Sebastian Vettel received a worldly appreciation from the F1 fandom for the German’s actions following the British Grand Prix race weekend. Despite enduring a disappointing end to the weekend at Silverstone, Vettel went on to collect rubbish from the stands, left out by the spectators.

What’s more, the 4-time world champion visited an incineration plant to gain awareness around the management of waste. Looking at his actions, Former F1 driver, Ralf Schumacher, lauded the Aston Martin driver for his ‘rubbish collection drive’ at Silverstone.

However, the 7-time world champion’s brother was displeased with the fact that Vettel couldn’t collect points on the track. Vettel was on the path to secure decent points for the team, but, then arrived the spin, which has been one of Vettel’s game-stoppers.

What did Ralf Schumacher say?

As reported by Motorsport-Total, Schumacher reckoned he would have been extremely happy had Vettel crossed home in the top 10 at Silverstone.

“I thought it was great that he picked up the rubbish. But, I would have been happy if he had also collected a few points,” Schumacher said.

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Before the spin, Vettel was running well inside the top 10. However, during the restart on lap 4, Vettel cracked under pressure from Fernando Alonso. The German ended up spinning around the old pit lane, falling down from a healthy P6 to the last on the grid.

That potentially sabotaged his race, as he found himself stuck amidst a much slower bottom-field pack. Despite desperate efforts, Vettel couldn’t manage to get his car within the top 15.

Hence, with a few laps left in hand, Aston Martin ordered Vettel to retire his car, putting an early end to the rather heartbreaking race.

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That’s a shame: Schumacher on Sebastian Vettel

Ralf is absolutely gutted to see the 4-time world champion inching towards his Ferrari struggles again after a brief strong phase this season.

“That’s a shame,” Ralf said. “I would have been happy for him if this momentum had continued from the races where he was very strong.”

After a shaky start to 2021, Vettel’s fortunes took a drastic turn at Monaco, where the German managed to secure P5. What followed was an incredible weekend at Baku, where Vettel handed Aston Martin their first podium in F1, with another top 10 finish at Le Castellet.

However, Silverstone marked Vettel’s third consecutive non-scoring weekend since then. Hence, can the Aston Martin driver get back on the horse amidst the poor run of form? Only time will tell.

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