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Katy Fairman

Sebastian Vettel Returns to F1 at the Japanese GP for New Initiative

When Sebastian Vettel retired from F1 at the end of 2022, there was a real sense of sadness over the sport. Not only was the sport losing one of its best on the track—Vettel has an incredible four World Championship titles and 53 wins to his name—but a real legend off the track, too.

Since he raced his final laps in Abu Dhabi at the end of the 2022 F1 season, Vettel has kept himself fairly off the grid. Appearances at the Goodwood Festival of Speed and the Monaco Grand Prix have been a few of his rare public appearances this year, until earlier this month when he was reunited with one of his championship-winning cars at the Red Bull Formula Nürburgring. Vettel got back behind the wheel of his Red Bull RB7 again, the car with which he sealed his 2011 title, but this time with a twist; it was running on sustainable fuel.

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