How Ferrari Psychologically Affected Sebastian Vettel 

Seb Vettel the man that can do 10 laps on a Hard tire and 100 on a soft thanks to Ferrari strategy

Man, if I see him a world champion for the 5th time I will jump from happiness.

I often criticize Hamilton for being too much of a PR robot but this intro clip really reveals the human side of him

Vettel absolutely loved and adored Ferrari, that's why he even moved in the first place. But alas that relationship turned abusive and we all know how those go.

1:04 “That car has developed over the years and it has nothing to do with Charles, it’s been all Sebs work” I think people really need to understand what Lewis Hamilton is saying here. It’s the reason why not anyone can just walk into Mercedes and turn it into a championship winning team, it’s the reason why other drivers struggle to join Redbull and compete with Max. It’s not just about the car it’s about the impact the driver makes on it’s development so people should not just assume someone like George Russell can join Mercedes and keep it a championship winning team. Yes the team and budget play a massive role but drivers like Lewis, Max and Seb have the ability to fine tune a Formula One race car and keep improving it while pushing it to its very limit

I share your opinion. As an Italian I’ve been a Ferrari fan since the day I was born, but as an athlete I can’t stand how the scuderia is behaving with everyone in the team. This year I couldn’t cheer for them, I was cheering for the drivers, not for the scuderia. Take Williams for example: they had their worst years ever but the team is motivated, the pit stop crew is strong and they want to do better. Ferrari is falling apart, but FIAT never treated well their employees so it isn’t that strange. I hope to see the man back on top where he belongs. Grazie SEB 🙏🏼

Man I'm gonna be honest after everything that has happened these 2 last seasons but especially after the radio message from him to the team in Abu Dhabi Seb will now forever live in my heart!

He is a 4time champ he will do exactly what the team needs. But to challenge for a chip they will need a monster season. McLaren got the extra dollers this year and are getting a merc engine so Aston martin will need to step up. Give seb a car he loves and that stroll can drive and not complain about

"the car they developed over the years have nothing to do with Charles. It's all seb" Couldn't have said it better.

I still think Binotto has a sbinalla button on his desk in the garage...

Absolutely perfect assessment. Couldn’t agree more. Hope Seb comes back strong and smiles again. Bless that man.

His win in Singapore 2019 was superb too! That out lap after he'd pitted was a thing of beauty. Future generations should watch that and study it. Absolute perfection!

I really like the respect Seb and Hamilton have for each other.

As soon as I heard he signed with Ferrari i knew it was going to come to this.....it always does, it's the Ferrari way....I've been following F1 for 40 years, it hasn't changed.

This is true. I think he’ll be a world champion again if everything goes right at Aston Martin

Michael had a team Vettel didn't, I believe he'd be a different driver had that been the case

Love hearing Lewis talk so positively about Seb.

the car that charles drove to victory at monza in 2019 was literally the car which seb and kimi made. they gave ferrari everything they had. and now everyone can see that everyone not in ferrari respects them more than ferrari respect themselves. hate that it had to end like this. am will definitely be better in 2021. and ferrari will prolly be better as well. but if we see og seb again i will literally be the happiest person in the world.

Schumacher was infamous for driving a setup every sane person would consider undriveable. I think Ferrari didn't quite move on from that.

I'm not a Vettel fan, I'm not even a Ferrari fan, but it just makes me so sad to see such a proven driver be written off because his surroundings not suiting him. Let's see what he can do at Aston Martin before we just dismiss a 4 time world champion as being "out of his prime."

