This is the Radio Piece that Annette set us - as F1 is quite a specialist sport/topic many of might not have no real clue who this guy is and/or his story. Here goes...
No one could have predicted Sebastian Vettel’s rise to the top of Formula 1. He's gone from being BMW's test and reserve driver to double World Champion in just 6 years.
It only took him four full seasons of F1 racing to take his place on the list of two time Formula 1 World Champions, alongside names like Jim Clark and Mika Hakkinen. Not even Adrian Newey could have designed that.
From an early age, it was clear that Sebastian would do great things in motor racing. In 2004, he won 18 out of 20 races in the competitive German Formula BMW Championship. As he moved up through the Formulas he continued to impress. As a result, in 2007 he was called up by the BMW F1 team to replace Robert Kubica for the American Grand Prix, where he finished a very impressive eighth and became the sport's youngest ever point scorer.
Vettel completed his first full Formula 1 season in 2008 with Toro Rosso. He won his first race at Monza and in doing so, he became the youngest ever Grand Prix winner.
The next season, Vettel moved to Toro Rosso's sister team Red Bull and won four races.
He started 2010 by putting his car on pole position for the first race, but could only finish fourth. He went on to win 5 races, including the last race of the season in Abu Dhabi, where he clinched the title by four points.
His good form continued into 2011, where he finished in the top 2 for 9 consecutive races. By then it was clear who was going to win the Championship. He proved just how worthy he was of winning the 2011 crown by finishing in the top three six times in a row. He won the 2011 World Championship at the Japanese Grand Prix, finishing third. In the process, he became the youngest double World Champion, as well as the youngest back to back champion.
If Red Bull can keep producing race winning cars, there is no doubt that Vettel will continue to leave his rivals for dust. If they can take advantage of the new regulations that come into force in 2014, I have no doubt that Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel will become the dominant forces in Formula 1 for the foreseeable future.
Could he overtake his compatriot Michael Schumacher's seven World Championship wins and become one of the true legends of Formula 1?
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