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Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian Vettel is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022. Vettel won four Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles, which he won consecutively from 2010 to 2013 with Red Bull, and remains the youngest-ever World Drivers' Champion; he won 53 Grands Prix across 16 seasons.
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sports · German racing driver (born 1987) · Formula One driver · racing automobile driver · motorsports competitor · also Sebastian Vettel, Vettel, Baby Schumi
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2026· 11 entries
Mshale: Sebastian Vettel Interview With Johnny Herbert In The 1922 Aston Martin Green Pea Dune (1A2FfyZ9G2)
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F1 Oversteer: Sebastian Vettel's dominance would have been even greater if Red Bull weren't being 'punished' by Pirelli
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SoyMotor.com: Vettel insinúa: "Soy un piloto de la Scuderia Ferrari"
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Mshale: Kid Confuses Sebastian Vettel With Lewis Hamilton James Corden (UjhQEMSGBq)
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Mshale: [Assetto Corsa] Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team AMR22 @ Montreal With Sebastian Vettel Crwv Stock (O9TFIXE4vG)
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Mshale: Sebastian Vettel And Mick Schumacher Moments Brunch (VjpxzrS4lZ)
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SoyMotor.com: Tsolov elige a Verstappen y Vettel como sus dos ídolos en la Fórmula 1: ¿y Alonso?
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Yahoo Sports: Sebastian Vettel Unpacks His Ferrari Nightmare as Lewis Hamilton Finds Redemption in Red
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Public attention spiked: 5,281 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.4× the usual 1,557, with 0 article edits.
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Received The Perfect World Foundation Award in Sweden, recognising his efforts to raise global awareness of environmental and biodiversity challenges
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2025· 1 entry
Yahoo! Sports: Sebastian Vettel's case to take over from Helmut Marko as Red Bull's young driver boss
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2024· 1 entry
The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel hints at F1 comeback after revealing talks with Toto Wolff
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2023· 1 entry
The Drive: F1 Champ Sebastian Vettel May Take on WEC, Le Mans in a Porsche Hypercar
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2022· 6 entries
The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel reveals climate crisis fears influenced his F1 retirement
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The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel expresses sympathy for Silverstone climate protestors
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autoevolution: Sebastian Vettel Could Retire at the End of the Season After a Horrible Start for Aston
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The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel to miss Bahrain GP after testing positive for Covid-19
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Vettel received the Autosport Gregor Grant Award for his "achievement in motorsport"
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Vettel said he would wait for upgrades to the AMR22 before naming it; no name for the AMR22 was ever publicised, ending Vettel's 14-year tradition
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2021· 7 entries
The Guardian: Lewis Hamilton backs Sebastian Vettel after F1 reprimand for ‘same love’ T-shirt
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The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel: ‘As long as I still feel that will to compete, I will be here’
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The Guardian: Sebastian Vettel aims dig at Ferrari during Aston Martin unveiling
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Vettel named his Aston Martin AMR21 after Honey Ryder, the love interest from the James Bond film Dr
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Played for Aston Martin Racing (2021–2022).
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Where he scored his final podium finish at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix
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Joined Aston Martin Racing in 2021.
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2018· 1 entry
And for the 50th time in his career, becoming only the fourth man to reach a half-century of wins
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2017· 1 entry
Vettel was eliminated in the first heat for the individual competition, but went on to win the Nations' Cup for Germany by himself with his seventh victory, after his teammate Pascal Wehrlein was injured earlier in a cra
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2016· 2 entries
Vettel emerged as the closest challenger to Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton, finishing runner-up in 2017 and 2018 after achieving several victories across both campaigns
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Forbes estimated that his annual income was $41 million
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2015· 4 entries
Further winning the Nations' Cup six consecutive times from 2007 to 2012, representing Germany alongside Michael Schumacher
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Joined Ferrari in 2015.
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Played for Scuderia Ferrari (2015–2020).
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Received the Confartigianato Motori Award for Driver of the Year
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2014· 1 entry
Vettel cited Schumacher as one of his inspirations in becoming a Scuderia Ferrari driver: "When I was a kid, Michael Schumacher in the red car was my greatest idol and now it's an incredible honour to finally get the cha
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2013· 3 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Red Bull (2013).
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Won 2013 Formula One World Championship (FIA) (2013).
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Winning 13 Grands Prix—including a then-record nine consecutive victories—to claim his fourth consecutive title with Red Bull
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2012· 4 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Red Bull (2012).
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Won 2012 Formula One World Championship (2012).
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Firstpost: Sebastian Vettel
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To have a non-binding pre-contract, with options, to join them in 2014
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2011· 4 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Red Bull (2011).
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Won 2011 Formula One World Championship (2011).
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Pirelli director Paul Hembery was impressed when Vettel was the only driver to take the time to visit the factory and talk to the tyre manufacturer to gain a better insight
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And 2012, dominating the former and winning the latter amidst a close title battle with Fernando Alonso
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2010· 10 entries
Won the FIA Formula 1 Constructor Championship with Red Bull (2010).
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Won the FIA Formula 1 World Championship with Ferrari (2010).
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Awarded German Sportspersonality of the Year (2010).
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Won 2010 Formula One World Championship (2010).
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And being hailed as the "Next Schumacher", Vettel stated he did not want to aim for Schumacher's record after learning how hard it was to get one championship under his belt, though he would like to win more
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Was Vettel's first championship-winning car, at first called Luscious Liz before a chassis change saw its renaming to Randy Mandy from the Turkish Grand Prix onwards
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And by the Polish Press Agency in 2012 and 2013
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Vettel was voted German Sportspersonality of the Year and won the Autosport International Racing Driver Award, which he also won in the following three years
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Vettel became the youngest-ever Formula One World Drivers' Champion, aged 23
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“s record after learning how hard it was to get one championship under his belt, though he would like to win more. In 2011, Pirelli director Paul Hembery was impressed when Vettel was the only driver to take the time to visit the factory and talk to the tyre manufacturer to gain a better insight.”
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2009· 6 entries
Taking several wins as he finished runner-up to Jenson Button in the World Drivers' Championship
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Joined Red Bull in 2009.
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Vettel regularly used a variety of new helmet designs
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Initially named the RB5 Kate, but renamed it to Kate's Dirty Sister following his collision with Robert Kubica at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix
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2011 and 2013 by the team principals, initiated by the Autosport magazine
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Vettel was awarded the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, for his achievements in the 2008 season
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2007· 3 entries
Joined Sauber in 2007.
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Played for Scuderia Toro Rosso (2007–2008).
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Joined Toro Rosso in 2007.
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2006· 1 entry
And participated in the 2006 Formula 3 Euro Series, finishing as runner-up
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2005· 1 entry
Taking several victories and finishing runner-up to Paul di Resta the following season
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2003· 1 entry
And was given a chance by Derrick Walker to test a Reynard Motorsport Champ Car in a two-day private test at the Homestead–Miami Speedway
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1998· 1 entry
And won various titles, such as the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001
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1987· 1 entry
Born 1987-07-03.
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1976· 1 entry
This was the third time in Formula One history that the title winner had not topped the championship table until after the last race
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