Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciation: [ze?basti?an ?f?tl?]; born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He is a four-time Formula One World Champion, having won the championship in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 with Red Bull Racing. He is regarded by fellow and former drivers as one of the greatest Formula One drivers in the history of the sport. Leaving Red Bull for the 2015 season, Vettel initially signed a three-year contract with Ferrari, which was later extended until the end of 2020.
Vettel started his career in Formula One as a test driver for BMW Sauber and made his debut with the team at the 2007 United States Grand Prix, replacing the injured Robert Kubica. Later in the season, he signed with Toro Rosso and stayed with the team into 2008. He became the (then) youngest pole-sitter and race winner at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, In his first year driving for Red Bull in 2009, Vettel finished the season as the youngest-ever World Drivers' Championship runner-up. The following year he went on to become the youngest driver ever to win the World Drivers' Championship, aged 23. In the same year he helped Red Bull win the team's first World Constructors' Championship. He followed up his first championship with three more titles, all in succession, becoming the youngest double, triple and quadruple world champion in Formula One. The 2010 and 2012 titles were decided in the final round, in 2010 coming out on top over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in a four-way title battle at Abu Dhabi, whilst in 2012 defeating the same driver again by three points. The 2011 and 2013 titles saw Vettel dominating the seasons to secure the titles early.
Ending his long-term association with the team, Vettel activated a clause to end his contract with Red Bull early after the 2014 season. Soon after, it was announced that Vettel had signed a three-year contract with Ferrari for the 2015 season. After his winless 2014 season, he returned to winning ways in his first Ferrari season, being the closest challenger to the dominant Mercedes cars and winning three races. 2016 also became a winless season, finishing in fourth place in the championship. Vettel and Ferrari enjoyed a resurgence in 2017, topping the standings for more than half the season following four wins. After dropping to second in the standings, a string of poor reliability and results in the second half of the campaign left him trailing Lewis Hamilton significantly and Vettel eventually saw his title hopes end in Mexico. In addition to the numerous 'youngest' records held, Vettel is currently in fourth place among all time race winners. Vettel is also currently in fourth place among all time polesitters, achieving his 50th at the 2017 Mexican Grand Prix.
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Five years ago, Vettel endured a frustrating campaign for Red Bull as it struggled with the new Renault turbo engine – and it was new teammate Daniel Ricciardo who outshone him.<br>At the end of the year Vettel quit Red Bull and took up the offer of a move to Ferrari as replacement for Fernando Alonso.<br>This season has fallen short of expectations for Vettel too, and he is finding ...
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On a weekend where he was already being noticeably outperformed by team-mate Charles Leclerc, Vettel was attempting to reclaim the third place he had just lost to Verstappen when he rear-ended the Red Bull driver at Club, putting Max in the gravel and damaging the nose of his own car.<br>Verstappen was able to recover to fifth, while Vettel – who required a pitstop the following lap – was ...
The two drivers were locked in an exciting battle for third place on lap 37, when Verstappen was able to make a move around the outside of Stowe corner to take the final podium spot.<br>But after the Red Bull driver lose some momentum on the exit, Vettel thought there was a chance to regain the position – and got dragged in when he thought the door had been left open for the following ...
Verstappen had just overtaken Vettel at Stowe when he was rear-ended by the Ferrari driver into the next corner, which sent him airborne over a kerb and into the gravel. <br>The crash only dropped him to fifth place and he made it to the finish in that position, while Vettel – who apologised after the race – finished at the back after a 10-second penalty.<br>After the race Verstappen claimed ...
Verstappen had just cleared Vettel in the battle for third place on lap 37 when the German attempted to retake the position down the inside of Vale – only to lock up and hit the defending Verstappen.<br>The contact resigned the Red Bull driver to an eventual fifth-place finish, with Vettel dropping out of the points due to damage and subsequently picking up a 10-place grid penalty for his role ...
Hamilton overhauled poleman Bottas at Silverstone by running a longer first stint that allowed him to only stop once, and proved crucial when the safety car emerged after Bottas' stop. <br>That gave Hamilton track advantage and he won comfortably after Bottas made a late second pitstop to use his mandatory second compound, having used mediums in his first two stints. <br>Ferrari's Charles ...
The former world champion could manage only sixth on Sunday’s grid, having been outpaced by teammate Charles Leclerc in all three sessions.<br>“I think I just struggled to extract what was in the car,” said the German. “I couldn’t get the right feel, I’m not happy with how it went.<br>“It didn’t look great on my side, I struggled to feel the car today, just couldn’t get on top of ...
Leclerc left it late to post his fastest time of 1m25.905s on soft tyres on a cool, drizzly Saturday morning at Silverstone, the lap putting him 0.026s ahead of Vettel.<br>Mercedes driver Hamilton headed up Red Bull pair Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen, while Valtteri Bottas ended up sixth-fastest in the second Mercedes.<br>The arrival of light rain a little more than 10 minutes into the session ...
The four-time world champion criticised the state of F1 when he lost victory in the Canadian Grand Prix because of a five-second time penalty. <br>Vettel has expressed dissatisfaction that “lawyer”-speak has become part of modern F1 with the way drivers report incidents to officials, and believes a flawed and bloated rulebook is to blame. <br>Drivers have been given a formal role to play in ...
The Italian team has been shifting its aero focus after a poor start to the season compared to dominant championship leader Mercedes, and introduced several revisions at the French Grand Prix that were billed as important for its development direction. <br>However, the new floor was removed after Friday practice and Ferrari admitted that it had not produced the results expected. Ferrari ...
