Vettel’s Fire Marshall Role Triggers Exchange Between Red Bull, Mercedes & Aston Martin F1

The first practice session at Zandvoort was red-flagged for 30 minutes. This was a result of engine failure in Vettel’s Aston Martin. Upon stopping his car, Sebastian Vettel got out of the machine and took over the role of a fire marshall. Adding to the list of his talents related to the sport, Twitter admins praised the legend in their own special way.

A back-and-forth banter took place amongst team Twitter admins during the red-flagged period. In the one with Mercedes, the two British teams took time to sort through the various titles of Sebastian Vettel.

Mercedes started with the tweet: “Sebastian Vettel. 4 x F1 World Champion. Fireman.” Aston Martin then corrected the tweet, adding a few more names to the list. “Sebastian Vettel. 4 x F1 World Champion. Fireman. Activist. Mechanic. Detective. Baker.Captain.” 

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Mercedes noted one more title missing:

Red Bull and Williams join in

Soon, other racing teams joined in on the praise. Soon there was the banter between Williams and Aston Martin. The British teams went back to a childhood favorite: the theme song of Fireman Sam.

Red Bull Racing joined in on the conversation between Mercedes and Aston Martin. Looks like the teams forgot a few more titles to the list.

There is a lot to the man behind the wheel it seems.

Sebastian Vettel, the fire marshall, and disappointed driver

The engine failure at Zandvoort is Vettel’s third this season. The German reported issues and was forced to pull over the Aston Martin. Smoke poured out of the car, and after a moment of confusion, Vettel got to action. He eventually found a fire extinguisher and sprayed the machine with foam to prevent anything serious from happening.

After a long wait, the marshalls finally moved the car from the track. Vettel was in the spotlight, though. Despite his visible disappointment, he knew exactly what to do; the kind of quick knowledge other drivers on the grid may lack. After quickly extinguishing and checking his car, Vettel was deflated. The session was important to understand the new circuit, and Vettel couldn’t even start it.

Although there is time for the second session, it doesn’t look like Vettel will be hitting the tracks this Friday. It’s no doubt the Aston Martin engineers will do their best to salvage the car, at least in time for the final practice session on Saturday morning.

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