SEBASTIAN VETTEL has insisted he is ‘proud to be German’ having dropped his country’s flag from his Formula One helmet. A pink design created around the colours of Aston Martin sponsor BWT will be worn for the 2021 season. BWT’s pink colour scheme covered the Racing Point livery last season, before its switch to Aston Martin and British racing green. Vettel’s helmet retains elements of the Germany flag, specifically its tricolour outline that is now various shades of pink. He told Sky Sports: “The helmet is still the same in terms of design. I am proud to be German but I don’t need to wear the German flag all the time.

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