LEWIS HAMILTON has paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after the German confirmed he will retire from F1 at the end of the season. He has been one of the very, very few drivers in racing history that has stood for much more than himself. “But as much as there is life on track, there is my life off track too. “My passion for racing and Formula One comes with lots of time spent away from them and takes a lot of energy. Sunday will be his 291st F1 weekend and 290th start – but he says he has a new race to stop climate change. I believe in moving forwards and moving on – time is a one-way street and I want to go with the times. I look forward to race down unknown tracks and I will be finding new challenges.

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