F1: A look at Sebastian Vettel's F1 career

Sebastian Vettel, who won the Formula 1 World Championship at the age of 23, was the driving force behind Red Bull’s early 2010 dominance.

By 2013, he had followed in the footsteps of Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio to become just the third man in history to win the championship four years in a row.

At the time, he was only 26 years old, and the major records in Grand Prix racing appeared to be his to keep.

However, he was overshadowed by his new teammate Daniel Ricciardo in 2014, and the following year he went to Ferrari in an attempt to fill Fernando Alonso’s shoes and restore the Scuderia to winning ways in the manner of Michael Schumacher.

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That was not to be. His fantasy maneuver ended in a nightmare as Mercedes‘ supremacy proved to be too much, especially in light of a string of Vettel’s mistakes.

He got close in 2018, but in 2019 a new teammate, Charles Leclerc, once again eclipsed him. After Ferrari stated that it would not be extending his contract before the 2020 racing season, Vettel transferred to Aston Martin for the 2021 season.

However, he began his career as a Formula Renault 3.5 racer for Carlin Motorsport, Vettel was also a backup driver for BMW Sauber, the 2007 season got underway. Before resigning to go up to F1, he won at the Nürburgring to take the lead in the FR3.5 standings.

Due to an injury sustained in Canada, Vettel started the US GP in Robert Kubica’s place.

He started from P7 on the grid and finished in eighth place to earn his first championship point. Vettel transferred to Scuderia Toro Rosso when Scott Speed was fired after the European GP despite his obvious promise.

When Vettel collided with Mark Webber behind the