Newey: Vettel must be considered one of the greatest

Adrian Newey has once again achieved a car exceptional by designing the RB9 for the 2013 season. Sebastian Vettel has won everything since the restart at Spa-Francorchamps by winning 6 consecutive victories and is celebrating its fourth title in a row in India. The German who has 10 successes since the start of the year equals Alain Prost and can now aim for the records of Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher. “Sebastian must now be considered one of the greatest of all time”, declared the technical director of Red Bull Racing. “He makes mistakes sometimes, but he always learns from them. He is very humble and the success and fame experienced in recent years have never gone to his head. He keeps both feet on the ground. »

The British engineer also wanted to highlight the work carried out by the entire Milton Keynes team which also signed the fourth title in a row in the Manufacturers' Championship. “It’s hard to put these successes into words. We knew we had a good chance of winning both titles, but it's one thing to think about it and another to achieve it. It’s almost a relief to achieve this. It is a reward for the work, talent and focus of the men and women who work in Milton Keynes. We started off by having a very good season in 2009 against all expectations, and these four consecutive double titles are absolutely magnificent. »

Discover the analysis of the Indian Grand Prix carried out by our special correspondents in issue 1933 of AUTOhebdo, available from Tuesday in digital version on all platforms, and from Wednesday on newsstands.