Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel may have finished only sixth in a stunning Brazilian race on Sunday, as McLaren’s Jenson Button headed the Ferraris of title rival Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa home, but it was enough to make him the first triple world champion since the late Ayrton Senna. errari thus stayed ahead of McLaren for the runner-up slot in the constructors’ championship. Webber was fortunate to be fourth after his adventures, as was Hulkenberg to be fifth. Vettel beamed from ear to ear, no longer caring that his damaged Red Bull had been bog slow in a straight line.
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso now knows that he has a mountain to climb in Interlagos on Sunday afternoon if he is to beat Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to the title. As McLaren locked out the front row in qualifying at the Sao Paulo track on Saturday, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, and Mark Webber outpaced Red Bull team mate Vettel, the Spaniard could do no better than eighth in his Ferrari. Alonso will be champion if he wins and Vettel is fifth or lower; if he is second and Vettel is eighth or lower; or if he is third and Vettel is 10th or lower.
Lewis Hamilton trumps Sebastian Vettel to win US F1 Grand Prix Vettel finishes second in front of title rival Fernando Alonso Red Bull driver leads by 13 points before final race in Brazil
31 December 2012, 07:47
2012 TEAM STANDINGS
1 Red Bull Racing-RenaulT - 460
2 Ferrari - 400
3 McLaren-Mercedes - 378
4 Lotus-Renault - 303
5 Mercedes - 142
6 Sauber-Ferrari - 126
7 Force India-Mercedes - 109
8 Williams-Renault - 76
9 STR-Ferrari - 26
10 Caterham-Renault - 0
11 Marussia-Cosworth - 0
12 HRT-Cosworth - 0
31 December 2012, 07:44
2012 DRIVERS STANDINGS
1 Sebastian Vettel - 281
2 Fernando Alonso - 278
3 Kimi Räikkönen - 207
4 Lewis Hamilton - 190
5 Jenson Button - 188
6 Mark Webber - 179
7 Felipe Massa - 122
8 Romain Grosjean - 96
9 Nico Rosberg - 93
10 Sergio Perez - 66
11 Nico Hulkenberg - 63
12 Kamui Kobayashi - 60
13 Michael Schumacher - 49
14 Paul di Resta - 46
15 Pastor Maldonado - 45
16 Bruno Senna - 31
17 Jean-Eric Vergne - 16
18 Daniel Ricciardo - 10
19 Vitaly Petrov - 0
20 Timo Glock - 0
21 Charles Pic - 0
22 Heikki Kovalainen - 0
23 Jerome D'Ambrosio - 0
24 Narain Karthikeyan - 0
25 Pedro de la Rosa - 0
25 November 2012, 22:02
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2012
Button first, Alonso second, Vettel champion
Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel may have finished only sixth in a stunning Brazilian race on Sunday, as McLaren’s Jenson Button headed the Ferraris of title rival Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa home, but it was enough to make him the first triple world champion since the late Ayrton Senna.
errari thus stayed ahead of McLaren for the runner-up slot in the constructors’ championship. Webber was fortunate to be fourth after his adventures, as was Hulkenberg to be fifth. Vettel beamed from ear to ear, no longer caring that his damaged Red Bull had been bog slow in a straight line.
25 November 2012, 08:51
FORMULA 1 GRANDE PRÊMIO PETROBRAS DO BRASIL 2012
Qualifying
Hamilton on pole for title decider in Brazil
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso now knows that he has a mountain to climb in Interlagos on Sunday afternoon if he is to beat Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel to the title. As McLaren locked out the front row in qualifying at the Sao Paulo track on Saturday, courtesy of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, and Mark Webber outpaced Red Bull team mate Vettel, the Spaniard could do no better than eighth in his Ferrari.
Alonso will be champion if he wins and Vettel is fifth or lower; if he is second and Vettel is eighth or lower; or if he is third and Vettel is 10th or lower.
25 November 2012, 08:29
2012 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX
Lewis Hamilton trumps Sebastian Vettel to win US F1 Grand Prix
Vettel finishes second in front of title rival Fernando Alonso
Red Bull driver leads by 13 points before final race in Brazil