German driver Sebastian Vettel, quadruple Formula 1 world champion, announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of this season.
Vettel, 35, currently works for the Aston Martin team, where he has accumulated 15 points that place him 14th in the championship.
As expected, once the German has formalized his decision, messages on the networks dedicated to his career they began to show up. And one of them stood out above the others: that of his old rival Lewis Hamilton, seven-time winner of the F1 World Championship.
“Seb, it was an honor to call you a competitor and an even greater honor to call you my friend”, began the Brit who, like Vettel, has always shown his commitment to participate. off-piste awareness campaigns and movements.
Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton, two points of reference in Formula 1, always involved in causes related to the fight against racism and discrimination. Photo: ANDREJ ISAKOVIC / POOL / AFP.
Then he dedicated a comment to him that sums up all his admiration for his colleague, who surpasses his brilliant statistic marks: “Leaving this sport better than you found it is always the goal“, He added.
And finally closed: “I have no doubt that what comes next will be exciting, meaningful and rewarding for you. i love you man“.
Vettel’s farewell
“The decision to leave F1 at the end of the year was a difficult one and I thought about it a lot. At the end of the year I want to take some time to think about what I want to do next,” said Vettel. quoted in a team statement of him ahead of the Hungarian GP this weekend.
“As a father, I want to spend more time with my family. It is not a question of saying goodbye today, but of thanking everyone, starting with the fans, without whom F1 could not exist. “
World champion in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 when he was at Red Bull, Vettel has 53 Grand Prix victories to date, surpassed only by Briton Lewis Hamilton (103 wins) and his compatriot Michael Schumacher (91).
After stint with Ferrari from 2015 to 2020, he signed for Aston Martin in 2021 without having won a race since.
After a difficult 2021 season in which he finished 12th in the World Cup, Vettel is currently 14th with just 15 points.
With information from Agencies
Source: Clarin
