"from Button's retirement and a drive-through penalty for Sebastian Vettel when the reigning World Champion forced him so wide through the Curva Grande that Alonso was forced off the circuit. Bruno Senna later criticised the race stewards for not penalising Paul di Resta for a similar altercation on the approach to the Variante della Roggia early in the race. Meanwhile, with Romain Grosjean serving his suspension, Lotus enlisted former Marussia F1 driver Jérôme d'Ambrosio as their second driver for the weekend. He qualified sixteenth, and went on to finish thirteenth overall. Red Bull Racing suffered a double retirement, with Vettel"
"childhood friend. In January 2014, Vettel became a father for the first time with the birth of his daughter, Emilie. In September 2015, Vettel became a father for the second time with the birth of his second daughter, Matilda. In 2015, Forbes estimated that Vettel's annual income was $44 million. On the Formula One circuit, Kimi Räikkönen, his Ferrari teammate for 2015 to 2018, is a close friend. Vettel also shows to have a good friendship with fellow drivers such as Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg with whom he repeatedly showcases a close, humorous friendship. Sebastian's younger brother Fabian is"
"his career to date. During qualifying for the 2010 Bahrain Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel set the fastest times in Q2 and Q3 clinching pole by just over a tenth of second from Ferrari's Felipe Massa. From the lights Sebastian Vettel led until lap 33 when the car had what was at first thought to be a broken exhaust but was later revealed to be a spark plug problem which reduced the power and straight line speed. Over the remaining laps of the race Vettel dropped down to fourth behind both Ferraris and Lewis Hamilton where he would finish the race."
"in the second half of the campaign left him trailing Lewis Hamilton significantly and Vettel eventually saw his title hopes end in Mexico. Vettel also contended for the title against Hamilton, winning several races over the course of the season, but for the second straight year, his championship hopes ended in Mexico. In addition to the numerous 'youngest' records held, Vettel is currently in 3rd place among all-time race winners () and podium finishes () and fourth among polesitters (). Vettel was born in Heppenheim, then West Germany, to Norbert and Heike Vettel. He has one younger brother, Fabian, and"
"Abbey (2012) and Hungry Heidi (2013). Vettel's car for , the Red Bull RB10, was baptised Suzie. Vettel continued this tradition with Ferrari and christened his 2015 Ferrari SF15-T Eva. For the 2016 season Vettel and his mechanics decided to name his Ferrari SF16-H Margherita. For 2017, Vettel decided to christen his Ferrari SF70H Gina. For the 2018 season, Vettel decided to name his Ferrari SF71H Loria. Vettel's unexpected win at the 2008 Italian Grand Prix led the media to dub him the ""Baby Schumi"", ""New Schumacher"". He was not just dubbed this for his nationality, but also because of"
"completed 75% of the race distance. Season still in progress. Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (, born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Renault F1 Team in 2010, Lotus Renault GP in 2011 and Caterham F1 Team in 2012. Born in Vyborg, he is known as the ""Vyborg Rocket"" () in Russia. He was the first Russian to compete in the Formula One World Championship. Unlike most top drivers, Petrov did not begin his career in karting, as there was very little motorsport where he lived. He began competing in motorsport in"
"year 2010, he was voted German Sportspersonality of the Year (Sportler des Jahres). In the same year, he won the International Racing Driver category at the Autosport Awards for the first time, and has since won this award for three successive years (2010–2013). In January 2012, Vettel was honoured with the illustrious for being the ""Double consecutive F1 World Champion at the age of twenty four – winner of eleven Grands Prix out of nineteen"", and in the following month, he was further honoured with the highest sports award in Germany, the ""Silberne Lorbeerblatt"" – Silver Laurel Leaf – in"
"and his favourite song being ""Drive My Car"". In an interview on ""Top Gear"", Vettel stated that he was a fan of British comedy such as ""Little Britain"" and ""Monty Python's Life of Brian"". Vettel lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland amongst other racing drivers and is a fan of German football team Eintracht Frankfurt. Vettel has described himself as competitive, private, and impatient. Vettel also appears in advertisements for Head & Shoulders. Vettel provided the voice of character Sebastian Schnell in the version of the movie ""Cars 2"" dubbed for German-speaking audiences. Vettel is in a relationship with Hanna Prater, a"
