He was accepted into the Red Bull Junior Team in 1998,[28] and won various titles, such as the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. Cancer: Gender: Male: Sexual Orientation: Straight: Marital Status: Married: Girlfriend: N/A: Wife/Spouse Name: . . It left Vettel 30 points behind the Mercedes driver with seven races left. The couple who got married in 2019 has three children, Emilie, born in 2014, Matilda, born in 2015, and a boy, born in 2019. He won the 2012 drivers championship, and became the third driver to win three successive titles, and the youngest triple champion in F1 history. [30] In 2017, Vettel was eliminated in the first heat for the individual competition,[216] but went on to win the Nations' Cup for Germany by himself with his seventh victory,[217] after his teammate Pascal Wehrlein was injured earlier in a crash. [140] At the Russian Grand Prix, Vettel retired on the first lap after two consecutive collisions with Kvyat. After the race, an emotional Vettel paid tribute to Schumacher, saying that his hero's achievements with Ferrari made the first win all the more special. In 2007, Vettel joined Red Bull. He doesnt have a business manager and negotiated his own contracts. In 2003, Sebastian Vettel started racing open-wheel cars, and won the 2004 German Formula BMW Championship with 18 victories from 20 races. F1 champ Sebastian Vettel fined $5,500 for illegal scooter ride In Italy, he took his tenth pole position of the year, in which he joined Ayrton Senna as the only driver to have taken ten pole positions in two separate seasons. After attempting to pursue a music career like his childhood hero, Michael Jackson, he soon realized that he didnt have the talent. In the 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series, Vettel who drove for ASL Mucke Motorsport emerged fifth and was honoured with top rookie of the year. His interest in racing which he had nurtured since he was 3 years old by karting, led him into kart series as young as the age of eight. He worked as a carpenter and had a keen interest in racing during Sebastians early life. [260], Red Bull Racing sponsor Infiniti released a Sebastian Vettel edition of the Infiniti FX SUV for 2012. [169] He bounced back in Great Britain, after he passed Bottas in the last laps to take victory. Sebastian Vettel follows the religion of Christianity. 1956 J. M. Fangio At the age of five, the boy was already in full swing kart racing, and he turned out to be very good. But what motivates him is that the fate of the planet looms over the horizon. It was the car, not the driver, the haters said. In the same year, he was honored with the highest sports award in Germany, the Silberne LorbeerblattSilver Laurel Leaf, for his multiple world titles. Sebastian Vettel leaves Ferrari frustrated, but will he leave - BBC [194] The season was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic as the first ten races of the original calendar were either rescheduled, postponed or cancelled altogether. They include his proclivity for competition and creativity. [106] On the opening lap, Vettel spun after an incident with Bruno Senna.
