![]() ![]() Exhaust-blown aero existed in various forms across Vettel’s four title-winning years in 2010-13, but it was his diligence and excellence in adapting his technique that made the most of it. There, like all great drivers, he made superb machinery better. To measure Vettel’s greatness, first one must weigh up the two parts of this unbalanced career. Just as his mentor Michael Schumacher’s early success with Benetton was simply a prelude to his glory days with Ferrari, Vettel’s Red Bull stint might merely have been the preamble to something amazing.īut his six years at Maranello disappointed, followed by a cathartic but, in terms of results, unsuccessful two years with Aston Martin. When Vettel triggered his release clause to join Ferrari for 2015 after a winless campaign as Red Bull floundered at the start of the V6 turbo hybrid era, success seemed written in the stars. READ MORE: ‘I was just so proud of him’ – Norbert Vettel on his son Sebastian’s journey from karts to world champion A meteoric rise through the junior ranks, almost-immediate success with an unheralded Toro Rosso team then, before the age of 27, he’d produced the vast majority of his F1 success with Red Bull. We can now attempt to answer following his Formula 1 retirement. The only question is one of magnitude, of how great he is. ![]() ![]() Statistics don’t measure greatness, but Sebastian Vettel’s four world championships, 53 victories and 57 pole positions automatically qualify him for that status. ![]()
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