Vettel5Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel speaking 5 different languages. (Turn On Captions.)
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Finnish 2:18 - French 3:38 - German 5:19 - English 6:18 - Italian
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Seb's Finnish skills are likely thanks to the 3 Finnish physiotherapists he has worked with throughout his career, Tommi Pärmäkoski, Heikki Huovinen and Antti Kontsas.
Seb has mentioned in the past that he learnt French through his schooling, this is also likely where he perfected his English. The clips of Seb speaking French were first collated here: twitter.com/adehilmt/status/1308677556330213376
Seb's mother tongue is German. In the clip selected here, Seb is specifically speaking in his local dialect, Hessian (Hessisch). Seb is in discussion with former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock at the 2018 German GP, over a variety of German delicacies. Translations for this section were provided by Moritz.
Finally, Seb took the time to work on his Italian language skills upon his signing to Ferrari, heard over team radio at each of his wins with the Scuderia.
Sebastian Vettel Speaking 5 Languages (Turn On Captions)Vettel52021-05-30 | Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel speaking 5 different languages. (Turn On Captions.)
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Finnish 2:18 - French 3:38 - German 5:19 - English 6:18 - Italian
Turn on captions for English translations.
Seb's Finnish skills are likely thanks to the 3 Finnish physiotherapists he has worked with throughout his career, Tommi Pärmäkoski, Heikki Huovinen and Antti Kontsas.
Seb has mentioned in the past that he learnt French through his schooling, this is also likely where he perfected his English. The clips of Seb speaking French were first collated here: twitter.com/adehilmt/status/1308677556330213376
Seb's mother tongue is German. In the clip selected here, Seb is specifically speaking in his local dialect, Hessian (Hessisch). Seb is in discussion with former Formula 1 driver Timo Glock at the 2018 German GP, over a variety of German delicacies. Translations for this section were provided by Moritz.
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In honour of his scooter escapades last weekend at the 2022 Australian Grand Prix, here is a compilation video of all of the times Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel had the sense of humour of a 12-year-old boy.
Featuring some of my favourite Seb moments that are a little more obscure.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – 2015 Ferrari Finali Mondiali - Sebastian Vettel and Esteban Gutiérrez closing each other's visors. 0:20 – 2009 Japanese Grand Prix - Sebastian chest bumps his trainer Tommi Pärmäkoski. 0:28 – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix - Sebastian comments on the "Virgins" in the race. 0:43 – 2013 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sebastian impersonates Kimi's famous "I know what I'm doing." 0:57 – 2014 Japanese Grand Prix - Lewis Hamilton comments on Sebastian's "small hands." 1:13 – 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sebastian adds fuel to tabloid rumours that Jenson Button would propose to his girlfriend at the time. 1:28 – 2020 Australian Grand Prix - Sebastian "signs" a fan's Ferrari in Melbourne. 1:38 – 2007 United States Grand Prix - Sebastian is presented with a baby bottle, pacifier, and bib following his F1 debut at Indianapolis. 2:13 – 2009 Chinese Grand Prix - Sebastian cheekily elbows Jenson Button. 2:23 – 2016 European Grand Prix - Sebastian and Fernando Alonso compete over who can learn a track faster. 2:36 – 2011 Japanese Grand Prix - Sebastian jokes about someone pushing Jenson down the stairs for him. 2:48 – 2020 Sakhir Grand Prix - Sebastian slaps Charles Leclerc during a Ferrari challenge quiz. 3:08 – 2018 Brazilian Grand Prix - Sebastian pretends that a handshake with Felipe Massa (racing in Formula E at the time) had given him an electric shock. 3:14 – 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Sebastian quips that he deserves "move of the year" and "personality of the year," but he may not have qualified for "fair player." 3:35 – 2019 Russian Grand Prix - Sebastian teases Charles about still playing with toy dinosaurs. 4:07 – 2016 Monaco Grand Prix - Sebastian compares a rabbit on its first date to the life of the tyres. 4:36 – 2017 Race of Champions Miami - Sebastian jamming to "Super Freak" on the radio. 4:57 – 2019 Russian Grand Prix - Sebastian teases Charles about being "nearly French" and eating frogs. 5:18 – 2019 Race of Champions Mexico - Sebastian reaches for something to "hold on to" as the drivers ride on the top of a car together.Sebastian Vettel and Michael Schumacher CompilationVettel52022-02-19 | Sebastian Vettel (Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin) idolised Michael Schumacher (Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, Mercedes) as a child. Once he grew up and joined the glorified ranks of the Formula One grid, he would become a friend and Race of Champions teammate to his idol.