Sebastian Vettel is only a couple of months away from hitting the track with his new team, Aston Martin. The four-time world champion will be keen to put the troubles of the last year behind him and start anew.

The Silverstone-based team showed that they were the dark horses of the previous campaign. Sporting a car similar to the Mercedes W10, Racing Point almost ended the championship as the best of the rest. With the regulations effectively freezing the development of the car for this year, fans are optimistic that they’ll see a Vettel who is close to his best in 2021.

The German, for his part, is keen to experience working in a new environment.

He said (translated via Google)“Everyone is different, but still everyone probably likes to have an environment where they stand up for one another and work for one another. So far there are of course a lot of new faces for me at Aston Martin, but I am confident that it will work.”

Adapting will be key to success with Aston Martin, claims Sebastian Vettel

The German driver wants to be as open-minded as possible. Moving to a new team and adjusting to new ways of working may be a challenge. However, the ex-Ferrari driver has a plan in mind to make his shift to a new culture a smooth one.

He said, “You always have to be open to new things. I will meet a lot of new people, new ways of working, new approaches – and I would not be well advised to believe that only my way is the right one.”

Vettel’s stint with Ferrari may have ended on a sour note, but just how much it dented his confidence will be difficult to assess. Vettel may want to assess his Ferrari days by himself. But not everyone is convinced that a move to a new team will get Vettel performing like he once was at Red Bull, not least his new teammate, Lance Stroll.

So, the driver who once dominated the F1 grid will have to prove his doubters wrong this year. It’s worth mentioning that Vettel has only been signed on a one year contract. It’s not entirely impossible for the team to let him go if he performs like he did last year.

Undoubtedly, the pressure on him is intense. Will Vettel rise up from the ashes this year? We’ll soon see.