Sebastian Vettel

Lots of threads have alluded to having a discussion about the current world champion so lets get it all off our collective chests (oooeer!)

Lots has been has been written about this young man from his testing debut with BMW Sauber in 2006 aged just 19 - he then progressed to the the toro rosso team for his first full race season in 2008 - the memorable race being his drive in the wet at Fuji where he managed to rear end his future team mate Mark Webber who said ""It's kids isn't it... kids with not enough experience – they do a good job and then they fuck it all up." - Little was Mark to know he would be paired with the "Kid" just 2 years later.

His maiden win came at the 2008 Italian GP where he qualified up from, the race started under the safety car in the rain and the young German led from start to finish in the Toro Rosso - becoming the youngest winner of a grand prix ever.

Then we enter the era of the Red Bull. In 2009 he joined the Red Bull team, which got off to a torrid start as he managed to crash into Kubika in Australia, a feat he would go on to repeat during the 09 season.

Last year needs no mention........

So to the crux of the matter. Is Sebastian Vettel?

the real deal, the baby schumi, the new pretender - a genuine racer? - aka Wunderkind

or

A very quick driver, who lucked into a very fast car and can bang it on pole and lead from lights to flag and be the quickest pilot of a car, yet can't overtake for toffee? aka WunOrAother

 

[Road of Bones]

That occurred to me too RasputinLives

...we can live in hope, surely?

 

[Blog Zbod]

So he's not gay?

Producing offspring is not a reliable indicator which team one bats for. David Bowie has children. As does Graeme Obree.

 

[Mephistopheles]

What That Fuck is he talking about????????

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111961

Vettel believes that - despite his and Red Bull's dominance at times - the racing in F1 has been exciting in recent years.

The racing has been completely shit in recent years

 

[no-FIAt-please]

I don't know... I've generally enjoyed each F1 season since 2010. 2013 was pretty dire though...

 

[FB]

Apparently Vettel's partner has produced a baby girl.

http://inagist.com/all/423430986907414528/

 

[Titch]

Will she become a lady F1 driver?

 

[FB]

Who knows? It could be the antidote to the Hill family with the Vettel's producing the first female F1 champion to follow in their father's foot steps.

 

[Road of Bones]

I scarcely think that the Hill family could be described as poisonous, certainly not requiring an antidote, at any rate!

One hopes that Mrs Vettel gets to choose the baby's name - Seb has a poor track record when it comes to naming things...

 

[Fenderman]

 

[teabagyokel]

Official Red Bull Statement

Yeah, no, erm... the team is delighted by the successful birth of Seb's daughter. My leg was jiggling all evening. Our all-party team will be carefully designing a party which will absolutely not be used by Adrian to test a new rear wing for the RB10.

That baby's what I'm talking about etc.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I heard it came out did a doughnut stuck one finger up at the midwife and then weighed itself also that she is one of twins but the number two baby hasn't arrived yet.

 

[Fenderman]

"...one of twins but the number two baby hasn't arrived yet"

 

[Bill Boddy]

I also heard that the reason she was born in Switzerland is that she put in a request so that she could avoid paying income tax when she becomes the number 1 F1 driver ; she did this kicking in the womb using morse code.

 

[F1Yorkshire]

Vettel is still in his mid 20's so he could still be potentially racing in 18 years time. At this point Miss Vettel Jr could well be in F1. Will we ever see another name in the number one car or will the Vettel stud farm produce winner after winner until the end of time?

 

[Mephistopheles]

There have been times when having a new baby or getting married has resulted in a downturn in performance for a driver/rider on track, sometimes they subconciously become more cautious when they have another person to think about or get distracted by

 

[Bushi]

Schumacher didn't win a championship for 2 years after his first child, but he won 4 in a row with his second one.
Indication for the future with Seb?

 

[Fenderman]

If one is a fan:
If not then perish all those thoughts

 

[Kewee]

Chip Gannasi the great US car owner / team leader says he's never known a baby to make a driver quicker.

 

[Bill Boddy]

I found that having a baby made me much quicker in some respects. Like handing her back to her mother at certain times.

 

[teabagyokel]

Seemed to make Grosjean sensible. Ish.