On the track, Sebastian Vettel continues to trail the pack. However, when it comes to issues like environmental protection, sexism or racism, the former F1 champion is making his voice heard – not to everyone's liking.
Sebastian Vettel: I will drive a lot faster than James Bond
It never really clicked at Ferrari for Sebastian Vettel. Now racing for a new team, which has just undergone a major rebrand, the German veteran driver tells DW he is looking forward to a fresh start.
Aston Martin s Sebastian Vettel believes he s a better driver than James Bond
After a disappointing end to his six-season tenure at Ferrari, Sebastian Vettel is looking to get back on track, eyes firmly fixed on the future. I m not too bothered about Ferrari, the four-time world champion told DW. Much more, I m looking to extract the maximum of our potential and that we are able to grow as a team. I m confident we can overtake more than one Ferrari this season. I don t really spend time looking back, I m spending time looking forward to the new challenge, trying to find that little detail that can help us improve.
Sebastian Vettel at Ferrari: One last time in red
After the end of the 2020 season, Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari will go their separate ways. In 2021, the four-time world champion will be hoping for more joy with Aston Martin.
Sebastian Vettel s time at Ferrari is coming to an end
For six years, Sebastian Vettel did his best to win the Formula One title for Ferrari. Had he done so, it would have been Vettel s fifth title and Ferrari s first since 2007. Instead, a project that began with so much hope now ends ingloriously and unfinished. Twice we got close to the title, but it just wasn t to be, were Vettel s words looking back at the 2017 and 2018 season when he finished runner up to Lewis Hamilton. The last two seasons have been more of an ordeal for Vettel. The Ferrari car was no longer competitive, places were lost due to tactical errors and Vettel s teammate Charles Leclerc often left him in the dirt.