The four-time former Formula One World Champion has long been a fan of the event, winning the Nations Cup element seven times for Germany.
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Sebastian Vettel says he’s open to doing more off-road racing after a strong Race of Champions weekend following a shaky start. The four-time former Formula One World Champion has long been a fan of the event, winning the Nations Cup element seven times for Germany – six of them in a row with Michael Schumacher – as well as the individual title in 2015.
On a snow and ice track in northern Sweden, the 34-year-old joined Schumacher’s son and F1 friend and rival Mick in the German line-up, but was beaten by eSports racer Lucas Blakeley in his first Nations Cup heat and lost three of his four Saturday contests. Vettel, on the other hand, was far more of a force on Sunday, making it all the way to the final and handling a variety of four different vehicles admirably before losing to Sebastien Loeb, the nine-time World Rally Champion – which was no disgrace.
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“Obviously, you saw I’m still missing a little bit,” said, quoted by The Race. “But I think I enjoy it a lot. Very much like Formula 1 or any category, there’s a lot of work behind the scenes, doing your pace notes and getting all the information you can, the same with us preparing the race and the analysis after.”
“The sport progresses and there’s more to it than just driving, which is also a challenge. So for sure it’s not easy to just jump into it and be very good at it. You need the time and experience, but if someone is willing to give me a shot and a chance and has a lot of time, I’m happy to look at it.”
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Vettel relished the opportunity to compete in the Race of Champions in a different city than he had previously – three of his eight previous team and individual victories came in London, two in Dusseldorf, and one each in Beijing, Bangkok, and Miami.
“After missing the Race of Champions the last two years and having the pandemic around the world, it was great to be back and great to have a sense of normality as well, as much as it was possible,” added the 34-year-old. “It was a very, very great comeback, and I would really like to come back to a place like this on snow and ice.”
