Sebastian Vettel! A name that took the Formula-1 circuit by an unstoppable storm in the early 2010s. This German racer has represented several companies over the years. From Red Bull to Aston Martin, Sebastian Vettel has seen all of the riches. He currently holds the record of being the “Youngest Formula-1 Champion”. Sebastian Vettel and his love for speed are always evident while on the track. One can never ignore an ecstatic Sebastian Vettel after getting on the podium. Here is an in-depth look at Sebastian Vettel’s career: –
Sebastian Vettel Family: –
Sebastian Vettel was born on 3rd July 1987 in Heppenheim, Germany. Seb is one of the 4 kids of Nobert Vettel and Heike Vettel. Nobert back in the day was a carpenter while Heike worked as a homemaker. Nobert at times also loved go-karting and that can be possibly seen as an origin of Sebastian’s love for cars. Sebastian has three siblings. His brother Fabian Vettel is a racing driver too. The other two of his sisters have an academic background. Melanie is a dental technician and Stefanie is a physiotherapist for disabled children. Sebastian Vettel was idolizing Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher, and Michael Jackson in the early stages of his life.
Sebastian Vettel Early Life: –
Vettel began go-karting as early as the age of three and began racing in the karts series in early 1995 at the young age of 8. Sebastian Vettel made a breakthrough into the Red Bull Junior Team in 1998 and won several titles, just like the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. Vettel was then got a promotion to open-wheel cars in 2003 and was given a chance by Derrick Walker to give a trial a Reynard Motorsport Champ Car in a two-day private test at the road course. In the year 2004 later, he grabbed the 2004 Formula BMW ADAC championship with 18 victories out of 20 races.
Vettel was representing for ASL Mücke Motorsport in the 2005 Formula 3 Euro Series. He was placed fifth in the ultimate standings with 63 points and held the Rookie Cup. He gave the trials for the Williams Formula One team later that year. It was an elite prize for his Formula BMW success. Vettel then went on to give the trials for the BMW Sauber Formula One team in the following season.
Sebastian Vettel Career: –
In the initial days of his career from 2006 to 2007, Seb represented the BMW Sauber. He debuted as their third driver in the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix. Vettel hence became the youngest driver to participate in a Grand Prix weekend. Vettel further represented BMW in the 2007 United States Grand Prix. Further in 2007 to 2008 Seb represented Torro Rosso, Red Bull. In 2008 it was formally announced that he would drive alongside Sebastian Bourdais. He crashed into Mark Webber in the 2008 Japanese Grand Prix and missed out on his career’s first podium finish.
Later that year he ended 4th in the Chinese Grand Prix. In 2009 the following year he went on to the formal Red Bull team. He got his hands on the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix and also grabbed a pole position in the Chinese Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel became a big name in the Asian Driving Circuit. Sebastian then went on repeatedly representing several franchises. 2009-2014 he was at Red Bull. Later from 2015 to 2016, he was the top-flight racer at Ferrari. Vettel had a bad ending with Ferrari earlier last year and ended up signing for Aston Martin in 2021.
Sebastian Vettel Net Worth: –
Sebastian Vettel has a net worth of 50 Million Dollars! He currently has a 17-million-dollars deal with Aston Martin. Seb has several businesses. He is also involved in several philanthropic activities.
Sebastian Vettel Records: –
A Total race victories: – 53
A Total podium finishes: – 122
Total pole positions: – 57
Total career points: – 3053 points
First win in the Professional Circuit: -2008 Italian Grand Prix.
Latest Win in the Professional Circuit: – 2019 Singapore Grand Prix.
Sebastian Vettel Achievements: –
| Record | Achieved | |
| Most podium finishes in a season of all time | 17 times | In the year 2011 |
| Most wins in a season of all time | 13 times | In the year 2013 |
| Most pole positions in a season of all time | 15 times | In the year 2011 |
| Most laps led in a season | 739 times | In the year 2011 |
| Most consecutive wins | 9 times | In 2013 Belgian Grand Prix – 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| Most consecutive grand slams | 2 times | In the year 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and 2013 Korean Grand Prix |
| Most wins from pole position in a season | 9 times | In the year 2011 |
| Youngest Grand Prix pole position winner | At age 21 years, 72 days | In the year 2008 Italian Grand Prix (13 September 2008) |
| Youngest driver to score a double (pole position and race win) | At age 21 years, 73 days | In the year 2008 Italian Grand Prix (14 September 2008) |
| Youngest driver to score a hat-trick (pole position, race win, and fastest lap) | At age 21 years, 353 days | In the year 2009 British Grand Prix (21 June 2009) |
| Youngest Formula One World Drivers’ Champion | At age 23 years, 134 days | In the year 2010 season (14 November 2010) |
| Youngest World Drivers’ Championship runner-up | At age 22 years, 121 days | In the year 2009. |
| Shortest time elapsed before gaining a penalty | In 6 seconds | In the year 2006 Turkish Grand Prix (25 August 2006) (6 seconds into his career, for speeding in the pit lane) |
