Sebastian Vettel is confident there’s ‘more to come’ in terms of performance after his first extended outing for Aston Ma☂rtin in Formula 1 pre-season testi🅰ng.

After six seasons with Ferrari, Vettel switched to the rebranded Aston Martin🅠 team ♑for 2021.

The German was in action on the first morning of testing in Bahra♚in before handing over to teammate Lance Stroll i♑n the afternoon.

Vettel completed 51 laps on his way to 13th overall in the final classification, over three seconds behind Max Verstappen🍎 who set the pace.

Reflecting on his first official o💛uting for Aston Martin, Vettel said his focus was on get🦩ting used to his new surroundings and adapting to the AMR21.

“It was 🐼very productive,” Vettel said. “Obviously you said first proper morning and that’s what it was, the right tyres - obviously the glimpse before was really just to check the car, check the seat and make sure we get the most out of these days.

“There’s still a lot of new things I need to get used to. Obviously the car is different, it’s run differently, it’s a different power unit, lots of di♑fferent switches, buttons, procedures, but also in terms of handling, the car is different, so different approach. And basic stuff, steering, brakes, the car behaviour I’ve got to get used to.

“So there’s still quite a bit of marginꦉ for myself, and improvement that I have to do on driving, just getting familiar with the car. But it’s been, in all honesty, quite a tricky morning, because it’s very windy, and the grip was quite low. I think everyone was facing the same track conditions, but still it was very, very good for me to get a proper read, as I said, on the car and getting used to new elements for me.”

It’s the firs🍸t time in Vettel’s F1 career he’s driven a car with Mercedes power, having driven with Ferrari 🅘(Ferrari, Toro Rosso) and Renault (Red Bull) engines previously.

Speaking about his first experienc꧙𝄹e driving with a Mercedes engine, Vettel added: “It’s obviously different, it’s operated differently, so a lot of dry stuff in terms of operation, running, is different to what I’m used to. That’s mostly for me to get up to speed.

“But obviou🔯sly in terms of ꧅performance, everyone knows the strength of the Mercedes engine, so on that front we don’t have an excuse, so looking forward to it.”