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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 08: Pole position qualifier Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari and second place qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP talk in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
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MONTREAL, QUEBEC – JUNE 08: Pole position qualifier Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Ferrari and second place qualifier Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP talk in parc ferme during qualifying for the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
F1 fans enjoy moments of endearment between Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel. Though the two have shared a brief rivalry, they certainly enjoy each other’s company. In fact, the notorious videos of the two poking fun at things during serious interviews are iconic and still float around on the Internet.
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Since Vettel’s move to Aston Martin, he’s rarely ever spotted on the front row. And fans certainly miss his funny remarks during interviews and camaraderie with Hamilton. But the two world champions’ respect and appreciation for each other is quite clear, as they always wish well for one another.
In an old video from 2019, we saw the Knight congratulating Seb on the birth of his child. He said, “Congratulations to Seb! You know he’s a great father. I’m struggling just to keep my dogs… erm… alive. and also just managing being an uncle at the moment. That’s hard enough as it is.
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – AUGUST 01: Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Aston Martin embraces Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas in parc ferme after the F1 Grand Prix of Hungary at Hungaroring on August 01, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by Dan Istitene – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
“So yeah, got my hands tied at the moment.” The driver was grinning from ear to ear in his black overalls, expressing his genuine happiness for a friend.
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2019, was a special year for Seb who married his girlfriend, Hanna Prater. This was also his penultimate year with Ferrari as the driver, post 2020, moved ahead with team Aston Martin.
Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel: Their shared love against social evils
Besides sharing a love and passion for racing, the two drivers share something else: to stand against discrimination. Be it raising their voice for marginal communities or talking about women’s empowerment, the drivers have very similar approaches.
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Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel taking the piss out of the fia is killing me pic.twitter.com/DLOe7vV9Zq
— nic 🏁 (@nnicolef1) May 6, 2022
Seb and Hamilton, are arguably the most popular F1 entities F1 who stand openly against social discrimination. They have even faced criticism and restrictions for the same, but still, never back off from speaking their mind.
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Safe to say, F1 is proud to have these two goliaths of the sport. Understandably, fans close their ears regarding rumors of their retirement plans, etc. The world of motorsports would never be the same without these two outstanding racers! We’re sure you don’t want to see them go either, right?
