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Vettel looking forward to home Grand Prix

Wed 01 Jul, 01:10 PM


After Jenson Button at Silverstone last month, next weekend it will be Sebastian Vettel's turn to face his home Grand Prix.

Actually, due to his mid-season Toro Rosso debut in 2007 and the fact that Hockenheim hosted Germany's F1 race last year, it will be the 21-year-old German's first ever Formula One event at the Nurburgring.

"I have many beautiful memories of the Nurburgring," the Red Bull driver said in an interview with Motorsport Aktuell. "I have driven go-karts there, as well as many races in Formula BMW, Formula 3 and also the Renault World Series."

"It is a special place: you need to pack a thick jacket even in the middle of summer!"

He will arrive in the mountainous Eifel region next week as the dominant winner of the most recent British Grand Prix, but believes his home crowd will give him an extra boost.

"I would say it is similar to football when you have a home game - you always give 100 percent but the motivation is even higher," said Vettel, whose most formative racing days were spent not far away at Michael Schumacher's Kerpen kart track.

 

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  1. It will be a push over for Jenson if it is extremely­ hot, it will be a push over for Vettel is it is not so­ hot :-)

    From art_tidesco, on Thu 2 Jul 12:39PM

  2. By the way, the red bull car has been fast in recent­ races, not just in silverstone. Red Bull will­ definitely not a push over.

    From ferraribeng, on Thu 2 Jul 4:17AM

  3. I'm not sure how the 4 races gear box rules­ applies.
    Does the gear box needs to be use for­ consecutively 4 races? or the teams can change gear­ box, but it must be use in 4 races before they can be­ discarded?

    From ferraribeng, on Thu 2 Jul 4:13AM

  4. I think Button will blow off Vettel at this­ track-I've seen a lot of German drivers freakout at­ the ring.Too much home press hype,as happened to Button­ at Silverstone........

    From richard belachek, on Wed 1 Jul 10:25PM

  5. too many people put what happened last race as what­ will happen for the rest of the year.
    Just look what­ the ferrari fans were saying after Monaco but no they­ are back down again.
    it takes more than one swallow to­ mark the coming of spring just like it takes more than­ one race to show a team is really at the top

    From Demo, on Wed 1 Jul 9:10PM

  6. Es ist sehr interessant, nicht wahr?

    From markrose260, on Wed 1 Jul 6:16PM

  7. Let's see what the weather is like. If it is hot­ and sticky, then RBR have no chance, if it is cool,­ which I doubt very much it will be, then another 1 - 2­ RBR. Current weather in Hockenheim is 29c, with light­ showers.

    From Johnny Bop, on Wed 1 Jul 5:07PM

  8. I think that the pace of the Red Bull cars was­ fantastic last race...so, based on the times from last­ race and the distance put in by Vettel in the first 7­ laps at Silverstone between him and Button, my guess is­ that the Red Bulls have got something up their­ sleaves...we shall see...

    From CataLiN, on Wed 1 Jul 2:20PM

  9. Hockenheim should favour the Brawn, if the two cars are­ still pretty much even. It's hard to tell from the­ Silverstone result based on the conditions and the­ track favouring the RB, but their car might be the­ fastest now -- we'll know after this race. Should­ be exciting. I'd like to see Reubens keeping his­ hand in and getting at least one this year -- he should­ be able to manage it.

    From Abbinator, on Wed 1 Jul 1:36PM
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