Formula 1 loses a great racing driver and a responsible athlete. The 35-year-old recently had to come to terms with his inconsistency – and his modest results.
They are sad eyes, lacking the usual defiance. Everything is reinforced by the sparse black and white look. It is a deliberate contrast to the dazzling world that Sebastian Vettel will say goodbye to at the end of the season. On Thursday, right at the beginning of the race weekend in Hungary, where his Formula 1 career really began in 2007, the 35-year-old announces his retirement via video – an important German sports career is coming to an end.