I didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI didn’t know Dan Wheldon, but he was big in motorsport, and then this year I got to know Marco Simoncelli, so our thoughts are with them at the moment.
SEBASTIAN VETTELThere are some things that you can fulfil with money, but at the end of the day these are not the things that make you happy. It is the small things that make life good.
SEBASTIAN VETTELAll in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. I’m very proud to be the first winner here in India.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI put everything in that last lap, it was very emotional when I crossed the line. It was all I had, I gave it all.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and we’ve always loved racing together.
SEBASTIAN VETTELMotorsport is very expensive. No one cares if you had a good season two years ago and then you have an injury. It is a very dodgy investment.
SEBASTIAN VETTELIt’s fantastic to be invited; I’m so happy. To represent Team Germany together with Michael Schumacher is a great honor.
SEBASTIAN VETTELIt’s a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasn’t happy in practice. I wasn’t happy with the car and I wasn’t happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car.
SEBASTIAN VETTELGenerally I don’t care about what people say. I have to be clear with myself.
SEBASTIAN VETTELThe bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI 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.
SEBASTIAN VETTELAs a driver, your target is always to be with the most competitive team possible.
SEBASTIAN VETTELI prefer to focus on what is coming next and I am really looking forward to it.
SEBASTIAN VETTELWhen everything goes well, people celebrate you, when you make mistakes people criticize you.
SEBASTIAN VETTELWhenever I have to do something, I try to minimise the time it takes me to do it. I just cannot wait.
SEBASTIAN VETTELAll 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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