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Vettel in seventh heaven at Abu Dhabi
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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 the team its 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).
Once again, as he did in India last Sunday when he sealed his fourth title, Vettel threw his car into a series of ‘doughnut’ pirouettes on the Yas Marina circuit to delight the crowd. A week ago, he had been reprimanded and fined for his celebrations.
“I think Sebastian can pay the fine this week,” said team chief Christian Horner. “That was a champion’s drive.”
Vettel, recording the 37th win of his career, started second alongside Webber but the Australian once again failed to benefit from starting from pole, he has won just once on the last nine occasions he has started there.
Frenchman Romain Grosjean of Lotus finished fourth.
Two-time champion Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who had started 10th for Ferrari, came home in fifth position and recorded the fastest lap ahead of Briton Paul Di Resta of Force India.
Briton Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes was seventh, Brazilian Felipe Massa of Ferrari eighth, Mexican Sergio Perez of McLaren ninth and German Adrian Sutil of Force India 10th.
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