I think we will see the old Seb reappear at Aston, going to a more supportive family like team. Ferrari put to much pressure on their drivers and are ruthless against them if they don't improve,like leaving their drivers name off his clothing which he has to wear for the media, during Seb's career at Ferrari there were numerous team management changes, poor strategy's and off coarse the cheating all this adds to the pressure put on him, I totally agree with your analysis of him and hope he can rise like the phoenix to win again and take Aston to the heights they deserve

i love the respect between lewis and vettel... that why they both my fav driver!!!! They both G.O.A.T

Seb has always been a very quick driver, he dominated the bmw series and won the f3.5 euro series when he was very young ,apparently hours of him spending hours of driving and testing newys tight rear end has made him very sensitive to rear. He likes a strong rear end so much he named his rb6 kinky kiley

Great video. It still doesn't explain the slow pitstops on his side of the garage and exploding brakes 😂😂

Seb was brilliant in the Ferrari SF15-T in 2015. He definitely silenced the “ it’s the car” crowd that year. I remember thinking at the time the next era will be an epic Seb v Lewis era for at least next 5 seasons. But I didn’t see a Charles Leclerc coming 🤦‍♀️

Success in formula one is down to many things. One of the crucial elements is timing. The team vettel signed for wasn't the one that welcomed him in maranello. Luca was ousted by the taskmaster Marchionne and his number 1 lieutenant Arrivabene replaced Mattiacci. Vettel is a hard worker, in the same vein as his hero Micheal. But unlike Michael, there was no Jean Todt protecting the team from upper management. There was no Brawn leading the technical side. Well that's not entirely true. They did have James Allison, but unfortunately Marchionne's brutal managerial style sent him to their nearest rivals Mercedes. James was quite fond of Sebastian and together they created ferrari's most ambitious car to date, the sf70H. While it lacked mercedes OP quali modes, it's chassis was easily the best on the grid. Showcasing impressive tire wear characteristics and most importantly a strong rear end. Vettel was magic in that car, leading most of the season until unreliability and Singapore put end to their championship challenge. Knowing their only real weakness to Mercedes was qualifying, Binotto was tasked with "exploiting" the grey areas of the PU regulation. With Marchionne's sudden death in 2018 a power struggle began between Binotto and Arrivabene. All while ferrari lost faith in Sebastian and he in them. The pressure both on track and off, did him in. To win, a driver and team must become one. There can't be any uncertainties. The releasing of Kimi and promotion of Charles was a clear sign, vettel was no longer top dog. 2019 pretty much confirmed Marchionne's suspicion that Seb wasn't worth the $50m he was being paid. 2021 will be an interesting year for Seb. Can hardly wait...

Oh, man, you've got a very bright future ahead of you. I loved this video. I am sure Seb will bounce back and get another win with Aston Martin.

The Italians are very similar to the Chinese, they hate to lose face or be embarrassed and things are never their fault. They are always YOUR FAULT. They will never admit they are wrong or need to change. Having worked with and for Italians, I am speaking from experience. Attending meetings where years old and even decades old feuds are brought up and end with people yelling and screaming. Or people refusing to do business because ‘F- that guy’ is stated as a reason. Or where secret friendships are formed with the express purpose of stabbing someone in the back when it will hurt them the most. Was Seb being undermined at the team, 100%. Did they do it to make them look good and him look bad 100%. Was Charles car better and faster, absolutely. The problem here is Ferrari, and its a problem that will never be solved. From Enzo Ferrari calling other drivers while Nikki Lauder was literally on fire in the TV in front of him, to sacking their last wdc Kimi...twice, to hiring and sacking of Alonso, and now Seb. In the years to come, Ferrari deserve every peace of misfortune that comes their way. If you are a formula 1 driver, the biggest mistake you can make is to race for them, Ferrari are the kiss of death!

Love him or hate him, i appreciate what Lewis said about Seb

I think this Aston Martin signing is going to be a monumental shift in F1 for better.

i truly belive that seb is capable of getting at least one more world champion title. if everything comes together, why not? car, psychology, confidence + his raw talent. i mean if you are capable of 4...then you are capable of 5

So Leclerc's strength comes from childhood trauma? My dude is literally an anime protagonist.

