F1 News
Date:
27/October/2013
Sebastian Vettel wrote his name into the F1 history books by
claiming a fourth successive title in Sunday’s Indian Grand prix.
The Red Bull star, 26, could afford to lose 15 points to
Fernando Alonso and still secure the title with three rounds remaining.
But Vettel typically went all-out for victory, claiming his
sixth race win in a row - and ninth of the season - by almost 30 seconds over
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes). Romain Grosjean (Lotus) completed the podium with
Alonso down in eleventh after front wing damage.
“I’m speechless,” said Vettel. “It’s one of these moments
you wish to say so many things but you can’t. The spirit inside the team gives
me so much power that it’s a pleasure to jump in the car and go out for the
guys and try to give it all I have.
“The car was phenomenal today. It was phenomenal all season
to be honest. I couldn’t ask for more.
“For sure it was not an easy season, even if people from the
outside get the idea that we had it in our hands for quite a while.
“I think it was a difficult one all in all. Very difficult
one for me personally: To receive boos, even though you haven’t done anything
wrong, to overcome that and to give the right answer on the track and finally
get the acceptance that I think we’re all looking for as racing drivers makes
me very proud.”
Vettel joins countryman Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel
Fangio in winning four successive F1 titles, but is the youngest ever to do so.
The only other driver with four titles in total is Alain Prost.
“To join people like Prost, Fangio and Michael is
unbelievable. It is very difficult to put into perspective. I’m way too young
to understand what it means. I might be 60 [years old] one day, maybe then I
will understand.
“To go for the numbers and statistics that we have done in
the last four years is unbelievable. To achieve all that in such a short amount
of time is very difficult to grasp.”
Red Bull’s legendary technical boss Adrian Newey stated: “Sebastian
must now be considered one of the all-time greats.”
With the title pressure gone, Vettel has three more races in
which to add to his 2013 victory tally.
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