Sebastian Vettel, king of the final sprint

Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), this Sunday, achieved an unusual feat in Formula 1. Third in the championship standings before the last race of the season, the German managed to win the title by beating his two predecessors, as Kimi Räikkönen did in 2007. But, more than in Abu Dhabi, he It was in the final stretch of the championship that “Baby Schumi” knew how to give everything he had to get his first crown.

After the double victory of Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) in Monza and Singapore, the Spaniard seemed very solid to seek a third world crown. But Sebastian Vettel, never as strong as when he is up against the wall, then put all his strength into the battle. The German then completed an almost perfect course.

During the last four Grands Prix of the season, Sebastian Vettel has indeed splashed the competition of his entire class, by winning three pole positions out of four, that of Interlagos having been stolen from him by Nico Hulkenberg (Williams). And, if his engine had not failed him in Korea, he could have had a perfect race, since he won in Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi.

Despite several mechanical failures (Bahrain, Australia, Korea), despite some youthful mistakes (Turkey, Belgium), Sebastian Vettel rose to the top of the motorsport elite thanks to unalterable motivation and a capable "fighting spirit". to give hope to a team with low morale.

This quality of Vettel, who always believed in himself and his team, even in the most difficult moments, had already almost hit the mark in 2009. But, faced with the thunderous start of Brawn GP and Jenson Button, Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel had gone too far. This time, the German had a tiny margin to show his anger in the home stretch of the championship.