Sebastian Vettel has revealed he accomplished an internship on natural farming throughout lockdown in 2020.

Vettel is the one one in every of F1’s 20 drivers with no social media account and managed to maintain a low profile via lockdown forward of the delayed 2020 season begin. The four-time F1 champion, who’s racing for Aston Martin this yr, has spoken of an curiosity in nature and farming earlier than.

Final yr Vettel joined Lewis Hamilton in calling for F1 to do extra to guard the surroundings. F1 hopes to be carbon impartial by the yr 2030.

Vettel has been introduced as an envoy for BioBienenApfel, an initiative seeking to defend habitats for bugs. Reigning US Open tennis champion Dominic Thiem can be an envoy.

Explaining why he took the internship, Vettel stated: “Since I had extra time than I had truly deliberate, I considered what I may do and what me.

“That is what pursuits me. Sooner or later you realise that not each vegetable is identical, not each apple has the identical vitamins, and then you definitely ask why.

“Then you definitely realise in a short time the place the apple comes from and the way it’s grown – and that is how the doorways opened for me.

“The speculation pursuits me and I examine it rather a lot. However to study extra from the sensible facet and speak to the individuals who take care of it on a day-to-day foundation, that was very fascinating.”

Vettel has already made plans to plant a meadow for his daughters at their residence in Switzerland within the form of a love coronary heart.

Vettel is worked up to see the meadow he planted come to life this yr.

“Since I did not need to accept a small coronary heart, I then staked out the guts a bit larger,” Vettel stated.

“The ladies have been there firstly, however then I used to be alone with the spade and that was very exhausting.

“Final yr, a bit of bit got here up, however I am wanting ahead to seeing extra sprouts this yr.”