- In a video posted on Instagram, Sebastian Vettel announced the reasons for his dismissal from Formula 1.
- Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Teamhis team, also shared the news.
- With four world titles, there are only three drivers with more championships than Vettel in the top flight: Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher, both with seven, and Juan Manuel Fangio, with five.
The successful German driver Sebastian Vettel He will leave Formula 1 at the end of the 2022 season.
The four-time winner of the highest category of world motorsport posted a video on Instagram explaining the reasons for the start of the Hungarian Grand Prix.
Vettel is not another protagonist of F1, He is the third driver with the most wins in the history of the competition, with 53 race wins, 57 pole positions, 122 podium finishes and 38 fastest laps.
There are only two drivers ahead in terms of races won: the also German Michael Schumacher and the Englishman Lewis Hamilton.
What Sebastian Vettel’s Formula 1 farewell letter says
“The decision to leave F1 has been very complicated to make, I thought for a long time; at the end of 2022 I want to take some more time to be able to reflect on what I will focus on later. I am very clear that as a father I want to spend more time with my familybut today is not about saying goodbye,” says Vettel in part of the extensive video posted on Instagram.
“Little by little my goals have changed from winning competitions and fighting for a championship to seeing my children grow up and trying to pass on the best values to them, helping them when they fall, listening to them when they need me, not having to say goodbye and most importantly, learn from them and allow them to inspire me. Children are the future. Beyond that, I think there is too much to explore and learn about life and about myself”, added the German who will be contesting the Hungarian Grand Prix this weekend along with other drivers such as Checo Pérez, Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc.
The Vettel legend
Vettel made his Formula 1 debut at the 2007 US Grand Prix in a BMW, later earning a place at Toro Rosso.
Precisely with Toro Rosso, Vettel became the youngest winner in the history of Formula 1 in 2008 by obtaining a rare race in Monza, Italy, in the middle of a storm.
He joined Red Bull in 2009 and his greatest career began there: there were four titles in 6 years (2009-2014).
In those years, he was the youngest driver to win a championship, beating Hamilton’s record. And he was also the youngest two-time champion, beating the Spanish Fernando Alonso.
In 2015, he left Red Bull for Ferrari, where he challenged for the title in 2017 and 2018.
At the end of 2020 he joined Aston Martin.
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