Vettel was born in Heppenheim, Germany. He began racing karts in 1995, and rose quickly through the junior series before being brought into Formula One by BMW Sauber. By taking part in Friday practice for the 2006 Turkish Grand Prix, Vettel became the youngest Formula One driver to drive at a Grand Prix meeting, at 19 years and 53 days. He went on to become the sixth youngest driver to start a Grand Prix at the 2007 US Grand Prix when he replaced the injured Robert Kubica and the youngest driver to score points in the same race. After moving to Toro Rosso, Vettel became the youngest driver to lead a race at the 2007 Japanese Grand Prix. During qualifying for the 2008 Italian Grand Prix, Vettel became the youngest Formula One driver to secure pole position. He went on to win the race, making him the youngest F1 race winner by nearly a year.In 2009, he joined Red Bull Racing and finished the season as the youngest ever runner-up behind Jenson Button, before winning the title in 2010 and becoming the youngest driver ever to win the championship.
Vettel was born in Heppenheim, West Germany. He has one younger brother, Fabian, and two older sisters, Melanie and Stefanie. Vettel suggested in an interview that he was terrible at school; he also mentioned that his childhood heroes were "The three Michaels", who were Michael Schumacher, Michael Jackson and Michael Jordan. He stated that he wanted to be a singer like Michael Jackson but realised that he couldn't as he didn't have the voice. Vettel lives in Switzerland amongst other racing drivers and is a fan of German football team Eintracht Frankfurt. He is currently in a relationship with Hanna Prater, the two having known each other since school, but only beginning a relationship three years ago.
Formula One World Championship career
Nationality : German
2011 team: Red Bull Racing
Races: 63
Championships: 1 (2010)
Wins: 11
Podiums: 20
F1 Career Teams:
2006–2007: BMW Sauber
2007–2008: Toro Rosso
2009:Red Bull Racing
Career points: 406
Pole positions: 16
Fastest laps: 6
First race: 2007 United States Grand Prix
First win: 2008 Italian Grand Prix
Last win: 2011 Australian Grand Prix
Last race: 2011 Australian Grand Prix
2010 position: 1st (256 pts)
