Dhruv George Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel is the third of four children, with two older sisters and a younger brother. [32] He also competed in the 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, where he finished first and second at Misano in his first two races. On 3-7-1987 Sebastian Vettel (nickname: Sebastian Vettel) was born in Heppenheim, Germany. [203] In the fifth race of the season, Vettel scored his first points for the team with a fifth-place finish in Monaco. He was born in 2019, a day before the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend. Some designs were small changes to his original Red Bull design, while others were completely new designs, such as the one he used at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix: Vettel had a special white-red helmet design, with black kanji and hiragana for "gives you wings". He acknowledged that the already fragile relationship between the two drivers had further broken down as a result of the incident. Si Vettel a pu se construire une telle success story , il sait que c'est au karting qu'il le doit. 2 Reply [deleted] 19 hr. As part of the Red Bull Junior Team, Vettel appeared for Toro Rosso later that year and was kept as a full-time driver for 2008. Please contact us if you want to publish a Sebastian Vettel wallpaper on our site. For the 2014 season and beyond, drivers picked a unique car number to use for the remainder of their Formula One career; Vettel chose the number five. Vettel is the latest - and arguably most high-profile - sportsman to speak out in support of the LGBTQ+ community, joining Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and ex-England rugby star James. Considering all of the richest formula drivers today, Sebastian Vettel is still considered one of the highest-paid drivers. When I was a kid, Michael Schumacher in the red car was my greatest idol and now it's an incredible honour to finally get the chance to drive a Ferrari. September 2, 2022. [43] It was also announced that he would drive for Toro Rosso in 2008 alongside Sbastien Bourdais. [40], Vettel was confirmed as BMW's test driver for 2007. ", "Nutcases, kids, Multi 21: The very best quotes and quips from Mark Webber's career", "2007 Formula 1 Sinopec Chinese Grand Prix Starting Grid", "Formula 1's greatest drivers. [182] Midway through the race, a snap of oversteer caused him to run wide onto the grass. [162] It was his 100th podium, while he also became only the third man in Formula One history to have led 3,000 laps. Like a ship, a car should be named after a girl as it's sexy". He was named European Sportsperson of the Year by the International Sports Press Association in 2010,[254] and by the Polish Press Agency in 2012[255] and 2013. [74] Following John Surtees in the 1964 season and James Hunt in 1976, this was the third time in Formula One history that the title winner had not topped the championship table until after the last race. Vettel limped home in eighth place, with his championship lead reduced to nine points. Feb 11, 2022, 4:07 AM Listen to this article Since making his F1 debut in 2007, Vettel has maintained a tradition of giving his car a woman's name ahead of the new season, spanning spells with. [225] By the end of the 2013 season, he had used 76 different helmet designs throughout his career. [217], In the 2019 event, Vettel teamed up with Mick Schumacher, where they finished runners-up in the Nations' Cup to the Nordic team of Kristensen and Johan Kristoffersson. In the early months of 2019, Vettel tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart, Hanna Prater, in a private ceremony. [119] He signed off the year by becoming the first defending champion to fail to win a race during a season since Jacques Villeneuve in 1998. Vettel received a five-second time penalty from the stewards, who believed he had returned to the track "in an unsafe manner and forced [Hamilton] off track". In an interview on Top Gear, he stated that he is a fan of British comedy such as Little Britain and Monty Python's Life of Brian. Sebastian Vettel. [37] Vettel became the then-youngest Formula One driver to participate in a Grand Prix weekend at 19 years and 53 days. [84] A podium finish in Japan secured his second successive title with four races remaining, making him the youngest ever double and back-to-back champion. Emilie, who was born in January 2014; and a son, who was born in November 2019. Please enter a display name. Norbert Vettel plies his trade as a carpenter while Heike is a housewife. Sebastian Vettel was born in the Heppenheim, Germany in 1987. The retirement-bound four-time world champion, who is close friends with his 23-year-old fellow-German, said he had spoken to team owner Lawrence Stroll and recommended the son of seven-time . [6] Vettel signed for Ferrari for 2015 replacing Fernando Alonso and became Mercedes' and Lewis Hamilton's closest challenger in two title fights in 2017 and 2018, although he finished both years as runner-up. Sebastian Vettel