Vettel: Changing teams won’t silence my critics
On the occasion of celebrating his driver title and the constructors' title at the Red Bull Racing team's factory in Milton Keynes, Sebastian Vettel declared himself happy at Red Bull and that changing teams will not stop the criticism he may face.
After finishing as the vice-world champion in F1 in 2009 behind Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel went on to win the last four titles awarded. While the German driver manages to deliver very impressive performances weekend after weekend, not everyone is pleased with his dominance.
In addition to boos during podiums, Vettel is often considered “lucky” due to the competitiveness of his Red Bull RB9 – designed by Adrian Newey. Some observers believe that the German will only be able to secure a place among the greats of F1 by changing teams.
During a press conference held during the celebrations of his title and the constructors’ title at Milton Keynes within the Red Bull team, the German believes that a team change will not silence his detractors: « Even if I change teams, there will always be people who don’t like who I am, what I do, etc., so it doesn’t really change in the end. You have to be happy with yourself, and right now, I can assure you that I am very happy where I am and with what I am doing. »
Sebastian Vettel believes he is in one of the best teams and is happy with his situation, so he sees no reason to change: « Usually, a driver always tries to be with the best team. I think if you look at the history of Formula 1, there have always been the best drivers who have won races and championships with the best teams. I am very happy where I am, I am with one of the best teams, and as I said in the end, I think it’s about oneself and being in agreement with yourself if you look at yourself in the mirror. At the moment, I race for Red Bull Racing, and I’m not thinking of going elsewhere. »
The German driver also reflected on his relationship with his teammate, Mark Webber – who will leave F1 at the end of the year to race with Porsche in Endurance: “I think we have always respected each other, especially on the track. […] We have always been very, very close, perhaps closer than people think. So I appreciate that, and I have a great deal of respect [for him]. We also have to be honest; we don’t have the best relationship from a personal standpoint, but in the end, we achieved a lot of success for the team by winning four consecutive constructors’ titles. So we made sure together that we could score enough points for the team.”
