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Sebastian Vettel ((:zeˈbastjan ˈfɛtəl); born 3 July 1987) is a German racing driver, currently driving in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He is contracted to remain in that role until at least the end of 2017.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Welcome Sebastian )〕 He is a four-time Formula One World Champion, having won the championship in , , , and with Red Bull Racing. He is among the most successful F1 drivers of all time.〔http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/27/sebastian-vettel-wins-f1-title-indian-gp〕〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/24426625〕〔http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/26/sebastian-vettel-f1-champion-indian-grand-prix〕 He is one of only four drivers to have won four or more drivers' titles. In his first year driving for Red Bull in , Vettel finished the season as the youngest-ever World Drivers' Championship runner-up. The following year he went on to become the youngest driver ever to win the World Drivers' Championship, aged 23. In the same year he helped Red Bull win the team's first World Constructors' Championship. He followed up his first championship with three more titles, becoming the youngest double, triple and quadruple world champion in Formula One.〔 The and titles were decided in the final round, in 2010 coming out on top over Fernando Alonso and Ferrari in a four-way title battle at Abu Dhabi, whilst in 2012 defeating Alonso and Ferrari again by three points. The and titles saw Vettel dominating the seasons and wrapping up the titles early. Vettel left Red Bull Racing and ended his long-term association with the company after the season and signed a contract with Ferrari for , after activating a clause to terminate his Red Bull contract early. After his winless 2014 season he returned to winning ways in his first Ferrari season, being the closest challenger to the dominant Mercedes cars and winning three races. Vettel has held numerous other "youngest" Formula One records, among them: the youngest driver to have taken part in an official practice session of a Grand Prix (until Max Verstappen at the 2014 Japanese Grand Prix), to score championship points (until Daniil Kvyat at the 2014 Australian Grand Prix), to lead a race, to secure pole position and to win a race. With points, he now currently holds the record with the most number of championship points in his career, surpassing rival Fernando Alonso at the 2015 Italian Grand Prix. He is also currently in fourth place among all time race winners.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Statistics drivers – Wins by number )〕 ==Early and personal life== Vettel was born in Heppenheim, then West Germany,〔 to Norbert and Heike Vettel. He has one younger brother, Fabian, and two older sisters: Melanie, a dental technician, and Stefanie, a physiotherapist for disabled children. Vettel suggested in an interview that he was terrible at school, but earned his Abitur at the Starkenburg Gymnasium high school in Heppenheim with a respectable grade.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/abi/0,1518,579026,00.html )〕 He has said that his childhood heroes were "The three Michaels" – Michael Schumacher, Michael Jordan, and Michael Jackson and mentioned that he wanted to be a singer like Michael Jackson, but realised that he could not as he did not have the voice. Vettel is also a fan of The Beatles, collecting several records, including ''Abbey Road'' and his favourite song being "Drive My Car". In an interview on ''Top Gear'', Vettel stated that he was a fan of British comedy such as ''Little Britain'' and ''Monty Python's Life of Brian''. Vettel lives in Thurgovia, Switzerland amongst other racing drivers and is a fan of German football team Eintracht Frankfurt. Vettel has described himself as competitive, private, and impatient. Vettel also appears in advertisements for Head & Shoulders. Vettel provided the voice of character Sebastian Schnell in the version of the movie ''Cars 2'' dubbed for German-speaking audiences. Vettel is in a relationship with Hanna Prater, a British-German childhood friend. In January 2014, Vettel became a father for the first time with the birth of his daughter Emilie. In September 2015, Vettel became a father for the second time with the birth of his second daughter, Matilda. On the Formula One circuit, Kimi Räikkönen, his Ferrari teammate for 2015, is a close friend. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Sebastian Vettel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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