Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is a former professional racing driver and a four-time Formula One World Champion who competed in Formula One from 2007 to 2022. Throughout his career, Vettel raced for BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari, and Aston Martin.

Date of Birth	3 July 1987
Birthplace:	Heppenheim, West Germany
Height:	1.75 m (5′ 9″)
First F1 Race:	2007 United States Grand Prix
First F1 Win:	2008 Italian Grand Prix
Last F1 Race:	2022 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
F1 Championships:	4
F1 Wins:	53

Sebastian Vettel was born on July 4, 1987, in Heppenheim, West Germany. Vettel is one of the four siblings. He has one younger brother, Fabian, a racing driver, and two older sisters - Melanie and Stefanie. Vettel is married to his childhood friend Hanna Prater, and they have three children together.

Vettel is one of the most successful racing drivers ever in Formula One. In his career, the German has achieved four consecutive World Championship titles driving for Red Bull Racing in seasons 2010 - 2013.

After successfully starting his career in karting and winning multiple junior titles, including the European Junior Karting Championship, Vettel moved up and competed in the BMW ADAC Championship (winner), F3 Euro Series (runner-up), and Formula Renault 3.5 Series.

In 2008, Vettel joined Red Bull’s junior team, Toro Rosso, where he scored a win in his rookie season during the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Showcasing his incredible talent and driving skills, he proved himself to Red Bull and joined the team in 2009.

Throughout the four consecutive title-winning seasons at Red Bull, Vettel broke multiple records, including becoming the youngest F1 World Champion and most consecutive race wins in F1 - 9 (Max Verstappen later broke the record during the 2023 season).

In 2015, Vettel joined the Scuderia Ferrari to replace Fernando Alonso and race alongside Kimi Raikkonen. He became the closest challenger to Lewis Hamilton and the dominant Mercedes through seasons 2017 and 2018. However, Vettel finished as a runner-up.

In 2021, Vettel moved to the new Aston Martin team, where he raced until the end of the 2022 season. The German driver did not have any social media accounts until 2022, when he created an Instagram account - his first post was an announcement of the end of his F1 career.