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Tenth placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Aston Martin F1 Team jumps from his car in parc ferme following his final race in F1 during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on November 20, 2022 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Mario Renzi – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
ALPINE

Abu Dhabi F1 review: The last dance

One final lap for Sebastian Vettel, Max Verstappen’s 15th Grand Prix win of the season

  • Brent van der Schyff
4 min read
Sebastian Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport
FORMULA ONE

Farewell Sebastian Vettel, humanitarian extraordinaire

Vettel’s departure, just like Kimi Raikkonen’s, is going to leave a huge hole in the sport

  • Brent van der Schyff
3 min read
Sebastian Vettel (left), Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain (center) Kimi Raikkonen wave to the crowd after Hamilton takes the pole position during qualifying for the US Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. (Jerome Miron/USA TODAY Sports)
GRAND PRIX

Hamilton awaits F1 title as Raikkonen bags US Grand Prix

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen took a first victory in over five years

  • Agency
1 min read
In a flash: Four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has no intention of slowing down.
AFP

Hamilton won’t stop

The Billion Dollar Man refuses to let up, as he races to advance his winning streak

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton could grab his fourth world title at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix.
ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

Hamilton to bring the heat

The driver plans to nab another title, as long as high temperatures handicap his competition

  • Agence France Presse
4 min read
Sebastian Vettel also left Bernie Ecclestone with egg on his face after the sport’s chief executive criticised him for being too low-key as world champion.
AFP

Vettel finding his mojo could take fight to Mercedes

Goading from dominant Mercedes turned into a scarlet-faced affair as Vettel took his first win for Ferrari, but will the rivalry continue in Shanghai?

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
FERRARI

Ferrari’s Vettel breathes life into season with Malaysian win

Two days after being fairly criticised by Formula One’s chief executive, Sebastian Vettel made appropriate amends.

  • Paul Weaver
5 min read
FORMULA ONE

F1 championship could come down to reliability

Lewis Hamilton regained the championship lead after four months at the Singapore GP, but the title fight could eventually be decided by reliability.

  • Sapa-DPA
3 min read
German driver Sebastian Vettel celebrates his victory on the podium of the Brazilian Formula One.
AFP

Vettel closes Formula One season in style

Sebastian Vettel has ended the 2013 Formula One season in typically record-breaking style, with his commanding victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Germany’s Sebastian Vettel.
FORMULA 1

F1: Vettel joins greats with Indian win

Sebastian Vettel roared into the record books as F1’s youngest four-times world champion after winning the Indian Grand Prix three years in a row.

  • Alan Baldwin
3 min read
FORMULA ONE

Indian Grand Prix: Vettel registers seventh pole of season

Sebastian Vettel has put himself on pole position for a fourth successive F1 title after lapping the Indian Grand Prix circuit faster than any driver.

  • Alan Baldwin
2 min read
FORMULA 1

F1: Webber on pole ahead of Vettel in Japan

Australian Mark Webber has led a Red Bull front row sweep and denied team mate Sebastian Vettel a fifth successive Japanese Grand Prix pole position.

  • Reuters
1 min read
Sebastian Vettel is sprayed with champagne by Kimi Raikkonen after winning the Korean Formula One Grand Prix in Yeongam on Sunday. (Lee Jin-man, AP)
REUTERS

Vettel takes fourth win in a row

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel completed a hat-trick of Korean Grand Prix victories on Sunday.

  • Reuters
2 min read
FORMULA 1

Vettel forges ahead with Italian GP win

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel won the Italian Grand Prix at a canter on Sunday to move 53 points clear of Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.

  • Alan Baldwin
3 min read
Sebastian Vettel sprays Lewis Hamilton.
GRAND PRIX

Vettel wins grand Malaysian Grand Prix

Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has stormed to victory in the Malaysian Grand Prix, leading a Red Bull one-two ahead of team mate Mark Webber.

  • John OBrien
1 min read