Sebastian Vettel: Quotes
[return] Some things Seb said, or people said about him.

• Seb on his first pole position, "I dreamed of being on pole. There are two Italian teams, most people know of the big one, but now people know of the smaller one - Scuderia Toro Rosso."

• Bergher on STR's possible drivers for 2009, "So far, none of those three have totally convinced me. You could say that I don't yet see a new Vettel."

• Sebastian joking about nickname some fans gave him to a newspaper, "Well, its just a joke. I've asked my mum and Michael really isnt my father."

• Peter Windsor on Seb, "Vettel is a natural Heidfeld, topped by a rookie's aggression."

• Bergher on Sebastian, "Vettel is one of those drivers like Ayrton Senna or Stefan Bellof"

• Schumi on Sebastian, "I know Sebastian since he was small and I know he is super talented."

• Sebi, also on his 4th position, "The chequered flag is really just a stupid wooden stick and a piece of cloth. It's a small thing, but it means so much when you cross the line at moments like that. It was unbelievable."

• Gerhard Berger, on Sebastian's 4th position, "I'm really, really happy. I've seldom been so happy about a fourth place as with this one. Vettel was screaming so much on the radio that I didn't understand what he was saying"

• Seb, commenting his results in China 2007, "What can I say? It's one of the best days of my life. Yesterday I wasn't happy with my grid penalty but today I got my revenge on the track. Unbelievable."

• Gerhard Berger, on Sebastian, "The boy impresses me. He has brains and the right attitude for the job - and that is already half of everything you need"

• Sebi, on testing a F1 car, "A test in a Formula One car shows a young driver the potential road ahead. The first fast lap is an experience you will never forget."

• Sebastian, during his visit to Shanghai, “I didn’t say much, but nobody understands me here anyway.”

• Sebastian, in 2006 Monza GP, while everyone was waiting for Schumi's retirement annoucement, “You could run through the paddock stark naked and nobody would notice.”

• Sebi, on his first F1 fine, "Speeding in the F1 pit lane twice in a row it’s a serious matter. It can cost you up to 20,000 dollars! I got away with 3,500 dollars.”

• Sebi, on the use of HANS (Head and Neck Support), "Mine is named KARL: Kein anderer rettet Leben (german for 'No other keeps life safe')"


• Sebi, on his first kart,"It didn’t take long before I was given my first kart. I lapped our yard again and again and didn’t want to get out of the kart. And I was just three years old."

• Bergher, on how Schumi told him how fast Sebastian was in go-karts,"He said 'Gerhard, you have to look. There is this guy in go-karts, the name is Vettel.' I said 'Who?' 'Vettel, he is very quick.' And that was many years ago."