Formula 1: 'If he was pushed, for me it’s madness,' Jenson Button on Sebastian Vettel's shock departure from Ferrari
4 years, 7 months ago

Formula 1: 'If he was pushed, for me it’s madness,' Jenson Button on Sebastian Vettel's shock departure from Ferrari

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Button said ‘He showed his speed last year. He had a tough moment in the season when Charles was performing really well and that hurt him a bit mentally.’ Former world champion Jenson Button says he is shocked Sebastian Vettel will not drive for Ferrari next season and that it would be “madness” if the team had pushed him out. Ferrari said last week that four-times world champion Vettel would leave them at the end of the 2020 season, after talks on a new contract ended without a deal. “If he was pushed, for me it’s madness,” Button, the 2009 world champion, told Sky Sports. I don’t know if Ferrari are going down the route of not wanting two number one drivers or what but it’s a really strange choice for me and I’m still shocked that Sebastian in a red car.” The 2020 season is yet to start due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Sebastian Vettel announces racing return in ‘super team’ alongside axed F1 star
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sebastian Vettel announces racing return in ‘super team’ alongside axed F1 star

The Independent  

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Vettel would be amazing option for Mercedes, says Hamilton
9 months ago

Vettel would be amazing option for Mercedes, says Hamilton

The Hindu  

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that retired four-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be an "amazing option" for Mercedes as they look to fill the Briton's seat next season. "I would love for Seb to come back and I think he would be an amazing option for the team," Hamilton, who joins Ferrari next season, told a press …

F1: Vettel would be amazing option for Mercedes, says Hamilton
9 months, 1 week ago

F1: Vettel would be amazing option for Mercedes, says Hamilton

The Hindu  

Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday that retired four-times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel would be an “amazing option” for Mercedes as it look to fill the Briton’s seat next season. “I would love for Seb to come back and I think he would be an amazing option for the team,” Hamilton, who joins Ferrari next season, told a press …

Sebastian Vettel hints at return to F1: ‘I have some ideas’
1 year, 5 months ago

Sebastian Vettel hints at return to F1: ‘I have some ideas’

The Independent  

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'Everyone In The Paddock Loves Him': Sebastian Vettel To Leave F1 with Respect and Affection
2 years, 5 months ago

'Everyone In The Paddock Loves Him': Sebastian Vettel To Leave F1 with Respect and Affection

News 18  

Sebastian Vettel’s greatest success is a distant memory but the four times world champion will leave Formula One at the end of this year with more fans than he had in his heyday. “Everyone in the paddock loves him," Spaniard Carlos Sainz, a simulator driver at Red Bull when Vettel was chalking up back-to-back championship success with that team, told …

#ThankYouSeb: A Tribute to One of F1’s Greatest and Nicest
2 years, 5 months ago

#ThankYouSeb: A Tribute to One of F1’s Greatest and Nicest

News 18  

It was 2013, on a hot and dusty October afternoon. Nobody in their right minds at that time would have thought this to be as good as it would ever get for the wunderkind from Heppenheim in Germany; the one seemingly destined to take down the records of his own idol and arguably F1’s G.O.A.T – Michael Schumacher. This was …

F1 world reacts to Sebastian Vettel retirement
2 years, 5 months ago

F1 world reacts to Sebastian Vettel retirement

The Hindu  

The motorsport world paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after the four-time Formula One world champion on Thursday announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the 2022 season. pic.twitter.com/TgWJA6i2vq — George Russell July 28, 2022 Thank you for everything you've contributed to the sport we both love, I can't wait for our last races together. Thank you, Seb …

F1: Twitter Reacts to Sebastian Vettel's Retirement News
2 years, 5 months ago

F1: Twitter Reacts to Sebastian Vettel's Retirement News

News 18  

Four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has said the ongoing season will be his last as a driver and that he’ll be retiring at the end of 2022. — Matt Gallagher July 28, 2022 F1 correspondent and presenter Lawrence Barretto opened up on Twitter, about how it was like interacting with Vettel “Sebastian Vettel is one of #F1‘s greats. I’m …

Sebastian Vettel: Four-time world champion to retire from F1
2 years, 5 months ago

Sebastian Vettel: Four-time world champion to retire from F1

Live Mint  

Four times world champion Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One at the end of the season, saying on Thursday his goals had changed and he wanted to focus more on family and interests outside the sport. "I hereby announce my retirement from Formula One by the end of the 2022 season," he said in a video statement explaining …