was marked out early in his career as a potential future F1 champion, with the young German dominating karting series on his road to the top of the motorsport pyramid. Following the 2021 British Grand Prix, he helped remove litter from the stands,[238] and he also worked with children in Austria to build a hotel for bees. Vettel's car names from 2008 to 2019. HELMETS 2022 SAVE THE BEES HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIGEL MANSELL RACE WITHOUT TRACE STOP MINING TAR SANDS 1st GP UNDER WATER NO WAR Helmets 2021 Helmets 2020 Helmets 2019 Helmets 2018 During a race with mixed weather conditions, Vettel climbed up to second place. The pit stop was slow and he was sent out on the wrong tyres, handing the lead to Button. [202] Aston Martin team principal Otmar Szafnauer reported no concerns, owing to this being a very different car from the Ferrari, lack of laps in pre-season testing and a very impressive race start. [191] He finished fifth in the World Drivers' Championship, and was outscored by a teammate for only the second time across a season. [151], Vettel's championship lead was cut to only a single point in Great Britain, as he suffered a puncture on the penultimate lap and dropped to seventh place. Birth place. [46], Vettel finished a career-best fourth a week later at the Chinese Grand Prix, having started 17th on the grid while in mixed conditions. [226], For the 2017 Italian Grand Prix he changed the German flag stripe on his helmet to an Italian flag stripe in celebration of Ferrari's home race. [247], Vettel was named Rookie of the Year at the 2008 Autosport Awards. He has two older sistersMelanie and Stefanie, and a younger brother, Fabian, who is also a racing driver. [245] In June 2022, while participating in the Canadian Grand Prix, Vettel denounced Canada's mining of the Alberta oil sands by wearing a T-shirt and helmet patch calling it "Canada's climate crime". He tested for the Williams Formula One team later that year as a reward for his Formula BMW success. Now 33, Vettel is the veteran casting a protective eye over his stricken hero's son, Mick, who makes his F1 debut this weekend at Haas. [38] He also set a record for collecting his first fine in nine seconds into his career, as Vettel exceeded the pitlane speed limit on the way to the track. [60] He won the Japanese Grand Prix from pole position, leading every lap. [165] For the first time since 2013, Vettel took three consecutive pole positions as he qualified in first place in Azerbaijan. Vettel also seems to speak other languages, including his native German; he also speaks Italian and French . He was born on the 3rd of July 1987. Full name. Cancel Change Name . Sebastian Vettel, on his lifelong dream of driving for Ferrari, Vettel made his Ferrari debut by finishing third in the Australian Grand Prix. [64] He led most of the race but as a result of a spark plug failure, Vettel finished in fourth place. As well as being a four-time Formula 1 World Champion on the track, Sebastian Vettel has become known for his off-track actions in recent years, including his tradition of naming each one of his cars. [258] After retiring from Formula One in 2022, Vettel received the Autosport Gregor Grant Award for his "achievement in motorsport". In 2009, Vettel was awarded the Lorenzo Bandini Trophy, for his achievements in the 2008 season. [169] Vettel led his home race until he slid off the track and hit the wall in the latter stages as rain started to fall, as he had clipped the sausage curb a few laps before, breaking a part of his front wing, causing understeer and loss of downforce;[170][171] he won in Belgium, however, in which he passed Hamilton for the race victory. In the years since, Vettel . "The only other driver that asks us a lot of questions is Michael Schumacher. [7], Vettel was born on 3 July 1987 in Heppenheim, West Germany,[2] to Norbert and Heike Vettel. [144] The early form continued the following races, winning in Bahrain and Monaco,[145][146] and finishing second in China, Russia and Spain. [207] During the season, Vettel made 132 overtakesthe most of any driverand won the inaugural Overtake Award. Following Kubica's crash at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, Vettel was named his replacement at the 2007 United States Grand Prix. Emilie Vettel is the daughter of the famous racer Sebastian Vettel. Vettel is the youngest World Champion in Formula 1. First entering Formula One in 2007, Vettel racked up an impressive number of race wins, podium finishes, and fastest laps. [85] Vettel won the following race in Korea to become the second driver to take at least ten wins in a season after Michael Schumacher. [227] Following the death of Niki Lauda, Vettel wore a special helmet based on Lauda's final Ferrari helmet at the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel, (born July 3, 1987, Heppenheim, West Germany [now in Germany]), German race-car driver who in 2010, at age 23, became the youngest person to win the Formula One (F1) world