Race of Champions 2022: Four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel will team up with Mick Schumacher and former Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas will partner Mika Hakkinen in the Race of Champions. The special event in Sweden will happen just 60 miles from the Arctic Circle and will be a challenge for most experienced drivers. For the first time ever the drivers will race across snow and ice on the frozen Baltic Sea too. Follow InsideSport.IN for more Formula 1 News and Updates.
Race of Champions 2022: Sebastian Vettel teams up with Mick Schumacher, Valtteri Bottas partners Mika Hakkinen for Race of Champions
Sebastian Vettel, who is one of the most successful drivers in ROC history, will join hands with young prodigy Mick Schumacher. They both will be driving for Team Germany. The duo will look to recreate the unstoppable force Vettel and Michael Schumacher once posed. They both took six ROC Nations titles between 2007 to 2012.
Seb going in low key. Got it. 😏 #ROCSweden https://t.co/KuKy4cKL3Q
— #ROCSweden (@RaceOfChampions) February 1, 2022
Race of Champions 2022: Sebastian Vettel teams up with Mick Schumacher, Valtteri Bottas partners Mika Hakkinen for Race of Champions
For Nordic drivers, these conditions are a dream come true. Valtteri Bottas will be making his ROC debut alongside two-time F1 champion, Mika Hakkinen. These four drivers will be joined by 13-time race winner David Coulthard who will make his 13th ROC appearance.
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Formula 1 News: Sebastian Vettel teams up with Mick Schumacher and Valtteri Bottas with Mika Hakkinen in the Race of Champions
The Race of Champions will have two elimination knockout formats. The drivers will first compete on Saturday in the Nations’ Cup. The drivers will team up here and eventually, we will get to know which is the world’s fastest nation.
The event on Sunday will have each driver for themselves. They will then compete to be crowned the ROC Champion of Champions. Sebastian Vettel will be hoping to get the better of Valtteri Bottas as they both drive against each other in the first round.
The fun doesn’t end here as the event will have drivers from all motorsports. The two-time W Series champion Jamie Chadwick will be making his debut alongside IndyCar’s youngest ever race winner, Colton Herta.
Sebastian Loeb, the nine-time World Rally Champion, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson, and nine-time Le Mans 24 Hours Champion Tom Kristensen will also be competing in the Race of Champions.
Race of Champions 2022: Sebastian Vettel teams up with Mick Schumacher, Valtteri Bottas partners Mika Hakkinen for Race of Champions
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