“His Jean Todt Was Legendary”: Red Bull F1 Boss Christian Horner Reveals Sebastian Vettel’s Entertaining Off-Track Hidden Talent

Sebastian Vettel is an exceptional racing driver. A testament to this are the four World Titles that he has amassed in his 16-year-long illustrious F1 career. That being said, the man was also a charmer, an entertainer, and one of the funniest characters inside the F1 paddock.

Whenever the media met Vettel, they never left empty-handed. Oftentimes, the German would be extremely insightful and detailed in his responses. But on some occasions, he’d show us glimpses of his humor, leaving everyone who was in attendance in stitches. Recently, his ex-boss Christian Horner gave us an example of this.

Christian Horner saw the prime of Sebastian Vettel propel Red Bull to legendary status in the annals of F1 history. That being said, when the 4x Champion wasn’t setting blistering lap times on the track, he was busy entertaining the paddock with his uncanny impressions.

“From Cockney Rhyming Slang to Nigel Mansell… his Jean Todt was legendary.”, said Horner, as per F1 Journalist, Chris Medland.

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Ever since the German announced his departure from F1, the entire F1 community has been showering him with praise. And the praise is well deserved. That being said, who does the 4-time world champion rate as a world-beater?

Sebastian Vettel declares this F1 driver as the biggest natural talent he’s come across

Vettel has had his fair share of world-class drivers that have driven against him. From Michael Schumacher to Lewis Hamilton, the list goes on. However, according to the German, there is a clear answer to who had the best talent amongst the lot.

Vettel said on the ‘F1: Beyond The Grid’ podcast, “I think Kimi [Raikkonen] is actually the biggest natural talent I’ve come across, ever. Just in terms of raw speed, I think. And it shows in the car, obviously, but it shows also in any other form of car.”

“If you give him a steering wheel, he knows what to do with it. Sometimes you feel it’s unfair, you need to get used to it first and get an idea of the track or the conditions, but for him it’s just… boom”

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For you, is Sebastian Vettel one of the greatest drivers to ever grace the Formula 1 paddock? And will he ever find himself back on the grid, like Fernando Alonso?