Sebastian Vettel has always been more than just a racing driver. The 4x Champion always showed great racing intellect, a testament being his record-breaking Formula 1 career. But more often than not, off the track, he’s been as witty and charming as anyone can be.
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Now that his Formula 1 career is over, he attended probably his last-ever Autosport Award night. That being said, he quickly rolled back the years with a brilliantly funny monologue that left the people in attendance in stitches.
Social media is a crazy thing, though. Vettel‘s hilarious monologue soon went viral on Twitter. The German was supposedly miffed that his team, Aston Martin, auctioned his car’s sidepod and didn’t let him know! But little did they know that he had a surprise in store for the team.
Fans react as Sebastian Vettel goes on funny rant against Aston Martin
Vettel would surely want to hang on to any piece of memorabilia that he can from his final season in F1. But his team had other plans. They auctioned Vettel’s AMR22’s sidepods at the awards. However, when Vettel realized, he outbid everyone! And then, went on to give one of the most hilarious monologues in history. Let’s take a look at just a few fan reactions to Vettel’s funny rant.
Seb, if you ever need a new career you can always become a stand up comedian pic.twitter.com/KalBz6UBc4
— soph | no flags so i can talk shit abt them all (@vettelpretzel) December 5, 2022
my favorite stand up comedian https://t.co/U5heTaTLvi
— Effy 💫| diego mejia stan account (@bev_hm) December 5, 2022
Sebastian Vettel. That’s it. That’s the tweet. https://t.co/USRjss35uH
— VettelFan05 (@vettelfan_0908_) December 5, 2022
Seb comedy tour, when??? https://t.co/7UR1zDOpg7
— lin 💔 DANKE SEB (@formulinaracing) December 5, 2022
Vettel bid an emotional farewell to the sport and his fans after the 2022 Abu Dhabi GP. For his illustrious F1 career, he was awarded the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award by the BRDC. But what capped this highly special night for him and his fans was the light-hearted and witty way he ended the night. Never change, Seb!
Legend 🤧🤧🤣 https://t.co/xLmClEJYzr
— Fahh (@bihoonbakhwan) December 5, 2022
— Hitendra Patel (@HitendraRTPatel) December 5, 2022
jdhshak i love this man! https://t.co/3tyzJdIZqI
— allie.❄️ (@loyalteanina) December 5, 2022
The way he said “You want a nice memorabilia of me? Well tough luck, *I’M* gonna have it.😎”… He’s so annoying for real, I love him.😭 https://t.co/bGBbezdIJ3
— Ebru #DankeSeb (@burgonya) December 5, 2022
Vettel’s had a habit of treating the Autosport Awards as somewhat of an open mic night. That being said, the fans didn’t mind that one bit and lapped it all up. As soon as the video went viral, they stormed the social media platform to swoon over their favorite World Champion.
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Classic Seb 😂 https://t.co/xdf0VLFTac
— Joycelyn (@JoycelynSmith93) December 5, 2022
I adore this silly goofy man so much https://t.co/F8eSjpxN9M
— denise (@landorazzo) December 5, 2022
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Sebastian Vettel will be missed by F1 fans around the globe. The F1 paddock was a better place by way of his presence. But will Audi’s imminent entry in 2026 goad the 4x Champion back to the sport for one last dance?