drivers' championship. [257] In 2015, he received the Confartigianato Motori Award for Driver of the Year. The two were schoolmates before, and have been living together since 2010. [148] Vettel's lead at the top of the standings increased to 25 points after the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari's first victory at the circuit since Schumacher won there in 2001. The duo reportedly first met in 2006 but chose to tie the knot only in 2019. [76] In Monaco, Vettel led the race but due to another radio malfunction, the Red Bull pit crew was not prepared when he came in. Sebastian Vettel ( pengucapan bahasa Jerman: [zbastian ftl]; lahir 3 Juli 1987) adalah seorang pembalap Formula Satu asal Jerman. Sebastian Vettel has announced that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the 2022 season. Both were equal on points in the standings, with Webber first based on total wins. ", Sebastian Vettel, on being booed on the podium. [83], Vettel's run of fourteen successive front-row starts and eleven successive top two finishes ended at his home race, where he qualified third and finished fourth. [132], Vettel came home second in the Italian Grand Prix, his first race with Ferrari at the team's home soil. Sebastian Vettel is him real name. Although the majority of his earnings come from his driving salary and various endorsements, a large chunk of change is also derived from his impressive car collection. Sebastian Vettel was born on July 3, 1987, in Heppenheim, Germany, to Norbert and Heike Vettel. 35. [204] At the following race, the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, he claimed Aston Martin's first podium with a second-place finish. Sebastian Vettel will arrive at the Abu Dhabi GP on Friday after being excused attending media day following the birth of his third child, a boy. His parents are Norbert and Heike Vettel and they resided in Heppenheim. Sebastian Vettel to leave Ferrari at end of Formula 1 season By Andrew Benson Chief F1 writer 12 May 2020 Formula 1 584 Vettel won four F1 world titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013. However, as reigning World Drivers' Champion, he carried number one throughout the season. ( Source : sportsnet ) Emily Vettel, age 8, is the oldest daughter of German F1 racing driver Sebastian Vettel, and former industrial design student Hanna Prater. [229] The car he drove for his first full season in 2008, the Toro Rosso STR3, was named Julie, followed by Kate and Kate's Dirty Sister (2009), Luscious Liz and Randy Mandy (2010), Kinky Kylie (2011), Abbey (2012) and Hungry Heidi (2013). But how many kids does Sebastian Vettel have? The family lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland, amongst other racing drivers. He also teamed up with Schumacher from 2008 to 2012, winning the Cup on every occasion. [143], His third season at Ferrari started with victory in Australia, his first in 18 months. [213] He won his very first individual Race of Champions title that year, beating Tom Kristensen in the final. [114], On several occasions during the season, spectators booed Vettel. Toro Rosso's technical director Giorgio Ascanelli explained that something changed at the European Grand Prix in Valencia: "Suddenly Vettel understood something about how to drive an F1 car quickly. [205] Vettel also finished second in Hungary, but was later disqualified, after his car failed to provide the one litre sample of fuel required. [130] At the halfway point of the season, Vettel was 42 points behind championship leader and Mercedes driver Hamilton. 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Sebastian Vettel and his wife have a son together. [150] The FIA investigated the Vettel-Hamilton incident further, but Vettel received no punishment. At the Monaco Grand Prix, Vettel scored his first points of the season with a fifth-place finish, after qualifying 17th. [172] Contact on the opening lap with Hamilton in Italy saw Vettel damage his front wing and drop to the back of the field, but he recovered to cross the finishing line in fourth place. After the race, he swapped the number one and two signs in front of Hamilton's Mercedes and the empty spot that was supposed for his own car, as Vettel parked his car at the start of the pit entry. [59], Further wins followed in Great Britain, Japan and Abu Dhabi. [116] Webber left the sport and was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, who was promoted from Toro Rosso. Four-time world champion Vettel, 35, retired at the end of . Both had their first taste of racing at the Kerpen karting track near Cologne, not far from the Nrburgring. Vetter went to school at the Starkenburg Gymnasium, where he passed with a reasonably good grade. [233], After winning his first championship in 2010, and being hailed as the "Next Schumacher", Vettel stated he did not want to aim for Schumacher's record after learning how hard it was to get one championship under his belt, though he would like to win more. 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