Vettel to retire from Formula One after 2022 season
2 years, 5 months ago

Vettel to retire from Formula One after 2022 season

The Hindu  

Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has announced his retirement from the sport at the end of the 2022 season, the German driver announced on social media on Thursday. Vettel is currently third on the list of all-time Grand Prix winners with 53 victories, trailing only Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. In a video on Instagram, Vettel said, “I hereby …

Sebastian Vettel reveals he will RETIRE from Formula One at the end of the season
2 years, 5 months ago

Sebastian Vettel reveals he will RETIRE from Formula One at the end of the season

Daily Mail  

Two years senior to Sebastian Vettel and nine races longer in the tooth, but Lewis Hamilton is not prompted into thoughts of retirement by the impending departure of the next most successful driver of his era. Sebastian Vettel has confirmed he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season Vettel won four world championships during his time …

‘Leave him alone’: Sebastian Vettel sends message to Mick Schumacher’s critics
2 years, 7 months ago

‘Leave him alone’: Sebastian Vettel sends message to Mick Schumacher’s critics

The Independent  

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Vettel looking for winning feeling from new Aston Martin F1 challenger
2 years, 11 months ago

Vettel looking for winning feeling from new Aston Martin F1 challenger

The Hindu  

Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel's Formula One future will depend on whether his new 2022 Aston Martin challenger can carry him back to the top step of the podium, the German said on February 10. Aston Martin finished seventh out of 10 teams last year, with Vettel scoring the team's best result with a second-place finish in Azerbaijan. However, the …

Formula One: Sebastian Vettel Hopes to Bid Farewell to Ferrari with a Smile
4 years ago

Formula One: Sebastian Vettel Hopes to Bid Farewell to Ferrari with a Smile

News 18  

Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel hopes to bid farewell to Ferrari with a smile on Sunday, but has admitted that his six-year stint in Italy is, ultimately, ending in tears of failure. ?So, rest assured, when I stuffed the car in the gravel in Germany, I wasn?t happy before the ‘tifosi’ weren?t happy… Vettel will join Racing Point, re-branded as Aston …

Ferrari tensions simmer as Vettel tires of 'biting tongue'
4 years, 2 months ago

Ferrari tensions simmer as Vettel tires of 'biting tongue'

China Daily  

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, right, and Charles Leclerc Team boss Mattia Binotto on Monday rejected mounting speculation that Ferrari are favoring Charles Leclerc over Sebastian Vettel by giving him a faster car. The pair finished six places apart in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix after which Vettel suggested that Leclerc had been driving a faster car. "On the one hand, I'm satisfied …

Vettel says maybe he should not have picked some fights - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 3 months ago

Vettel says maybe he should not have picked some fights - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Four times Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel says he will leave Ferrari without regrets at the end of the season but recognising maybe he should have steered clear of some of the fights he picked. “I don’t think I will go on having any regrets, looking back,” Vettel said in an extensive interview with Formula One’s ‘Beyond the Grid’ …

F1 needed Vettel to stay, says Lewis Hamilton - Sports News - Sportstar
4 years, 4 months ago

F1 needed Vettel to stay, says Lewis Hamilton - Sports News - Sportstar

The Hindu  

Formula One needed Sebastian Vettel to stay and Racing Point, who become Aston Martin F1 next season, made a smart move in signing him, according to six times world champion Lewis Hamilton. I'm just really happy for him because it's not been the easiest of journeys at Ferrari, and I think he'll learn so much from there.” Racing Point has …

Lewis Hamilton backs Sebastian Vettel move, says Formula One needed him to stay
4 years, 4 months ago

Lewis Hamilton backs Sebastian Vettel move, says Formula One needed him to stay

India Today  

Formula One needed Sebastian Vettel to stay and Racing Point, who become Aston Martin F1 next season, made a smart move in signing him, according to six times world champion Lewis Hamilton. "But I think Formula One really needs to keep the great driver that he is in the sport so I'm really happy that he's continuing and not stopping. …

Formula 1 2020: Charles Leclerc warns Ferrari fans to not expect ‘any miracles’ at Belgian Grand Prix
4 years, 4 months ago

Formula 1 2020: Charles Leclerc warns Ferrari fans to not expect ‘any miracles’ at Belgian Grand Prix

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Leclerc admitted he and the team had no explanation for the team’s slump in form this season — ahead of the next two races which are scheduled to take place on homeground in Italy. Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium: Charles Leclerc warned Ferrari’s passionate fans not to expect any miracles in Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix after he and team-mate Sebastian Vettel qualified 13th …

