London (AFP)
The Aston Martin team announced on Thursday an unchanged driver duo for the 2022 Formula 1 season, with German Sebastian Vettel and Canadian Lance Stroll both retained.
Aston Martin, which returned to F1 this year, is powered by Mercedes.
The team, formerly known as Racing Point, is currently in seventh place in the Constructors' Championship.
This season she had her best race result thanks to Vettel, who finished second in the Azerbaijani GP in June.
Stroll, the son of the main owner of the team, is competing at the age of 22 in his fifth season in the premier class of motorsport.
The 2022 season will see an overhaul of F1 technical regulations, their introduction having been delayed this year due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
"I am really looking forward to driving the new generation of Formula 1 cars," said Vettel, quoted in his team's statement.
"Their look is very different and the new technical regulations should give us cars that can run much closer (to others) than recently," said the four-time world champion, who failed to win a title at Ferrari. between 2015 and 2020.
"More exciting races will be great for the drivers and the fans alike. The changes are so big every team will be starting out on new ground," said the 34-year-old.
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