I come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
SEBASTIAN VETTELDriving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the
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As a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.
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Simply fantastic this circuit, and if you get 53 laps more, you appreciate it even more. It’s made by God’s hands.
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You’re traveling all over the world but to be home is something special.
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We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car.
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I was quite emotional when I finished my lap, but had to wait for other drivers to cross the line to hear whether I’d actually done it.
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I prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.
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Sometimes you need to press pause to let everything sink in.
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The track in Abu Dhabi is special; this will be our third Grand Prix there.
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Thanks to BMW and WilliamsF1 for giving me this chance to test. The test team looked after me brilliantly and I learnt plenty.
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I put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all.
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All these nice people saying I’m going to be world champion won’t make me any faster, you have to believe it yourself.
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I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool – ‘Oh yeah, I’m fine, I’m on top of this’ – but I was completely lost.
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When I went into the last lap I was regretting a bit that it was over. I was enjoying again the first sector for the last time.
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It feels very special, but I acknowledge that the old master, Nigel Mansell, took his 14 poles from only 16 races.
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Of course, you always give 100 percent, but at a home race you’re always more motivated, simply because you feel at home.
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