The four-time F1 world champion announced his retirement from the sport on his new account. 3:44
The four-time world champion has decided to retire at the end of the year.
After weeks of speculation about his future, Sebastian Vettel has confirmed that he will step away from the sport at the end of the year.
The announcement was made via a new account on the social media platform. The driver had spent his entire career without a social media presence.
He stated that he wants to spend more time with his family as well as focusing on environmental issues, which he has devoted a lot of time to in recent years.
I have grown a family who I love being around. "I've become interested in other things besides Formula One." My passion with racing and Formula One comes with a lot of time spent away from them.
My desire to be a great father and husband is no longer supported by my commitment to my passion. To chase perfection with the car and the team requires focus and commitment. My goal now is to see my children grow, pass on my values, and listen to them when they need me.
Being able to learn from them and inspire me was the most important thing. There is a lot to learn about life and about myself from children.
We live in very important times. Our lives will be determined by how weshape these next years. There are aspects of my passion that I don't like. They might be solved in the future, but the will to apply change has to grow stronger and lead to action today.
We can't afford to wait. There is only one way to go. There is a race going on. The best race is yet to come. I think that moving forward and moving on is what I should do. I want to follow the times.
It's only going to slow you down. I will be racing on unfamiliar tracks and will be finding new challenges.
The marks on the track will be washed away by the rain. The new ones will be destroyed. Today is the day that tomorrow belongs to. The new generation has already taken charge of the corner. I think there is still a chance of victory.
Thank you for sharing the track with me. I liked every single thing of it.
At the start of the 21st century, he joined the company as a driver. He spent six years at the famous Italian team hoping to emulate the records of his hero, but failed to win a title.
During his time at Red Bull, he won four titles in a row, cementing his reputation as one of the sport's most successful drivers.
His four titles make him the fourth most successful F1 driver of all time, behind Juan Manuel Fangio, Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
Over the course of his career, he has taken 53 wins, 38 with Red Bull and 14 with Ferrari.
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