End of career in Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel’s melancholy comparison with King Charles

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Sebastian Vettel expects to be forgotten as a Formula 1 driver. “I once heard someone say, ‘You’ll only be remembered until the last person who remembers you dies.’ Let me put it this way: the UK has a new king, but he’s not the first King Charles – there were two others before him. do you remember her Probably not. There is a limit,” said Vettel in an interview with his team Aston Martin published on Wednesday. “There will probably come a point where no one will remember me. Nothing lasts forever.”

Vettel will end his Formula 1 career at the end of this season after four world championship titles and currently 53 Grand Prix victories.

Would the 35-year-old have continued his career with a more powerful car? “I dont know. Would I resign if I had been very competitive in the past three or four years: won races, fought for championships – maybe won another one?” said the man from Heppenheim. “Maybe I would have come to the same decision, but maybe not. It’s impossible to say, but I’ve thought about it.”

Consequential change to Ferrari

Vettel won all world titles with Red Bull from 2010 to 2013. In 2015 he switched to Ferrari to emulate his idol Michael Schumacher and start a new era at Scuderia. Vettel failed, in 2021 he switched to Aston Martin.

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After 18 of 22 races this season, the German is eleventh in the drivers’ standings with just 32 points. Max Verstappen in the Red Bull has been the world champion since last weekend.