It was an extraordinary conclusion to a dramatic season. His focus for the race largely became staying ahead of Webber, who had started fifth, but both principal title challengers got stuck behind traffic after tyre changes and could not reclaim lost ground.Īll the while Vettel powered ahead, building enough of an advantage to ease to his fifth victory of the season and an unlikely title triumph despite a strong finish from the McLaren of Hamilton. The Spaniard started from third on the grid and slipped to fourth when Button overtook him after the start.

He would have guaranteed the title with a top-two placing and would still have taken the crown in the event of a Vettel win had he finished in the top five. The real drama came further down the field with the battle for position between Ferrari’s Alonso and Webber, Vettel’s Red Bull team-mate.Īlonso, a two-time world champion, had held an eight-point lead over Webber and was 15 points clear of Vettel. Vettel, having qualified in pole position, controlled most of the race, surging clear at the front after the early deployment of a safety car and timing his pitstop well. Oracle Red Bull Racing November 14, 2013 On this day in 2010, Sebastian Vettel won the Abu Dhabi GP to become F1 World Champion for the very first time #tbt /DoU0XpKJaB

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