The Counter-Intuitive Driving Secret That Made Sebastian Vettel Untouchable

The traits that explain Vettel's lopsided F1 career

Why was four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel a driver whose Formula 1 career swung from him being crushingly dominant to looking completely lost on track?Just as during his career, Vettel's legacy and place among the F1 greats still remain the subject of fierce debate. At the heart of that was a unique driving skillset that explains why his F1 career was so lopsided, something Edd Straw and Mark Hughes explain in the latest episode of Drivi…

The Counter-Intuitive Driving Secret That Made Sebastian Vettel Untouchable

“Typically he’d get into the lead, open out a devastating gap in the first two or three laps, and then just monitor it from there, and just keep just out of reach.” That’s how veteran F1 journalist Mark Hughes perfectly sums up the peak Sebastian Vettel Red Bull era in a recent clip from The Race Members’ Club, highlighted by @wearetherace. If you were watching Formula One between 2010 and 2013, you already know exactly what Hughes is talking ab…