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Four-time Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel, who retired last year, has announced that he will be returning as a guest to one of his favorite tracks this season.
The four-time World Champion is back behind the wheel of an RB7. He will be a headline attraction at the Red Bull Formula Nurburgring event being held at the famous German circuit on Saturday.
At Nurburgring, he announced that he would be in the paddock for the upcoming Japanese Grand Prix on September 24.
Sebastian Vettel has a special connection with Suzuka. That was the circuit where he clinched his second F1 title in 2011.
Last year, after announcing his retirement, Vettel said that if given the chance to race in Suzuka again, he would "seriously consider" a one-off comeback to Formula 1.
Fans welcomed Vettel with heartwarming messages last year, knowing it was his last time racing at his favorite track. This year, Vettel returns as a guest at the same track.
Sebastian Vettel has won all four of his Suzuka races with Red Bull, the first in 2009. He is also the most recent polesitter at the Japanese Grand Prix, which he won in 2019 while racing for Ferrari.
Sebastian Vettel reunited with his title-winning car at Nurburgring
It's the first time in over a decade that Sebastian Vettel has been reunited with his 2011 title-winning Red Bull, the chassis nicknamed 'Kinky Kylie'. It is the car with which he clinched his second World Championship, winning 11 races along the way.
Vettel's return to the Nurburgring marks the first time a Formula One car has completed the whole circuit layout in almost a decade.
Along with Vettel, current AlphaTauri driver Yuki Tsunoda is also participating in the event, along with former Red Bull driver David Coulthard, who replaced an injured Daniel Ricciardo.
As part of his 'Race Without Trace' campaign, Vettel will drive his Re Bull on totally sustainable fuel, as he did in July with demonstration laps in Nigel Mansell's title-winning Williams FW14B at Goodwood.