"ever to win the World Drivers' Championship. In the same year he helped Red Bull win the team's first World Constructors' Championship. He followed up his first championship with three more titles, all in succession, becoming the youngest double, triple and quadruple world champion in Formula One. The and titles were decided in the final round, in 2010 coming out on top over Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in a four-way title battle at Abu Dhabi, whilst in 2012 defeating the same driver again by three points. The and titles saw Vettel dominating the seasons to secure the titles early. Ending his"
"Vitaly Petrov Vitaly Aleksandrovich Petrov (, born 8 September 1984) is a Russian racing driver who drove in Formula One for Renault F1 Team in 2010, Lotus Renault GP in 2011 and Caterham F1 Team in 2012. Born in Vyborg, he is known as the ""Vyborg Rocket"" () in Russia. He was the first Russian to compete in the Formula One World Championship. Unlike most top drivers, Petrov did not begin his career in karting, as there was very little motorsport where he lived. He began competing in motorsport in 1998, when he took part in rally sprints and ice"
"the company"". As a result, the 2010 Grand Prix was held at Suzuka, at which point it had been announced that Suzuka and Fuji were share the hosting duties. Sebastian Vettel secured his second World Championship in the 2011 Grand Prix with a third-place finish, McLaren's Jenson Button (the only driver in the field who had a theoretical chance of beating Vettel to the title) won the race wearing a special tribute helmet to the people affected by the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The helmet featured a design in the style of the Japanese flag, and he auctioned the"
"is regarded as one of the greatest drivers of all time; when he first retired at the end of the 2006 season, he held 7 championships and every significant F1 record. He returned to F1 in 2010, celebrated his completion of 20 years in F1 in August 2011, and retired for a second time at the end of the 2012 season. In 2010, Vettel became the youngest driver ever to win the world championship, he also successfully defended the title in 2011, 2012 and 2013. Before winning his first F1 drivers' championship, Vettel had already been the youngest ever to"
"in 2009, Vettel started regularly using a variety of new helmet designs. Some designs were small changes to his original Red Bull design, while others are completely original designs, such as the one he used at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix: Vettel had a special white-red helmet design, with black kanji and hiragana for ""gives you wings"". Several of his helmet designs also featured his team members. At the 2012 Italian Grand Prix, Vettel celebrated his 50th helmet design with a 'rusty' matte look and 50 tallies, indicating his 50 helmet designs in Formula One. By the end of the"
"they won the Nations' Cup Title after a close final against Scandinavia. In the Drivers' Cup, Vettel beat Troy Bayliss in Round One, but lost to Sébastien Loeb in the quarter-finals. Again Vettel teamed up with Michael Schumacher for the 2009 Race of Champions, which they went on to win in a run-off against the Great Britain team of Jenson Button and Andy Priaulx. In the 2010 edition, on home ground in Düsseldorf, Vettel again teamed up with Schumacher to win the fourth consecutive Nations Cup. In the Drivers' Cup, Vettel was eliminated in the semi-finals by Filipe Albuquerque, who"
"2010 European Grand Prix The 2010 European Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the ninth round of the 2010 Formula One season. The 57-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Jenson Button came in third. It was Vettel's second win of the season, and the seventh of his Formula One career. Vettel maintained his leading"
"place. Notes: 2010 European Grand Prix The 2010 European Grand Prix (formally the 2010 Formula 1 Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June at the Valencia Street Circuit in Valencia, Spain. It was the ninth round of the 2010 Formula One season. The 57-lap race was won by Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel who started from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second for the McLaren team and his teammate Jenson Button came in third. It was Vettel's second win of the season, and the seventh of his Formula One career. Vettel maintained"
"Vettel were on course for Red Bull's third 1-2 of the 2010 season, until lap 40 when Vettel and Webber crashed into each other as a result of an attempted overtake by Vettel. The crash forced Vettel out of the race and put an end to Webber's chance of victory. The race ended in a McLaren 1-2 instead of a Red Bull 1-2, with Hamilton winning and Jenson Button coming in second. Webber eventually finished in third place. Webber managed to hold on to first place in the Drivers' Championship, with a five-point lead over second placed Button. Vettel however"