Verstappen escaped punishment after he and Leclerc made wheel-to-wheel contact that pushed Leclerc off-track while fighting for the win in Austria, as the stewards believed both drivers had a role to play in the incident.<br>The clash has been compared to controversial five-second penalties applied at the previous two races in Canada, where Sebastian Vettel lost victory, and France, where Daniel ...
The 21-year-old was the class of the field throughout qualifying, setting two laps good enough for pole position in Q3.<br>Leclerc's took provisional pole position with a time of 1m03.208s on his first run, then set the fastest times of all in the second and third sectors to improve to a 1m03.003s.<br>Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton, who complained of not being strong enough on the straights, moved ...
Ferrari led the way through Saturday practice at the Red Bull Ring with Vettel’s teammate Charles Leclerc, and occupied the top two spots heading into the final phase of qualifying.<br>However, as Q3 began, Ferrari mechanics began to work frantically on the left side of Vettel’s car.<br>As his rivals took to the track, Vettel remained stuck in the garage – and then vacated his Ferrari with a ...
Championship leader Hamilton took control of the session at the end of his running on a second set of soft tyres.<br>His 1m04.838s eclipsed Vettel's best by 0.144s after the Ferrari lapped out of sync compared to the rest of the frontrunners.<br>Valtteri Bottas was just 0.017s behind Vettel in the second of the Mercedes, while Charles Leclerc completed the top four as Ferrari ran through ...
Ferrari brought revised wings and brake ducts as part of an update package for Paul Ricard, but the new parts earned mixed reviews - particularly from Vettel, who said the team “reverted on most of them” before qualifying.<br>The fastest Ferrari in qualifying – that of teammate Charles Leclerc – was some six tenths slower than the pole-sitting Mercedes, although Leclerc went on to pressure ...
On his first run in the top-10 qualifying shootout Vettel couldn’t get into fourth gear out of Turn 9, so he opted to abort the lap without recording a lap time. The German didn’t feel comfortable with his car on the second and final run, and he could not better seventh, losing out to teammate Charles Leclerc, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Carlos ...
Leclerc, who qualified third, was heard twice asking the team to encourage Vettel - the car immediately ahead - to go faster and open a bigger gap.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>French GP: Hamilton beats Bottas to pole, Vettel seventh<br><br><br>However, he insisted that the German had not compromised his laps in any way.<br>"No, not at all," Leclerc said. "The only thing is that I think twice, I can't ...
Teammate Valtteri Bottas had a slender advantage at the top of the timesheets in both Q1 and Q2, but Hamilton took top spot on the first runs in Q3 with a lap of 1m28.448s.<br>Hamilton then improved to a 1m28.319s on his second lap to secure pole position.<br>Bottas had a scruffy lap and was unable to improve on his first run pace, meaning he ended up 0.286s behind Hamilton.<br>Charles Leclerc was ...
The Italian outfit introduced new wings and brake duct updates as part of a package that it hoped would address the weaknesses of its current car.<br>But although some of the new parts are being kept onboard for the remainder of the weekend, fourth-fastest Vettel was clear that the level of progress was not what had been hoped for.<br>Asked how the new parts on the SF90 felt on Friday, Vettel ...
Ferrari was seeking a review to try to overturn the five-second penalty that cost the team and Vettel their first win of the season in Montreal.<br>Vettel was deemed to have rejoined the track unsafely and forced Lewis Hamilton off the road, after running wide into the first chicane while leading.<br>Ferrari felt it had “pretty overwhelming” new evidence to present to the stewards at a hearing ...
A hearing is due to begin at 14.15 local time in France between the Canadian GP stewards and Ferrari representatives to discuss whether the stewards should revisit the decision to penalise Vettel five seconds in Montreal which cost him victory.<br>Ferrari's bid to review the case is rooted in its belief it has new and relevant evidence not available to the stewards at the time.<br>This is believed ...
Ferrari has been summoned to the stewards tomorrow at Paul Ricard to discuss its request for a review of the incident where Vettel ran across the grass in Montreal and rejoined just as Lewis Hamilton tried to pass him for the lead.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Ferrari summoned to hearing over Vettel penalty review<br>Should Ferrari give up on error-prone Vettel?<br><br><br>The team wants the stewards ...
Team representatives will need to meet with the stewards from the previous race in Montreal following Ferrari’s request to review the the decision to hand Vettel a five-second time penalty that cost him and the team its first win of the season.<br><br>More Vettel penalty insights:<br><br>The evidence, arguments behind Ferrari’s Vettel review request<br>Verstappen questions logic of in-race F1 ...
Vettel lost his win in Montreal thanks to a five-second penalty that he was given for having rejoined the track in an unsafe manner and forcing Lewis Hamilton off the circuit after he made a mistake at the first chicane on lap 48.<br><br>Read Also:<br><br>Ferrari requests review of Vettel's Canadian GP penalty<br>Why right Vettel penalty shows what's wrong with F1<br><br><br>While Ferrari elected ...
Following ongoing unhappiness at the way Vettel was handed a five-second penalty that cost him victory in Montreal, Ferrari wants the FIA stewards to look again as to whether or not Vettel did rejoin the track in an unsafe manner and force Lewis Hamilton off the circuit during the incident on lap 48 of the race.<br>Although the sanction could not be appealed under the FIA's rules, the governing ...
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