And despite not finishing any of his first four Grand Prix races, he wouldn’t disappoint. That performance prompted Italian minnows Toro Rosso – Red Bull’s new sister team – to snap Vettel up for the 2008 campaign.

The 19-year-old German immediately impressed, becoming the youngest driver in Formula One history to score a point on their debut. Vettel made his debut midway through the 2007 season, filling in at BMW Sauber for the injured Robert Kubica, who had a horror crash in Montreal a week prior.

And Sebastian, you were, and still are, one of the very best. His exploits prompted seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton to say the following when he heard the news of his upcoming retirement: “He has been one of the very, very few drivers in F1 history that has stood for much more than himself.” We couldn’t have put it any better.īut with that being said, it’s not his activism or his comedic genius that we’ll be focusing on. He has clearly shown his support for causes such as racial equality and for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as appearing on the BBC show Newsnight to discuss climate change and the use of fossil fuels. The 35-year-old has been as incredible off the track as he has been on it in recent years. The four-time world champion announced back in July that he will be bringing the curtain down on a stellar 15-year career.at the end of the current season, and now that moment is finally here. Oddschecker, which compares Formula One odds and offers, has made Super Max the favorite for victory once again in the Arabian Gulf State, and Red Bull’s leading driver will be hoping to end the season in style.īut secondly, and more importantly, this weekend will be Sebastian Vettel’s final weekend as a Formula One driver. The Flying Dutchman had the title wrapped up with some four weekends to spare and has won a record-breaking 14 races. Firstly, it will bring the curtain down on the 2022 season, a campaign that has been dominated by the brilliant Max Verstappen and Red Bull.

This weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix will be one tinged with sadness.

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