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 – Young Sebastian is presented with his karting trophy by Michael Schumacher 0:05 – Young Sebastian shows a picture he took with his idol Michael Schumacher 0:19 – 2007 Gerhard Berger, Co-owner of Toro Rosso, tells Sebastian that Schumacher was the first person to bring Vettel to his attention. 0:34 – 2010 interview intro with Vettel and Schumacher 0:38 – 2010 ROC Düsseldorf donuts 0:45 – 2010 ROC Düsseldorf interview 1:46 – 2010 CNN piece with Schumacher and Vettel talking about each other. 5:05 – 2010 ROC Düsseldorf playing football together 5:52 – 2011 ROC Düsseldorf Schumacher embraces Vettel 6:04 – 2011 Canadian GP pre-race package with David Coulthard, Michael Schumacher, and Sebastian Vettel 6:55 – 2012 German GP Sebastian and Michael conspire to annoy Nico Rosberg by moving his microphone closer 7:25 – Sebastian and Michael embracing after Sebastian’s championship wins 7:30 – 2012 Brazilian GP Michael discusses Sebastian’s 3rd title. 7:51 – 2012 ROC Bangkok Team Germany clips 8:19 – 2012 ROC Bangkok Schumacher and Vettel interview about "nights of no sleeping" 9:09 – 2013 Schumacher discusses Vettel’s 4th World Championship 9:44 – 2013 Indian GP Vettel talks about how he idolised Schumacher after winning his 4th World Championship 11:09 – 2013 Schumacher discusses Vettel’s dominance and how he would prefer Vettel to be the one to break his records 11:47 – 2014 Vettel discusses Michael Schumacher’s accident 13:22 – 2016 Vettel talks about emulating his idol Michael Schumacher with his move to Ferrari 14:22 – 2017 ROC Miami Vettel talks about Michael Schumacher after he single-handedly won the ROC Nations Cup for Germany 15:20 – 2021 Vettel talks to Ted Kravitz about the upcoming Schumacher documentary 16:59 – 2021 Vettel speaks about Michael in Netflix’s Schumacher documentarySebastian Vettel Being A Nerd CompilationVettel52021-12-28 | Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel (Toro Ross, Red Bull, Ferrari, Aston Martin) has a longstanding respect and knowledge of the sport. He has demonstrated his intelligence both on track and in informal quizzes where he has utilised his encyclopaedic knowledge of F1 trivia and rules.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - 2015 Chinese Grand Prix - Vettel read the notes on the rules for practice starts 0:56 - 2016 Chinese Grand Prix - Vettel overtakes 2 cars in the pitlane during the safety car as he knows the pitlane does not officially count as part of the track 1:21 - Daniel Ricciardo calls Vettel an encyclopaedia of F1 knowledge 1:27 - Vettel 2016 Grill The Grid 2:04 - Ferrari 2019 Grill The Grid 3:12 - Naming every F1 World Champion in 2021 Grill The Grid (this clip has had to be sped up to escape being taken down) 4:08 - Vettel talks about his place in F1 history after winning his 2nd Championship in 2011 4:25 - Vettel at the 2011 Autosports awards talks about checking Wikipedia after he won his 1st Championship.Crofty Wants A KebabVettel52021-11-07 | 2013. Formula One commentator David "Crofty" Croft wants a kebab.Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher CompilationVettel52021-10-09 | Mick Schumacher first met Sebastian Vettel as a friend of his father when he was just 11 years old. Today, both competing in Formula 1, Sebastian has served as a mentor and friend to Mick.
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - 2016 'Champions for Charity' Football Match 0:17 - 2019 Race of Champions (ROC) Mexico Seb and Mick interview 0:49 - 2019 ROC Mick gets Team Germany into the Final 1:00 - 2019 ROC Mick interview 1:19 - 2019 ROC Seb interview 1:34 - 2020 Seb checking on Mick competing in F2 1:40 - 2020 Seb showing Mick his Michael Schumacher tribute helmet 2:39 - 2020 Seb 'Canal+' interview 2:51 - 2021 Mick and Seb 'Canal+' interview 3:23 - 2021 Monaco GP German Language Mick and Seb interview 4:42 - 2021 Azerbaijan GP Mick team radio checking on Seb 5:07 - 2021 French GP Mick asks Seb to inspect his car seat 5:31 - 2021 Styrian GP Press Conference Mick and Seb explain car seat inspection 6:58 - 2021 Styrian GP Seb interview on always being happy to help Mick 7:42 - 2021 Mick knocks Seb's knee in the press pen 7:55 - 2021 Hungarian GP Mick congratulates Seb 8:15 - 2021 Seb shows Mick how to use the manual transmission in Michael Schumacher's first F1 car 8:50 - 2021 Spa GP Seb and Mick walking together 8:59 - 2021 Spa GP Seb and Mick playing football during the rain delay 9:53 - 2021 Mick talking about Seb in the 'Beyond the Grid' podcastSebastian Vettel Presenting Valtteri Bottas With 1st Place Trophy 2010 Masters of Formula 3Vettel52021-07-24 | Valtteri Bottas, driving for ART Grand Prix, won the 2010 Masters of Formula 3 race held at Circuit Park Zandvoort in the Netherlands on 6 June 2010. The winners trophy was presented by Red Bull Formula 1 driver Sebastian Vettel, who would go on to win the Formula 1 driver's championship for the first time in this year.
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Impressions and accents included: 0:00 - Texan accent 0:06 - Mark Webber Australian Accent 0:19 - Crocodile Dundee Australian Accent 0:36 - Sir Jackie Stewart Scottish Accent 0:46 - Kimi Räikkönen Impression 1:02 - Fernando Alonso Impression 1:15 - Jean Todt Impression 1:23 - Crazy Frog 1:39 - Ronnie Coleman Impression 1:45 - Northern English Accent 1:54 - Nigel Mansell Brummie Accent 2:43 - Helmut Marko Impression