Riccardo Adami shares best memories on working with Sebastian Vettel and his Ferrari legacy

Riccardo Adami shares best memories on working with Sebastian Vettel and his Ferrari legacy. Riccardo Adami shares best memories on working with Seb .

The majority of Formula 1 drivers don’t have the luxury of deciding for themselves when to leave the sport, as most of the times it is decided for them. However, Sebastian Vettel is in the rare position of being “in peace” ahead of the final round of the 2022 Formula 1 season, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, which takes place this weekend at the Yas Marina Circuit. For the former Scuderia Ferrari driver it will be his 299th GP and, if not for.an unexpected return in the future, his last Formula 1 race.

The German driver joined the Maranello team in 2015 and won 14 races for the Italian side, leaving Scuderia Ferrari at the end of the 2020 Formula 1 season to join Aston Martin for two more years.

Ahead of the four-time Formula 1 world champion’s final race, Scuderia Ferrari asked his former race engineer, Riccardo Adami, to recall some of the best memories of an unforgettable duo:

This is Sebastian Vettel’s last race. You worked with him at Scuderia Toro Rosso and again during the six years he spent at Ferrari. What are your best memories on the track with him, and what was the legacy he left that you can see today in the team’s processes?
Riccardo Adami: “There are a huge number of great memories with Seb both on and off the track. It’s difficult to pick just a few! I definitely remember his first epic win in Monza 2008 (with a Ferrari engine). The first unexpected win with Scuderia Ferrari in Malaysia 2015 at his second race with the team. The many wins and podiums in both 2017 and 2018 when, with a slower car, we were able to challenge the dominant team (Mercedes) for the title right to the very end of those seasons. Seb has brought quite a lot to the team in term of methodologies, attention to detail, he was pushing for improvements at all levels. We put a lot of effort into developing the simulator and it’s now a much better tool that it was back then.”