During his F1 career, Sebastian Vettel raced against many big names. Besides, Vettel also had many teammates and one of them Vettel thinks he is the greatest natural talent ever.
During his 15 years in Formula 1, Vettel raced against drivers such as Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton. A series of big names to which several other names can undoubtedly be added. Kimi Raikkonen is one of them and according to Vettel, Raikkonen was the greatest natural talent he has ever met in Formula 1.
“I think Kimi is actually the greatest natural talent I’ve ever met,” Vettel said of his former Ferrari teammate on the “Beyond The Grid” podcast. “I just think in terms of pure speed. He shows it in an F1 car, but also in any other type of car.”
“If there was a racing category in which the cars are changed every day, Kimi would have put all the other drivers on the lap after ten days. He is a natural talent ”.
“He doesn’t need time to adjust to a car, he knows what the car needs. Give him a steering wheel and he knows what to do.
“Sometimes you feel it’s not right, that you have to adapt, both to the track and the conditions, but Kimi knows that right away.”
