Sebastian Vettel

Race Car Driver

Sebastian Vettel was born in Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany on July 3rd, 1987 and is the Race Car Driver. At the age of 36, Sebastian Vettel biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
Baby Schumi, New Schumacher, Seb
Date of Birth
July 3, 1987
Nationality
Germany
Place of Birth
Heppenheim, Hesse, Germany
Age
36 years old
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Networth
$140 Million
Profession
Formula One Driver, Racing Automobile Driver
Sebastian Vettel Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 36 years old, Sebastian Vettel has this physical status:

Height
174cm
Weight
68kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Sebastian Vettel Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Not Available
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
Heppenheimth’s Starkenburg-Gymnasium
Sebastian Vettel Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Not Available
Children
Not Available
Dating / Affair
Hanna Prater
Parents
Norbert Vettel, Heike Vettel
Siblings
Fabian Vettel (Younger Brother) (Racing Driver), Melanie Vettel (Older Sister) (Dental Technician), Stefanie Vettel (Older Sister) (Physiotherapist for disabled children)
Sebastian Vettel Life

Sebastian Vettel (German pronunciation: [zebastia(ftl)n ftl] (listen) is a German racing driver who competes in Formula One for Aston Martin, having previously worked for BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, and Ferrari. Vettel is one of the most successful Formula One drivers in history, winning four World Drivers' Championship titles, which he has won consecutively from 2010 to 2013. Vettel is the youngest World Champion in Formula One, with third-most race victories (53) and podium finishes (122), as well as the fourth-most pole positions (57).

Vettel began his Formula One career in 2006 as a test racer for BMW Sauber, with a one-off racing appearance in 2007. Vettel joined Toro Rosso later this year and was retained as a full-time driver for 2008. In 2009, Vettel was promoted to Red Bull. Vettel's career began in 2010 and 2013 with four consecutive races, the first of which made him the sport's youngest World Champion and set the fastest race wins (169) and race wins in a single season (13). Vettel joined Ferrari in 2015 and became Mercedes' and Lewis Hamilton's closest challenger in two title battles in 2017 and 2018, although he finished both years as runner-up. He went from Ferrari to Aston Martin for the 2021 and 2022 seasons, before announcing his plans to withdraw from Formula One at the end of the 2022 season.

Early and personal life

Vettel was born in Heppenheim, West Germany, on July 3rd, 1987, to Norbert and Heike Vettel. He has one younger brother, Fabian, a racer, and two older sisters, Melanie, a dental assistant, and Stefanie, a disabled physiotherapist. In an interview, Vettel said he was "terrible" at school, but he obtained his Abitur at Heppenheim's Starkenburg-Gymnasium with a respectable mark. "The three Michaels" was Michael Schumacher, Michael Jordan, and Michael Jackson. He said he wanted to be a singer like Jackson but realized that he didn't have the voice. Vettel is also a fan of the Beatles, including Abbey Road and his all-time favorite song being "Drive My Car." In an interview with Top Gear, he admitted that he is a huge fan of British comedy, such as Little Britain and Monty Python's Life of Brian. Vettel lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland, among other racing enthusiasts, and is a fan of German football team Eintracht Frankfurt. Vettel has referred to himself as competitive, private, and impatient. He appeared in Head & Shoulders ads and played Sebastian Schnell in the German version of Cars 2.

Hanna Prater, a childhood friend, married Vettel at a private party in early 2019, and they have three children. Forbes estimated that his annual income was $41 million in 2016. Kimi Räikkönen, his colleague from 2015 to 2018, is a close friend of his. Vettel is also a native German speaker who speaks English, French, Finnish, and Italian. He created his Instagram account in July 2022, having long avoided social media. Vettel's first Instagram post was to announce his retirement from Formula One at the end of the 2022 season.

