I come from an ordinary family – my dad is a carpenter, a roof-maker – and weve always loved racing together. – Sebastian Vettel
I remember my first test in F1. After five laps, I came back to the pits and tried to play it cool – Oh yeah, Im fine, Im on top of this – but I was completely lost. – Sebastian Vettel
I dont care what other people think as long as I am happy. The day I die or retire, I have blown all my chances because I dont have the chance any more to change my image as an F1 driver. – Sebastian Vettel
Its a tricky place, especially the last sector. I wasnt happy in practice. I wasnt happy with the car and I wasnt happy with myself. But I always thought there was more in the car. – Sebastian Vettel
Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. Its like a rush, I really enjoy that. – Sebastian Vettel
All in all it was a smooth race, the car was very well balanced. Im very proud to be the first winner here in India. – Sebastian Vettel
There is no secret, once we go to qualifying, we all seem to enjoy it. Qualifying is all about putting everything that you have and that the car has in one lap. Its like a rush, I really enjoy that. – Sebastian Vettel
When you walk the track and you see a corner and realise you were going round it at 160mph, you wonder who could be so stupid to take a corner at that speed. But in the car, you dont even think about that. – Sebastian Vettel
The bottom line is what we do might not be the safest so there is always some risk but we are ready to take that into account because we love racing and we love motor sports and it is dangerous. – Sebastian Vettel
Driving at high speed where safe and legal is part of my life. As well as a higher top speed I wanted even better stability in my FX and that meant work on the aerodynamics. – Sebastian Vettel
Simply racing a Formula 1 car is an achievement. – Sebastian Vettel
We always kept believing in ourselves and our team and the car. – Sebastian Vettel
