Sebastian Vettel is able to transfer on from the frustration of final season now that he has joined the rebranded Aston Martin crew for 2021.

Vettel completed thirteenth out of 20 drivers in final 12 months’s championship standings, scoring at third of the factors of his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc.

It was the four-time champion’s final season with Ferrari earlier than becoming a member of Aston Martin this 12 months, however Vettel mentioned he not has any regrets about how his time on the Italian crew got here to an finish.

“The entire 12 months was a problem,” he mentioned on the launch of the brand new Aston Martin AMR21. “I’ve clearly thought of it quite a bit final 12 months, in the course of the season, and I am clearly not proud of how final 12 months went by way of efficiency, partly my efficiency, however yeah I feel I accepted by way of I have been dwelling by means of it.

“I haven’t got any regrets, clearly there are issues that did not go properly and issues I’d have appreciated to go higher, and in a different way and so forth, however finally I am very a lot wanting ahead to this 12 months. I am very a lot at peace with final 12 months.

“I do know that it hasn’t been to my requirements that I largely maintain myself, I’ve by no means actually cared what individuals say or assume or write, however that is why I feel it is necessary I am at peace with that myself, and really a lot wanting ahead to this 12 months, and having very, very excessive expectations myself.”

Vettel’s lack of efficiency was typically linked to the traits of final 12 months’s Ferrari, specifically a scarcity of stability on the rear, however he mentioned his choice for sure automotive traits over others had been overplayed.

“Each automotive behaves prefer it behaves,” he mentioned. “In fact you will have sure preferences however I feel if you’re in cost and completely happy and with every part that is happening round you, I feel you might be in a short time on high of the automotive and also you do what must be accomplished, attempt to discover the sting a way or one other, you adapt and so forth.

“I am wanting ahead to getting within the automotive, be myself, be completely happy, and have an excellent time, and if that is the case the outcomes will observe, no matter which means.

“I feel the entire rear finish factor has bought somewhat bit out of hand. I imply, when you take a look at the automobiles that I had once I was at Crimson Bull or starting of Ferrari I feel there’s at all times been occasions when the rear has been nervous and that is OK, so I do not assume I am extra susceptible than others on this regard.

“If something I do not like when the automotive is absolutely simply understeering, as a result of at the least with oversteer you are able to do loads of issues. The understeer as properly there are driver strategies however your fingers are a bit extra tied and you are a bit extra restricted. So truly I choose when the automotive is a bit free on the rear, it helps it to rotate and so forth — though apparent if it will get an excessive amount of then you definitely lose an excessive amount of time after which no one likes that as a result of it is gradual.

“However coming again on the philosophy [of the Aston Martin], I feel it’s attention-grabbing. Clearly I did not have a single lap but however possibly we’ll get a look tomorrow [during a shakedown at Silverstone], however then actually in Bahrain with constant circumstances to get a really feel of it.

“By the sounds of it it’s totally completely different, I hope it is coming my manner if there’s something like that, after which we’ll see the way it goes.”