I agree with everything that was said in this video except the part about him not being sabotaged by Ferrari. First off, Ferrari wrote off the season after their controversial decision with the FIA on the engine fuel flow issues. Second, Ferrari does not need the money that they would get from finishing in third place vs any other place. They get a substantial amount for being the oldest f1 team. Third, with the new regulations, certain teams that finish lower have more time in the wind tunnel for testing their 2021/2022 cars. What’s ten million to Ferrari? Just a drop in the bucket for a $600 million budget. Fourth, they have displayed that they are toxic, in the past with drivers like Prost and now its evident. They lied to him and chose Sainz before the season even started and made up bullshit excuses like corona. Fifth, the deficit the two cars have is insurmountable, over a second difference in qualifying, you think Seb forgot how to drive? Nope. They just didn’t give a shit as long as Leclerc finished before him. Its clear all season, just look at last week in qualifying how Leclerc stormed through q3 and seb barely made it into q2. Cmon, if you think the cars are equal you are an idiot. Plain and simple.

Let me talk Pre Bahrain: Got his smile back Imola: Got his fighting spirit again, overtaking where others couldn't Portimao: Outqualified his teammate Lance for the first time and Q3 appearance, seem to find his one-lap-pace again. Spain: Nothing new, but good move against Gasly and Gio. But still just P13. Monaco: P8 in Qualifying, finished in P5 ahead of Hamilton, Driver of the day because of a very narrow move against Gasly. Trust in the process, he's getting better and better.

Love Seb, but this is a team sport and you’re only successful if everyone is pulling their weight. Wish him every best for the future

I really like Seb. Although I used to be a Schumacher fan all the way up to his 2nd retirement, I've been a Hamilton fan ever since, I also admire and respect Seb. He seems to be a great guy to team up with. Look at how he and Kimi got along. I think he and Masa also worked well together. And just listen to his emotion when he sang for the Scudria last Sunday at the end of the race. The key here is for him and Stroll to get along well. If he does then all gloves are off. So long as Daddy Stroll stays out of it and allows them to compete on equal cars. But then again, we are talking about the team that kind of screwed Perez by waiting for the last minute to make up their minds. Although Perez was kind of stupid by not looking out for number 1 and trying to play the whole commitment game with an F1 team. He played the musical chairs game and was left standing in the end. Good luck Seb.

This video rocks mate. I look forward to the next.

1: arrivabene broke sebs trust and his mental stability 2: getting less points in the constructors means you get more tokens for aero for 2021, make Charles shine to keep his morale high, keep seb out of the way of Charles so no fights on the track, Seb is leaving so any good parts is tested maybe just on Charles so Seb don't get that info, kinda like what happened when he left redbull but they were professional .. they started to exclude him from many things cuz he was leaving to an immediate competitor, but the treatment was always good.. a conspiracy theory might not be that crazy

Happy to see him clear of the Ferrari Chaos! Can only hope to see Aston Martin being a positive experience!

i watched this video 7 months ago and i still cant agree more. seb looks so much happier at aston now and it rebuilding him as a driver. i cant wait to see him on the top step again

I'm a Lewis Fan, i can not wait to see Seb back to he's best, one of the greatest drivers.

Ferrari is the symbol of how italian works. I've been in Italy and worked with italians in England, and all of these experiences has been one of the worst experiences ever, my father also is italian, old lad: very difficult to deal with to not say something really bad. Italians need to change their obsolete approach about stuff and have more respect to the people that trying to develop things, reworking, upgrade and so on, specially if have someone that's not native italian in a native italians enviroment. They're too imeadist in my experience, if works you're the best but if something isn't working and "we" need to work together to put the goods on the table, so ... Ferrari is a very powerful company so it's difficult to break even if they wanted to bankrupt on pouspose like Italy itself, but they playing too much with their 70s - 80s mentallity. Ferrari was good when they had a French manager with a english enginner helped by a German that really manage to take the Ferrari for his own; after that when Ferrari returned to the "italian way" returned also the failures and I can't see someone like Schumacher with a favour enviroment to take the Ferrari for his own and change the vision and the work ethic of the place, but let's hope I'm wrong. I love Italy and Ferrari but they really need to change their vision and stop to thing just about the past.

Many people forget he made no mistakes in 2015 and 2016

A great video, thank you. I certainly hope Seb is able to get the most out of the Aston next year. No one likes to see a great driver fade into obscurity. He’s a nice guy to boot. I remember seeing him on Top Gear in the Clarkson era, and he came over as open, friendly and sincere.

