Vettel and Schumacher improvise a football ‘pachanga’ before the eternal wait at the Belgian GP

Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher, on the grid of the Bahrain GP.

Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher, on the grid of the Bahrain GP.
Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher, on the grid of the Bahrain GP.
Mark Sutton / Aston Martin F1

The return of Formula 1 after the summer break left one of the most surreal races in history, as it was played in three laps after the safety car and three hours late. In a long waiting period until the restart, the pilots starred in the most viral statements and anecdotes of the weekend. What Vettel and Schumacher, who took advantage of that time to play a football party.

Belgian GP grid in the rain

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The relationship between the German drivers goes beyond the track and they are usually photographed spending time together. During the wait in the face of the uncertainty generated by the intense rain which made the Spa-Francorchamps route impracticable, both disputed a football game that in a few minutes went viral on the networks.

While waiting, ‘Mick’ Schumacher’s team shared a video on their official Twitter account in which the pilots and two technicians could be seen playing a game on a makeshift soccer field inside the workshop. The post was accompanied by a short message: “Meanwhile, the football game goes Haas 8-6 Aston Martin.

Finally, the surreal situation occurred that has not left any fan of the motor world indifferent, the race resumed with the dispute of three laps behind the safety car and distributing half of the points, four for the three-time world champion and none for the son of the great Formula 1 legend, Mick Schumacher.

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