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Sebastian Vettel claims he is not regretting his decision to retire at the end of the season despite a recent upturn in form.
The four-time world champion announced that he was calling time on his 15-year Formula One career back in July.
At the time, Vettel and his team Aston Martin were languishing near the bottom of the standings but since the summer break they have performed much better with particularly impressive showings at the last three races.
At last weekend’s United States Grand Prix, both Vettel and his teammate Lance Stroll showed tremendous pace, with the German even finding himself in the lead of the race in the latter stages.
A season’s best top five finish looked to be a certainty only for a botched pitstop to drop the 35-year-old way down the order, but nevertheless he recovered brilliantly to claim seventh and the driver of the day award.