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Sebastian Vettel Career

Early career

Vettel began karting at the age of three and began racing in the karts series in 1995 at the age of eight. He was accepted into the Red Bull Junior Team in 1998 and has won various tournaments, including the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. In 2003, Vettel was introduced to open-wheel vehicles, and Derrick Walker was given the opportunity to try a Reynard Motorsport Champ Car in a two-day private test at the Homestead road course. He won the 2004 Formula BMW ADAC championship with 18 victories from 20 races a year later.

In the 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series, Vettel rode for ASL Mücke Motorsport. With 63 points and winning the Rookie Cup, he came in fifth place in the final standings. Later this year, he worked with Williams Formula One as a reward for his Formula BMW's success. Vettel then went on to do some testing with the BMW Sauber Formula One team.

In 2006, Vettel was promoted to test driver for BMW Sauber and finished second overall in the Formula 3 Euro Series, finishing second. He also participated in the 2006 Formula Renault 3.5 Series, where he finished first and second in his first two races. His finger was practically cut off by flying rubble in the next round at Spa-Francorchamps, and he was set to miss several weeks due to a crash. Despite that, he continued to compete in the 2006 Masters of Formula 3 at Zandvoort, where he came in sixth place.

Vettel was a participant in the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series and won his first match at the Nürburgring for the first time. When he was called up permanently by the BMW Sauber Formula One team, he led the championship.

Formula One career

When former BMW Sauber replaced Jacques Villeneuve as second driver for the 2006 Hungarian Grand Prix, Vettel became BMW Sauber's third driver at the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix. Vettel set the fastest time in the second Friday free trial on his debut. Vettel became the second-youngest Formula One racer to compete in a Grand Prix weekend in 19 years and 53 days. On the way to the track, Vettel set a new record for collecting his first fine in nine seconds into his career as a result of his pitlane speed limit. In his second testing session at the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, he set the fastest time in both Friday and Saturday practice sessions.

For 2007, Vettel was confirmed as BMW's test pilot. Vettel was named his replacement at the 2007 United States Grand Prix after Kubica's death at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix. He started in seventh place and finished eighth, becoming the world's youngest driver to score a point in Formula One.

As Vettel was still under Red Bull Racing's ownership, BMW released him in July 2007 to join Red Bull's Scuderia Toro Rosso, swapping Scott Speed from the 2007 Hungarian Grand Prix onwards. It was also revealed that he and Sébastien Bourdais would drive for Toro Rosso in 2008.

Vettel came third in the rain-affected Japanese Grand Prix at Fuji, behind Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing, and seemed to be on target for his and the team's maiden podium finish. Vettel, on the other hand, crashed into Webber under unsafe car traffic conditions, causing both vehicles to be recalled. After the race, Webber said, "It's kids isn't it." You do a good job and then they fuck it all up" for children with no experience. Vettel was initially suspended with a ten-place grid penalty for the upcoming race, but the incident was eventually explained by Hamilton's behavior behind the safety car, according to a spectator video on YouTube.

Vettel earned his fourth appearance at the Chinese Grand Prix a week later, starting 17th on the grid in mixed weather. "Vettel is one of the young guys with a lot of promise," Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz said, "he is fast, he is intelligent, and he is keen on the technological aspects."

Vettel was the only driver to have failed to finish a single race in four of their four races of the 2008 season, having retired on the first lap in three of them. Vettel earned his first points of the season with a fifth-place finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, after qualifying 17th. Giorgio Ascanelli, Toro Rosso's technical director, said that something had changed at the European Grand Prix in Valencia: "Now Vettel understood something about how to drive an F1 car more efficiently." It made a huge difference, not only in the speed he could unlock but also in his ability to do so consistently."

Vettel was the youngest driver to win a Formula One Grand Prix in history at the wet Italian Grand Prix, aged 21 years and 74 days. He dominated the majority of the Grand Prix and crossed the finish line 12.5 seconds ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen. It would also be Toro Rosso's first victory. He had already become the youngest pole sitter by the weekend's weekend. "He's going to win races, but he's going to win World Championships," Toro Rosso team manager Gerhard Berger said today. He's a cool guy." His triumph prompted German media to dubbed him "Baby Schumi."

