Aston Martin, the shiny green team, got a green signal on the first day of Bahrain Pre-Season Testing. The claims made by the team before the inception of the 2023 season were tall and day 1 of testing saw them justify them well. However, the said justification saw the ex-Aston Martin driver, Sebastian Vettel fans with a long faces. The unanimous feeling was that the German perhaps retired three feet from gold.

Vettel’s time on the team was underwhelming and didn’t see him realize his potential. However, the promises the Lawrence Stroll-owned outfit made to Fernando Alonso to bag him in place of retiring Vettel stand firm. The team was seen performing better than Mercedes. While the dark horse story about the green team is already making rounds, the beating Mercedes claim is a tall one. And it may even be possible that the Silver Arrows might be sandbagging. But as the numbers stand, Aston Martin seems like the team to watch out for.

But progress cannot be denied and has been a topic of discussion. And even if the team doesn’t dethrone Mercedes, they have it in them to be the best of the rest solely based on the progress and never say die attitude of Lawrence Stroll.

Fans can’t help but wonder if Sebastian Vettel retired too early

The fans of the retired German, Sebastian Vettel, couldn’t help but feel the pain of the team making upward progress after their favorite hung his boots. Some comments of fans being emotional are as follows:

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While everyone appreciated the step Aston Martin has made, some from the F1 world still had a hard time believing it.

The sandbagging allegations against Mercedes were put out there in subtle hints of skepticism.

Some discarded the whole idea, saying the progress isn’t real. While others took a direct dig at the Silver Arrows.

A few even went on to credit the new man on the team, Fernando Alonso.

But a tweet pointed exactly at the reason why the Aston Martin might be doing well.

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If the proclamations are real, is it possible that Aston Martin has really done it this time around? Can they make a jump from finishing seventh last year to possibly being at the top team this season? Let us know your thought in the comments section.