News about Sebastian Vettel

Toto Wolff names 'strongest' candidate to replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes... and explains how the driver has won over him as he prepares to make huge decision

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 11, 2024
The Silver Arrows chief has a blockbuster decision to make in coming months with Hamilton, who has been with Mercedes since 2013, moving to Ferrari for 2025. Carlos Sainz, the man who he will replace and winner of this season's Australian GP, is an obvious candidate to go the other way and take Hamilton's seat. Max Verstappen would be the top choice in the event he departs Red Bull, while Fernando Alonso ate breakfast with Wolff in February, sparking the rumour mill. Sebastian Vettel's name has also come up as he is an uncontracted four-time world champion.

Sebastian Vettel may have won four world titles, but JONATHAN McEVOY writes why the former Red Bull and Ferrari star should NOT replace Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 5, 2024
Sebastian Vettel's deeds stand for themselves, according to JONATHAN McEVOY. Alain Prost has won as many championships as he has. - four. Only Juan Manuel Fangio (five) and the seven-time wonders of this world have gathered more than the great Argentine, Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher. Vettel is ranked in the top of the most coveted drivers ever recorded. I like Seb because it's personal. When he first landed on the Formula One circuit, I was first introduced to him. At BMW Sauber's motorhome, a colleague and I were having dinner, and he came scamping over. A devotee of English humour, not least of Only Fools and Horses, was amused by a new word he hadn't heard: 'kerfuffle.'

Mercedes is keeping their "options open," Toto Wolff says, amid rumors that a returning Sebastian Vettel will replace Lewis Hamilton at the Silver Arrows next season

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 5, 2024
HENRY CLARK IN SUZUKA: Sebastian Vettel's replacement Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes next season isn't out, according to Toto Wolff, the four-time world champion is'someone you can never forget.' In recent interviews, Vettel walked away from the sport after 15 years in the cockpit, but he has opened the door to a surprise return to the track in 2022. Following Hamilton's surprise departure from Ferrari after Sebastian's surprise departure, the German, 36, said he had been speaking with Wolff, who is looking for a driver to partner George Russell at Mercedes for the 2025 season.

Lewis Hamilton says he would 'love' to see Sebastian Vettel return to Mercedes but suggests they may be better prioritising 'youth' as his old rival hints at a sensational return to Formula One despite retiring in 2022

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 4, 2024
Lewis Hamilton says he would 'love' to see Sebastian Vettel return to Mercedes and that his long adversary will 'continue to play the team forward' following his departure. After Hamilton announced in February that he was retiring from Ferrari after 11 years with the company, Mercedes is looking for a new driver for 2025 and beyond. Vettel, who won his four drivers' championships with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, has speculated that he might be able to play Hamilton next season.

So how DID Paddy McGuinness land coveted Radio 2 slot? After the traumatic Freddie Flintoff accident, the 'broke' comedian's loyalty to the station has been preserved as he prepares for a peach BBC television broadcast career

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
Some faithful listeners have erupted in the wake of Paddy McGuiness's controversial departure from the BBC, but it comes after the comedian demonstrated extraordinary loyalty to the BBC in the aftermath of Top Gear's demise.

Sebastian Vettel suggests that despite retiring from Formula One in 2022, he could make a spectacular return to Formula One, although he confirms he has been in negotiations with just one major team

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
Sebastian Vettel, a four-time world champion, has speculated that after announcing that he has been in contact with the boss of a major team, he might be tempted to make a Formula One comeback. After six years with Ferrari and two with Aston Martin, Vettel, who won his four drivers' titles with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013, decided to retire from F1 at the end of the 2022 season. Now, however, after speaking with a number of team bosses up and down the paddock, the 36-year-old has suggested returning to the sport.

Sebastian Vettel calls Formula One 'an old fashioned industry in many ways,' as he criticizes the sport's attitude to women in the aftermath of Christian Horner's's'sex texts' scandal... and calls for more transparency' around the Red Bull scandal

www.dailymail.co.uk, April 3, 2024
Sebastian Vettel has called for greater transparency in Formula One after the Christian Horner's'sex texts' scandal at his old team Red Bull has sparked increased transparency. The reigning world champions have been embroiled in controversy during the first weeks of the season, with team principal Horner accused of 'coerce conduct' against a female colleague. He was cleared by an internal Red Bull probe in February, but several messages reportedly between Horner and his accuser were leaked to top F1 executives and journalists by anonymous e-mail.

Oscar Piastri has been grilled about his McLaren's motivations and what he really thinks about his Aussie F1 champion Mark Webber

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 24, 2024
When he finished fourth in Melbourne on Sunday, the 22-year-old equalled the best result of any Australian at their home grand prix, but it was a tough challenge (pictured).

