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‘No Superman’: Vettel speaks out on mental health struggles in F1

Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel said sports stars are often discouraged from discussing mental health issues, and he considers that reluctance a “weakness of society”.

Vettel, who announced in late July he would step down from Formula One at the end of the year, admitted to seeking psychological support and said sport had double standards when it came to health issues of a mental nature.

“I have no problem talking about it,” Vettel told German tabloid Bild.

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