Sebastian Vettel ending his long and successful career afterwards 299 Grand Prix behind them. The German pilot left the Great Circus as one of the emblematic members of this sport by conquest four world titlesget 53 races and sign 57 poles There’s a lot more 38 fastest laps. But statistics aside, there are a few races that definitely marked his career.
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USA 2007
the debut
After Robert Kubica suffered a severe accident in Canada, BMW – Sauber called the German, who was in his late 20s at the time. In his first weekend as a starting driver, he dominated several free practice sessions, 7th in the standings and finished 8th in the race, adding his first points.
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Italy 2008
the first victory
This is the starting signal for a sports career full of achievements. That weekend at Monza was wet and Vettel took advantage of that to take pole position on Saturday and then combined for his first race win on Sunday in changing conditions with the McLarens. It also meant a first victory for Toro Rosso, ahead of ‘big brother’ Red Bull.
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Abu Dhabi 2010
the first title
He started from pole position unbeaten as the championship depended on the results of Fernando Alonso and his teammate Mark Webber. However, his race and his technique were perfect while that of the Spanish and Australian was a disaster. The Ferrari man was stuck behind Vitaly Petrov and finished seventh, meaning the German retained the title by four points.
4
Brazil 2012
From drama to bliss
Vettel was the favorite to take the title but on the first lap he suffered a spin and crash which caused damage to his chassis. Despite this, the German was able to continue from the back of the grid and, moreover, Red Bull made a very slow pit stop. However, Sebastian managed to move up to sixth in a turnaround to become the youngest ever three-time champion.
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Singapore 2013
absolute dominance
It was one of the most ‘insulting’ weekends for Vettel’s rivals. The German driver took pole position in his first attempt and in the race he set the pace more than a second faster than the others after a Safety Car came out which made him difficult. He finished the race 30 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso.
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India 2013
Give up on his Red Bull
Another example of a dream weekend for Vettel. Not only to prove his fourth and final crown, but also how he achieved it. The German took pole position with an advantage of more than seven tenths and, in the race, with a different approach, he went from 17th to the lead. When he got ahead, he squeezed a brutal pace and almost took half a minute from Nico Rosberg, who was second.
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Malaysia 2015
The return of the winning version of Ferrari
After almost two years without winning a race, in Vettel’s second participation wearing the colors of Maranello, the Scuderia returned to the path of victory. The German also claimed a 2014 season to forget.
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Great Britain 2018
Attacking the enemy’s kingdom
The 2018 Silverstone race was a key event of that season that signaled a very different path from the one that had already ended. They weren’t the favorites at the weekend, but Vettel pulled off an impressive overtake on Bottas to wrest victory from Mercedes. Thus, a leadership was put together that ended in the second half of the year with Lewis Hamilton.
Source: La Verdad
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