Oliver Bearman, a teenage star of F1 has sent a 'extra' note from a four-time world champion who added pressure to his stunning debut at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 17, 2024
Sebastian Vettel, a four-time world champion, stepped up the heat ahead of his F1 debut in Saudi Arabia, according to Oliver Bearman. The 18-year-old was sent to take Carlos Sainz's place at late notice ahead of Friday's qualifying, before going on to finish seventh overall in Jeddah, scoring six points for his team. It was a whirlwind 24 hours for the pilot, who had only found out he'd been taking Sainz's place a few hours before qualifying.

Sebastian Vettel reveals his emotional last conversation with Michael Schumacher, 10 years on from the Formula One icon's skiing accident

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 29, 2023
Sebastian Vettel has opened the emotional last conversation with Michael Schumacher shortly before the F1 legend's skiing accident ten years ago. Vettel had a strong commercial relationship with his fellow German driver, sharing the Formula One grid from 2010-12, and teaming up to win their country six Race of Nations' Cups in a row between 2007 and 2012. Alongside their work, they also spoke about personal issues, to the point where Vettel said that racing was no longer the only thing we had in common,' up until Schumacher's horrific crash in the French Alps on December 29, 2013.

In Barcelona's most costly street by e-scooter muggers, a tourist is robbed of £430,000 Richard Mille watch

www.dailymail.co.uk, December 14, 2023
After ripping the designer timepiece off the victim's wrist, the robbers fled the scene on an electric scooter. Paseo de Gracia, one of the city's main avenues and most important shopping and business areas, was robbed by a horrific robbery. It is regarded as Barcelona's most expensive street, as well as Zara and Mango, which are also home to boutiques belonging to national and international fashion houses such as Loewe and Chanel. According to police, one of the muggers snatched the watch and handed it over to the accomplice on an electric scooter.

This year saw F1 conquer Vegas, Toto Wolff's bark is now worse than his bite and dominant Dutchman Max Verstappen stands tall as the driver of the CENTURY!Nine things we learned from the F1 season

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 27, 2023
JONATHAN McEVOY: Max Verstappen's 575 points this season was the most F1 has ever seen, and he has three titles to his name, he is ranked in a pantheon of five greats. Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Juan Manuel Fangio have all hit that number, and next year he may be the second man to clinch four in a row. Red Bull swept away the competition, leaving Toto Wolff's Mercedes trailing in their wake and Ferrari asking how on earth to come close.

As last year's Abu Dhabi season finale, Formula One drivers dined together at the same restaurant as last year, but this time there is no Max Verstappen after their third straight victory!

www.dailymail.co.uk, November 27, 2023
Around half of the grid tucked in to a meal at the same restaurant they dined at after the end of last season, when Lewis Hamilton brought them out to celebrate Sebastian Vettel's retirement. Despite being absent last year, Max Verstappen won at Abu Dhabi once more, but there was no sign of him and Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez.

After Max Verstappen's lap was DELETED for exceeding track limits, Charles Leclerc takes pole position in the US Grand Prix, with Lando Norris second and Lewis Hamilton in third

www.dailymail.co.uk, October 20, 2023
Max Verstappen's attempt to win the US Grand Prix for the 50th time was derailed when his pole lap was suspended for over track limits. At the start of the nip-and-tuck session outside Austin, the Dutchman, who won his third title in a row a year ago, is aiming to become the fifth driver to notch a second. Michael Schumacher (91), Sebastian Vettel (53), and Alain Prost (51) led the way by five-thousanths of a second. At Turn 19, he had run wide.

Sebastian Vettel makes surprise Suzuka appearance as the four-time F1 world champion visits former team Ferrari ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2023
OLLIE LEWIS IN SUZUKA: Sebastian Vettel, a four-time Formula One world champion, spent a visit with former teammates ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix's start. Vettel, who was a popular figure among fans at the end of last season, has mostly kept his distance from the sport.

REVEALED: Max Verstappen's salary is over FIVE TIMES that of Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez as the Dutch world champion zooms clear of Lewis Hamilton in Forbes F1 earnings list

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 21, 2023
Given the Dutchman's commanding lead at the top of the drivers' championship this year, perhaps this shouldn't be surprising. Verstappen, with 12 race wins this season, has 374 points to Perez' 223 who won titles in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan in the early rounds of the season. Verstappen, the reigning champion, has won ten straight races, smashing Sebastian Vettel's record, before Sainz took the Singapore Grand Prix last weekend.

Lewis Hamilton says that in the aftermath of Red Bull chief Helmut Marko's apology for blaming Sergio Perez' Mexican ethnicity for his inconsistent form, F1 has 'a lot to do' to combat misdeeding

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 14, 2023
Lewis Hamilton has branded Red Bull chief Helmut Marko's remarks about Sergio Perez "completely intolerable." When discussing his driver's inconsistent form this season, Marko, 80, referred to Mexican Perez's history. 'Let's remember that he (Perez) is a South American, so he is not as focused as Max Verstappen or Sebastian Vettel was at the Italian Grand Prix earlier this month.'

