Vettel leaves Formula 1

The four-time world champion will end his career after this season. The 35-year-old announced this on Thursday before the Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest. “The decision to retire was difficult for me and I have spent a lot of time thinking about it,” said Vettel in a statement from his Aston Martin racing team and quickly gave one of the reasons for his decision: “It is very clear to me that As a father, I want to spend more time with my family.” He was on the podium as the winner 53 times. However, his wedding at Red Bull with consecutive title triumphs was quite a while ago. Nothing came of an era at Ferrari - like that of his great idol Michael Schumacher - and instead he was ingloriously discarded by the Scuderia. After two years at Aston Martin, Vettel has had enough. The father of three children has recently made more headlines for his political commitment, the fight for human rights and the environment than for his successes on the racetrack. A legend of the sport The hopes for improvement in the green racing car of his fifth Formula 1 employer did not come true in the second year either. The German is currently only 14th in the World Championship and has only scored 15 points in the twelve races so far. His last victory was a long time ago, it was on September 22, 2019 in Singapore. He celebrated his last world title in 2013. What followed was a steady decline. With his great successes, Vettel remains one of the most decorated drivers in Formula 1. In the current field, only Lewis Hamilton has won more titles. Behind the Brit and Michael Schumacher (both 7) and Juan Manuel Fangio (5), Vettel already follows in the all-time best list together with Alain Prost.

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Vettel leaves Formula 1

Sebastian Vettel has had enough of Formula 1 after more than a decade and a half.

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