Four-time
F1
world
champion
Vettel
announced
last
week
he
is
retiring
at
the
end
of
the
current
campaign.
Vettel
finished
12th
in
the
drivers’ championship
in
2021,
his
first
season
with
Aston
Martin,
and
is
currently
lies
14th
in
the
standings
in
2022
–
having
picked
up
just
16
points.
Aston
Martin
have
moved
quickly
to
bring
in
a
replacement,
with
Alpine
driver
Alonso
–
himself
a
two-time
world
champion
–
set
to
join
next
year.
BREAKING
NEWS:
Sebastian
Vettel
to
retire
as
four-time
world
champion
announces
end
of
F1
career
“This
Aston
Martin
team
is
clearly
applying
the
energy
and
commitment
to
win,
and
it
is
therefore
one
of
the
most
exciting
teams
in
Formula
One
today,”
Alonso
said.
“I
have
known
Lawrence
and
Lance
[Stroll]
for
many
years
and
it
is
very
obvious
that
they
have
the
ambition
and
passion
to
succeed
in
Formula
One.
“I
have
watched
as
the
team
has
systematically
attracted
great
people
with
winning
pedigrees,
and
I
have
become
aware
of
the
huge
commitment
to
new
facilities
and
resources.
“No
one
in
Formula
One
today
is
demonstrating
a
greater
vision
and
absolute
commitment
to
winning,
and
that
makes
it
a
really
exciting
opportunity
for
me.”
Alonso
returned
to
F1
with
Alpine
in
2021
after
a
two-year
sabbatical
and
finished
10th
last
season,
which
is
also
the
position
he
finds
himself
in
midway
through
2022.
The
Spaniard
made
his
F1
debut
in
2001
and
won
his
two
world
titles
in
back-to-back
years
in
2005
and
2006.
Now
at
the
age
of
41,
Alonso
is
still
as
motivated
as
ever
as
he
prepares
to
embark
on
another
new
chapter
with
Aston
Martin.
“I
still
have
the
hunger
and
ambition
to
fight
to
be
at
the
front,
and
I
want
to
be
part
of
an
organisation
that
is
committed
to
learn,
develop
and
succeed,”
he
said.
“We
all
appreciate
that
there
is
much
to
be
done
to
get
to
the
front,
and
that
we
must
apply
all
our
energies
in
working
together
to
find
performance.
“The
passion
and
desire
to
perform
that
I
have
witnessed
convince
me
to
maintain
my
enjoyment
and
commitment
to
the
sport.
“I
intend
to
win
again
in
this
sport
and
therefore
I
have
to
take
the
opportunities
that
feel
right
to
me.”
Alonso
finished
eighth
at
the
Hungarian
Grand
Prix
on
Sunday
to
secure
his
eighth
consecutive
points
finish.
He
brings
a
wealth
of
experience
to
Aston
Martin,
where
he
will
link
up
with
Lance
Stroll,
the
son
of
executive
chairman
Lawrence.
“I
have
known
and
admired
Fernando
for
many
years
and
it
has
always
been
clear
that
he
is
a
committed
winner
like
me,”
Lawrence
Stroll
said.
“I
have
set
out
to
bring
together
the
best
people
and
develop
the
right
resources
and
organisation
to
succeed
in
this
highly
competitive
sport.
“Those
plans
are
now
taking
shape
at
Silverstone.
It
seemed
natural
therefore
to
invite
Fernando
to
be
part
of
the
development
of
a
winning
team.
“We
very
quickly
established
in
our
recent
conversations
that
we
have
the
same
ambitions
and
values,
and
it
was
logical
and
easy
to
confirm
our
desire
to
work
together.”
(With
OPTA
inputs)
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