At the Autosport Awards in 2008, Vettel was named Rookie of the Year.

Vettel replaced ex David Coulthard at Red Bull Racing at the start of the 2009 season. He started strong at the Australian Grand Prix, finishing second for the bulk of the race. However, both Robert Kubica and second place in the second stages prompted them to resign. He went on to win pole position and the Chinese Grand Prix, winning by a slew of points; Red Bull Racing's maiden pole and victory.

In Great Britain, Japan, and Abu Dhabi, there have been further victories. He came from pole position in the Japanese Grand Prix, leading every lap. Vettel took second place in the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the first day-night race, to finish second in the World Drivers' Championship standings behind Jenson Button. He also ran his third fastest lap of the year, bringing him right up to teammate Mark Webber. However, Vettel received the 2009 DHL Fastest Lap Award in second place, despite having the second fastest laps in the history.

At the Bahrain Grand Prix, Vettel claimed the first pole position of the 2010 season. He led the majority of the race, but Vettel came in fourth place due to a spark plug failure. Vettel was elected as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Union at the Australian Grand Prix. In Malaysia, he won his first game of the season.

Vettel made it a Red Bull 1–2 in Monaco, with him second and Webber first. Both were tied on points in the standings, with Webber coming first based on total wins. Vettel came in second second second in the Turkish Grand Prix second behind Webber after he made a passing pass on his teammate, Matt Webber. Vettel was knocked out of the competition after the two collided, with neither driver accepting responsibility for the accident.

Both Vettel and Webber's cars were fitted with a new front wing style at the British Grand Prix. In the third practice session, Vettel's wings were fractured, and Webber's sole surviving example was removed and presented to his colleague. Vettel qualified in first place but suffered from a puncture. He came in seventh, but Webber took the lead. He qualified on pole in Japan before Webber and then went on to triumph by a lights-to-flag victory. Vettel, who was 23 years and 98 days old, became the youngest Grand Prix racer to win on two occasions on the same track. Vettel led the first 45 laps before crashing with engine failure, giving the championship to championship rival Fernando Alonso.

Vettel and Webber secured Red Bull Racing's first World Constructors' Championship with a 1–2 finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel advanced to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the season with a 15-point deficit to Alonso and a 7-point difference to Webber. He went from pole to become the youngest World Driver's Champion in the sport's history, but Alonso came in seventh place. This was the third time in Formula One history that the title champion had not topped the podium table until after the final race, following John Surtees in 1964 and James Hunt in 1976.

Vettel began the 2011 season with victories in Australia and Malaysia before finishing second on the Chinese Grand Prix in second place, owing to his inability to properly communicate with his team as his radio was lost. Vettel led the race in Monaco, but the Red Bull pit crew was not up for him when he arrived in due to another radio malfunction. The pit stop was slow, and he was sent out on the wrong tyres, so he was led to Button rather than Button. Vettel went back to a one-stop tactic and stayed with one set of soft tyres for 56 laps. His tyres had been deteriorated by Alonso and Button, but neither of them were able to pass him. With few laps remaining, the race was red-flagged, allowing teams to change their tyres; Vettel was able to hold the lead and win when the competition was restarted under the safety vehicle.

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) had a ban on engine mappings at the European Grand Prix. Some in the media said that this was an attempt by the FIA to thwart Vettel's early domination. Despite this, he claimed pole position with the fastest qualifying lap in Valencia Street Circuit's history. Vettel won his sixth race out of eight in 2011 with his first hat-trick of 2011. At the British Grand Prix, the FIA made another rule change, this time targeting the blown diffusers. The Red Bulls hoped that the new procedures would cost them about half a second per lap. Vettel took second place in the competition after losing a radio call from team principal Christian Horner to hold second place. It was only the second time in the sport's history that a driver had placed second or higher in each of the first nine races of a season and gained at least six of them.

