Sebastian Vettel delivers an emotional final qualifying in Abu Dhabi

One day before his retirement from Formula 1, Sebastian Vettel matched his best qualifying performance of the season. Enough to allow him to hope to overtake Alfa Romeo in the Manufacturers' championship.

Published on 19/11/2022 à 19:16

Medhi Casaurang

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Sebastian Vettel delivers an emotional final qualifying in Abu Dhabi

Sebastian Vettel, at the twilight of his F1 career in Abu Dhabi. © DPPI / A.Vincent

What could be better than retiring with your head held high? With a ninth time recorded during qualifying for the Grand Prix ofAbu Dhabi this Saturday, November 19, Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) demonstrated that he was going to retire while having retained his peak speed.

The four-time world champion equaled his best performance in the exercise this season on the night of Yas Marina, while his teammate Lance stroll trudged painfully to 14th place.

“I am very satisfied with this session, where we did everything as it should, did he declare. We have work to do on Sunday, (which is from. Editor’s note) beat the Saubers (Alfa Romeo. Editor’s note) for sixth place in the Manufacturers' championship. » Indeed, Aston Martin is only five points behind Alfa Romeo before this final of the 2022 season.

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Medhi Casaurang

Passionate about the history of motorsport across all disciplines, I learned to read thanks to AUTOhebdo. At least that's what my parents tell everyone when they see my name inside!

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