Red Bull has won 5 constructors’ titles and 6 drivers’ titles ever since their inception. All eleven of those championship trophies have come through 2 drivers: Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen. While Sebastian delivered his share of laurels between 2010 to 2013, Max Verstappen only took over the charge last year.
At the beginning of the season, Vettel asked Verstappen for a helmet swap, and the Dutchman said maybe they can do that later in the season. So after much anticipation, Red Bull’s two golden boys finally swapped helmets ahead of the German’s retirement.
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Sebastian Vettel will race his last tonight in Abu Dhabi. He has had an illustrious career spanning over 15 years, and his golden period was among the most dominant eras of Formula 1. Now, as Max Verstappen began his dominant run for the Milton-Keynes-based outfit, fans are left with no choice but to draw comparisons between the two.
Fans get emotional as Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen swap helmets
Max Verstappen recently recalled the incident with Sebastian Vettel that won his heart. Verstappen revealed how Vettel was the only one waiting for him to return from the hospital after the crash at Silverstone last year.
Max told the media, “So when I came back from the hospital to get to my motorhome to get all my stuff, he was there waiting for me. When I got out of the car and you [Vettel] said ‘Hey, Max, like how you doing? Are you okay?”
Sebastian Vettel and Max Verstappen swapped helmets ahead of the Abu Dhabi GP. Seb wrote a heartfelt message on the helmet he gave to the reigning champion. Seb wrote, “To Max, Max, impressive to see you come up and go push. Well done and best wishes. Always think for yourself and keep growing. Enjoy!”
Have a look at fans’ reactions to the photos of the two exchanging helmets.
FINALLY! We get to see Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel swap helmets 🧡 pic.twitter.com/HMS5xJbFsF
— beccie 🦁🧡🏎 (@becciepeters) November 20, 2022
MAX VERSTAPPEN AND SEBASTIAN VETTEL SWAPED HELMETS 🙈🥺 pic.twitter.com/ZFYek44q7p
— Lessi Verstappen (@maxstappenx1) November 20, 2022
One fan successfully deciphered the blurry message Seb had for Max.
“To Max,
Max, impressive to see you come up and go push. Well done and best wishes. Always think for yourself and keep growing. Enjoy!”
– Sebastian Vettel pic.twitter.com/mogFc3pAj0— av¹ | danke seb ♡ (@floorstappen) November 20, 2022
One fan was eagerly waiting for the moment and got emotional when it finally arrived.
The one that I was waiting for😭😭 Sebastian Vettel x Max Verstappen pic.twitter.com/XqTanAy55l
— Elvia Dominguez (@itselviaguti) November 20, 2022
redbull champions 😭😭😭 https://t.co/m9QBxXFErC
— m✰ 🏎 💨 (@martinalee_) November 20, 2022
my boys finally did this 😭🥺 https://t.co/Z2NmeFDQw0
— alex || 🧶🏎🧸⚽️ (@LoreHdz) November 20, 2022
One user had a hilarious take on the emotional moment. They rightly pointed out how Seb wrote a heartfelt message for Max, but Max just a tiny little message as a tribute for him.
I love that Seb writes essays on his helmets and the other drivers just write “you’re a legend” and that’s it 😂😭 https://t.co/AxoGJzIBzA
— Chlöe 🪐 (@chloeamba_) November 20, 2022
One fan got emotional seeing Red Bull’s past and present (who could well continue the run in the future) champions.
the future and the past 😭😭😭 https://t.co/rUICfCqb70
— Elie #DankeSeb 🇩🇪 (@Elie_D7) November 20, 2022
Max Verstappen pic.twitter.com/BptP1aVWAZ
— Sebastian Vettel Updates (@ocsebvettel) November 20, 2022
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Of course Seb forced Max to try it on 😭 pic.twitter.com/wxFqZfJXgU
— Naca ⁵ (@F1ToRuleThemAll) November 20, 2022
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Did the pictures of Red Bull’s two champions swapping helmets get you emotional as well?