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Vettel creates Formula One history
Vettel Creates Formula One history, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel, Buddh International Circuit. In achieving a hat-trick of wins, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel created history at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday by becoming the youngest in Formula One history to win four Grand Prix titles
In achieving a hat-trick of wins, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel created history at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday by becoming the youngest in Formula One history to win four Grand Prix titles. Along the way, he emulated Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio he clinched a fourth straight Formula One world title with three races to spare by winning the Indian Grand Prix.
The sixth straight win marking the tenth in 16 races this season and 36th of his career left him poised to shatter more records in the remaining three races in Abu Dhabi, America and Brazil. Pole-sitter Vettel pitted early to change his soft tyres but then sped through the field to win 30 seconds ahead of Mercedes's Nico Rosberg, with Lotus driver Romain Grosjean third. Vettel celebrated in uproarious fashion by spinning doughnuts in front of the grandstand.
He then stood on top of his Red Bull and saluted the crowd before bowing to his car in mock worship. Despite teammate Mark Webber's retirement with a mechanical problem, Red Bull also sealed their fourth straight constructors' title in what has become an era of dominance.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, who was Vettel's nearest challenger going into the race but 90 points adrift, managed only 11th place. If he wins all three, Vettel will equal Schumacher's record of 13 wins in 2004 and become the only driver to secure nine consecutive victories in a season. Italian Alberto Ascari drove a Ferrari for nine straight wins, but his run was spread over two seasons in 1952 and 1953. The German, who won the Indian race in both 2011 and 2012, once again dominated the circuit with record times in all three practice sessions this year and a perfect qualifying round on Saturday.
Vettel, made a quick change to medium tyres after the second lap and dropped to the back of the field, but was he returned to second place by the 21st lap behind Webber. The German regained the lead in the 30th lap but then saw Webber drop out of the race in the 40th due to gearbox problems. As Vettel took charge in familiar fashion, his team were taking no chances in the pitlane and at one stage even admonished him for trying to set the fastest lap.
