Splurging champagne after the race in Yokohama, this German prodigy has also created various records enroute to his second world championship.Vettel finished third, clinching the coveted Drivers' title at F1 with still four races in the pipeline.
Celebrating Vettel's success, thousands of Germans in his hometown of Heppenheim turned out for champagne showers, fireworks and free beer.
'Sometimes you need to pinch yourself, to realize its real', said the 24 year old, basking in glory of his incredible feat.
Since his association with Red Bull in 2009 season, Vettel has been in phenomenal touch.After finishing Runners up in the 2009 season, securing Rad Bulls first pole position and team win the the teams history.His performances inside as well as outside the cockpit have been impeccable.
From racing karts in 1995 to being a two-time world champion in 2011, Sebastian Vettel has indeed come a long way.His is a quintessential story upon which most champions on this planet are bread.His arrival on the F1 scene was with BMW Saubers as a test driver.He had a brief stint with the Torro Rosso team in 2008, where his performance in the Monaco Grand prix brought him into reckoning.But, his breakthrough performance came at the Italian Grand Prix that year where he became the youngest grand prix winner in the history of F1.
His performance in the last two seasons has been nothing but phenomenal.It has been schumacheresque.He has already aggregated 12 poles in the seasons with four races still to go.Riding high with the Red Bull, Vettel has drove flawlessly all throughout the season till date.The dominance he has shown in the season has been in congruency with what Roger Federer, Garry Kasparov, Tiger Woods and Sachin Tendulkar have shown in their fields.
Team boss Red Bull, Christian Horner believes that this has been a landslide season in F1 and as we go by the stats, its hard to disagree with him.Vettel has been invincible this season, whizzing with his much fancied counterparts with utter disdain.The McLarens piloted by Former World Champions, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have been outclassed and stunned since the beginning of the season itself.The case with Fernando Alonso's Ferrari has been somewhat similar as the dexterity of the spaniard has been insufficient to combat with the sheer pace and the superlative use of the KERS by the German champion.Vettel's dominance has been such that even the analysts and former champs have touted him to surpass the legend himself, Michael Schumacher.Hailed by media as 'Baby Schumi', Vettel has completely demolished all opposition and outclassed all fellow racers this season.Winning the championship with a record 324 points and still counting, Vettel alongwith teammate Mark Webber may have just gifted the Consructors' crown to Red Bull Racing once again.Well, it seems that Red Bull has indeed hit the bull's eye with Sebastian Vettel in their dock!
With another prodigy in the making, after the great Boris Becker, the Germans are elated.For me, the jubilation is a little subdued as Indians hardly finish the races, let alone finishing on the podium; but I'm waiting in anticipation for the highly hyped Indian Grand Prix to watch the fat ladies vroom at 320 KPH and the engines gallop at 18000rpm, it promises to be a spectacle.The fan in me wants Vettel to continue his supremacy but the Indian in me implores Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandok to score points and end their dismal runs in the season.
Signing off (from the chicane)
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