What is remembered at the end of a career? From 15 years in Formula 1, from almost 300 Grand Prix in almost every part of the world. Four world titles, 53 wins, 57 pole positions. “The marks I left on the track will remain until time and rain wash them away,” says Sebastian Vettel in a video that he published on his Instagram channel on Thursday to announce his retirement from Formula 1 admit. His farewell has become a statement. One that focuses on one’s own transience and the value of time and life.
The 35-year-old Vettel, who had consistently regarded social media as useless and had consequently rejected it, had only recently opened his channel. After less than two hours he already had more than a million followers. It’s just one of the mysteries that Vettel leaves behind: What will he want to do with his range in the future?
