What Vettel had done is given proof that the Red Bull Junior programme was worthwhile, despite the number of drivers that had come and gone for both Red Bull and Toro Rosso before 2014. Red Bull lost its edge when hybrid power units were introduced to F1 in 2014 and having failed to beat new teammate Daniel Ricciardo across the season, Vettel left for Ferrari having amassed 44 pole positions and 65 podiums for Red Bull. The memorable comeback through the field with an extensively damaged car epitomised Vettel's attitude towards racing and again left rival Alonso dumbstruck as to how he had failed to add to his own tally.
Two years later, he must have thought his dream of a third-successive triumph was over when colliding with Bruno Senna at Turn 4 of the season-ending Brazilian Grand Prix. Many will point to the Abu Dhabi finale in his first championship-winning year as a fortunate series of events in his battle against Alonso, but it must be remembered that no title is won in a single race. Whilst Red Bull was dominant in 20 - where Vettel equalled Alberto Ascari's long-standing record of nine consecutive race victories - 20 saw the championship battle go right down to the wire. Thank you."Ĭountdown fastest overall lap 1:28.391 1:28.Vettel became the fifth different World Champion in five years when securing his first title in 2010, following Fernando Alonso, Kimi Raikkonen, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.īut the German's triumph would see the dawn of a four-year period of dominance not seen since his idol Michael Schumacher secured five in a row for Ferrari a decade earlier. I will miss that and its been an absolute joy throughout my career. "Thank you for the support, messages and letters. There's things far bigger and more important than racing in circles. I hope I can pass this on to the other drivers, the responsibility. It's a huge privilege to be in the position I'm in. The last two years have been disappointing but there are more important things in life.
"I feel a bit empty, its been a big weekend. It was nice with Daniel to battle with him in the last lap. The slower start was not a good feeling when you're in the car, going backwards. "Once the tyres were getting older, we were going backwards. I'm sure I will miss it more than I feel right now. "It's a big day, a big thank you to everyone. We could have turned the constructors around.
Bit of a different warm up to get to the race but when the lights went off, it was just the race. I wish I could have got a couple more points. Four-time championship winner Sebastian Vettel: "You know how it is.
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