Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel share a really particular relationship that’s adored by everybody within the F1 neighborhood. The latter had the legendary Michael Schumacher as his mentor when he joined F1 and went on to change into a detailed buddy of his. Schumacher has now retired from F1, and Vettel took it upon himself to be a mentor to his son, Mick, identical to this father was one to him all these years in the past.
On the finish of the 2022 season, Vettel too introduced his retirement from the game. He shared the paddock with Mick for 2 complete seasons, which undoubtedly introduced them nearer. With the German driver’s glittering profession now over, Schumacher shared his ideas on the place he ranks among the many all-time greats.
🚨 | Mick Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel will race collectively on the 2023 Race of Champions for crew Germany 🇩🇪@RaceOfChampions #RaceOfChampions #F1 #SebastianVettel #MickSchumacher pic.twitter.com/Q17rNUuzoQ
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Vettel is a four-time World Champion, successful all 4 Titles inside a four-year span (2010-2013). All his wins got here throughout his time with Crimson Bull, after which he joined Scuderia Ferrari. Sadly for him, his transfer to the Maranello-based outfit coincided with Mercedes’ period of dominance. In consequence, regardless of successful 14 races with Ferrari, he did not win the Championship with them.
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Mick Schumacher ranks Sebastian Vettel as excessive up as his father
When the reporter requested Schumacher about Vettel’s standing among the many F1 greats, he doe not hesitate earlier than revealing his reply. For him, the previous Crimson Bull driver is correct on the high of the listing of legends the game has seen.
“For me he’s up there with my dad!”
MICK SCHUMACHER WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME AND GET ME TO CRY AT WORK😭💙#SV5 #Vettel #Schumacher #MSC47 pic.twitter.com/lDzSBAXAqM
— Sebastian Vettel Updates (@ocsebvettel) December 23, 2022
“He’s undoubtedly up there for me,” the previous Haas driver mentioned. “It would sound patriotic, however for me, he’s up there with my dad.”
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Each Vettel and Schumacher not in F1 in 2023
Halfway into the 2022 season, Vettel introduced that he would retire from the game on the finish of the season. The Abu Dhabi GP was his final race within the sport, and it was additionally the final race (in the intervening time) for Schumacher.
The 23-year-old made his debut in F1 with Haas in 2021 and impressed in his rookie season. Nevertheless, inconsistent performances and crashes in 2022 made Haas take the choice of not renewing his contract. He misplaced his seat in F1, however signed up as a reserve driver for Mercedes, which can present him with a pathway again into the grid within the close to future.