(Motorsport-Total.com) – The Champions League 2023 Nations Cup has ended within the semi-finals for the German staff. Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher misplaced to the star staff (Thierry Neuville/Filipe Drugovic).
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Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher certified for the semi-finals
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The resolution was the third of 4 semifinal bouts. Vettel gained the race in opposition to Drugovic however made a false begin. As a outcome, the four-time Formula 1 world champion obtained a five-second time penalty – and thus misplaced. Earlier, Vettel misplaced to Neuville within the first semi-final battle.
Schumacher couldn’t make up for it. Mercedes’ new check driver gained over Brazilian Drugovic. But within the decisive battle in opposition to Neuville, the Belgian proved to be one measurement too large for the 2020 Formula 2 champion. (All details about Race of Champions 2023)
Germany defeated Great Britain and eSports gamers
The German nationwide staff fought from the preliminary stage to the semi-finals of the 2023 Champions League Nations Cup. Vettel/Schumacher beat the Great Britain staff (David Coulthard/Jamie Chadwick) 3-1, solely for Vettel to lose to three-time W collection champion Chadwick.
In the quarter-finals, the German nationwide staff was awaited by e-athletes Lukas Blakely and Jarno Opmer. For their half, Erok defeated Team Finland (Mika Hakkinen/Valtteri Bottas) within the preliminary spherical. It was a march: Vettel and Schumacher gained 3-0.
The Race of Champions, which takes place nearly yearly, brings collectively the celebrities of numerous motorsports to find out the perfect of their discipline. Current and former Formula 1 stars – this 12 months Mika Hekkinen and David Coulthard took half alongside Sebastian Vettel and Mick Schumacher – then met the highest drivers from the IndyCar, rally and long-distance sectors.
RoC particular person competitors on Sunday from 12.00 p.m
The competitors of champions will probably be held for the thirty second time in 2023. Snow and ice will probably be plowed in Sweden for the second time. Germany is a report winner of the Cup of Nations. Vettel shared six consecutive victories with Michael Schumacher from 2007-2012. In 2017, the four-time Formula 1 world champion gained alone, and in 2018, René Rast and Timo Bernhard gained for the German staff.
On Sunday, there will probably be a person competitors within the Race of Champions. Vettel faces three-time W collection champion Jamie Chadwick within the spherical of 16, whereas Schumacher faces 2015 Formula 3 European champion Felix Rosenqvist within the preliminary spherical. The Race of Champions will probably be broadcast stay on the RoC YouTube channel from 12:00 PM on Sunday.