Same thing happened to me in my coaching institute,it broke me down mentally and I went down hill drastically and I exactly know how it feels.

Man, I remember Malaysia 2015 like it was yesterday. At the time, I was sure that Ferrari were going to return to glory with Seb, and I didn't think that Mercedes would dominate for this long. How wrong I was...

"All Sebs work not Charles" Lewis Hamilton

The start of this video shows how much respect ham has for Vettel.

Seb has always been a lightning quick driver, as long as the car handles EXACTLY how he needs it to! He's never been a driver who can hustle a difficult car around the track say like, Alonso, Hamilton or Schumacher! What kind of car will he get at Aston Martin?

Great video! I never knew about some of these info

Another banger mate. Your storytelling gets better every video!

I personally have always believed that the fall of Seb came from him settling down and starting a family. I remember my father telling me about this phenomena when speaking about snooker players he had seen through the years. It changes as mans priorities and makes it's hard to compete with other men who's sole responsibility and goal is success in their chosen discipline. Sebs slow decline all started in the 2014 season, the same year his first child was born and I'm doubtful thats a coincidence.

3:27 it wasnt the engine upgrade that happened after summer break that made them competitive. The engine was there all season. They brought an upgrade to the nose and front aero that suddenly gave them much more downforce to compete. Thats why at signapore the next race, they were suddenly super competitive with a car that was previously only good for straight line races

Hello mate, Arun here from India. I'm a new subscriber to your channel & this is my third video. He loved Ferrari more than anything. Despite the team screwing him, he never publicly blamed the team like Fernando Alonso blamed Honda at the Japaneese GP 2015. He wanted to replicate the wonders with Ferrari like his hero Michael. But sadly things didn't go his way. I'm a huge fan of Seb & I have no doubt that he'll bounce back strong this year with Aston Martin. Great video by the way! Cheers!

I remember when I couldn’t stand him. But now I have so much respect and love for him. The person he is now.

To add a slightly different perspective on one of your points regarding whether or not they intentionally sabotaged Seb's season: You mentioned that this didn't make sense considering how Ferrari were fighting for third place in the constructors, however they were never fighting for third but rather trying to keep 6th place, ahead of the Alpha Tauri's. Would this have changed Ferrari's willingness to focus more on their future star whilst forgetting Vettel entirely, which would have ultimately led to what could be construed as sabotage? Did Ferrari sabotage Sebastian's season? Intentionally, probably not, however their consistently poor reliability, strategy calls and difficult car gave him almost no chance to perform or to get any momentum. A prime example of this was the Silverstone double-header where Vettel suffered mechanical issues in five of the six practice sessions over the two weekends, whilst his teammate suffered no issues whatsoever. Before this point Seb had been the quicker of the two drivers in the first three races of the season. It's no secret that Ferrari were keeping information from Sebastian due to the fact he was leaving at the end of the year, and it's also clear that Ferrari will have obviously put all of their effort into developing a car for their future star, rather than a driver who they had already cut ties with. If you look at the qualifying performance at the 2019 Spanish GP then you'll see that Vettel outqualified Leclerc by 0.4 of a second, but then in 2020 Leclerc outqualified Vettel by 0.3 of a second meaning that over the course of 12 months one driver had gained 0.7s on the other over what is a short track, and one that Sebastian has always been very quick at. Now as F1 teams as drivers alike will tell you, the gap between the best and worst in F1 over a lap is approximately 0.2s, so a net gain for Leclerc of 0.7s does raise eyebrows. Overall, the fact that Vettel was inherently uncomfortable with the lack of rear downforce at almost every track, coupled with the terrible straight-line speed usually meant that Vettel couldn't qualify high enough to enjoy a trouble free race. He was always caught up in the mid-low pack and the Ferrari did not have the performance advantage needed with this era of cars to fight his way through the pack. This in turn led to lackadaisical strategy calls from the team, and probably the worst run of pitstop performances we've seen in many years. When you factor in the pressure he has dealt with over the past six years where he has been expected to fight and to win championships against Mercedes who are quite frankly better in every aspect of F1, and also the fact that he was dropped from the team before the start of the season, then it's no wonder that this year we saw a shadow of the driver we know Vettel is. Vettel gave it a good shot and challenged Mercedes more in 2017 & 2018 than any other driver has managed to do since the beginning of the hybrid era. Of this, he should be proud, and ultimately the reason that he didn't fulfil his dream at Ferrari of winning a championship with them is due to the fact that he was being pitted against the very best, and most dominant F1 team that the sport has ever and may ever see. Even during those two years where Ferrari did mount somewhat of a challenge, Mercedes were still taking 3 in every 4 pole positions, and with overtaking as hard as it is this left Vettel will an awful lot to do. He could have come closer to the title if not for driver errors but overall he didn't quite have the equipment, strategy or reliability to mount a season-long challenge. Had he secured a championship then it would have been a miracle given the strength of Mercedes. Vettel will be back to his best in 2021 with Aston Martin. The days of suffering the pressure of driving for Ferrari with it's internal politics, and having the nation of Italy scrutinising your every move, will be over. He will be in the third best car on the grid which has great drivability, a very stable rear end and a fantastic engine. He will also be a team leader once more in a team that seems a much more pleasant environment than the one he has just left. For these reasons, it's not hard to imagine a much more relaxed and confident Vettel in 2021, and I for one can't wait to witness some more of his stunning drives.

