brian T
19 dagen geleden
Wow that was a dumbass question...
Bob Skinner
19 dagen geleden
Otmar can spin it as much as he can but he doesnt look comfortable with the decision to shaft Perez for Vettel. Vettel a great team player! You're joking Get Fooked Call me "Multi 21 Seb"
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
You are talking as if checo never clashed with button and ocon... While Seb and Mr.Iceman never had a in team battle
MrDerrickChan
19 dagen geleden
Looking forward to watching Checo spank "Aston Martin"
Weyland Yutani
19 dagen geleden
Vettel spent so long at Ferrari he now looks like Gerhard Berger
son
19 dagen geleden
Szafnauer. Otmar Szafnauer.
Kenneth Sørensen
19 dagen geleden
The biggest problem with this Aston Martin team is Stroll, yes both Stroll's. And Otmar Szafnauer is to frighten to say anything negative about Lancey boy. Anyhow, it will be hopefully some fun moments in the 21 season also!
Danish*beep*Sabir
3 dagen geleden
The only thing Stroll needs to improve is his consistency
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
@Offbeat Peers OP is stoned... Leave him alone
Rohit Revankar
19 dagen geleden
I have never heard any team principal say anything negative about their drivers..You have eh?
finton mainz
19 dagen geleden
Painting the pink Mercedes green isn't a major innovation as hyped. They will be lucky if they can get the new tyres to work this year with the loss of downforce.
finton mainz
18 dagen geleden
@Sourojeet Dasgupta I'm impressed. I didn't know Siemens AG had a branch in Dharavi.
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
@finton mainz he? oh he is fine.. Currently he is working as regional head of Simens... not that you will know what it is any way
finton mainz
18 dagen geleden
@Sourojeet Dasgupta where's your cousin Rohit?
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
Not that you will understand any of this... So you stick to calling it pink Mercedes and green Mercedes
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
@finton mainz minor tweeks? Don't make me laugh... Chassis balancing... Weight redistribution... Reliability update , new aero package.... And much more electronic work... Its the reason Mercedes are less dominant towards end of the season cause they stop developing there car to use the resources on next year
Sean Kirk
19 dagen geleden
I hope "Lance n Sebastian" work out for you rather than "Sergio n Sebastian",.. I'm so looking forward to this 2021 season, because I think the latter would be the better combination.
Tyler Anderson
19 dagen geleden
FIA: We need to cut costs. Let’s make them keep the same chassis but redesign all the aero.
#sv5
19 dagen geleden
Otmar looks happy for this season
John Clery
19 dagen geleden
I used to be a Hamilton fan. Cant stand the guy now. Sanctimonious, preachy and falsely humble. - Come on Aston & Vettel.
abhi verma
19 dagen geleden
Liegate all the way...
M C
19 dagen geleden
Can't stand him ever since he started speaking up against systematic racism instead of dancing for your entertainment, right?
seb5
19 dagen geleden
You're sympathetic
twosecsted
19 dagen geleden
Agent 005
luna lina
19 dagen geleden
Welcome Sebastian to Aston Martin 🐞💪🎉👌👍💖🐞💪🎉👌👍💖
007dunphy
19 dagen geleden
Let’s be honest... stroll simply isn’t good enough.. he kept his seat because his dad owns the team... he ain’t no where as good as perez and you can’t even mention him and Vettel in same sentence... If anyone else owns that team at the end of season who goes ... stroll
007dunphy
18 dagen geleden
@Hoàng Đạt Ngô if he wasn’t backed by his dads money in his 1st year with Williams he would have been dropped and never seen in F1 again .. like most rookies who just don’t cut it ... throw someone enough balls sooner or later they will hit one ..
Hoàng Đạt Ngô
19 dagen geleden
Nah, As a Seb fan. I think Lance is good enough. He has improved a lot. He's also very young, just over 22. He still has a lot of potentials. Maybe not a top driver like Leclerc or Max but a good midfielder just like Perez. Yeah, he isn't as good as Perez right now but Perez is way more experience than Lance and if you compare his fourth season with Lance's fourth season in F1, I don't think he's much better.
Peppa Pig
19 dagen geleden
Heard it before. He qualified P1 in Turkey. They all drove on the same wet track in cars that couldn't reach their max speed. He is an exceptionally good driver. The wet is where the cream rises to the top.
Christopher Brown
19 dagen geleden
There should be a new rule now at Aston Martin that everybody has to wear a tuxedo work uniform while they are working.
