How will Vettel write his final F1 chapter?
Fifteen years have passed since the 2007 Formula 1 season. Given the thrilling fight the championship enjoyed last year, it’s worth reflecting on how many from the past two decades could get close to matching its sustained drama, and the 2007 campaign is certainly in with a shout.
It had the year-long scrap between Ferrari and McLaren, a rookie sensation in the championship fight, a team-mate war, the spy scandal, plus a title showdown in which the outsider took the prize – and who has only just retired. Of the drivers who took part in what became Kimi Raikkonen’s season, three are still on the grid.
Lewis Hamilton is no longer with McLaren, but he’s still fighting at the front with Mercedes all these years from his debut. Fernando Alonso continues to covet a third world title – an unthinkable situation viewed from 2007. And then there’s Sebastian Vettel.
He only joined
