From karting to F1 world champion
The
dust has settled, the racing cars are parked, and Sebastian Vettel of
Red Bull Racing team is in the history books as the youngest Formula
One world champion ever.
Vettel was five
points and eight points behind championship leader Fernando Alonso of
Ferrari and his own team-mate Mark Webber, respectively in the
standings. But, after gaining pole position on Saturday evening Vettel
never had to look back.
While the progress
of Webber and Alonso were hampered by an early pit stop which left them
behind slower cars, Vettel led for the whole race to take victory and
the world title.
Dietrich
Mateschitz, was there to see the man he and the Red Bull team had
nurtured from a boy in karting to become the best driver of 2010.
“It’s an
unbelievable outcome. Vettel has had some tough times and he’s had his
issues with reliability, but he’s never lost his focus. He’s the
youngest ever Formula One World Champion and a very deserving one,” Red
Bull Principal, Christian Horner said after the race.
“We mustn’t forget
Mark (Webber) in all this and what an incredible job he’s done this
year. He’s driven superbly well. It could have gone to either one of
them this year and it’s a great privilege to have these two guys in our
team. I’d like to thank every single member, all our suppliers,
everyone at Red Bull and Dietrich Mateschitz for his unfaltering
support. It’s been a very, very big week.”
But there will not be much time to be jubilant and partying as
testing for the 2011 campaign starts this week in Abu Dhabi, the scene
of Vettel’s unforgettable experience.
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