Sebastian Vettel Leaves F1 World Ecstatic With Nostalgic $3.2 Million Moment at British GP

The 2022 British Grand Prix this weekend is going to be pretty special. Not only will the fans see the 2022 cars go blitzing past them on the track, but there is another special car that they will witness on race day. 4-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will bring out the all-conquering 1992 FW-14B that won the title in the hands of Nigel Mansell.

THE FW-14B is known as one of the most dominant cars ever built in an F1 season. And in the hands of British superstar Nigel Mansell, it was unstoppable. Vettel had bought the car at an auction a couple of years ago, spending around $3.2 million on it. It will be the first time that he will drive the car.

F1 fans on Twitter went mad as they saw the Aston Martin driver behind the wheel of the car. He was doing a sit fit before taking it out for a ride in Silverstone on Sunday.

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The 1992 Williams is a very special car, and it is very special for the German driver. He revealed why he connects so much with the car.

Sebastian Vettel reveals his special connection with Williams FW14B

The German driver races with the number 5 on his car, which he credits to Mansell’s Red 5. The iconic Red 5 was visible for all on the FW14B during the 1992 season. When in 2014 F1 allowed drivers to choose their numbers, Vettel had no doubt which number would he pick.

“Obviously I’ve got the number five on my car, I won my first championship with the red five, even if it was a little bit smaller on our car back then, but still it was number five. I was wearing number five in karting, and I’m having number five now, so there’s a link there,” said Vettel.

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This particular car helped transform Nigel Mansell into an absolute legend of the sport. He won 10 out of the 16 races and clinched 15 out of 16 pole positions in one of the most dominant seasons in F1 history.

But it would be truly iconic to see 4-time world champion Vettel drive his dream car in front of thousands of British fans. It will be goosebumps-inducing for everyone watching- a pure shot of nostalgia.