Friday, October 8th, 2021
“Every life counts”
Vettel calls for a general speed limit
Sebastian Vettel likes to drive fast professionally, as a Formula 1 driver he even has to drive as fast as possible. Outside the race tracks, however, the four-time world champion is in favor of strict restrictions. Vettel calls for a turnaround.
Climate change, sustainability, these are the terms that drive Sebastian Vettel as well. The Formula 1 star has been campaigning for a change in environmental policy for some time. True to the motto: Climate comes first. This also applies to German motorways. For the speed limit. For Vettel, not an achievement of liberal rights, but a must for a climate change.
“Every life counts. I do not feel restricted in my freedom when I come to Turkey, the USA or Great Britain,” said the Aston Martin driver with a view to a general speed limit on motorways. “I like to drive fast, otherwise I would have chosen another job. But if you want to do that, you should do it on a racetrack.”
Sustainability should also be the new credo for Formula 1 when it comes to Vettel. For people and nature. “The goal must be to make our season sustainable, not only for the environment, but also for the staff,” demanded the four-time world champion. You can “already see that it is a massive challenge. The season is intense. But it should be so that people also have a normal life and can be there for their families. We have to be very careful.”
“There are many things that we have to do better”
For the current season, the record number of 22 world championship races is planned, for the coming year the Formula 1 leadership is aiming for 23 events on four continents between mid-March and mid-November. Sustainability looks different.
In an interview with “Spiegel” at the end of June, Vettel declared that he would vote for the Greens himself. Nothing has changed in his attitude, explained Vettel, who lives in Switzerland, but can still vote in his home country. “We know that there are many things that we can and must do better,” he said.
Before the federal election in September, the racing driver asked the Germans to vote: “The election on this Sunday is particularly decisive for the path” we will take in the future, “emphasized the native of Hesse and referred to the next generations.” I think we need a change, “said Vettel. He doesn’t see his job as a contradiction to his commitment, because everyone can make a contribution to climate protection. Even if his work involves a lot of traveling by plane and driving racing cars.