Sebastian Vettel’s Grand Tribute to Ayrton Senna Gives Lewis Hamilton a New Partner for Scooter Adventures

Sebastian Vettel might’ve retired from F1, but you cannot take him away from F1 or the love for F1 out of him. 3 decades ago, Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger lost their lives on the F1 track during the San Marino Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel has now organized a Grand Tribute for Ayrton Senna at the Imola GP track. However, his best friend, Lewis Hamilton left the German to find himself a new scooter ride partner.

Sebastian Vettel was present at the Suzuka race last year, to build a home for the bees and invited every driver on the grid to join the initiative. It seems as if Vettel has been the reason for uniting all the F1 drivers for the last couple of years. The first instance was his retirement dinner, which was taken care of by Lewis Hamilton, followed by the Suzuka gathering to now, as everyone joins to pay tribute to the F1 legend Ayrton Senna.

Vettel has organized a tribute run around the Imola circuit to remember Ayrton Senna 30 years on from his death. All the drivers joined the initiative as the 4X champ also provided specialized T-shirts for every driver, with their racing number on it. The T-shirt read Forever on the front, and Senna on the back. The color of the T-shirt mimics Senna’s iconic racing Helmet.

As the driver ran towards the Tamburello corner, the one where Senna crashed and a memorial is made in his memory, Lewis Hamilton decided not to run and rather take his infamous scooter to go around. And guess what, the 7X champ’s partner in crime was his future teammate Charles Leclerc, who decided to take a bike instead of running. The future teammate we spotted talking on their rides as they made their way around the track.

But this is not all as in Ayrton Senna’s memory, Sebastian Vettel will also be driving the Brazilian’s former F1 car.

Sebastian Vettel to Take Ayrton Senna’s Last McLaren F1 Car for a Spin at the Emilia Romagna GP

Ayrton Senna made the move away from McLaren at the end of 1993 and joined Williams for the 1994 season. He unfortunately passed away at the age of 34 during the 1994 San Marino GP. To commemorate 3 decades since the accident, Sebastian Vettel will drive Senna’s 1993 F1 Competitor, the McLaren MP4/8, a car that Vettel owns.

Speaking about the Senna Tribute, he said, “Ayrton Senna was not only a driver who I valued highly for being one of the best racing has ever seen, but also a man of great compassion. It’s been 30 years since his accident and I would like to pay tribute to Ayrton. I will be in Imola for the Grand Prix to drive his car, the McLaren MP4/8. I hope to see you on Sunday, May 19.”

What did you make of this tribute organized by Sebastian Vettel? Wouldn’t it be lovely to have him back in an F1 car?