Sebastian Vettel is set to retire from F1 after this weekend’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – the F1 drivers celebrated it with a farewell dinner
F1 drivers met for a dinner in honor of Sebastian Vettel‘s illustrious career, ahead of his last race this season. George Russell took to Twitter to share a photo of all 20 of them with the caption: “Great evening with the rest of the guys celebrating Seb’s last race. Cheers.” Keeping all rivalries aside, the drivers arranged a farewell to celebrate the career of four-time World Champion, Sebastian Vettel.
Besides Russell, other drivers like Hamilton, Gasly, Norris, and Leclerc also took to social media to share the picture and bid farewell to Vettel. The German driver has had an incredible driver since making his debut in 2007. With four world titles to his name and 53 race wins- third highest, behind Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton, Vettel has established himself as an all-time icon of the sport.
Fans react to George Russell’s tweet on social media
Let us take a look at how fans reacted to seeing all 20 F1 drivers together.
“Why Valteri is looking like Seb with Moustache at Ferrari? Is he tributing Seb with that look”, joked a fan.
“Who’s paying for dinner?! That awkward moment when the bill comes”, wrote another fan.
“checo and max on opposite sides”, tweeted a fan, referring to the ongoing feud between Verstappen and Perez.
“This end-of-season Formula 1 driver get-together was originally Lewis Hamilton’s suggestion, I’m told, and he picked up the bill. And they all had as good a time as it looks they did”, read another tweet.
Another fan wrote: “The entire grid showed up for Vettel. What an amazing and historically significant photograph in F1 history.”
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