Vettel opens auction for fans to be on final F1 helmet

Sebastian Vettel has started an auction that will allow fans to have their photograph on his final Formula 1 helmet at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The four-time world champion is retiring from F1 at the end of the season, and will be replaced by Fernando Alonso at Aston Martin. Vettel has been increasingly vocal about wider global issues in the latter part of his career and wants to use the opportunity of his final race to connect with his fans at the same time as raising funds.

Calling the project ‘The Final Lap’, Vettel is auctioning off spaces on his helmet for the final round of the season, where fans can bid to have their photo in a specific area. The design will feature a thousand different images and all of the proceeds raised will go towards Vettel’s environmental projects as he moves on from F1.

Fans wanting to get involved in the auction can do so here.

The auction will end at 15:00 ET on Thursday, 10 November.

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Chris Medland

While studying Sports Journalism at the University of Central Lancashire, Chris managed to talk his way into working at the British Grand Prix in 2008 and was retained for three years before joining ESPN F1 as Assistant Editor. After three further years at ESPN, a spell as F1 Editor at Crash Media Group was followed by the major task of launching F1i.com’s English-language website and running it as Editor. Present at every race since the start of 2014, he has continued building his freelance portfolio, working with international titles. As well as writing for RACER, his broadcast work includes television appearances on F1 TV and as a presenter and reporter on North America's live radio coverage on SiriusXM.

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