Vettel still struggling with 'up and down' Ferrari
4 years, 4 months ago

Vettel still struggling with 'up and down' Ferrari

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel endured another difficult Formula One qualifying session in Spain on Saturday with a Ferrari whose handling remained something of a mystery despite a change of chassis. “It must be so tough for him mentally now.,” commented 2016 world champion and compatriot Nico Rosberg on Sky F1 television. “I think he's in one of the most difficult mental challenges …

Sebastian Vettel says he 'can't put an answer to' Ferrari issues after Q2 exit ahead of Spanish GP
4 years, 4 months ago

Sebastian Vettel says he 'can't put an answer to' Ferrari issues after Q2 exit ahead of Spanish GP

Daily Mail  

Sebastian Vettel's miserable start to the 2020 season continued as the four-time world-champion qualified in 11th position for Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver failed to make it into Q3 for the third time in six races though he only narrowly missed out - just 0.002 seconds behind Lando Norris in the McLaren. Sebastian Vettel failed to make it …

Formula 1 2020: Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel opens door for return to Red Bull next season
4 years, 6 months ago

Formula 1 2020: Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel opens door for return to Red Bull next season

Firstpost  

Vettel won all his F1 titles with Red Bull during a highly dominant spell from 2010-13. Spielberg: Sebastian Vettel would be open for a return to Red Bull next season — if his former team wants him back. “I’m here to compete and I’m here to win, so probably the answer would be yes,” Vettel won all his F1 titles …

Jenson Button: Madness if Ferrari pushed Vettel out
4 years, 7 months ago

Jenson Button: Madness if Ferrari pushed Vettel out

The Hindu  

It would be "madness" if Ferrari pushed Sebastian Vettel out, according to Jenson Button, who thinks Carlos Sainz may not provide a trouble-free replacement. Ferrari announced last week its relationship with Vettel would not continue beyond the 2020 season after failing to reach an agreement over a contract extension. I don't know if Ferrari are going down the route of …

Sebastian Vettel would be a 'big loss' for Formula One, says Pierre Gasly
4 years, 7 months ago

Sebastian Vettel would be a 'big loss' for Formula One, says Pierre Gasly

The Hindu  

Pierre Gasly hopes Sebastian Vettel remains on the Formula One grid amid talk the four-time world champion could retire. READ| "It would be a big loss for Formula One if Seb gets to leave because four-time world champion. Not many drivers have achieved what he's done in Formula One," the Frenchman told Stats Perform. Sainz, 25, will leave McLaren and …

Ferrari signs Carlos Sainz as replacement for Sebastian Vettel
4 years, 7 months ago

Ferrari signs Carlos Sainz as replacement for Sebastian Vettel

India TV News  

McLaren's Carlos Sainz will drive for Ferrari in the 2021 and 2022 seasons of the Formula 1 World Championship. "I am very happy that I will be driving for Scuderia Ferrari in 2021 and I'm excited about my future with the team," said Sainz, who finished an impressive sixth in last year's championship. Ferrari boss Mattia Binotto said: "We've embarked …

Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of F1 season
4 years, 7 months ago

Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of F1 season

China Daily  

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel during press conference in Melbourne, Australia, March 12, 2020. Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the season, the Italian team announced on Tuesday. "The team and I have realized that there is no longer a common desire to stay together beyond the end of this season," Vettel said in a statement …

Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never won the title
4 years, 7 months ago

Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never won the title

Associated Press  

Sebastian Vettel may walk away from Ferrari having never delivered the Formula One title the proud Italian team so desperately wants. Of Vettel’s 53 career wins, 14 came with Ferrari, including only one last year. Vettel had ample chances to win Ferrari’s first world title since Kimi Raikkonen in 2007. “Tt was not an easy decision to reach, given Sebastian’s …

Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of 2020 season
4 years, 7 months ago

Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of 2020 season

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2020 Formula One season, the team announced on Tuesday. "In our five years together, he has finished in the top three of the drivers' championship three times, making a significant contribution to the team's constant presence in the top three of the constructors' classification. "On behalf of everyone at Ferrari, …

Formula 1: Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at the end of 2020 season
4 years, 7 months ago

Formula 1: Four-time champion Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at the end of 2020 season

