Vettel had the experience of a F1 car in 2005 at
a test. At that time Vettel couldn’t
even a drive a road car because of he is not at legally aged. He was that young
in those days.
His Formula 1 entrance happened after a
unpleasant moment. Kubica had a terrible accident at Canada GP 2007 and he was
not able to race for the next GP at USA. BMW trusted their reserve driver. A german
who came all the way from Heppenheim at the age of just 19.
Vettel:“Of course, I am looking forward to my
first F1 race but I wish it had come under different circumstances. It’s never
nice if a team mate can’t drive because he had an accident. “
That kid has
something special and he showed that from the very first moments of his career.
Vettel had became the youngest point scorer in F1 with 8th place at his debut race.
But it was just a
start, it was just glimpse of what Vettel will achive. After 5 and half seasons
in F1 Vettel is shaked up the history. He is adding up new records and statistics
under his name almost after every race. But still he insists that he loves the
racing itself rather than records.
Vettel:” I enjoy - not the numbers - but the
fact I'm racing.”
Vettel:”
I love what I do. The feeling I get inside the car & the level of
satisfaction, I haven’t found anything else that makes me as happy.”
Obviously F1 is a area
that you need to be passionate about. Even though how much it looks ‘So cool
and glamoruous’ from the outside view. It’s a job that demands your 7/24, travelling
all around the world almost all year, being away from your home-your loved ones,
dealing with all sponsors, lack of privacy etc.
He loves this sport, he loves it enough to know when you ask ‘Who
is the F1 World Champion of 1969.’ He is passion is the thing that drives him.
Passion for F1 and for the win. That’s make him so eager. That’s the reason why
he is upset when he is second.
He is guy only cares about
racing, being on circuit, making the perfect lap rather than fame, fortune and
glamour. He does not change his daily life after all his success. He still
spend time at his hometown, he still with the girl he fell in love many years
ago. He is the boy at next door.
Gerhard Berger: "Sebastian doesn't care about luxury
& parties. He's focused on his work & on driving. That's why he's so
successful."
Top of all that he is a real hardworking.
Right after wins he flight to MK
and started to work on next races on simulation. Seb and his team are the ones who left the
Paddock last. He keeps on learning from every mistake, every lap. That’s might
be the most dangerous asset of the german.
He does learn from his mistakes. He keeps getting better.
Dietrich Mateschitz: “Sebastian Vettel is a
talent of the century. Apart from his driving skills talent, he works incredibly
hard. “
Newey: “You see it with Sebastian all the time - you have that impression that
each time he gets in the car, he gets in with a bit more knowledge than he got
out of it last time.”
F1 is a game of combination. Right place and
right time and right people bring the success. In order to win; a great driver,
great team and great car needed. Even though Vettel gets to much critisim by
fans ‘He has the best car’ or ‘He wins all the time, he makes F1 boring’. But
there is no such a thing in F1 as ‘winning with bad car’. Let’s face it F1 is
not a only human sport, it’s the togethernes of man and machine. All the latest
champions win with a great car, amazing team behind and of course all were
talented. That’s nothing new. Only difference Seb haven’t stopped winning yet.
David Croft: “ The Red Bull isn’t always the best car.
Sebastian Vettel just turns it into a winning machine, consistently and
constantly.”
Webber: “The car is a big part of it, but
it’s not everything. Vettel's attention to the small details is what sets him
apart.”
Vettel:
"I am sure that when lewis
won the WDC in 2008, he had also a strong team. Fernando also in 2005 and 2006.
That's how the game works.”
Even though people generally focused on
drivers, F1 is not a one man behind the wheel sport. Every member is important.
Red Bull has a constiant crew for many years. You don’t see different faces
every year. They win together, they lose together which is not very usual. They
are the ones who word hard also party hard. While every pit in silence of
working people, Red Bull Racing drop the beat. They love what they do. Vettel
is part of this team. He even helped team packed so the team can go party
earlier after he won the 4th World Championship instead of going his hotel
earlier.
This tweet by Red Bull
Systeam engineer Tom Batch tells all: "Vettel helped the team pack so they could get to the
party earlier. I doubt any World Champion has ever helped pack away.” #truestory
I also don’t recall any F1 Champion who helped
packing, do you?
He underastimated, called ‘egoist’
towards his relationship with his team mate, he even booed on the podium. But
he never gave up, he put his headphones and focused his work.
26 years old german is maybe just at the start of his way. There are still many
championships, records that may come. He will keep going step by step . For us,
for spectators ‘We have the remember thess days’ the days that a legend born
and we had chance to witness all !