Vettel's string of fourteen front-row starts and eleven straight top-two finishes came to an end at his home track, where he came third and finished fourth. He claimed his tenth pole position of the year in Italy, joining Ayrton Senna as the first driver to have earned ten pole positions in two separate seasons. With four races remaining, a podium finish in Japan secured his second successive title, making him the youngest ever double and back-to-back champion. Vettel won the second race in Korea, becoming the second driver to win at least ten races in a season after Michael Schumacher. He was instrumental in the success of Red Bull's second straight World Constructors' Championship. In the inaugural Indian Grand Prix, Vettel led every lap from pole position to his first grand slam, as well as setting the fastest lap in the race. After clinching his 15th pole position of the year, Vettel set a new record for the most pole positions in a season at the season's finale in Brazil. He finished the year with 15 poles, 11 victories, and 17 podiums from 19 races; Vettel also earned a record of 392 points.

Vettel earned his second spot in the Australian Grand Prix this season before finishing outside the top 10 points in Malaysia following a collision with backmarker Narain Karthikeyan. With Vettel calling him a "idiot" and a "cucumber," Vettel and Horner chastised Karthikeyan's driving, with Vettel and Horner calling him a "cucumber." Karthikeyan retaliated, calling Vettel a "cry baby." Vettel crossed the line in first place at the Bahrain Grand Prix to jump out of the championship standings. He was in third place in the standings after three races without a podium place before he resigned at the European Grand Prix after an alternator malfunction, placing him fourth in the standings. Vettel came in second second place in Germany behind Alonso but got a 20-second time penalty after the tournament because he was off track when he overtook Button; Vettel fell back to fifth place. He started in tenth place in 10th place but finished second in Belgium, advancing to second place in the championship. Vettel later pulled out of the Italian Grand Prix due to an alternator failure, which saw the gap between leader Alonso and him shrink to 39 points with seven races remaining. He won the next race in Singapore, but he held the lead until the 2-hour race limit was reached. He made his second grand slam at the Japanese Grand Prix, bringing the total gap down to just four points. The Indian Grand Prix was another success after winning the Korean Grand Prix, as Vettel led all three qualifying sessions before taking pole position and leading every lap of the competition.

Vettel was told to stop the car due to a fuel pump failure during qualifying at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix; he was forced to start from the pit lane. Vettel came from last place to finish in third place. He led Alonso by 13 points in the last race in Brazil. After an incident with Bruno Senna, Vettel spun on the first lap. Following shifting weather, Vettel climbed to sixth position to win the championship by three points and become the youngest ever triple world champion. After Juan Manuel Fangio and Schumacher, he became the third driver to win three consecutive titles.

Vettel began the 2013 season on pole position, and in qualifying at the Malaysian Grand Prix, he ran more than two seconds quicker than teammate Webber in qualifying during a wet session. He gained the election, but not without controversies. Vettel ignored the team's instructions and went to Webber for the lead. Following the election, Webber became outraged. Vettel "will have cover as normal, and that's the way it goes." While dissatisfied with Vettel's conduct, team principal Horner pointed out that Webber had defyned team orders on several previous occasions. As a result of the incident, he admitted that the already fragile relationship between the two drivers had been even more broken down. Vettel said he was not regret for winning and that if the situation arose again, he would have gone through Webber despite the order, adding that Webber did not deserve to win the competition.

Following victories in Bahrain and Canada, his championship lead was cut at the British Grand Prix, where he was unlikely to win due to gearbox failure. Vettel won his home race in Germany for the first time. Vettel won the last nine races of the season, including grand slams in Singapore and Korea, after finishing third in Hungary. With nine wins, Vettel set a new record for consecutive races, and he became only the third man after Alberto Ascari and Jim Clark for consecutive grand slams. At the Indian Grand Prix, he claimed his fourth world title.