Sebastian Vettel sensationally refuses to rule out a return to Formula 1 just a year after retiring, admitting a potential return would 'depend on the challenge'

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 13, 2023
Sebastian Vettel announced his retirement from Formula One in 2022, but it hasn't ruled out a spectacular return to the grid. Any potential return to the sport would'depend on the situation' at stake,' according to the four-time F1 world champion. The German raced 299 times in a career that began in 2007 and extended to 16 seasons, winning 122 podiums and 53 titles.

Is this the year Max Verstappen ends his Singapore curse?The record-breaking champion has never won at Marina Bay but heads into Sunday's Grand Prix as the firm favourite after winning his 10th race in a row in Monza

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 12, 2023
Max Verstappen has never won under the lights at the Singapore Grand Prix, but the bookies' overwhelming favorite goes into Sunday's series. In Monza last weekend, the reigning Formula One champion made history by winning ten races in a row, surpassing Sebastian Vettel's record set in 2013. Verstappen is on target to win his third F1 title this season, and a victory at the Marina Bay Circuit this weekend will put the cherry on the cake in what has been an extraordinary campaign for the Red Bull driver so far.

Sebastian Vettel, a four-time World Champion, backs Mick Schumacher's 'possibility' to return to the grid

www.dailymail.co.uk, September 10, 2023
Sebastian Vettel, the current Formula One world champion, has backed fellow German driver Mick Schumacher to return to racing next year. Schumacher's 'possibility' for him to join a team on the grid, with ambiguity surrounding some of the current drivers' futures, according to Vettel, a four-time World champion. The young German is now Mercedes' third driver behind Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, but has reportedly impressed in the sim throughout the year.

As rain causes chaos on the drenched Zandvoort circuit, Max Verstappen wins the Dutch Grand Prix in front of a large home audience to match Sebastian Vettel's nine-race winning streak

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 27, 2023
JONATHAN McEVOY AT THE ZANDVOORT CIRCUIT: Max Verstappen fought through the rain to win his ninth straight victory in a tumultuous Dutch Grand Prix. Not that Verstappen led all the way. Perez was the recipient of a few laps. That was because the Mexican was only allowed to intermediates after just one lap. That was the best rubber to be on, while Verstappen stayed out for another perilous circumnavigation of the 14-corner route before being reshod himself.

Max Verstappen's orange army await Formula One star's pre-coronation in Zandvoort as Red Bull hero has record books in his sights at the Dutch Grand Prix

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 27, 2023
OLLIE LEWIS IN ZANDVOORT: An orange party is underway on the sand dunes of Zandvoort, and the ferocious North Sea rain hasn't helped to dampen the crowds' mood. Max Verstappen's script is allegedly already written. The Dutch hero is back in his homeland in search of his ninth victory in Formula One, a feat that was unheardied only by Sebastian Vettel a decade ago. Having demonstrated he is levels above his competition throughout this dominant campaign, what could possibly go wrong for the two-time world champion?

Sebastian Vettel, a former Formula One star, has won his nine straight victories at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, advancing to pole position

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 26, 2023
In Sunday's Dutch Grand Prix, Max Verstappen revealed he had received a text from Sebastian Vettel, an unexpected source. Sebastian Vettel, who has a record of nine straight victories, is the odds-on favourite to win. Vettel was an avid collector of statistical records during his four years with Red Bull between 2010 and 2013. Verstappen, on the other hand, doesn't particularly care about the history books, but he's rewriting them remarkably. His pole on Saturday, his eighth of the season, was half a second faster than second-best Lando Norris, an impressive actor for McLaren himself. Following a stop-start, wet-to-dry qualifying session, Verstappen's triumph boosted a huge applause among the Zandvoort partisans. George Russell was born in the United States and has been active in the United States. Mercedes' Alex Albon came in third, with Williams finishing fourth under new team principal James Vowles.

Lewis Hamilton could still be going at 42! As he claims his best hope of challenging Max Verstappen will come after rule changes, Brits warns that his new Mercedes contract will continue until 2026

www.dailymail.co.uk, August 24, 2023
Lewis Hamilton has speculated that his ostensibly agreed Mercedes deal includes an option that will continue to compete in Formula One until the end of the 2026 season, which is close to his 42nd birthday. That's how long the seven-time world champion believes it will take to recover in the Red Bull juggernaut that he fears could propel Max Verstappen to victory in all ten remaining races this year. The first of those tests takes place at Verstappen's ardent supporters at the Dutch Grand Prix on Sunday, in which he will aim for his ninth straight victory to smash Sebastian Vettel's record from 2013.