Red Bull Racing
Sebastian Vettel - Back to Back F1 Champion
By Ian Lockwood
October 9 2011
“THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!” SEBASTIAN VETTEL DOUBLE FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPION
Car 1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL, Finish Position: 3rd, Start Position: POLE POSITION
“A lot of people have been quite confident about the title, but one of the important things was that we didn’t allow ourselves to drift away with the thought too much. Instead we concentrated on every single step and everything we have done this year and everything we have achieved – then wow. I want to thank all the guys and girls in the factory in Milton Keynes, as it’s not just us here pushing very hard, it’s them as well – from the post office to the design office to the engineering office here at the track, their effort is just incredible. It’s hard to imagine you know, we have two cars and two drivers only and we carry that weight on our shoulders every time we go on track. Sometimes we don’t treat the cars as good as we should, but we always try to get every single bit out of them every race weekend. But it’s phenomenal what’s happened – we set ourselves the target to win the Championship this year and so, to win it by Japan with four more races to go, is difficult to put into words – it’s as confusing as the first one. I never imagined I would win one Championship and so to win this second one is amazing. I have a lot of good memories from Formula One, from watching it when I was young, to now and I feel fortunate and blessed to experience today. There were so many excited people when we did the drivers’ parade today and that was my last thought when I put my helmet on. For drivers, it doesn’t get much better than this, a sunny day and all the fans excited to see what you do – I think that’s what life is about. And so, to wrap up the Championship here is difficult to put into words – it’s more than fantastic.”
Car 2 MARK WEBBER, Finish Position: 4th, Start Position: 6th
“Congratulations to Sebastian – to become a double World Championship is a very good job. All the overtaking during the race was in the pit stops today, with not much on track. We passed a Ferrari and a McLaren, but it was quite even between all of us. I had some contact with Michael Schumacher, which did some damage to my front wing at a crucial part of the race as I was trying to come back through the pack. We made contact, but he got away with it. The safety car didn’t really come at the right time for me – as I was hoping to have a look at Fernando around the stops, but when the field bunches up you have to go through the Michael situation again and it's hard to undercut people. In the end it was a reasonable result; it was a great race for Jenson, it's his second home race in many ways, and congratulations to Seb for the title.”
CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal:
“Firstly, it’s phenomenal for Sebastian Vettel to win his second World Championship. He’s driven magnificently this year and thoroughly deserves this Championship victory, which he has dominated since the first race in Melbourne. It’s the culmination of a lot of hard work and team work and he can be very proud of what he’s achieved. This now places him amongst an elite group of drivers who have realised not only a double Championship – but back-to-back World Championships. The race today was a tight one, we seemed to lose time in the pit lane today – perhaps with our positioning at the end of the pit lane, but nonetheless Jenson drove a strong race and congratulations to him. Third and fourth is still a strong haul of points for the Constructors’ Championship and we have consolidated our lead of 130 points. However, today belongs to Sebastian.”
CYRIL DUMONT, Renault:
“Of course I’m more than happy today! I think we’ve got a magic Vettel this year, last year was already fantastic, but this year he was simply incredible, this small guy! He really earned it; he just never stops working and is always pushing a lot – so it’s richly and well deserved. I’m really happy for him and all the people that are at Renault. We just need to finish the job in the coming races by getting the Team Championship also.”
SEBASTIAN VETTEL STATISTICS
During his Formula One Career, Sebastian Vettel has: …won 19 races (18 at Red Bull Racing, 1 at Scuderia Toro Rosso) …taken 27 pole positions (26 at Red Bull Racing, 1 at Scuderia Toro Rosso) …scored 705 points (664 at Red Bull Racing, 40 at Scuderia Toro Rosso, 1 at BMW Sauber) …achieved two FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS – (2010, 2011)
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The best car all season. Very consistant driving from Seb, only one mistake in Canada. Well deserved title.
Looking forward to a good battle again next season.
