Formula 1 today in the live ticker: Vettel excitement before the race in Baku

Created: 06/12/2022, 11:51 am

By: Alexander Kaindl

Sebastian Vettel in the Baku paddock.

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Baku is about the next points in Formula 1. Charles Leclerc is once again starting from pole position.

The race on Sunday in the live ticker.

Baku - Formula 1 is visiting Azerbaijan this weekend.

On Sunday from 1 p.m. (all information about the TV broadcast) it's all about the next World Cup points.

Charles Leclerc is once again starting from pole position, the Monegasque has placed his Ferrari in first place for the fourth time in a row.

The Red Bull drivers Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen start from second and third, Sebastian Vettel drove his Aston Martin in qualifying in ninth place.

Mick Schumacher starts the race from last place.

Formula 1 today in the live ticker: Vettel excitement before the race in Baku

Vettel once again set an example before the race on Sunday.

When he arrived on Saturday before the final training session in Baku, the Hessian wore a white T-shirt with the words “friends” and “peace” written in black in Russian.

Two hands were shown shaking hands.

The 34-year-old also wore sweatbands in the blue and yellow colors of Ukraine.

In the past few weeks, Vettel has spoken out several times against the background of the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine.

In the video: Leclerc starts in Baku from pole position

Formula 1: Azerbaijan Grand Prix – Vettel with new statements

Azerbaijan is a former Soviet republic.

Until 1991, Russian was the official language alongside Azerbaijani.

Russian is still taught in schools there today.

As recently, Vettel rolled into the paddock several times on a rainbow-colored bike.

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The Aston Martin driver has been drawing attention to ecological and political issues for some time now.

Shortly after the outbreak of war on February 24, he also wore a racing helmet with the Ukraine flag, and he had also campaigned for a boycott of the Russia race, which was later canceled.

He is also committed to environmental protection and the rights of homosexuals.