"line 12.5 seconds ahead of McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen. Earlier in the weekend, he had already become the youngest polesitter, after setting the fastest times in both Q2 and Q3 qualifying stages. His win also gave him the record of youngest podium-finisher. Vettel also won in 2011, after a spectacular pass at the Curva Grande, passing Fernando Alonso on the outside of the big, long curve. Uncertainty grew over the fact that Monza would continue to host the race as Rome had signed a deal to host Formula One from 2012. On 18 March 2010 however, Bernie Ecclestone and the Monza"
"a subsidiary known as Renault Sport F1. Renault Sport F1 continued to supply engines to their former works team and Red Bull, and expanded their customers to Lotus Racing at the end of 2010. Red Bull again won both titles in , the Red Bull RB7 being unmatched by their opponents, and gained 18 pole positions throughout the season. Vettel held the championship lead from the first race in Australia, and finished in first or second position in each Grand Prix until his home race at Germany, where he ended in fourth. He then resumed his podium run, with the"
"him. Prior to the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix, Red Bull's advisor Helmut Marko expressed his wish to extend Vettel's contract for another two years to 2016. However, on 11 June 2013, Vettel agreed to a one-year contract extension with Red Bull until the end of the 2015 season. For the 2014 season and beyond, drivers picked a unique car number that they will use for the remainder of their Formula One career, Vettel chose the number five. However, as reigning World Drivers' Champion he carried number one throughout 2014. After having Mark Webber (who retired from Formula One to race"
"of points before the race). They did not finish that way though, with Vettel winning the race and the title when the others finished too far down the field. Vettel became the youngest ever World Champion in the history of the sport. After a controversial race in Hockenheim, 2010 led to the ban on team orders being dropped. When Ferrari asked Felipe Massa to move over to allow their No.1 driver; Fernando Alonso into the lead of the race and take the win - they were fined $100,000. The FIA decided that the rule was too vague, and there was"
"Red Bull RB9 The Red Bull RB9 is a racing car designed by Formula One racing team Infiniti Red Bull Racing. The car was driven throughout the 2013 Formula One season by (then) three-time World Drivers' Champion Sebastian Vettel and teammate Mark Webber. Sebastian Vettel, in keeping with his tradition of naming his cars, named his RB9 ""Hungry Heidi,"" after German model Heidi Klum. Vettel would ultimately claim the Drivers' Championship title, for the fourth consecutive season, at the , after ten wins during the season. Vettel and Webber also brought the car to the last win and world titles"
"2015, Vettel won his very first Race of Champions beating Kristensen in the final. En route to the final of the Nations Cup, Vettel was able to gain some form of revenge over his former teammate Daniel Ricciardo, defeating him at the quarter final stage as Germany knocked out Australia. In 2017, Vettel was knocked out in the first heat for the Race of Champions, but went on to win the Nations Cup for Germany by himself with an unprecedented 7 consecutive victories, after his teammate Pascal Wehrlein was injured earlier in a crash. Vettel's passion for different helmet designs"
"optimistic when questioned about the car's potential: Sebastian Vettel, who (since joining Scuderia Toro Rosso) makes it a habit to name his racing cars, named his Red Bull RB5 'Kate' and after crashing it at Melbourne's Albert Park, he named his new chassis 'Kate's Dirty Sister'. Initial tests of the RB5 at Jerez were halted when high gearbox oil temperatures were detected. When the issue was resolved the RB5 was the quickest 2009 specification car at Jerez, where Vettel was faster than the equivalent Williams, McLaren and Renault cars. Webber returned to the cockpit after breaking his leg while cycling"
"ending at the end of 2014. Vettel won the Drivers' Championship for a third consecutive time in 2012 making him the youngest triple World Champion, surpassing Ayrton Senna. The team was renamed Infiniti Red Bull Racing for the 2013 season following the announcement that premium automotive brand Infiniti had become Title Partner and Vehicle Performance Partner of the team. Infiniti Red Bull continued with drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber for the fifth consecutive season. As with 2012, Webber was signed on a single year contract while Vettel continued to honour his current multi-year agreement. In Australia, the first race"
