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SPORTS & TOYS
SEBASTIAN VETTEL
Live It - Dream It -Be a Race Car Driver
S ebastian Vettel, from summer the teenager became a full-time
Heppenheim, Hesse, West driver with the Red Bull-sponsored Toro
Germany, is an F1 force to Rosso team. He is a Formula One driver
be reckoned with. In 2010 to contend with on contract until 2017
he became the youngest ever Formula with Scuderia Ferrari at a 50 million
One World Champion, and preserved U.S. annual salary guaranteed along with
that title for the ensuing three years. He is additional annual bonuses.
one of the top contenders still. The man, at the pinnacle of his class,
describes himself as “competitive, private
One of the lucky people, Vettel identified and impatient.” All are great qualities for “Sebastian Vettel’s relentless hunger
his gift and life’s motivation at an early a born racer. His friends include fellow for victory, as much as his outstanding
age and has been living it ever since. drivers such as Lewis Hamilton, Michael
At age 17 he won the Germany’s 2004 Schumacher and Nico Rosberg with talent, secured his place as
Formula BMW ADAC championship whom he is often seen enjoying life. Vettel one of the sport’s greats.”
with 18 victories from 20 races. lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland with
his lifelong partner, industrial design – Formula1.com
His Formula One race debut came in graduate, Hanna Prater. They maintain
the 2007 U.S. Grand Prix in Indianapolis a resolutely private life with their two
where he became the youngest driver daughters, Emilie and Matilda.
to score a championship point. In mid-
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