F1 World Wound Up as “Sitting Duck” Sebastian Vettel’s Final Laps Faces Major Obstacles

“And Here Comes Sebastian Vettel!” Perhaps the last time we might have heard this from David Croft on commentary. The iconic phrase once again heard is due to Vettel racing almost every driver on the grid during the Abu Dhabi GP. The first half of the race was a roller coaster for Vettel. As he has been as high as P4 and even P19 after a slow pit-stop by his team, Aston Martin.

Fans have been screaming on social media for getting a fairytale finish for Sebastian Vettel in F1. While Vettel’s AMR22 has shown some good pace, it has been hampered by being left out on the starting tires for a longer stint than expected.

Aston Martin put Vettel on a 1-stopper, perhaps with everyone else trying a two-stopper. The German was engaged in a battle with Esteban Ocon for P8 in the initial part of the Abu Dhabi GP. Vettel overtook Ocon to get ahead up to P4  while the front-runner pitted. Aston kept Vettel out for almost 26 laps before pitting him for hard tires.

Fans react to Sebastian Vettel having a rollercoaster of an outing at the Abu Dhabi GP

Fans have flocked over to react on Vettel’s team radio call, as he cited his troubles with the aging medium tires. Seb said, “It’s the worst. We’re just getting eaten up by everybody. Who’s next to pass us? Sitting duck.” 

This radio call has left fans astonished to blame Aston Martin for not giving Vettel a great farewell race.

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Vettel won’t be the happiest driver today with the way his race at Yas Marina has panned out. His frustration did come out from another radio call saying, “How did we get the strategy so wrong?” Valid question with his teammate Lance Stroll on a 2-stopper.

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Everyone wanted an awesome finish for Vettel’s final race in F1. A strong Top-8 points finish was certainly realistic. Though the only great thing for the fans is Crofty’s commentary phrase “Here comes Sebastian Vettel!” What do you think of the German’s final run in F1?