Sebastian Vettel is gearing up for his sporting comeback by taking on the London Marathon alongside F1 journalist Tom Clarkson.
The four-time world champion will participate in the 26.2-mile race through the streets of London on Sunday, April 26th, to raise funds for the Brain & Spine Foundation and the Grand Prix Trust charities.
He will be running alongside Clarkson, who is the official FIA press conference host on grand prix weekends.
Vettel is the second F1 driver to participate in the race, after former Marussia racer Max Chilton took part in the 2023 event to raise funds for the RNLI.
Other famous sporting faces taking part in 2026 include Premier League and FA Cup-winning Arsenal captain Tony Adams, FA Cup winner with Arsenal Aaron Ramsay, former England Test captain Sir Alastair Cook, the most successful British female Olympian Dame Laura Kenny, and sailing great and four-time Olympic gold medalist Sir Ben Ainslie, and Grand National-winning jockey, Sir AP McCoy.
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