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David Coulthard drove a two-seater F1 car on the streets of Leipzig

Recently, David Coulthard drove a Formula 1 car (legally) through the streets of Leipzig unlike others who illegally drive Formula GP2 on the highway. It’s a Tyrrell F1 car, in Red Bull Racing colors, with a V10 engine and two seats, and the second passenger was RB Leipzig footballer Emil Forsberg.

“This was an incredible experience for me, I drove through the streets of Leipzig with David Coulthard in a Formula 1 car. Maybe this is something that can be experienced only once in a lifetime. The feeling and the sound of the car is madness,” said Forsberg.

Red Bull is currently doing a worldwide promotion, and before Coulthard, world F1 champions Max Verstappen did the same when he drove artist Fabio Wibmer at the Red Bull Ring. However, Max is still a driver in the Formula 1 championship so Coulthard took over the role of two-seater driver. For those who don’t know, Red Bull is a sponsor of RB Leipzig (RB- Red Bull).

Red Bull has booked a Tyrrell F1 car for the whole year. The car is powered by a V10 engine with around 750 hp, which is not even close to the current F1 cars that deliver around 1,050 hp, but it is more than the 620 hp that a Formula GP2 car has.

The driver and the footballer stopped at several popular locations in Leipzig, accompanied by the Minardi technical team.

Source: RB Leipzig via YouTube

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Sebastian Vettel is driving his last Formula 1 season

After 15 years, 289 races and four F1 World Champion titles, German motorsports racing driver Sebastian Vettel has announced that he is ending his career as a Formula 1 driver.

The news surprised many, especially his fans and fans of Formula 1. Vettel made his debut in Formula 1 in 2007, and was world champion four times with the Red Bull team from 2010 to 2013. In his career so far, he has driven for BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin, and won 53 times. In the 2013 season, he achieved 13 victories, which is the Formula 1 record for the number of victories in one season. He is also the youngest Formula 1 champion in history at 23 years and 134 days.

On the list of the most successful Formula 1 drivers, Vettel is currently in fourth place. Only Juan Manuel Fangio (5), Michael Schumacher (7) and Lewis Hamilton (7) are ahead of him.

His decision to spend more time with his family is understandable, but it may have been taken too quickly, after all, Vettel is 35 years old. In his statement, Sebastian said: “I have had the honor of working with many fantastic people over 15 years in Formula 1, and the decision to end my career was a difficult one to make. I thought about it a lot but decided it was the right move. at the end of the year I will think about my future. It is clear to me that as a father I want to spend more time with my family,” said Vettel.

Source: Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team via Twitter

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Max Verstappen called Aston Martin Vantage Safety Car “turtle”

Since last year, Aston Martin and Mercedes have safety cars in Formula 1. Aston Martin F1 is driven by former DTM driver Bernd Maylander, who did his job twice during Sunday’s race at the Australian Grand Prix. Some drivers were not happy with the performance of the Aston Martin F1, like Max Verstappen who called it a “turtle”.

Most drivers used hard tires at the time the safety car came out on the track, so drivers had big trouble warming them up by driving behind the Vantage which is obviously slower than the Mercedes. This annoyed Max Verstappen who said after the race: “There’s so little grip and also the safety car was driving so slow, it was like a turtle. Unbelievable, to drive 140 km/h on the back straight, there was not a damaged car, so I don’t understand why we have to drive so slowly. We have to investigate.”

Mercedes driver George Russell was harsher: “We have no problem with when the safety car is Mercedes-AMG. One serious note, Mercedes-AMG is five seconds faster than Aston Martin, and that’s very significant.”

The Aston Martin F1 is powered by a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 engine with 528 hp (388 kW) and 505 lb-ft (685 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via an 8-speed ZF automatic transmission. It reaches 62 mph in 3.6 seconds with a top speed of 195 mph (314 km / h).

The Mercedes-AMG GT Black Series, which is also used as a safety car, is powered by a 4.0L twin-turbo V8 engine with 730 hp (537 kW) and 590 lb-ft (800 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to the rear wheels via a 7-speed twin-clutch automatic transmission. It reaches 62 mph in 3.2 seconds with a top speed of 202 mph (325 km / h).

The winner was Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc, second was Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) and third was George Russell (Mercedes).

Source: Motorsport