Sebastian Vettel has been urged to retire from Formula 1 if his conscience is getting the better of him over the sport’s impact on the environment.
The four-time former World Champion has become an outspoken campaigner on a variety of issues, and attracted plenty of attention with a recent appearance on BBC TV political debating programme ‘Question Time’.
During that show, Vettel admitted he had questioned whether he should even be still be racing in F1, saying: “When I get out of the car, of course I’m thinking as well ‘is this something we should do, travel the world, wasting resources?’”
The 34-year-old was responding to a question about whether being involved in F1 made him a hypocrite when placed alongside his environmental concerns, to which he replied: “It does, because there are questions I ask myself every day and I’m not a saint.”
“You’ve talked a lot about energy…does that make you a hypocrite?”
“When I get out of the car, of course I’m thinking, is this something that we should do?”
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Walter Rohrl, the two-time former World Rally Champion, thinks the Aston Martin driver should perhaps seriously consider his future to avoid such moral conflict.
“I once wondered what happened to him,” Rohrl told Bild am Sonntag, quoted by Motorsport-magazin.com.
“But if after 15 years in motorsport I come to my senses and now think I’m an environmental sinner, then I have to stop – that’s enough!
“He can’t whine that he wants to do something for the environment and fly around the world in Formula 1 at the same time. You have to consistently live your life according to that.”
Röhrl thinks Vettel’s ability would not be affected by his focus on environmental protection but that his motivation could dwindle in a “business…
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