Sebastian Vettel achieved his best result of the 2022 season in Baku where the Aston Martin driver finished sixth but the German reckons he could have battled Pierre Gasly for fifth without an early trip down the escape road. Vettel qualified among the top-ten in P9 for the second race in succession, a performance that indicated the progress enjoyed by Aston Martin following the introduction of its significant upgrade package in Spain. Vettel's switch from the medium tyre to the hard compound on lap 9 dropped him behind Alpine's Esteban Ocon in P10. But snapping at the heels of the Frenchman, the four-time world champion attempted to overtake the Alpine driver only to abort the move and...
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