Sebastian Vettel has announced his retirement from Formula 1 at the end of this season.The four-time world champion and current Aston Martin driver, he thus closes his stage in the premier motorsport competition after 16 years.The German lived his time of glory at Red Bull, where he won four World Championships in a row between 2010 and 2013, coinciding with Fernando Alonso's stage at Ferrari, who came close to winning in 2010 and 2012 behind Vettel with differences of four and three points respectively.A post shared by Sebastian Vettel (@sebastianvettel)BREAKING: Sebastian Vettel has announced he will retire from F1 at the end of the 2022 season 4 world titles 53 race wins 122 podiums 1 phenomenal career#ThankYouSeb pic.twitter.com/K8BVXI6IAxVettel, who began his career in 2005 in Formula 3, was introduced to the world of Formula 1 with Sauber as a tester until in 2007 he made his debut in the United States Grand Prix replacing Kubica, who had suffered a serious accident.In that debut, the German confirmed the high expectations that everyone had of him, finishing eighth and signing that same season for Toro Rosso.Already in 2008, his first full season, he achieved his first victory in Formula 1, in Italy, in a magnificent year that opened the doors of Red Bull for him.In his first year with the Austrian team he won four Grands Prix and finished second in the World Championship, just nine points behind champion Jenson Button.It was a matter of time before Vettel became world champion, which he did four times in a row in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, the latter year in which his dominance was undeniable.With Alonso at Ferrari there were great duels in those seasons of the Vettelian dictatorship, with the Spaniard reaching two runner-up positions at the wheel of the German, who inherited his seat at the Italian Scudería when Fernando returned to McLaren.He says goodbye at the end of the season to one of the greatest drivers in history and a worthy heir to Schumacher when it comes to making German fans proud.Any reproduction without the written permission of the company is prohibited for the purposes of article 32.1, second paragraph, of the Law on Intellectual Property.Likewise, for the purposes established in article 33.1 of the Intellectual Property Law, the company records the corresponding reservation of rights, by itself and through its editors or authors.