This is a toast. A toast to the ones that screamed at the top of their lungs when Seb crossed the line at the 2013 Indian GP, to the smoke from the perfectly executed donut, to the two lucky souls that caught the two gloves, to the toro rosso mechanics that leaned in to give him a high five, to the one rb mechanic that couldn’t stop his tears in the pit wall, to the cameramen that gave him a pat in the back, to the ones that didn’t stop chanting ‘sebastian- VETTEL’ during the entire podium celebration, to the six men that held the V E T T E L sign, to the grid girls that stuck around after the podium to say congrats, to the one that came up with the ‘IV ettel’ shirt, to the one security guard that pushed his way to the front to congratulate him, to David Croft’s bad cricket puns, to Britta Roeska’s beaming smile, and finally to the one that became the youngest four time world champion on 27th October 2013 at the Buddh circuit, Sebastian Vettel.
“You know what, Martin? There are some moments that come along that just completely rejuvenate your love and passion for Formula One, and I’m feeling it right now here, this has been one of the most impressive things I have ever seen in almost 20 years in Formula One. A Toro Rosso, with Minardi DNA coursing through its veins, driven by a 21 year old hotshot with a great sense of humor, who just makes you love Formula One all over again, is about to take his first Grand Prix victory, and become the youngest winner ever.”
“Sebastian Vettel! is a Grand Prix winner! For the first time! He’s the youngest ever! And that’s one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen in Grand Prix racing!”
Monza | 2008 Italian GP | Sebastian’s first Grand Prix podium and win.
You know what goodness is? Seb creating Instagram after years and years of never wanting to just so he could be the one to personally tell his fans he is retiring. He didn't want the annoucement to be impersonal and that makes him such a beautiful individual.
i’ve just read on twitter that Seb’s entire family is there and there’s not a single photo of them and i think it’s really beautiful that everyone in f1 is so respectful of his privacy wishes
i think the thing that kills me is that he, despite everything, has SO much talent left to show. even when the cars aren’t quite right, he pulls strength out of the deeps of his racing loving soul to produce moments like this. we’re truly seeing a legend on the street; retired not by skills but his own decision to close this chapter of his life
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