Sebastian Vettel admits to have cried under his helmet – Formula 1 news
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has admitted that he cried under his helmet as he reached the finish line to become the youngest triple champion this weekend.
“I cried under my helmet,” he told Germany's Bild. “Thank God the radio was broken so nobody could hear my wailing like in 2010. Right up until the end I really didn't know if it would be enough. I saw images from much earlier, when I was a child sitting
in a go-kart... it was like in Abu Dhabi in 2010. And at the same time you're still in the middle of the race.”
Vettel added that he was so deeply focused on his driving right up to the end of the race that he would not have responded even if somebody had tapped him on the shoulder. He said that winning consecutive titles definitely puts him in the spotlight due to
which people’s expectations from him obviously increased. He told that he will not say that he has never committed a mistake but he has been taught to be honest.
The young driver has been compared to the German legend Michael Schumacher throughout his career and his latest achievement has neared him to break Schumacher’s record but like before, Vettel insisted that comparing him to Schumacher is not right and his
chances of breaking his records are still far away. Schumacher, who drove the last race of his career this Sunday, had allowed Vettel to overtake him.
Vettel’s championship rival for this season was Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso, just like it had been in 2010. Alonso had been leading the championship for most of the season but then the Red Bull driver took four consecutive race wins that put him in the lead.
The Brazilian Grand Prix began with Vettel thirteen points above Alonso. The Ferrari driver was second which did not help him win the title as Vettel won it by three points despite finishing in sixth place. Red Bull team has admitted that this season was as
difficult as the one in 2010.
Vettel has expressed his appreciation for his rival stating that he respects him for not giving up right until the end of the race.
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