F1 legend Niki Lauda admitted to have been touched by a personal note sent to him by Sebastian Vettel after the lung transplant he endured earlier this year.
Now on the mend, Lauda gave the exclusivity of his first interview since his surgery last summer to La Gazetta dello Sport, and in it the Austrian spoke of Vettel’s unexpected letter.
“The letter written by Sebastian, in his own hand, was a great pleasure for me, full of fine words and affectionate considerations,” Lauda said.
“I didn’t expect it, usually drivers don’t do these things, they just drive. But he’s a good person.”
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Vettel: Marchionne put the pressure on at Ferrari
The Ferrari driver’s season was marked by a strong start and a sustained challenge to Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes’ hegemony.
But over the summer and in the latter part of the year it all fell apart for the German, with a series of team and driver’s mistakes that left the four-time world champion in Hamilton’s dust.
Despite another botched campaign, Lauda labeled as “absurd” the idea that Vettel’s seat at Ferrari should be called into question, as the Italian media has suggested.
“He has had moments of discouragement, we know, but it would be absurd to question him,” said Lauda.
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“He will recover, a champion will not forget how to drive. He’ll come back strong as ever and he’ll still be Hamilton’s rival in 2019.”
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