During the season, spectators booed Vettel on several occasions. Although fellow drivers, journalists, and others in the paddock had sluggish opinions, Vettel confirmed that it had little effect on him.

Drivers selected a unique car number for the remainder of their Formula One careers, as well as Vettel's pick the number five. However, he was the season's top-five racer as the reigning World Drivers' Champion. Webber left the sport and was replaced by Daniel Ricciardo, who was promoted from Toro Rosso.

Vettel had trouble with reliability during winter testing, causing him to cancel at the first Australian Grand Prix. Vettel was forced to pull out of the Monaco and Austrian Grands Prix due to reliability issues. Vettel qualified on the front-row for Malaysia, Great Britain, and Hungary, and finished on the podium in Malaysia, Canada, Singapore, and Japan. For the first time in his Formula One career, he had been disqualified by a teammate over a season. In addition to having reliability issues, Vettel was unable to get to grips with the Red Bull RB10 and Pirelli tyres during 2014. He capped off the year by becoming the first defending champion to lose a race in a season since Jacques Villeneuve in 1998.

Vettel had announced in October that he would leave the team at the end of the season to join Scuderia Ferrari, one year before his deal was set to end. Vettel upgraded Alonso and married Kimi Räikkönen, a close friend of his. Vettel said he would like to drive for Ferrari at some point in his career and that joining them in 2014 would be a non-binding pre-contract. He was refused early release from his Red Bull contract to test the 2014 Ferrari car in Abu Dhabi. Despite all this, Vettel was at the Ferrari show, but not driving the car, but Red Bull did not enforce any penalties. Vettel made his first appearance in November in November, racing nearly 100 laps in the 2012 vehicle around Fiorano's test track.

Vettel made his Ferrari debut by placing third in the Australian Grand Prix. He continued winning the Malaysian Grand Prix, his first race win for over a year and his first victory for Ferrari in over two years. An emotional Vettel paid tribute to Schumacher after the race, saying that his hero's successes with Ferrari made the first victory all the more special.

He won the Hungarian Grand Prix to remain a championship candidate after starting third on the grid. He owes his victory to Jules Bianchi, a driver who died the week before from injuries suffered in 2014. Vettel was 42 points down on championship leader and Mercedes driver Hamilton at the halfway point of the season. When Vettel's right rear blew at high speed on the penultimate lap, he was likely to crash any title hopes given Hamilton's victory. He yearned about the 'unacceptable' and "unsafe" Pirelli tyres that might have caused him significant injury during the run.

Vettel finished second in the Italian Grand Prix, his first race with Ferrari on the team's home soil. He then took his first pole with the Singapore Grand Prix, Ferrari's first pole position in three years. Vettel went on to win the race, but with Hamilton's retirement, he fell just over 49 points in seven races remaining. Vettel ended the season in third place, with three victories and 13 podiums; he called the season a'miracle'.

Vettel's participation in Bahrain came to an end after a third-place finish at the 2016 Australian Grand Prix, but his car didn't start until he crashed down on the formation lap. Vettel collided with teammate Räikkönen on the first lap of the Chinese Grand Prix, but both teams were able to continue. Daniil Kvyat, a Red Bull driver, was blamed for the accident, branding him a "madman" and referring to his overtaking manoeuvre as "suicidal." Vettel retired on the first lap of the Russian Grand Prix after two separate collisions with Kvyat. Vettel attempted to overtake Red Bull driver Max Verstappen at the Mexican Grand Prix, but Vettel and race director Charlie Whiting apologised later. Vettel then blocked Red Bull's Ricciardo by moving in the braking zone, earning him a ten-second penalty and two points on his licence. Despite his season's seven podium finishes, Vettel did not win any races in 2016.

