Formula 1 starts its new season at the end of March.
Sebastian Vettel thinks about it in advance - and now puts his finger in the wound.
Thurgau - engines on, traffic lights off and go!
The new Formula 1 season * will finally start in less than three weeks.
And from a German perspective, it will be a very special one.
Sebastian Vettel has closed the Ferrari chapter and is daring a fresh start at Aston Martin.
Mick Schumacher starts his premiere season for Haas.
And Nico Hülkenberg is also involved in the premier class * - but no longer on the front line.
Will Lewis Hamilton become the sole record world champion?
How are Vettel * and Schumacher * doing?
And which teams provide surprises?
Motorsport fans are looking forward to an exciting season and answers to these questions.
Another topic remains omnipresent - and will probably not be resolved by the end of this year: Formula 1 and climate protection.
Formula 1: Sebastian Vettel talks about environmental protection - Formula 1 facing problems?
Sebastian Vettel is now unpacking.
The four-time world champion doesn’t mince his words and is responsible for those responsible for the racing elite.
Formula 1 and climate protection - how do they fit together?
How can that ever work?
“I find it absolutely justified that every company has to face this responsibility.
If Formula 1 is not careful, it will have a serious problem very soon,
”said the Aston Martin driver in an interview with Playboy.
Vettel himself is a fan of climate protection activist Greta Thunberg.
“I think it's really, really great and extremely brave that and how young people take to the streets.
When the restrictions caused by the pandemic are over, I am very sure that it will continue - and must.
Because the urgency of the issue of climate change has still not really caught on with far too few people, ”he emphasizes.
Vettel knows: "Profitable business" is a "common goal in our society".
But is this idea expedient and, above all, sustainable?
“Perhaps it would be better to adapt the framework conditions so that it brings something to everyone,” says Vettel - and then goes back to the table: “
I think we're still a long way from this idea in Formula 1 and we urgently need to catch up.
"
Formula 1 and climate protection: Sebastian Vettel makes his private contribution
Clear words from the native Hesse, who now lives in Switzerland.
Vettel also talks about this in the Playboy interview: “When I go for a walk in the forest at the weekend, I pick up the rubbish that I see there and throw it away.
In the Corona period between the racing years, I was at home a lot, and I recently got a photovoltaic system on the roof.
So I try to make my contribution on a small scale. "
Like many other Formula 1 drivers, Vettel is very committed to socio-political issues.
Most recently, Formula 1 has repeatedly set standards with the “Black Lives Matter” movement.
Lewis Hamilton and Vettel always led the way - now the German is sending the next signal in terms of climate protection.
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