{"id":34077,"date":"2024-02-12T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/?p=34077"},"modified":"2024-02-12T06:45:07","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T06:45:07","slug":"sebastian-vettel-steps-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/sebastian-vettel-steps-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebastian Vettel steps down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sebastian Vettel has withdrawn from his position as a director of the Grand Prix Drivers\u2019 Association (GPDA), as the organisation downsizes its chief representatives from four to three. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vettel, a four-time world champion, held this role since 2010, significantly contributing to amplifying the voices of Formula 1 (F1) drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Established in 1961, the GPDA serves as the trade union for F1 drivers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was reinstated following its disbandment in 1982, in response to the tragic death of Ayrton Senna in 1994, by a collective including Niki Lauda and Michael Schumacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-720x480.webp 720w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Sebastian-Vettel-squashes-rumour-2023.v1.webp 1207w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/formula1news.co.uk\/pierre-gasly-makes-shock-claim-about-lewis-hamilton-joining-ferrari\/\">Pierre Gasly makes shock claim about Lewis Hamilton joining Ferrari<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although membership in the GPDA is voluntary, all 20 current drivers have been enlisted since 2017. 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