Vettel: "The next day I had to go to FIA for the incident with Hamilton"

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29 October 2021 at 18:54
Last update 29 October 2021 at 20:38
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Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher represent two different generations in Formula 1. A good reason to put the two together and have them ask each other questions, as seen in a new video on Formula One's YouTube channel.

"When people ask me if I'm Mick I usually say no. I learned that from my father," said Schumacher. Vettel, in turn, likes to fool people. "I say I'm Sebastian's twin brother," he jokes.

Vettel was mistaken for Ricciardo

Vettel says he was sometimes mistaken for another Formula One driver. "Someone thought I was Daniel Ricciardo. Then I said, 'That's me yes, how did you know?", he recounted, laughing. Considering the different looks of the drivers, it's also a pretty remarkable mistake, so it could just be a case of 'starstruck'. The Aston Martin driver also has an anecdote about this. "When I met your dad as a kid I was tongue-tied, but it's different as a kid. Now you just see a different person," said Vettel.

He also has a few things to say about his happiest birthday. "My thirtieth birthday was kind of special, because there were a lot of friends and we celebrated it well. I was in a very good mood, if you know what I mean", he says while making a drinking gesture. The day after, however, was a little less fun for the German. He continues: "The next day I had to go to the FIA because of the Baku incident, where I crashed into Lewis because I was angry because he hit the brakes."