“He’s stood by me through a lot of things,” Lewis Hamilton reflects on his friendship with Sebastian Vettel
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Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton
Four time world champion, Sebastian Vettel, has decided to hang his boots at the end of the season. He made his debut in the year 2007 with Toro Rosso and after 15 successful years in the sport, the German feels it’s time for him to focus on things outside the race track. A driver who also made his debut in the same year as Seb, was Lewis Hamilton.
Both have shared 11 out of the 15 titles in ever since their first year in the sport. The duo have been fierce competitors on the track but have also shared a lovely friendship out of it. While Vettel has decided to call it quits, Lewis Hamilton has contract with Mercedes for the next season and could even possibly go for more than that, as we are seeing with Fernando Alonso.
One thing common about Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton is their fearlessness on and off the track. Both of them have time and reiterated the importance of F1 drivers speaking out to fight the evils within motorsport. Whether, it’s racism, homophobia or any other issue, these two have been the first one to take a staunch stance, not caring about the consequences.
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Lewis Hamilton thanks Sebastian Vettel for making his time less lonely in F1
As this era comes to a close, Lewis Hamilton has taken a moment to acknowledge what his competitor did for him as a friend. He said, “He’s stood by me through a lot of things. I remember, I think it was 2007 [2008] in Magny-Cours, and him being very outspoken in the drivers’ briefing and I knew then he was going to be a powerful figure in the sport.”
“But then seeing his success and seeing he puts others before himself, he’s been so brave in speaking out and standing up for what he believes in.“
“For me, we talk about legends in our sport, I don’t really love that name or title. I think he’s one of the greatest people we’ve seen in this sport. We need more like him.”
“So sad because I would have lost an ally [on the grid], but I’ll know on the outside he’ll be doing great things and I know we’ll always remain friends, and I hope there will be other things we get to do together outside.”
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel along with Fernando Alonso have been the immovable forces in the F1. It’s time for us fans to appreciate what these legends have given to the sport as we move to this new era.
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