Sebastian Vettel net worth in 2023 Career & Relationship
| Estimated value: | €250 million |
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| Age: | 34 |
| Born: | 07/03/1987 |
| Country of origin: | Germany |
| Source of Wealth: | Formula 1 driver |
| Last updated: | 2021 |
Short introduction
Sebastian Vettel is a German racing driver from Heppenheim. He is one of the best-known drivers in Formula 1 and has won the world championship several times. As a driver for Toro Rosso, Red Bull Racing and Ferrari, Vettel collected several thousand points in the drivers’ championship for the world championship, making him one of the most successful German participants in the competition of all time. Sebastian Vettel won the world championship for the first time in 2010 and was only the second German to do so in Formula 1. He is also one of the few racers to have won four world titles in a row.
early life
Sebastian Vettel was born on July 3rd, 1987 in Heppenheim in Hesse. He has two older sisters and a brother, Fabian Vettel, who has also been a racing driver since 2017. He met his future wife Hanna at school. Sebastian Vettel’s father took him to karting because he owned his own kart and let Vettel train in it. Between 1995 and 2002, Sebastian Vettel was mainly involved in karting and won the German and European championships for young people. Even as a child, Vettel was supported by his first sponsors and had been a participant in the Red Bull youth program since 1998. Kart dealer Gerhard Noack, who previously also supported the Schumacher brothers, also supported Sebastian Vettel.
Career
Sebastian Vettel started for Eifelland Racing in 2003 in Formula BMW, in which he won five races in his debut season and finished runner-up. Vettel set a record the next year. He was under contract with Mücke Motorsport and won 18 of 20 races, so he became champion with a clear lead. From 2005 he took part in Formula 3 for the racing team. Sebastian Vettel was allowed to take part in Formula 1 for BMW Sauber for the first time since August 2006 and was initially set as a test driver on Friday.
Sebastian Vettel made his debut as Robert Kubica’s reserve driver on June 17, 2007 and finished eighth at the US Grand Prix. In the same season Vettel was signed by Toro Rosso and competed in all remaining races of the season instead of Scott Speed.
In the 2009 season, Sebastian Vettel finally started for Red Bull Racing and was a regular driver there. From then on, Vettel won several races. The fight for the world title was ultimately halted by too many failures. In the end, however, he was one of the favorites to win the drivers’ championship the following season. It was not until the last race that he was able to move up to first place with a win and thus became the youngest world champion in the history of the racing series at the age of 23.
In the next three years, Sebastian Vettel was able to defend his world title in a superior manner. From 2014, however, the dominance of Mercedes around Lewis Hamilton began, so that he was denied another title under Red Bull. At the start of the 2015 racing season, Sebastian Vettel took over the Ferrari cockpit, but was unable to repeat his previous successes and had to let Mercedes go in the World Championship races.
Career highlights
On June 17, 2007, Sebastian Vettel drove his first Formula 1 race for Sauber and immediately scored his first point in eighth place. Finally, on September 13, 2008, he landed on pole position with his Toro Rosso in Monza for the first time and also won the race as the youngest driver to date to have achieved this. At the end of the season, the then Red Bull driver was allowed to call himself Formula 1 World Champion for the first time. He was then awarded Germany’s and Europe’s Sportsman of the Year. Since moving to Ferrari in 2015, Sebastian Vettel has also been one of the best-paid racing drivers, earning around 50 million euros a year.
Famous quotes
“Once I get the helmet on I have to be very selfish to a certain extent – and maybe a bit of a scumbag too. But there’s no reason why, if I take the helmet off again, I should be a selfish prick.”
“It is important not to accept a setback as such. Because if you’re not depressed, you don’t have to get up.”
“We were on the same plane from India to Dubai. There Mark has [Webber] said, if the plane crashes now, it would be really bad for the Constructors’ Championship.”
Amazing Facts
Sebastian Vettel suffered his worst accident before his career in Formula 1. During a Formula 3 race in Spa, he crashed into the barrier at 274 km/h and almost lost his index finger in the crash. However, the half-cut finger was successfully sewn back on.
Not Michael Schumacher, but Michael Jackson was originally Sebastian Vettel’s professional role model. However, since the voice was not enough for a singing career, Vettel concentrated on a racing career early on.
Like some other athletes, Sebastian Vettel also tried his hand at dubbing. In the 2011 film Cars 2, Vettel voiced the character Sebastian Schnell.
| Estimated value: | €250 million |
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