PAPA NORBERT VETTEL OPENS THE FAMILY ALBUM: The last Vettel secrets

#SV5 #vettel #AbuDhabiGP Norbert Vettel: "I have always had a soft spot for engines, screwed on mopeds and motorcycles - and rode mountain races. It was like a virus. So I bought a kart for 1200 marks for the kids. Sebastian was three. I set up bowls for a slalom in our yard and he curved around”

Q: Abu Dhabi is not a sad occasion for you…it is exciting
#SV5: “ yeah that’s how I see it, I don’t know if I’ll be in tears and breakdown but I thought about this so much and it feels so right! I’m looking forward to #AbuDhabiGP & what comes after” #SV5 #Vettel “I know the adrenaline rush will be different and will be gone, the excitement of driving in places like Suzuka pushing myself and the car to the limits and it makes me sad. Yet it is a trade for something new/different exciting. That’s how I feel”

Q: which teammate you got was the fastest?

#SV5: “it is difficult to answer, but on the day Mark got his things together and the car does what he wants, it was incredible to watch!. Also Charles was incredible in squeezing everything in one lap, Daniel too he beaten me…” “I didn’t mean to leave Kimi out. I think he is the biggest in terms of natural talent and it shows in the car but it also shows when switching cars. If there was car change every 10 days he would be lapping everybody else. Give him a steering wheel and he knows what to do”

Seb said he had talks with Niki about the move to mercedes but he was then committed to winning with Ferrari:

Also said: “I think I would have enjoyed racing with Lewis, we get along really well. Our moment was Baku 2017 where today we can call it had a misunderstanding…” #SV5 “I was very upset, it was one of the moments where things didn’t go my way, and the emotional side took too much over. But I think actually it was a key moment because it could have made us step away from each other more, or bring us together. It brought us together”.

Asked if the final difficult year was the one that introduced the retirement thoughts:

#SV5: “the year before! 2019 the start of the season was for me at least not giving me that momentum to say here we go again… the problem there was too many ideas” “Charles came in being in a different time in his career and life,it was funny because I watched him and we got alone very well, I really enjoyed the time together and he taught me things not necessarily about driving. It was little bit like looking at younger version of myself”

How would you sum up your time at Ferrari?

#SV5: “ I have a special bond with Italy, the people the brand was always special to me, it has been a privilege to be able to drive for them. But in terms of numbers I failed because I wanted to win the championship and I didn’t..” “Mercedes and Lewis were the better package, we couldn’t beat them but the more time passes the more i’m in peace with it because we did some great things together, and not great too!. In the end like I said there was someone out there that was just better, but no regrets”

Q: who do you owe the most throughout the success in F1? The one person who without wouldn’t been the same success

SEBASTIAN VETTEL:” I THINK MY WIFE”😭❤️‍🔥

“The strength she gave me, we’ve been together since forever and that’s the correct and fair answer” “The world of f1 it is an intense world with lots of things to do, I think it is consuming mentally but to love another person enough to put yourself second in a way and give all the support, I honestly love her so much but I don’t know if I would be strong enough to do that” 😭

Asked if his early success in F1 created unrealistic expectations in his mind!

#SV5: “no!I didn’t count as in now your year 5is better than 4 then6/8…etc. you understand after couple of years after the wave from 2010-2013 then 2014 was a hole,I didn’t win a race but happy..” “with a podium you haven’t been for a while! It changes you whereas when you’re fighting in the front P2,P3 you’re not pleased with yourself …”

Seb’s Final Beyond the grid episode 😭💚

#AbuDhabiGP #SV5 #Vettel podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f1-… Q: How scary is the prospective of life without F1?

#SV5: “unknown that’s how I feel! It’s a fantastic world that can get you in it and stay forever. Obviously I can’t drive forever…
I am a racing driver yes but when I get home I enjoy the bits of life..there is always more..”

Sebastian Vettel’s #F1 team photo a thread:

1- BMW Sauber 2007 2- Scuderia Toro Rosso 2008

'A short view back to the past...'

Aston Martin reflected on some of the best memories they’ve created with Sebastian Vettel the past two years:

#AbuDhabiGP #SV5 #Vettel First podium 💚 #AzerbaijanGP 2021

The story of William!who got invited by Sebastian Vettel at #BrazilGP!

Williams’s father big dream was to take him to Interlagos but as you can guess Prices were an issue. last year William’s father passed away on his birthday while shopping for the party
#Vettel #Seb5 #SV5 On Tuesday and Wednesday He decided to talk to Seb, he arrived at the hotel at 6 a.m. Dozens of people try to take photo.
William’s goal was to get Sev to read the two-page letter he wrote. In it he told him about his support to German drivers but more….