VIDEO – Vettel’s vibrant tribute to Senna and Ratzenberger aboard the McLaren MP4/8

Sebastian Vettel completed a few laps of the Imola circuit in the 4 McLaren MP8/1993, and waved the Brazilian and Austrian flags in memory of Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger.

It is difficult to pay a more beautiful tribute than that of Sebastian Vettel. The German piloted the McLaren MP4/8 from 1993, formerly driven by Ayrton Senna, to celebrate the memory of the Brazilian legend, who died 30 years ago in Imola.

Dressed in a suit in the colors of the triple world champion, the driver, retired since 2022, completed a few laps on the track to the applause of fans, before brandishing the Brazilian but also the Austrian flags, in tribute to Roland Ratzenberger who died the same weekend. end as Ayrton Senna. Moreover, Sebastian Vettel wore a helmet with two facets, each referring to one of the two missing drivers.

A legend of the present, honoring a legend of the past.

Watch as Sebastian Vettel drives Ayrton Senna's 1993 @McLarenF1 around the historic Imola Circuit ❤️#F1 #ImolaGP https://t.co/729qgbfsMM

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The German even split a few donuts at the end of his laps, before bowing down in front of the McLaren MP4/8 and the two flags placed on the car. A visibly very moved Sebastian Vettel as he got out of his mount, he who had already paid a nice tribute to Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger on Thursday, by inviting the entire paddock to celebrations and a lap of the circuit on foot, before go to the stele installed near the Tamburello bend.

Sebastian Vettel's enormous emotion after his tribute to Senna and Ratzenberger 🥹

The German drove the 4 McLaren MP8/1993 and waved the flags of Brazil and Austria 🇧🇷🇦🇹 #ImolaGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/7SZy5Uqy6P

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