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2021 FIA Formula One World Championship
2021 French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard
Le Castellet, France
Sunday, 20 June
Sebastian Vettel was delighted to hand Aston Martin a first podium as a
Formula One constructor in Baku, Azerbaijan earlier this month.
The four-time world champion joined the former Racing Point team from Ferrari ahead of the 2021 season and the decision to sign him is starting to pay off.
Vettel finished outside the points in the first four races of the season, but followed a fifth-place finish in Monaco with a second-place finish in Baku to move up to ninth on the World Drivers' Championship standings.
The German admitted that it took him a little longer than he wanted to get up to speed in the Aston Martin.
"I think I was confident that at some point it (would) start clicking and obviously Monaco was great," Vettel said.
"You can argue that it takes off a bit of pressure but I think obviously the expectations, in general, are fairly high at the beginning of the year so it was good to get a good result," he added.
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Vettel will be aiming to improve on the fifth-place finish he managed on his last trip to Circuit Paul Ricard in 2019.
French Grand Prix, last five winners:
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2009-2017 (not held)
2008: Felipe Massa
2007: Kimi Raikkonen
2006: Michael Schumacher
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