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Sebastian Vettel is widely regarded as ‘the good guy’ of Formula One. From staying back after the race at Silverstone to help clean stands to not shying away from criticizing F1 on various issues, he has earned respect among fans. Another sweet gesture by the German has left fans emotional.

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The 4-time world champion visited Stoke Mandeville Hospital. There he met the NHS staff and patients from the National Spinal Injuries Centre and took some photos with them. Aston Martin’s official handle posted the photos on Twitter.

Sebastian Vettel’s yet another heartwarming gesture left fans emotional

Through the photos, it was clear that Seb was taking great enthusiasm while listening to NHS workers explaining to him the treatment techniques. His sincerity could be seen in the photos with the staff and some wheelchair-bound patients.

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The Aston Martin driver, who is going to retire at the end of the season, evoked emotional responses from the fans. The comments ranged from how amazing Seb is to not wanting to see him leave F1. One user wrote, “Seb is the most amazing person ever. What a guy”. Another user wrote, “Can’t imagine F1 without Seb”. One user appreciated his gesture of highlighting the amazing work done by NHS workers. An emotional fan wrote, “This brings tears to my eyes. I’ve always known that I’m supporting the right driver and person. After he retires, I know that he will be someone bigger than just an F1 driver”. One fan just summed up how we all feel about him, “Seb is such an incredible human being”.

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He truly is an incredible human being. This is not a one-off kind gesture by the German. He is known to be a genuinely good person, who has time and again proven it.

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Vettel keeps amazing fans with his gestures of kindness, and sometimes, just being a good Samaritan. He once stayed back after the race and collected garbage from stands at the Silverstone. After the conclusion of the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix, he was stopped by the fans on the road to click some photos. He saw that it was too dark to take pictures and repositioned his Ferrari to point the headlights toward fans to take pictures.

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In another incident that was narrated by a Reddit user, Seb bought a fan tickets to the US Grand Prix and sent them along with a handwritten note and a signed cap after he met him and got to know that he missed out on tickets.

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It truly would be difficult to see him leave at the end of the season. Given that he is not much of a fan of social media, we just hope to see him making headlines like these with his random acts of kindness.