Yuki Tsunoda joined the rest of his colleagues for Sebastian Vettel’s farewell dinner ahead of the 2022 Abu Dhabi GP. Vettel will be retiring at the end of the 2022 season. Only Seb can manage to bring the entire grid together after a season like 2022!
Vettel is one of the most loved drivers in the F1 grid who enjoys a positive relationship with all drivers. The 4-time World Champion even gave each driver a card.
Apparently, it was Charles Leclerc who suggested the idea and venue for Vettel’s send-off party. But it was Lewis Hamilton who footed the bill for the dinner.
Thanks @LewisHamilton to initiate, and thanks all GPDA members to turn up to show respect to one of the greatest, to one of our directors, and ultimately to our sport (which Sebastian Vettel loves so much). too bad it was a great evening as well ! #GPDA pic.twitter.com/E1oLSCTSxH
— alex wurz (@alex_wurz) November 17, 2022
Although none of the drivers revealed who paid for the dinner. But the GDPA Chairman Alex Wurz later thanked Hamilton in his caption for initiating the dinner.
Yuki Tsunoda thanks Lewis Hamilton for paying the bill
Yuki Tsunoda claimed it was a fun evening to join the rest of the grid for a dinner. He also spoke about his interaction with Sebastian Vettel.
Yuki said, “It was a special dinner that I had never experienced before. I really enjoyed it and got to know each driver better than I ever have before. It was a great dinner.”
He adds, “It’s sad that Seb won’t be on the grid next year. He’s a passionate guy and he’s given so much to Formula 1. We’ll definitely miss him, but he’s really nice. It was a great dinner.”
Can’t get enough of each other 😂… another evening all together for the GPDA end of season meeting, also to say “see you later” to Mick, Nicolas and Daniel, and of course to make a special presentation for Sebastian #Vettel☝️ #RacingUnited #GPDA pic.twitter.com/kvP6YVeGAs
— alex wurz (@alex_wurz) November 18, 2022
Yuki claimed that Seb had spoken about his post-retirement plans and the environmental initiatives he will engage in. Some of which the Japanese driver wishes to learn more about.
However, Yuki was spared a sigh of relief when he did not have to fork out the check on the table. Tsunoda declined to say whether Hamilton paid for it, but added, “Ask Lewis! Well, anyway, I’m lucky enough to say I didn’t pay, otherwise, I’d be broke. So I enjoyed my dinner!”