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Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel is set to quit Ferrari at the end of the year after contract talks broke down, German media reported late on Monday. London: Four- times world champion Sebastian Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the 2020 Formula One season, the Italian team said on Tuesday. “This is a decision taken jointly …

Would be happy for Sebastian Vettel to continue at Ferrari: Charles Leclerc
4 years, 8 months ago

Would be happy for Sebastian Vettel to continue at Ferrari: Charles Leclerc

India TV News  

Charles Leclerc has said he would be delighted to see Sebastian Vettel continue as his Ferrari Formula One teammate next season. "I will respect Ferrari's decision for whoever is next to me and at the end it's my job to adapt to the person next to me and you can always learn from whoever is your team mate," said Leclerc. …

Formula 1: Charles Leclerc says he will be happy if Sebastian Vettel stays at Ferrari despite last season's on-track clashes
4 years, 8 months ago

Formula 1: Charles Leclerc says he will be happy if Sebastian Vettel stays at Ferrari despite last season's on-track clashes

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Vettel, 32, is out of contract at the end of 2020 but Ferrari have said he is their first choice, subject to negotiations, to partner the young Monegasque whose deal runs until 2024. London: Charles Leclerc says he would be happy to have Sebastian Vettel continue as his Ferrari Formula One team mate next season, despite their clashes on track …

Ferrari to monitor Vettel's motivation next season
5 years ago

Ferrari to monitor Vettel's motivation next season

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel may have just five races to secure his Ferrari future next season as the team plan to assess his "performance and motivation" before making a May decision. Charles Leclerc finished ahead of the four-time world champion in his first year with Ferrari, the youngster winning two races and claiming seven pole positions the 2019 Formula One season. Vettel …

Formula 1: Winless Vettel in need of a boost to end drought
5 years, 4 months ago

Formula 1: Winless Vettel in need of a boost to end drought

The Hindu  

When Sebastian Vettel won last year's Belgian Grand Prix at Spa to cut Lewis Hamilton's lead in the drivers' standings to 17 points, a thrilling title battle between two four-time world champions appeared tough to call. Ahead of this week's Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Ferrari's home race, the German languishes in fourth in the drivers' standings, a whopping 99 …

Sebastian Vettel: It is no burden to race for Ferrari in Formula One championship
5 years, 5 months ago

Sebastian Vettel: It is no burden to race for Ferrari in Formula One championship

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel insists it is no burden to race for Ferrari, though acknowledged the team are still missing "the final step" to be able to compete with Mercedes. Vettel sits fourth in the Formula One standings, but is 100 points adrift of leader Lewis Hamilton heading into his home grand prix in Germany. "It doesn't feel like a burden it …

F1 Raceweek: Leclerc emerging from Vettel's shadow in tumultuous Ferrari season
5 years, 5 months ago

F1 Raceweek: Leclerc emerging from Vettel's shadow in tumultuous Ferrari season

The Hindu  

The 2019 Formula One season has not gone to plan for Ferrari, which is still waiting on its first race win as we approach the midway point of the campaign. Sebastian Vettel is enduring a miserable time and his spirits would not have been improved by Sunday's British Grand Prix. Vettel's position might already have been weakened by his poor …

Time has come for Vettel to deliver F1 success for Ferrari
5 years, 10 months ago

Time has come for Vettel to deliver F1 success for Ferrari

Associated Press  

PARIS — After collapsing under pressure in the past two seasons, this may be Sebastian Vettel’s last chance to show he can deliver a long-awaited Formula One title for Ferrari. Otherwise the Italian team may throw its backing behind the young and ambitious Charles Leclerc, touted as F1’s next big star along with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. “If there is …

Will Ferrari’s punt on Charles Leclerc pay off?
5 years, 10 months ago

Will Ferrari’s punt on Charles Leclerc pay off?

The Hindu  

For the last few years, the Formula One world has watched a precocious talent do crazy things. Indeed, it is how Leclerc handles the weight of the tifosi’s expectations that will determine his success — far more than his raw speed or how he reacts to teammate and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel. Recently, former F1 driver Karun Chandhok spoke of …

Ferrari's Vettel revels in start to F1 testing
5 years, 10 months ago

Ferrari's Vettel revels in start to F1 testing

The Hindu  

Sebastian Vettel posted the fastest time on an "unbelievable" first day of Formula One testing, while Williams does not plan to take part until Wednesday with its car not ready. "It's very early, it's the first day, and it's meaningless in a couple of weeks, but for now, huge compliments to everyone in the factory, how they have tackled the …

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