You got me interested in your channel with your voice alone.

Vettle's Germany 2019 preformence is one of the most impressive things I have seen in the last decade

Great video mate. All Hamilton haters should watch this.

First one to really grasp what went wrong with Seb at Ferrari . I'm actually surprised the time delta was just a few tenths considering the many bad and toxic factors . Summing it up most of those factors did not affect his one lap performance : The time delta to Leclerc did not really change , and my guess is in Abu Dhabi he could not care less about any toxic influence , but the gap remained as is... Frankly , in race his lagging performance compared to Charles was only owed to starting position and often uninspired ,Leclerc friendly strategic decisions , very frequent cockups in pitstops eating away any clever plans to get him into the hunt for good points. Infamously Sebs best race came in Turkey with hopeless unpredictable track conditions for everyone .This resulted in carsetup for all participatents seriously off and bam , hopeless Seb was rhe single driver who kept it all the race inside tracklimits , no spin ,no contact and playing it conservative to please his pitwall ,whereas he thought he could have won it gambling on slicks...Any questions? on a day when sheer car control , mastery risk management and total focus was paramount ,it was his engineering team (and again bodged pitstop)who prevented a even better result... This day was a great equalizer ,as car qualities were not really deciding , it was a matter of not overcooking it and find ways to make the tyres on all corners work without crashing or spinning. To me the SF1000 is simply a car which is a)a mediocre design (a tad better than Haas “vanilla-undevelopped“car and not really better than Saubers 2020 chassis. To add to this is the problem of aero centre of pressure position possibly extremely wrong for Sebs needs , maybe it's also moving forward instead of staying where it is . There are onboard videos showing very frightening griploss at the rear in Situations one would not expect the car to simply wash out at the rear ...(this might also be a tyre temperature thing : your tyre temps go up when cornering ,as you put in energy , if rear tyres at corner entry are already on the verge of too high any more energy put into them will result in grip capacity =oversteer .Leaning on the rears or trying to rotate the car by pushing will tend the car to wash out at the rear , starting the corner with tyre temps lower at the rear will lead to gain of grip whem pushing harder .. you can lean more onto the rears . This issue may well be caused by aero problems .)

Sebastian is one of the greatest drivers.

Man, I really enjoyed this video, keep it up!

The algorithm has chosen you, consider it a blessing!

Excellent and thought-provoking analysis. Thank you, BMPHF1. You never fail to live up to expectations!!!

