Sebastien Vettel became the youngest-ever Formula 1 world champion in unlikely fashion on Sunday afternoon in the final grand prix of the season in Abu Dhabi. The German went into the race trailing both Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso and Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber in the drivers’ standings, but had the advantage of starting from pole on the grid.
Vettel virtually led from start to finish, with only some competition coming from Mclaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button. He still needed other things to go his way though, considering the deficit he needed to make up on Alonso and Webber.
Fortune helped him out when Webber pitted early because of underperforming tyres. Alonso was forced to do the same as his team believed the Australian posed the biggest threat to his title chances. However, they did not foresee that they would become stuck behind Vitaly Petrov, and were unable to overtake because of the design of the track, and the flawless driving of Renault’s Russian youngster.
This resulted in Vettel being able to claim the race win quite comfortably, and the amount of points he gained due to the low finishes of his two rivals meant that his crowning as champion provided a fitting end to a very interesting and exciting season.
Vettel virtually led from start to finish, with only some competition coming from Mclaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button. He still needed other things to go his way though, considering the deficit he needed to make up on Alonso and Webber.
Fortune helped him out when Webber pitted early because of underperforming tyres. Alonso was forced to do the same as his team believed the Australian posed the biggest threat to his title chances. However, they did not foresee that they would become stuck behind Vitaly Petrov, and were unable to overtake because of the design of the track, and the flawless driving of Renault’s Russian youngster.
This resulted in Vettel being able to claim the race win quite comfortably, and the amount of points he gained due to the low finishes of his two rivals meant that his crowning as champion provided a fitting end to a very interesting and exciting season.
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