Originally Posted by henners88
Vettel always comes across as a nice guy when not in the heat of the moment. He obviously has a sense of humour and joked a while back on the BBC he has installed a British sense of humour into himself lol. I think part of the reason some find it hard to like him is partly because of the Webber run ins on track and also Red Bull and how smug they can comes across. I can't stand watching Horner after races when he makes out they had a tougher race than they obviously did and the insinuation others aren't putting in as much effort. I think Horner damages a lot of Vettel's fan persona, at least that's how I read it. The BBC have also spent a good few years now being heavily Red Bull-centric as they've had Coulthard and every body likes a winning team of course. Vettel on his own is obviously a nice guy. He's a similar age to me and I can relate to him and other drivers like Lewis and Fernando.
I think Seb is a bit like Lewis in terms of certain fans not being able to warm to him. Hamilton attracted a lot of negativity whilst at McLaren, especially in the early days when success was free flowing. People tried desperately to find arrogance in snippets of his interviews and this all comes with success. Vettel has experienced the same thing and one thing I've noticed about Lewis, now he's at Mercedes, a lot more people have warmed to him as a driver. Perhaps when Seb moves on and seeks a challenge elsewhere he will be more appreciated? Its just one of the hazards of being a successful champion at the moment. :)
