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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Sport
Daniel Moxon

Sebastian Vettel reveals difficult childhood as bullies "destroyed" his racing trophies

Sebastian Vettel might be one of the most popular sportsmen around – but that wasn't always the case when the Formula 1 star was at school.

Of course he had shown from an early age that he had extraordinary talent on the racing track. He was winning trophies left, right and centre on the karting scene on the way to becoming the next big German racer to follow in the footsteps of Michael Schumacher.

After reaching the pinnacle of motorsport, Vettel won four world titles with Red Bull – a record that can be bettered only by Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton. But reaching that point was not always easy, especially after he was targeted by bullies jealous of his talent.

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