Sebastian Vettel is a German professional racing driver whose prowess, along with his never-ending thirst for victory, has helped him carve out a place for himself in the sport.
Currently a Formula 1 driver for ScuderiaFerrari, Sebastian is a four-time championship winner having won back-to-back in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 with Red Bull Racing (RBR), a UK-based Formula 1 racing team. under Austrian license. He is now one of the most successful F1 drivers of all time.
Sebastian Vettel Biography, Age
Born in Heppenheim, Germany on July 3, 1987, Vettel is one of four children born to Norbert and Heike Vette. His love for racing started as a child, taking a leaf from his father who was an avid runner who competed in various hill climbs.
Sebastian also had the likes of MichaelSchumacher – a German racing driver, Michael Jordan – an American professional basketball player, and Michael Jackson – an American singer, songwriter and dancer, dubbed the “King of Pop” as being her top three idols and before the age of three. He had already started amateur karting at the age of six. At age eight, he started racing in the kart series. He was then promoted to the Red Bull junior team at the age of 11. He began his winnings there beginning with junior titles such as the Junior Monaco Kart Cup in 2001. While achieving these goals he maintained excellence at school, coming out with an excellent result from the Starkenburg Gymnasium in Heppenheim where he took his secondary school leaving exams.
Career
Sebastian’s career began in 2003 when he switched to open-wheel racing, winning the 2004 German Formula BMW championship with 18 wins out of 20 races. In 2005, in the Formula 3 Euro Series, Sebastian was already in fifth place, winning the title of best rookie player. The following year he won his first promotion as a test driver for Sauber in Formula One, but still failed to win the championship.
Despite his winnings and great reputation as a racing prodigy, Sebastian Vettel couldn’t get past fourth place in his first 21 races. However, things changed in 2007 when he was confirmed as BMW’s test driver for the year. The following year, he took his first victory at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, becoming F1’s youngest ever winner, having beaten the record set by Fernando Alonso, the Spanish Formula 1 driver who currently drives McLaren-Honda.
This impressive achievement by Sebastian -then named Rookie of the Year at the annual Autosport Awards, he was chosen by Red Bull to drive it for the 2009 season and the first year he was able to finish as the Championship’s youngest ever runner-up world of pilots. In 2010, he took five victories, including the penultimate race of the F1 season, the Brazilian Grand Prix and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Victory in the penultimate race of the F1 season gave Red Bull its first constructors’ title, while victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix made Sebastian the youngest driver to win the Drivers’ World Championship. He was 23 at the time. In the same year, he was able to follow up his first title with three other successive titles,
Sebastian has grown more confident after winning 11 out of 19 Grands Prix, claiming pole position 15 times and becoming the youngest consecutive champion. This lasted until 2014 when he ran into difficulties, but later that year he left the Red Bull team and joined Ferrari to start the 2015 season. 2015 and in fourth place in 2016 with around seven podiums and 212 points.
In 2017, Sebastian maintained his 100% podium success, after winning in Australia and Bahrain and extending his lead to 13 points. He became the fifth man in history to claim 90 F1 podiums and finished 46th after finishing 7th in Great Britain.
Salary and net worth
German Formula 1 racing driver, Vettel is in the final year of his three-year contract with Ferrari, receiving around $40 million in annual salary. Forbes 2017 lists him as one of only four drivers to have won at least four titles and his 45 career wins rank fourth all-time. Considering his excellent performance since 2010, the young race car driver’s salary has increased by around 21% over the past few years. His net worth stands at $38.5 million, according to Forbes 2017. His net worth is expected to increase by 35% in the next few years. The young millionaire mentioned an Infiniti as his favorite car. His vehicles include a $154,390 Nissan-made Vettel FX infinity and a 2007 Caravelle from Nissan.
Family – wife, daughter
Nicknamed Baby Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel has two older sisters – one is Melanie, a dental technician and the other is Stefanie, a physiotherapist for disabled children. He also has a younger brother whose name is Fabian.
Sebastian is also in a relationship with HannaPrater, his childhood friend. Although the two men have not yet officially settled down as husband and wife, they live happily together. In January 2014, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter they named Emilie. The following year (September 2015), they welcomed their second daughter, Matilda. He currently lives with his family in Thurgau, Switzerland.
Sebastian Vettel Height and body measurement
Sebastian is 1.75m or 175cm tall and weighs 64kg. The famous race car driver is a big Beatles fan. In his spare time, he enjoys watching British comedies like Little Britain and Brian’s Life in Monty Python.