“I’ve Missed You the Day I Left”: 4X Champion Sebastian Vettel Reveals the Heart-Wrenching F1 Break-Up He Regrets the Most

Sebastian Vettel has finally bowed out of the sport. The German international, after encapsulating the world of Formula 1 with his charm, raced his final race in Abu Dhabi. However, before leaving, the four-time world champion shared a heartfelt message for his former team.

One would assume the message would be for Red Bull, the team with which he scored his first points, secured his first pole position, and won his first race and championship. Not just one championship, however. Vettel won four back-to-back championships with Red Bull.

Although, the heartfelt message was for the team that holds the most emotion. The Scuderia Ferrari. Vettel joined the Reds after leaving Red Bull to build on his success. However, things did not go according to plan for Vettel with Ferrari. Still, there are apparently no regrets.

He said, “I’ve missed you the day I left. I think I realized, even though I found another home, a lot of nice people to work with, but Ferrari is something special.”

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Despite a fairly disappointing partnership, the German clearly has a lot of emotions attached to Ferrari. Talking to L’Équipe, he said, “I loved those years. I enjoyed this life in Italy where I made a lot of friends. Racing for Ferrari is really something special.”

Although, there is one race that Vettel regrets.

Sebastian Vettel opens up about the race in Hockenheim in 2018

Back in 2018, Vettel was sporting the Ferrari red. As the circus landed in Germany for the race in Hockenheim, Vettel was in pole position for the race and in the championship. However, he crashed out of both after an unforced error because of light rain. Possibly one of the few regrets in his life, according to Vettel.

“It’s not the worst mistake I’ve made in my career. It hurt me a lot because it happened in Germany in front of my home crowd on a track I love and it cost me a lot,” he admitted.

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Regardless, Vettel clearly sees his time at Ferrari with fond memories. Do you see the German making a return to the sport in the near future?