F1 News: Sebastian Vettel Reveals Reason For Retirement

Former Formula 1 world champion Sebastian Vettel has been one of the most successful drivers in the sport's history. Though he doesn't show up for interviews often post his retirement end of last year, he has decided to speak up about the motivation for his retirement.

According to an interview with The Red Bull Bulletin, Vettel revealed that the decision to quit Formula 1 was contributed by many factors that played a role collectively. It was a personal decision. He said:

"The first months went by quickly and it was nice to enjoy the freedom and schedule my own time. Many factors played a role in my decision to quit. I didn't quit because I no longer liked the sport, was too slow or really wanted to do something else. Quitting is something very personal."

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The German racer revealed that the time he spent as a racing driver doing the job properly was buying into the time he wanted to spend on his children, which clearly isn't going to come back. Hence, he didn't want to compromise any of that. Vettel even went on to mention the moments in F1 he misses the most and how he distanced himself from a world he used to "love so much". He said:

"It was a combination of factors: the many races, the amount of effort it takes to do the job properly in my opinion. At the same time, I have small children at home. That time is not coming back. To answer the question: I enjoyed the driving, the competition, until the last moment. When you only have one attempt left in qualifying and then have to do it and the duels during races; those are the moments I miss the most.

"My children are entitled to me being there for them more often. I have distanced myself from a world I used to love so much,

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It might have been very hard for Vettel to bid goodbye to the thrill of racing that comes with a world of glitz and glamour. Fortunately, family man Vettel seems to be doing well!