Congrats... that was one of the best and most interesting 11 minutes of F1 analysis that I have experienced all year. I can only think of TheRace as being your equal. Its been such a let down this year by many other podcasts and RU-vid channels. Keep up the great work. Can't wait for your next content and for your insight when the new 2021 season starts. Hope you produce some videos when the "very BIG news" drops in F1 in January 2021. ~cheers.

When Hamilton almost said you people I wonder if he meant to say journalists or something else. Anyway back on point I think once sebs at Aston and he's in a new atmosphere and the pressure of ferrari and Charles if off him as long as the cars good I think he will regain some of his lost performance next season.

I actually felt it when u said some people watch but aren't subscribed 😅 i was one of them. Just subscribed now cause I actually appreciate ur contents mate😅🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 keep up the good work.

FirFirst video I ever saw from you, instant subscribe, don't even need to think about it. Quality content with great insight and while everyone has their biases, you are aware of yours, voice them whenever appropriate and try to correct for them as best you can at all other points. To me, that is a vitally important skill for these analytical videos. Great work, looking forward to binging your previous content in 3... 2... 1...

I hope to see all these drivers battle it in 2022 as 2021 looks te be not much different of the last 7 years

WE NEED THIS VIDEO TO SPREAD SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON. LOVE YOU SEB, YOU ARE THE BEST. ALSO BMPHF1 YOU HAVE A NEW SUBSCRIBER(ME) AND YOU MADE EVERY SINGLE PERSON WATCHING THIS VIDEO UNDERSTAND THE ACTUAL THING IN PERFECT WORDS

I wish him all the best, just wish it had ended better at the scudaria. I’m sure seb will finish comfortably in the top 10 next season

He is indeed a great and skilled driver,plus how you cannot just love Seb he is so down to earth!He will be strong again,from the very first season at Aston Martin,but can a man himself beat the so mighty Mercedes Duo,i doubt it,is going to take a lot,but even Nico Rosberg said he does not know any other driver with so much self confidence like Seb Vettel,and that is key for him to use!Cheers for the video man great work keep it up!!!!

One of your best videos mate, keep it up!

Really interesting insight mate!

3:18 Wow! What's her name?

I really hope seb has watched this video.. there's immense amount of positive energy for him.. something that he really needs. You are a true champion @seb5

Brilliant video! Hoping 2021 brings a Vettle championship!

Good video - the mind set is so important - let's hope 2021 will be a reset for Seb. Who I like and hope he does well- think you were right on 😎

After the 3rd race of the season, when Leclerc crashed into Vettel from behind. Ferrari knew who was better. After that Vettel is a qualified position around 11-14 position. Ferrari wanted to build confidence in Leclerc, making him think he thrashing 4x times WC. He is their future and so will not allow Vettel to outperformed Leclerc so the team doesn't look too dumb to their fans.

Have to admit, Ide love to see seb and lewis as team mates. i Think unlike the fallout with Lewis and Nico, those two would have a mutual maturity to their rivalry. much in the same way it was played out between Nikki and Hunt. to two pushing each other.

1.Right back at the end of 2019 Binotto betrayed. He said at the SF1000 meeting that he'd love to work with him but he left him behind. Everyone thought that Seb is asking for more $ but he himself told that out of nowhere, even without asking they removed me. So clearly Binotto is the imposter to break his mentality with SF. 2. As we seen and even proved by some Technical Interviews that they're just focusing on Charles's car and leave Vettel behind. In every race as he said "0.300th sec" slower than his teammate. 3. Seb's pitcrew even betrayed very cheaply by not giving the data and even once we all heard the Radio on him saying the Engineer to calculate the timings. So He's not just driving the car in 2020.... He also worked as a Pit crew Engineer, Strategist, Marshal and so on. 4. "Pit box destroyer's".....Do u know how may times the pitcrew made a huge error is changing the tyres and making him lose all the points even with this shitty car. He once finished P7 by pushing the SOFT TYRES to 38 LAPS. Every1 was stunned by his strategy. He also lost many times reaching within 10 positions by his crew. 5. He was instructed by the team by not to race instead help Charles reaching position by holding off the RENAULT behind 6. Whenever he asked to pit the car he was not allowed for most of the races in 2020 7. He even auctioned his helmet. The first charity is Children A Chance, which helps disadvantaged children in Uganda attend school and get an education. The second is Smiles For Togo, an organisation that implements social and sustainable projects for children in Togo. It was sold for a WHOOPING 225,000 EURO. These are things many people don't know much and saying he lost his MOJO. Remember he WON a podium in the wet, he took the flying lap on the 1st lap in WET and clinched 3rd. In that the race each driver made a mistake and got SPUN but SEB not even made 1. You will always be the LION in F1 and We just want u to be happy and be the Underdog u once been at Redbull. Apart from all U r a true gentleman SEB. Don't u dare tell Vettel is not good. REMEMBER he's the World Youngest F1 CHAMPION in history.