Varun Kaushik
15 dagen geleden
Like RBR when all the mechanics were dressed up as stormtroopers one year in Monaco!!
finton mainz
18 dagen geleden
It would be a clever gimmick. They should really do it
The Racing Pilot
19 dagen geleden
Let's go Aston 🙌🙌
dev ravi
19 dagen geleden
PLEASE WIN AGAIN PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE SEB
BroAverage
19 dagen geleden
Don't worry he will send got us covered with Aston Martin now that he's out of toxic Ferrari
luna lina
19 dagen geleden
Sebastian Vettel und Aston Martin 💖💪🎉👌👍💖💪🎉👌👍💖
It's Only Me
19 dagen geleden
Would be highly amusing to see Vettel get embarrassed again
david orama
19 dagen geleden
...I think you mean sad, not amusing.
Rohit Revankar
19 dagen geleden
@Alexander James LMAO ROFL
Alexander James
19 dagen geleden
Keep giving ferrari a BJ mate
Pranesh koul FxDLPdulWQ
19 dagen geleden
Finally Seb is in safe hands🔥❤️
BroAverage
19 dagen geleden
U love to see it 💚💚💚
Jules
19 dagen geleden
Otmar with the Android selfie cam
Mancunian swagger
19 dagen geleden
All i want is to see seb making bittono cry!!
Nakul Naik
15 dagen geleden
@chris chris I admit that seb isn't Lewis material anymore and I admit he got beaten. But you're discrediting his entire 4 world championships down to luck, car performance. That is plain stupid on your part. You're one of the few people who believe in such a thing. Seemingly almost the entire f1 community regards him as an f1 legend but you believe he isnt.
chris chris
15 dagen geleden
@Mista Dobalina there are many experts that say that it was faster but you vettel fan boys are so obsessed with your hero you cant even admit when he is beaten by a better driver and make every excuse possible, now that is whats sad
Mista Dobalina
16 dagen geleden
@Nakul Naik Chris Chris is a clown What he says is fact in his head, because he says it 😄
Mista Dobalina
16 dagen geleden
@chris chris you gave up and ran, you didn't counter anything. You stated the Ferrari was faster in 2017 and 18, yet they only scored 4 pes the one year and 5 the next. All due to vettels skill too. You're delusional and your hatred is quite sad.
Mista Dobalina
16 dagen geleden
@chris chris vettel won plenty in 17 and 18 what are you smoking? And you state that the Ferrari was the fastest then like it's a fact. How on earth would you know?
Mancunian swagger
19 dagen geleden
All i want to see from seb this yr to overtake sainz at the last corner at monza & break ferrari hearts coz they certainly broke my man's heart..
Nakul Naik
17 dagen geleden
@Georgy Thomas Seb is the reason Seb is out.
Federico d'Este
18 dagen geleden
@Areeb Siddiqui but the fact they were not good enough does not mean seb did not have the support of the team, dummy.
Areeb Siddiqui
18 dagen geleden
@Federico d'Este The 17 car was never good enough for the title. Seb drove on another level that year to get into a championship battle which he was inevitably going to lose. I explained why Vettel didn't win in 18. Use your eyes and read. Also, whilst Ferrari were closer to Merc in 18 than the year before. Merc and Lewis were still better over the course of the year and massively outdeveloped Ferrari and deserved to win the title.
Federico d'Este
18 dagen geleden
@Areeb Siddiqui so what that they were not there anymore? Arrivabene gave seb two competitive cars and vettel couldn't win the title, then the rise of leclerc made the team move on from seb
Areeb Siddiqui
18 dagen geleden
@Federico d'Este Oh please, just go and educate yourself. Luca De Montzemello and his people were responsible for bringing Seb to Ferrari but by the time he came they were gone. Marchionne/Arrivabene and their style was like chalk and cheese compared to Vettel. He wanted more say in the working of the team but they told him to stick to the driving and nothing else. Vettel is known for having a hands on approach and at Red Bull they facilitated that by truly building the team around him. And we all know how that worked out. That was bad enough but from 2018 onwards they also moved away from their car philosophy in pursuit of straight line speed. They started building long wheelbase cars with instability and lack of rear downforce and lots of oversteer. If you know Vettel then you'll know how much he struggles with a car like that, you give him a car with undeersteer and great rear downforce and he's virtually unbeatable. Things just got worse from 2019 onwards when Clownotto took over. Add to that Ferrari having the dumbest strategists on the grid with the brunt of their failures falling mainly on Vettel's shoulders and their godawful pitcrew which couldn't execute a good pitstop to save their lives. Anyway, Ferrari are Leclerc's problem now, I'm gonna enjoy watching them crash and burn when they budget cap comes in and the most inefficient team on the grid has to work on a quarter of its current budget. As for Vettel, thankfully he's in a better place now at Aston.
Soham Mhatre
19 dagen geleden
He didn't miss the chance to call Seb as "Vettel, Sebastian Vettel" lmao
sanjay kumar
19 dagen geleden
When you go to Aston this line just suits up 😂😂😂although bond will be happy 😂😂
Rhys Shaw
19 dagen geleden
I like hearing him say "I don't think that [3rd in WCC] would be out target".
