Sebastian Vettel staggered into an ocean of champagne and a mass of his Red Bull team's delirious mechanics yesterday evening ufffd still wondering if he had really won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and with it the drivers' world championship
Sebastian Vettel staggered into an ocean of champagne and a mass of his Red Bull team's delirious mechanics yesterday evening ufffd still wondering if he had really won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and with it the drivers' world championship.
After a rollercoaster season, the 23-year-old's victory in the title showdown race at the Yas Marina Circuit was still proving beyond his comprehension hours after a stirring race that he won ahead of the chasing McLaren of Briton Lewis Hamilton.
"I still cannot believe it," he said. "How does it feel? Everyone asks me. It feels good. No, actually it feels fantastic. But I still don't know what to say. "I know things now, that I am on the same level as these other guys ufffd Lewis and Jenson, but also others like (Ayrton) Senna and Michael. But I did not know what was happening in the race. "To be honest ufffd I did not know anything. They did not tell me. I wondered. Then in the last 10 laps, my engineer Rocky (Guillaume Rocquelin) was giving me advice to help me get the car home.
A tearful Vettel let his emotions out during his slowing down lap after the race and again when the German national anthem was played while he stood on top of the podium.
Afterwards, he said: "I am a bit speechless to be honest. ufffd
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