Sebastian Vettel is after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix retired last month. Last week was with Red Bull Racingteam principal Christian Horner, chief advisor Dr. Helmut Marko and two-time world champion Max Verstappen interviewed.
Vettel spent most of his career as a Red Bull driver. He was part of the Junior Academy as he made his Formula 1 debut with BMW Sauber as a replacement for the injured Roberto Kubica in 2007, before being allowed to enter the same year Red Bull, when Scott Speed was fired. Vettel made a huge impression, including winning the Italian Grand Prix in 2008, then moved to Red Bull Racing from 2009, where he would eventually win all four of his world championships. The German is now retired and has been with the top men of Red Bull at the Austrian Hello television to answer some questions.
Difference
“Seb and Max have very different personalities, but both have a great will to succeed,” Horner said of the difference between the two drivers. “Seb is interested in every little detail, but Max is not interested in such things at all.” Horner also explained that it was primarily Mark Webber who gave him gray hair when the Australian was Vettel’s teammate. Marko then joined the discussion: “Max is certainly much more aggressive and easy to turn on, but both are very dedicated. Seb is analytical, Max is heard. Luckily we were able to give both of them the material they deserved. So it’s better think before you act… A Ferrari going isn’t always the best thing.”
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Consultant
Vettel doesn’t exactly remember all of his 53 Formula 1 victories: “No, but if you tell me a little about what happened, the memories come back.” He heard the car radios of his victories in the Italian Grand Prix in 2008 with Toro Rosso and the Malaysian Grand Prix in 2015 with Ferrari and recognized them. “I haven’t won that often at Ferrari, so it was easy,” joked Vettel. Marko was then asked if Vettel will ever end up at Red Bull as a councilor or in another role with the team: “I told him everything in Abu Dhabi, I explained everything to him, but when he heard how low the salary was compared to that than a racing driver, he wasn’t so happy.” Vettel replied: “Yes, yes… You shouldn’t believe everything Dr. Marko says!”
