Sebastian Vettel will retire when your Aston Martin see the checkered flag in the Abu Dhabi GP, the last race of the season. There have been many messages that the German has received since he announced that he was leaving the ‘Great Circus’ at the end of this campaign, but Fernando Alonso He wanted to go one step further.
The two-time world champion Formula 1 will take a helmet with a special design that will honor the German. Although both had a huge rivalry for the World Cup in 2010 and 2012 when alonso I was in Ferrari Y Vettel in Red Bull, the Asturian keeps great memories of the four-time world champion. In fact, In the preview of the Abu Dhabi GP, Alonso dedicated some nice words to the German.
“Thank you, Seb. One last time sharing the track with you, which it will be very emotional and sad at the same timebut I wish you the best for your next chapter”, was the message of alonso in networks, accompanied by four images of that helmet, a tribute to Vettel.
The first detail that can be seen is like a germany flag cross the entire hull vertically. In addition, on the side there is a logo in which it says ‘V5’ inside another German flag accompanied by the message “Danke Seb (Thanks Seb)“.
Since alonso he left Ferrari a McLaren, both pilots almost never ‘fight’ again on the track. Although this year they both had a very close fight in Japan which the German took by 11 thousandths in the last lap.
When Fernando Alonso retired in 2018, in the last test both lewis hamilton What Sebastian Vettel were his ‘squires’ and the three pilots began to ‘donuts’ on the main straight, alonso in the middle. Will we see the same thing this time, but with Vettel?