Former four-time F1 champion Sebastian Vettel has made his position clear on the recently re-elected US President Donald Trump, branding.
The recent US presidential campaign between Trump and Kamala Harris came to an end on November 5, 2024. The campaign saw many celebrities from multiple fields speak out on their views. Now, Vettel has delivered his verdict on Trump winning the election.
During an interview with RTL (below), the German driver, who retired from Formula 1 at the end of 2022, was asked if he would have voted for Trump. He responded:
"No. Because I don't think he's a good person. There are lots of other reasons, but I think the short answer is that I don't think he's a good person."
When asked what he expects for the world after the election of Trump, Vettel replied:
"Well, on the one hand I look at it with concern. I would of course like, or hope, that people are not worse off on balance, that it does not cause too much damage. It remains to be seen.
"Maybe, we'll all be surprised, but generally, as I said, I'm not a fan of him. I think he is too narcissistic and puts himself in the spotlight and doesn't really try to do the best for the people of the country."
Vettel is not the first from the motorsport world to make his position clear on US politics. Former NASCAR and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick has been very public in her support of Trump. Speaking to the media, Patrick commented, as previously reported by Newsweek Sports:
"The person that runs this country should ultimately be running it very much like a business. I can't really think of a better businessman than Donald Trump," Patrick said.
"A guy like that who has been in business as long as he has, he's gonna go into that room and he's gonna get stuff done. That's what we need, a president who is actually going to make changes happen."
The former driver added:
"I think that Trump did a really good job of letting us know that there is such a thing as fake news."
Patrick also revealed that 2024 was the first time that she had voted in an election. Encouraging others from the same position to do the same, she explained why she wanted to be so outspoken about her first time voting:
"It's a matter of doing that and helping people understand how to do it - especially getting people who have never voted before."
Note: All opinions expressed in this article are of Sebastian Vettel and Danica Patrick and do not represent Newsweek.
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