"band above the ""Iceman"" inscription. The Insignia along the top was surrounded by red and grey detailing, and the large number 7 was bordered in grey. As with 2014, Räikkönen continued to race with a Bell model rather than Ferrari's official supplier Schuberth. Did not finish, but was classified as he had completed more than 90% of the race distance. Kimi Räikkönen Kimi-Matias Räikkönen (; born 17 October 1979), nicknamed ""Iceman"", is a Finnish racing driver currently driving in Formula One for Sauber. He won the 2007 FIA Formula One World Championship, in his first season at Scuderia Ferrari. After"
"took his second consecutive pole position in Australia, ahead of teammate Mark Webber, but spun off when leading the race, due to a loose wheel nut. In Malaysia, he took his first win of the 2010 season with Webber coming in second place, having passed both him and Nico Rosberg at turn one. Vettel qualified on pole at China alongside Webber. At the start of the wet race Fernando Alonso jump-started and Vettel was passed by Webber, dropping back to third. The increasing rain forced Vettel and Webber to pit at the same time for intermediate tyres that wore out"
"on 14 March 2011, as Vettel extended his contract with the team until the end of 2014. Vettel continued with Red Bull for 2010, and took the first pole position of the season at the . Vettel went on to lead most of the race but a spark-plug failure meant that his lap times slowed down, and as a result the two Ferraris and the McLaren of Lewis Hamilton passed him. After a brief challenge from Rosberg he brought the car home in fourth. At the , Vettel was appointed as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers' Association. He"
"started at a young age. From his early days in karting, he has worked with helmet designer Jens Munser. At age eight, Vettel wanted Sebastian the crab from ""The Little Mermaid"" on his helmet. Vettel's original helmet, in Formula One, like most Red Bull-backed drivers, was heavily influenced by the energy drink company logo. New to Vettel's helmet since the start of 2008 has been the incorporation of the red cross shape of the Kreis Bergstraße coat of arms on the front, just underneath the visor, in honour of the region of his birthplace, Heppenheim. After switching to Red Bull"
"driver in history to win for two different teams, having won the 2008 Italian Grand Prix for the Toro Rosso team. In the , Vettel qualified in third, and finished second behind Jenson Button in the race. In Spain, he qualified in second but finished the race in fourth, behind his teammate Webber who finished in third. Vettel won the after claiming pole position in qualifying. At the he qualified fourth and finished second, behind Webber, who won his first Grand Prix. At the , Vettel qualified second after an eventful qualifying, but had to retire from the race on"
"season, Vettel had used 76 different helmets throughout his career. """"I have a quirk"""" he admits. Vettel started his campaign with a new design in honour of Felix Baumgartner, for his world record Red Bull Stratos space jump in October 2012. Helmet manufacturer Arai have stated Vettel 'retires' a helmet design after each win, although he does not need to win in order to sport a new design. After moving to the Ferrari team, prior to the start of the season Vettel said that he will no longer change helmet designs so often and after choosing a new design, having"
"its previous owners, Ford, and renamed it Red Bull Racing. In September 2005, Mateschitz joined forces with his close friend and former Formula One driver, Gerhard Berger, to purchase the Italian-registered Minardi team from its Australian owner Paul Stoddart. The team was renamed ""Scuderia Toro Rosso"", ""Toro Rosso"" meaning Red Bull in Italian. In 2010, Red Bull Racing won the Formula One World Constructors' Championship and Drivers' Championship with Sebastian Vettel. They then went on to win both titles for the next three years running in 2011, 2012, and 2013, making Vettel and Red Bull Racing four-time world champions. From"
"homes in Oxfordshire, England and Ermatingen at Lake Constance, Switzerland. On 11 April 2017, Susie announced on Twitter that she had given birth to their first child the previous day. Wolff speaks fluent German, English, French, Italian, and Polish. He has two children from a previous marriage. Toto Wolff Toto Wolff (born January 12, 1972 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian investor and former racing driver. He holds a 30% share in Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team and is Team Principal and CEO of the team. He was formerly a shareholder of Williams F1. Wolff began his motorsport career"