Lets not forget that Seb has the third most number of wins for Ferrari of all Ferrari drivers of all time. Only Lauda and Schumacher have won more.

Honest assessment, no fanboy stuff, good job

Seb is a great driver, a 4 time world champ. I have been shocked at how easily he is being dismissed by some and especially Ferrari. Props to ya for reminding everyone that we are talking about one of the greatest F1 drivers.

To me it’s a combination of two things. One, Ferrari may have quietly used Seb’s car as a platform for R&D with 2021 in mind. With limited track time off season, I think Ferrari decided to use Seb’s car as a test car the entire 2020 season. Two, his drive wasn’t that motivated anymore, which translated to tenths of seconds slower.

Loved ur view on this man. It was logical and realistic. 👌👌👍

As someone who got mentally broken from national level competition and trying too hard to get to international level in a very mental sport (archery), I can confirm the mental aspects are far more important than technical ones.

If he wins a race with Aston Martin he will be one of few drivers to have won with 3 different teams

He started with the Blue Bull (Torro Rosso) then the Red Horse, and finishes with the Green Arrows. A different checkered flag but one that is all his.

The victory celebration in Singapore at 3:43 is picture perfect, that felt like he won a championship.

with some sort of result in hand, I think we could say that you were right. He hasn't been the most adaptive driver to this years aston. Aston also hasn't been able to give seb a race winning car but the few races like in monaco and Azerbaijan where you aren't as reliable on engine power, aston have given seb a decent car and when he is given that look what the result became. A masterful drive in monaco and a p2 in Azerbaijan. I just think that this season proves that seb is far from finished and next year could be seriously intresting.

I compete in motorsports as an enthusiast driver but am no less versed in psychological impacts. The mental aspect of this sport is paramount to a driver's performance. I have had years where I was on fire and brimming with confidence and on the contrary have had seasons where I struggled mightily with my esteem, even to the point of anxiety. I am sure that Sebastian is still a prime driver, and a change in scenery is probably the best thing for him. It isn't surprising to my mind that in motorsports, having a lack of confidence can strike at anytime, no matter one's accomplishments or pedigree.

@BMPHF1 you are absolutely spot on man, I too noticed him closing his eyes during his Red Bull domination days.. He really seemed like a killer especially in qualifying. I also think he just needs a car that suits with a good rear end and then he would do better.. And if he regains his form in Aston Martin, it would be good to see but please god don't be another domination era where one driver again wins championships in a row.. Enough of it already..

Great explanation. I still think he has a lot left in him as a driver.

Want Title number 5 for number 5.

Congratulations on this very insightful analysis! Hoping the best for Seb's future at Aston Martin

In my opinion, Seb had more pressure this year than in his championships. You can't just single one thing and point to it and say this was the cause. Was Seb undermined by politics, yes. Did Charles have better parts, sometimes the cars are always under development. Teammate competition, yes. Everything boils down to leadership, this I think is Toto's true strength is at, take off team pressure to maximize individual performance.

I think about 2 factors, his now new young family & his age. I think Seb will now give everything at Aston Martin racing because I think it will be his last chance to truly shine & see the true fighting Seb. I wish him all the best .

I Hope he does well in AM, actually I pray for him to be the best, he deserved it on human level

4:45 They get more token as 5th in the championship.