Sebastian Vettel profile

Sebastian Vettel F1 driver profile Full name: Sebastian Vettel Nationality: Germany     Latest News of Sebastian Vettel Vettel remains optimistic for race Sat, 12 May 2012 Vettel top after final practice in Barcelona Sat, 12 May 2012 Vettel top after final practice Sat, 12 May 2012 Vettel expecting numerous stops Fri, 11 May 2012 Testing data matters little for race Vettel Thu, 10 May 2012 Vettel fastest as Alonso shunts updated Ferrari Thu, 03 May 2012 RBR not as confident in 2012 Vettel Wed, 25 Apr 2012 Vettel expected tougher challenge from Raikkonen Sun, 22 Apr 2012 Vettel holds off Raikkonen in Bahrain thriller Sun, 22 Apr 2012 Vettel praises team for recovery Sat, 21 Apr 2012 Vettel secures Bahrain pole for improved Red Bull Sat, 21 Apr 2012 Red Bull not the favourite Vettel Fri, 20 Apr 2012 Vettel has total faith in Red Bull Sat, 07 Apr 2012 Karthikeyan hits back at Vettel Wed, 28 Mar 2012 Vettel blames cucumber Karthikeyan for puncture Sun, 25 Mar 2012 Karthikeyan penalised for Vettel collision Sun, 25 Mar 2012 No strategy behind hard tyre choice Vettel Sat, 24 Mar 2012 Red Bull closer to McLaren in Malaysia Vettel Fri, 23 Mar 2012 We have a master plan Vettel Mon, 19 Mar 2012 RB8 has a lot of potential Vettel Sun, 18 Mar 2012

He started his career in karting before moving to Formula BMW in 2003 taking rookie honours; he followed that up by winning 18 of the 20 events on the way to the title the following year. A move to European F3 followed in 2005 and he became BMW Sauber test and reserve driver on 2006. Vettel stayed race sharp by competing in the World Series by Renault before making his F1 debut at Indianapolis in 2007. Standing in for the injured Robert Kubica, he qualified a solid seventh and finished the race in eighth before moving to Toro Rosso for the Hungarian Grand Prix. Following a few novice mistakes, he finished a strong fourth in the wet Chinese Grand Prix. He endured a tough start to the 2008 season courtesy of numerous accidents, but Monaco brought the first reward when he finished fifth. Gaining confidence, he recorded his first victory at the rain-hit Italian Grand Prix. Having finished eighth in the championship, he moved to Red Bull Racing challenging for the championship with wins at Shanghai, Silverstone and Suzuka. Vettel remains under contract to the end of the 2011 season with Red Bull, with an option for 2012. Now with two full F1 seasons behind him, he has the experience to match his natural pace and is expected to spearhead the title aspiration of Red Bull Racing in the coming years.