Since the ominous FIA press release on Ferrari’s engine for the season 2019, Sebastian Vettel is also suspected of cheating. A dangerous accusation, because even Michael Schumacher wasn’t able to get rid of his nickname as ‘Schummel-Schumi’ (cheating Schumi) after his team Benetton was caught cheating.
It would be a personal disaster for Vettel. Because the German is the prototype of an honest character. The name VETTEL, stands for traditional values, straightforwardness, integrity. For trust, helpfulness and loyalty.
The rumors in the previous year annoyed the down-to-earth German more than the public realized. For Vettel, the fact that his team, and therefore he himself, has been convicted of fraud is a slap in the face and a loss of confidence in his team – Ferrari.
It is now important that fans and the media don’t attach the image of a cheater. Even if he may have suspected something going on, according to our information Vettel didn’t know of the semi-legal practices Ferrari utilized in 2019. Sebastian Vettel, therefore, doesn’t deserve an image of a cheater.
Translated by David Schneider