Sebastian Vettel’s announcement that he will retire from Formula 1 at the end of the season was the focus of Thursday’s press conference. Sebastian’s colleagues regret that he decided to leave…
Red Bull Racing: “Thank you Seb – for a great time and four championship titles.”
Ferrari: “We were honored to share with you so many memories in Formula 1. We look forward to enjoying the last races together and wish you every success in future endeavours.”
McLaren: “Sebastian Vettel is a true legend. Congratulations on the end of a brilliant career! You are a champion on and off the track.”
Max Verstappen: “Sebastian has achieved a lot in his career, his decision to retire seems very understandable. He has won many races and titles, but we are all getting older. At some point you want to do something different. This is always experienced with pain by the fans, but it is unavoidable. Of course he is a great ambassador of our sport… Formula 1 takes up all your time, he decided it was time to share this time with his family.
Charles Leclerc: “It is a pity that Vettel has decided to end his career. On the other hand, he may feel happier this way. But it will be strange not to see him in the paddock.
I learned a lot while working with him, he was always very nice to me. At first I was ashamed of his authority, I didn’t know what to say, but now Seb is my friend, he often writes to me, tries to cheer me up when I’m having a hard time. So it was after the descent to Paul Ricard.
Lewis HamiltonSeb, it was an honor to call you my rival and an even greater honor to call you my friend. Thanks to you, this sport has become better than before you. I have no doubt that whatever awaits you next will be interesting, meaningful and useful. I love you boy.”
Carlos Sainz: “Sebastian has always been a role model for me, even before coming to Formula 1. I was working on a simulator at Red Bull when he was at the peak of his career. And I saw how professional he is.”
Lance Walk: “Sebastian was a great team player and very easy to work with. That was amazing! I won’t miss any long briefings though – he was very good at it.
George Russell: “Sebastian is a role model in racing and a very humble man in life. No one can say a bad word about him. Vettel was an inspiration to all of us.”
Daniel Riccardo: “It’s sad when a sport loses one of its legends. But this is the case when you are sad on the one hand and happy for him on the other, because Sebastian can start the “second chapter” of his life!
Daniil Kvyat: “Congratulations on the end of a great career, you have made a great contribution to racing. Good luck with the twists and turns of a new life.
Source: F1 News
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