Joining Aston Martin wasn't a mistake for Sebastian Vettel, says Marc Surer, he just didn't consider that pre-2020 the team had only ever designed 'mediocre cars'. Last season Racing Point, as the team was known back then, raised eyebrows when they debuted a replica Mercedes F1 car, dubbed the ‘pink Mercedes' by the media. The team claimed a race win, Sergio Perez triumphant at the Sakhir Grand Prix, and finished P4 in the Constructors' Championship. It would have been third were it not for the team losing 15 points for using Mercedes' brake ducts, which was against the rules. While Racing Point was making headlines, Vettel was looking for a new team having been told by Ferrari that...
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