Four-time F1 champion Vettel to take part in London Marathon

This year’s London Marathon will feature a legendary F1 personality as Sebastian Vettel puts on his running shoes around the English capital.

Vettel, who retired from the sport at the end of the 2022 season, is set to participate in the event alongside F1 journalist and Beyond The Grid podcast host Tom Clarkson.

They will be raising money for the ‘Grand Prix Trust’, which provides support to F1’s trackside and factory-based personnel, and the ‘Brain & Spine Foundation’, which was founded by former F1 medical chief Professor Sid Watkins and helps people affected by neurological conditions.

It is the latest in a series of challenges and initiatives Vettel has taken on over recent years, including several that brought him back to the F1 paddock.

These were a ‘Buzzin’ Corner’ biodiversity project, an Ayrton Senna-inspired recycled helmet creation, a Race4Women event in Saudi Arabia, and an ‘F1FOREST’ collage to raise more awareness about deforestation.

The London Marathon – and Vettel’s 26.2-mile run – will take place on Sunday, April 26.

Vettel won 53 Grands Prix and four World Championship titles across 299 starts in F1 – representing BMW Sauber, Toro Rosso, Red Bull, Ferrari and Aston Martin.