{"id":14270,"date":"2011-11-14T18:17:31","date_gmt":"2011-11-14T23:17:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/?p=14270"},"modified":"2011-11-14T18:17:31","modified_gmt":"2011-11-14T23:17:31","slug":"vettel-keener-on-trophies-than-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinginfocus.com\/rif\/formula-1\/vettel-keener-on-trophies-than-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Vettel keener on trophies than money"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sebastian Vettel has revealed one of his greatest joys is receiving a “nice trophy” on the formula one podium.<\/p>\n

Also a collector of his numerous winning helmet livery designs, the back to back world champion admitted on Monday that taking home a new “cup” from a grand prix is better than mere money.<\/p>\n

“I could give up anything, but not the trophies,” said the 24-year-old, who in his 80 F1 races has won 21 times and stood on 35 podiums.<\/p>\n

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“When you’ve put everything into it for two hours, whether you are rewarded with a big or a small cheque really doesn’t matter — but a nice cup makes a difference,” he told SID news agency.<\/p>\n

“When I stand up there (on the podium), I know life for me could not get much better.”<\/p>\n

Next month in India, Vettel will once again be presented with the official drivers’ championship trophy — and it’s the one that the German is not allowed to keep.<\/p>\n

The only way to keep looking at his name on the most important cup of all, then, is to keep the championships rolling.<\/p>\n

“I have to give it back (eventually),” said Vettel, “so it would be great to have it for several years … Michael (Schumacyer) had it for five in a row.<\/p>\n

“My ultimate goal has always been to be formula one world champion, and now no matter what happens in the future, it can’t be taken from me.”<\/p>\n

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