The crazy transfer saga began after Sebastian Vettel announced his surprise retirement. The German Maestro took to Instagram to reveal this news to his loyal fans. Sebastian Vettel won his first championship in Abu Dhabi and will fittingly be bringing his illustrious career to an end there. But the ex-Red Bull driver’s retirement meant Aston Martin needed to look for a replacement.

The Silverstone-based outfit wasted no time in replacing the 4-time world champion with a 2-time world champion, Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard is currently 9th in the drivers’ championship, 13 points behind his teammate Esteban Ocon.

Despite being 41 years old, Fernando Alonso has shown no signs of slowing down. But, Sebastian Vettel believes that this switch from Alpine to Aston Martin might be as smooth as expected and Fernando can expect a lot of hurdles a

Sebastian Vettel, warning his long-time rival, said, “The people are there, the new factory is under construction, so everything is taking shape, but it will take time. There was a huge possibility with this year’s regulatory changes, but we fell into the same trap as many others.”

“We now have these regulations until 2026, so teams that started well will have an advantage over those that started poorly. And the budget cap means that you can’t just invest money and resources to catch up,” Sebastian added.

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The duo has shared a lot of battles in their long and glittering career. We saw another one of those epic fights between the two maestros at Suzuka.

Sebastian Vettel reflects on his brilliant battle with Fernando Alonso

We have seen Fernando Alonso defending on a lot of occasions during his career. However, we saw the Spaniard attacking Sebastian Vettel at Suzuka. The fight went down to the wire, with Vettel beating Alonso by 0.011 seconds over the finish line.

Talking about his on-track battle with Fernando Alonso, Sebastian said, “Well, it was very, very close, he was a bit aggressive, I would say.”

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“There was a bit of confusion because I lost radio and I looked at the pit board, and I think race direction changed their mind of how long the race is going to go, and I didn’t know. I think we got away with it,” the Ex-Red Bull driver added.

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Nevertheless, it was some great racing from the two champions. We might not get to see Sebastian Vettel, but Fernando Alonso will be part of an ambitious Aston Martin team next year. Will his time with his new team prove to be a success?