Ferrari's third season as a result began in Australia, his first in 18 months. The early form continued in the following series, winning in Bahrain and Monaco and finishing second in China, Russia, and Spain. Vettel claimed his first pole position in 18 months in Russia, and Ferrari's first front row lockout since the 2008 French Grand Prix was contested. After the Monaco Grand Prix, Ferrari's first victory at the track since Schumacher won in 2001, Vettel's lead grew to 25 points.

Vettel collided with Hamilton in Azerbaijan under the safety car, accusing Hamilton of brake testing him. Vettel pulled alongside and smashed his Mercedes as they prepared for a revival, for which he earned a ten-second stop-goal penalty. The FIA looked into the Vettel-Hamilton occurrence more, but Vettel was not fined. Vettel took full responsibility for releasing a public apology and promising to devote personal time over the next 12 months to educational causes in a variety of FIA championships and events.

Vettel's championship lead was reduced to just a single point in the United Kingdom after he suffered a puncture on the penultimate lap and dropped to seventh place. Vettel took the lead from pole in Hungary and stayed from pole to pole. He overcame steering issues and pushed on for victory, giving him a 14-point advantage over Hamilton. After the crash with Räikkönen and Verstappen, Mercedes dominated after the summer break and Vettel lost the championship lead in the Italian Grand Prix, which was followed by a first-lap retirement in Singapore. Both Ferraris retired from the first lap of a Grand Prix for the first time in Formula One history. His title hopes were shattered in Malaysia when he started last in qualifying after a turbo failure. He finished fourth in fourth place, but on the cool-down lap, he collided with Williams' Lance Stroll; neither would be punished. As Vettel resigned due to a spark plug failure, more reliability issues confronted Ferrari in Japan. Vettel became Mexico's fourth driver to win pole positions in Formula One history. Verstappen took the lead from Vettel at the start before Vettel collided with Hamilton, after which Hamilton gained his fourth title. Vettel didn't win the World Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, despite being a part of the season.

For the first time in Formula One history, two quadruple world champions lined up at the start of a season, and the 2018 season was dubbed the "Fight For Five." Vettel won in Australia for the second year in a row, after being led while pitting under the virtual safety car. It was his 100th podium appearance, but it was also the third man in Formula One history to have led 3,000 laps. Vettel maintained the lead from pole to first round of pit stops in Bahrain, defeating Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas despite being on old soft tyres for his fourth victory at the track. He was struck by Verstappen in the latter stages of the competition, which caused both to spin. Vettel limped home in eighth position, with his championship lead cut to nine points. Vettel achieved first pole positions in Azerbaijan for the first time since 2013. It was the 23rd different Grand Prix at which he had pole position, equaling Hamilton's record.

Vettel won for the third time in 2018 and for the 50th time in his career, becoming only the fourth man to win a half-century. Following a collision with Bottas, Vettel lost the championship lead in France the following season. After defeating Bottas in the last laps, he bounced back to victory in the United Kingdom. Vettel led his home race until he slid off the track and crashed into the wall in the later stages as rain fell, causing understeer and loss of downforce; he triumphed in Belgium, however, when he passed Hamilton over Hamilton. Vettel suffered his front wing and collapsed to the back of the field during the first lap with Hamilton in Italy, but he recovered to cross the finish line in fourth place. With seven races remaining, Vettel was 30 points behind the Mercedes driver. Ferrari's upgrades at the Singapore Grand Prix were a disappointment, slowing down to their old formula and quickly rediscovered his form. Vettel claimed his first podium appearance in Mexico, but the World Drivers' Championship moved to Hamilton for the second year in a row. Although Mercedes had been the more consistent and profitable unit on the season, fans and analysts chastised Vettel for making too many mistakes during the season.