Rhys Shaw
19 dagen geleden
Yes, I don't want a pay 2 win sport. Mclaren, ferrari, even Renault. Vettel the only chance for Aston Money
M C
19 dagen geleden
It's what they should've gotten last year but the owner's son didn't do his part in the car.
Andre Gopiechand
19 dagen geleden
"0-0- Uh!! Oh!!!" !!!!!! (Double 0 -Uh !! Oh!!!)
rebecca Chua
19 dagen geleden
Go team 3S - Saf + Seb + Str 😃😎😎🍀🍀🍀
BroAverage
19 dagen geleden
It's a sign let's go seb let's go stroll let's go sat💚💚💚☘️☘️☘️
Bhrz
19 dagen geleden
Otmar: We have bought lots of green spray paint during the winter break, to make the W11 look like an Aston Martin.
sam08yeet
19 dagen geleden
se🅱️ will be back
MSportsEngineering
17 dagen geleden
...wards facing on track before you know it!
Scott Meredith
19 dagen geleden
"Aggressive new haircut" 🤣 Try "going bald"
Lastname Firstname
19 dagen geleden
Why is the journalist calling Aston Martin a wonderful brand. Isn't he supposed to be objective or is he on the AM payroll to market them a bunch? Weird.
Pixel Boujee
17 dagen geleden
Well because Aston Martin IS a wonderful (read: legendary) brand ? Lmao what even is this question.
Sourojeet Dasgupta
18 dagen geleden
@Anshuman Mahapatra yup they dominated WEC 19-20... also won 24hours of LeMans
Anshuman Mahapatra
19 dagen geleden
Because it is.. Lookup Aston Martin's history including racing series such as wec.. and it is a legendary brand with the james bond movies
Lastname Firstname
19 dagen geleden
@Scott Meredith So because its a British team he has to suck up to them for 80% of the interview? Pretty weird. Every other sentence that came out of his mouth was him showering AM with praise.
Scott Meredith
19 dagen geleden
Maybe because he's British, SkySports is British, and Aston Martin is British. Call me crazy 🙄
ғɪʟʟ 1ɴ ᴛ҉ ʜ3 ʙʟᴀɴᴋs
19 dagen geleden
Man, I am just hoping Aston surprises this year, and in every regard. This year will be a significantly greater challenge than last year.
Derrick Vigas
19 dagen geleden
Hamilton, a Britain, is dominating in a German team , Vettel, a German, is joining a British team. LEZZZ GO VETTEL
carrington mangwroi
17 dagen geleden
Actually proton is a British team aka proton Mercedes benz
Dope Soldier
18 dagen geleden
@Alpha Wolf with your Logic Renault are also British team, but you won't cause it's not a Winning team !
MR AMG BENZ
19 dagen geleden
@Alpha Wolf based in UK solely for F1 logistical purposes. Merceded Benz is the most German thing there is
Bluen Ginez
19 dagen geleden
I too am a Britain
Dope Soldier
19 dagen geleden
@Alpha Wolf German based in the UK !
prashant patil
19 dagen geleden
Names Szafnauer, otmar szafnauer and Vettel , Sebastian Vettel👏🏻👏🏻
Sam Dawson
19 dagen geleden
The season can’t come fast enough
Mike Suarez
19 dagen geleden
I don’t think lance will compete against seb but who knows nothing is impossible in F1
Areeb Siddiqui
18 dagen geleden
@The Living Room Lance Vs Seb is most certainly not even a conversation. Pure delusions for anyone who thinks that's a possibility.
The Living Room
19 dagen geleden
@Tim Dev Haha he'd need to beat Lance first! Really hope he gets his mojo back and features in a bond film before he hangs up his gloves!!
Tim Dev
19 dagen geleden
@The Living Room Win the championship and retire like a boss?
The Living Room
19 dagen geleden
If Lance beats Seb, Seb will have to do a Rosberg imho
BroAverage
19 dagen geleden
SEB *WILL* BE BACK
RUNBOW
9 dagen geleden
@Scott Meredith doesn’t mean anything 😐
Scott Meredith
9 dagen geleden
@RUNBOW All I have to say is: 6 YEARS AGO. Ancient history bro. Keep living in the past. 🙄
RUNBOW
10 dagen geleden
@Scott Meredith he had a comeback in 2015. 2014 was a mediocre season for him but 2015 was a very strong season for him. Even Hamilton said that what Vettel achieved with the machinery he had was scary.
luna lina
19 dagen geleden
@Scott Meredith 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩
Anshuman Mahapatra
19 dagen geleden
@Scott Meredith saw 2015? He was back with a bang won 3 races in a much inferior ferrari, beat rosbeg untill last 2 rounds .. i dont think you know what you are talking about
sharle legreck
19 dagen geleden
BOOM
Kieren
19 dagen geleden
F1!!