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WATCH: Sebastian Vettel Names Kimi Raikkonen His Ideal Baking Partner and the Reason Is Hilarious

Published 12/23/2021, 8:49 AM EST

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The 2021 F1 season ended with a thrilling finale in Abu Dhabi. The on-track rivalry between the two frontrunners made this one of the most iconic F1 seasons ever. Besides that, a bunch of candid moments off the track was surely a delight to F1 enthusiasts. More recently, German star Sebastian Vettel left his fans giggling during a Q&A session where he came up with many humorous answers.

The drivers were constantly on their toes through the 22-race calendar and a hectic traveling schedule. The race promoters make sure they conduct some fun sessions for the F1 stars, the clips of which are uploaded later on social media platforms for the fans.

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Sebastian Vettel names Kimi as an ideal baking partner

Fan-favorite Seb is known for cheeky answers and a fun-loving attitude. A fierce racer on the track, Vettel is a whole new personality when not behind the wheel. The German has given some fun moments this season as well. Surely, one highlight was naming every F1 world champion in the sport’s history, after which many crowned him as the encyclopedia of the sport.

In another instance, when Vettel was asked to name his ideal baking partner, he chose ex-teammate Kimi Raikkonen, and the reasoning is hilarious. Vettel says he wants to be in full control and Kimi would be more than happy to do that.

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“Kimi! He would leave me alone. I want to be in control and Kimi would be quite happy not to have anything to do with it. So he is my perfect partner,” said the four-time world champion.

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Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel were teammates at Ferrari from 2015 to 2018. The Finn recently mentioned that he shares a wonderful friendship with Vettel. Now that Raikkonen has finally retired, he will look forward to meeting Vettel from time to time, maybe for a game of badminton as the duo planned.

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The two legendary names in F1 will no longer share the grid but hopefully, they will keep these cheeky moments coming in the future as well.

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Rituraj Tripathi is an F1 author at EssentiallySports. A true lover of speed, he is big fan of Lewis Hamilton and finds a future world champion in Lando Norris. Rituraj eagerly looks forward to the paddock moving to the Circuit de Monaco, and he finds Portier corner as the most exciting part of the track.
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