After showing impressive results in pre-season testing in Barcelona, Vettel and his new teammate Charles Leclerc joined Australia, with many pundits believing they had the car to beat for the 2019 season. Vettel qualified some seven tenths off pole position in third and finished the season in fourth place, but the first weekend was difficult, though the race was still in fourth place. As Mercedes continued to dominate, third-place finishes in China and Azerbaijan followed, with third-place finishes in China and Azerbaijan. Vettel's pole position in Canada was his first pole in 17 races. Midway through the season, a flash of oversteer led him to run wide onto the grass. Vettel received a five-second penalty from the stewards, who believed he had returned to the track "in a dangerous manner and compelled [Hamilton] off track." Vettel crossed the line in first place but lost his title as a result of the penalty. He exchanged the number one and two signs in front of Hamilton's Mercedes and the empty spot that was supposed to be his own vehicle after the race ended, when Vettel parked his vehicle at the pit entrance. Vettel was unable to qualify at the German Grand Prix due to a turbo malfunction, which meant he would start in last place. Vettel climbed to second place in a contest with mixed weather. Vettel spun at Ascari chicane in Italy, and when he re-entered the track, he established contact with Race Point's Stroll. Vettel finished in 13th place after a 10-second stop-goal penalty and finished in 13th place. Vettel was expected to fail on a circuit Ferrari at the Singapore Grand Prix, but not so much. Vettel had won five times at the same time for the first time. Vettel went from third place on the grid to first place in the first corner in the Russian Championships. However, radio transmissions indicated that the team needed to swap their drivers, but Vettel, the team's more responsive driver, remained in front. Vettel was forced to leave quickly after due to a MGU-K problem.

Vettel had the highest ranking in Japan, but a sudden halt caused him to briefly stop before allowing Bottas to take the lead; Vettel was not punished for his jump; Bottas was not punished for his jump off the line. After finishing third at the Brazilian Grand Prix for the majority of the year, a safety car enabled Red Bull's Alexander Albon and an aggressive Leclerc to overtake him. He tried to pass his teammate right away, but two Ferraris collided, resulting in another retirement for Vettel. He finished fifth in the World Drivers' Championship, and was defeated by a teammate for the second time in a season.

Vettel's contract will not be extended beyond the 2020 season, Ferrari revealed later this year. Mattia Binotto, the team's chief, said there was "no specific reason" for the decision, although both sides agreed that it was an amicable deal. The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the season, with the first ten races of the original calendar being either postponed, postponed, or cancelled entirely. Following pre-season testing, Ferrari found flaws in their vehicles, prompting them to do a massive overhaul.

Vettel won the season's first race in Austria in 10th place, but the SF1000 lost steam. After being seen mixing with members of his former team Red Bull during the weekend, he was also given a warning for violating the FIA's COVID-19 rules. Following a collision with Leclerc, Vettel retired on the first lap with rear wing damage. He finished the season in 13th place in the Drivers' standings, with a third place in Turkey as his best result. Ferrari finished sixth in the Constructors' rankings, the worst result since 1980, while Vettel's total score of 33 points was his lowest in a complete campaign in his Formula One career.

Vettel joined Aston Martin for the 2021 season, replacing Sergio Pérez. In his first race weekend in Bahrain, he earned a grid penalty in qualifying, forcing him to start last. Though Vettel got off to a promising start, Esteban Ocon had a collision, costing him a time penalty and ending up in 15th place. He was given five penalty points for his superlicence. Otmar Szafnauer, the team's principal, expressed no anxiety, owing to the fact that this is a very different car from Ferrari, a lack of laps in pre-season testing, and an excellent race start. Vettel scored his first points for the team in the fifth race of the season with a fifth-place finish in Monaco. He claimed Aston Martin's first podium finish in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in the following series. Vettel also placed second in Hungary, but was later disqualified after his car failed to provide the one litre sample of fuel needed. He finished the season in 12th place in the Drivers' standings, ahead of teammate Stroll. During the season, Vettel made 132 overtakes—the most of any driver—and was the first winner of the inaugural Overtake Award.

After testing positive for COVID-19, Vettel's reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg was forced to miss the first two races of the 2022 season in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia; he was withdrawn from Aston Martin's reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg. Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One in July 2022 at the end of the 2022 season.

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