Who was the 2010 F1 champion?
Vettel was promoted to parent team Red Bull in 2009, taking several wins as he finished runner-up to Jenson Button in the World Drivers’ Championship. After winning the title-deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in 2010, Vettel became the youngest-ever Formula One World Drivers’ Champion, aged 23. Aged 23 years and 133 days at Abu Dhabi 2010, Sebastian Vettel sealed the record for the youngest F1 world champion, a mark that remains untouched.There was only one F1 driver who raced at 17 years of age, which was Max Verstappen in 2015.
What is the most famous Ferrari in F1?
The Ferrari 312T series won 27 races, 3 Drivers’ Championships and 4 Constructors’ Championships, becoming the most successful F1 car ever. Out of all these famous Ferraris, the Ferrari 312 T4 is arguably the greatest of them all. Most enthiuasts that compare McLaren vs. Ferrari in terms of performance and overall engine execution, often realize that the Ferrari comes out on top.
Why did Vettel leave Ferrari?
He could see he was no longer the chosen one, the driver the team relied on. Ferrari were happy to keep him in the family but they didn’t want to make a long-term commitment as they had a new love in their life. Vettel wanted commitment and the focus – after all, three is a crowd – but that wasn’t on the table. In a reflective interview for the team’s official website, Vettel was asked to name the toughest of his many F1 rivals over the years, to which he replied: “Lewis, especially when I was at Ferrari. Lewis has always been right up there. Before that, it was probably Fernando [Alonso] when he was at Ferrari.