Four-time Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel delighted over 60,000 motorsports followers on Saturday with a comeback to Nordschleife in an F1 automotive at the Red Bull Formula Nürburgring, which featured autos and drivers from completely different generations of motorsport and a wide range of racing sequence.
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One of the most difficult circuits in Formula 1 historical past, Nordschleife is longer than six modern-day circuits mixed, has over 70 corners and has an elevation comparable to the top of the Eiffel Tower – over 300 metres (1000 ft) from the lowest to the highest level of the monitor.
While the newest modern-day F1 race occurred in 2020, the German followers’ reminiscence nonetheless holds the picture of German Vettel celebrating the thirtieth of his 53 Grand Prix wins with Red Bull Racing in 2013 at the Eifel Grand Prix.
Vettel, who as soon as once more sat in the cockpit of his championship-winning RB7 race automotive, mentioned: “I really feel like I’m in a time capsule – plenty of reminiscences have come up as soon as I received into the automotive. It might be plenty of enjoyable occurring the huge monitor and doing it in a manner I’m proud of. Somehow, all the pieces matches collectively right here in the present day – together with that we at the moment are operating the automotive with CO2-neutral gas.
“Motorsport is my great passion, and I want to keep the sport alive. Fuels can be produced synthetically and serve as a substitute fuel. We all must become aware that we must do something. And the great thing is – you don’t feel any difference in the car. It’s just as much fun driving it on synthetic fuel.”
Driving alongside Vettel throughout the occasion was present Scuderia AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda in a Honda NSX GT3 Evo, former F1 drivers David Coulthard, Gerhard Berger, Ralf Schumacher and Jos Verstappen in the Ford SuperVan 4.2, Mathias Lauda driving the Formula 1 automotive of his late dad Niki Lauda and lots of others. On his first go to, Japanese driver Tsunoda was impressed by the 20 km (13 mi) circuit.
Tsunoda mentioned: “I can’t compare this track to anything else – it goes through the mountains, up and down, lots of tight sections, and once you get on the grass, the wall is there. I have driven it before only on a simulator but would love to have a competitive race here – it would be an unforgettable experience.”