"When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
all records get broken eventually
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Completely impossible to prove true or false!
www.racingbulls.net
but also on the flip, f1 drivers are getting younger and younger, heck nigel mansell was 40? when he won title
track and field records get broken very regularly
all sports records get broken eventually thats all i am saying
its not like we have an early 20th century record that hasnt been broken is it
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
www.racingbulls.net
but hey we both know that we will see this record broken before we see our days out wouldnt you agree?
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Quote:f1man
true growler
but also on the flip, f1 drivers are getting younger and younger, heck nigel mansell was 40? when he won title
track and field records get broken very regularly
all sports records get broken eventually thats all i am saying
its not like we have an early 20th century record that hasnt been broken is it
So if Mark was to win hypothetically speaking back to back WDC's next year and the next, would it put him on par with Dara Torres?
"When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
so if bill clinton comes and visits australia next year and the year after does that make him a consecutive australian visitor?
... spelt australian wrong .. reason for edit
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:10:12:02:22:12 by f1man.
Wait retracts that Mark can't get pregnant.
"When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
must be something in the irish water.
or eccentric
heck just wind it bck to '89 and play Expresso yourself by madge
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:10:13:12:48:44 by Whitey*~@.
It's not like he even has the record by 200 runs or something lol.
http://www.patronisef1.com - My solution to F1's 'bore' problem.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011:10:13:14:05:32 by Whitey*~@.
"When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
maybe not tomorrow but it certainly will
heck i am no cricket buff but didnt even mark waugh once get like 200 runs in a one day-er?
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
Say the team is going along at 4 runs per over, the guy who is in the entire time would probably be scoring more than 2 an over, so it would take around 200 overs, or maybe a bit less. That's only 2ish days. Check the cricket records, innings getting to about 200 overs isn't normal, but it's far from rare. Hell, it's been an Australian tactic during our dominant period, bat for a very long time when the pitch is at it's best but only do it once if we can.
Hayden and Jayawardene have got very close to 400 in only the last 10 years, to say it would never happen is a massive stretch.
http://www.patronisef1.com - My solution to F1's 'bore' problem.
The conditions back then were so different,” said Coulthard. “Ferrari could afford to outspend their rivals back then. They had their own test track, Mugello, during a time of unlimited testing. Bridgestone, then in competition with Michelin, were producing custom-made tyres for Michael. It was difficult for anyone to compete with that.
“Nowadays there is no in-season testing and everyone uses the same tyre supplier. And even if Red Bull could afford to outspend their rivals they are not allowed to; the Resource Restriction Agreement limits the amount of personnel and money teams can spend to go racing. Spending power is not the issue.
Also, Michael was clearly the No.1 driver at Ferrari; everything was geared towards him. Often his team-mates simply drove for him. Whatever people may say about Red Bull and their perceived favouritism towards Vettel, not many would question that the Australian receives equal treatment and equal opportunity.” added Coulthard.
www.racingbulls.net
Ofcourse, it may very well be exactly equal opportunity, we'd need Mark in front for a while to find out though...
http://www.patronisef1.com - My solution to F1's 'bore' problem.
14/10/2011 12:04
Crossing my fingers for mark and riccy for next year.
Quote:growler
The oldest athletics World Record still standing is the women's 800m record of Jarmila Kratochvílová from the former Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia: 1:53.28 run at 26 July 1983 in Munich, Germany.
Two words - Juiced Up.
Mark WEBBER 9
hit wonder :-)
Should have been 12 wins except vettel stuffed up
Japan 2007- vettel runs into back of webber during SC ...WTF
Turkey 2010- vettel decides to drive into webber
Malaysia 2013- vettel decides he is just too awesome for team rules
I am a proud Mark Webber Fan
I am also proud that we won the war
I am also a Carlton supporter
I think, therfore i am!
If Webber would win back to backs in 12 & 13 it would put him on par with (Captain Kirk) for going where he's never gone before.
sessions
Quote:FlasheartQuote:growler
The oldest athletics World Record still standing is the women's 800m record of Jarmila Kratochvílová from the former Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia: 1:53.28 run at 26 July 1983 in Munich, Germany.
Two words - Juiced Up.
Luigi Fagioli.
"When you talk, you are repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new." - Dalai Lama
