QUADRUPLE Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel eased to victory in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix yesterday for his seventh successive victory and 11th of the season.
The 26-year-old German led home a Red Bull 1-2 – the 15th time in Formula One and giving them their 100th podium finish – with Australian Mark Webber second, taking him to over 1 000 points in his Formula One career which comes to an end at the end of the season.
German Nico Rosberg was third in a Mercedes.
Vettel’s win drew him level with compatriot Michael Schumacher’s mark of seven successive wins (2004) and should he win the last two races of the season he will equal the overall record of nine held by Alberto Ascari (1952/53).
The German, who also equalled his personal record set in 2011 of 11 race wins in a season, can also equal Schumacher’s overall record of 13 wins in a campaign if he lands the final two races of the season.
Kimi Raikkonen’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lasted only seconds with last year’s race winner parking his Lotus and retiring after a first corner collision.
A weekend that started badly for the Finn, relegated to the back of the grid after his car failed a post-qualifying inspection on Saturday, ended lamely with a broken front suspension after a collision with a Caterham.
The retirement was a major blow for Lotus, fighting for second place in the Formula One constructors’ championship with Mercedes and Ferrari. — SapaAFP
Vettel powers to 11th win of season
The 26-year-old German led home a Red Bull 1-2 – the 15th time in Formula One and giving them their 100th podium finish – with Australian Mark Webber second, taking him to over 1 000 points in his Formula One career which comes to an end at the end of the season.
German Nico Rosberg was third in a Mercedes.
Vettel’s win drew him level with compatriot Michael Schumacher’s mark of seven successive wins (2004) and should he win the last two races of the season he will equal the overall record of nine held by Alberto Ascari (1952/53).
The German, who also equalled his personal record set in 2011 of 11 race wins in a season, can also equal Schumacher’s overall record of 13 wins in a campaign if he lands the final two races of the season.
Kimi Raikkonen’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix lasted only seconds with last year’s race winner parking his Lotus and retiring after a first corner collision.
A weekend that started badly for the Finn, relegated to the back of the grid after his car failed a post-qualifying inspection on Saturday, ended lamely with a broken front suspension after a collision with a Caterham.
The retirement was a major blow for Lotus, fighting for second place in the Formula One constructors’ championship with Mercedes and Ferrari. — SapaAFP
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