Sebastian Vettel now has one eye on the F1 world championship title after winning a fourth straight victory in the Korean Grand Prix on Sunday. After this win, Vettel extended his lead to a very impressive 77 points with five races to go over nearest championship contender Fernando Alonso, who finished sixth in Korea.
Vettel could seal the championship as early as next week in Japan.
Vettel wasn’t as dominant as he was in Singapore recently when he won by over 30 seconds, but the mighty German led all the way and topped second-place Kimi Räikkönen by over 4 seconds. Romain Grosjean completed the podium by finishing third, almost 5 seconds behind the three-time defending series champion.
Formula One Sunday 6th October
At Korean International circuit
Yeongam, South Korea
Lap length: 3.49 miles
1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 55 laps, 1:43:13.701, 111.465 mph.
2. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Lotus, 55, 1:43:17.925.
3. Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 55, 1:43:18.628.
4. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Sauber, 55, 1:43:37.815.
5. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 55, 1:43:38.956.
6. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 55, 1:43:39.890.
7. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 55, 1:43:40.399.
8. Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 55, 1:43:45.963.
9. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 55, 1:43:48.091.
10. Sergio Perez, Mexico, McLaren, 55, 1:43:48.856.
11. Esteban Gutierrez, Mexico, Sauber, 55, 1:43:49.691.
12. Valtteri Bottas, Finland, Williams, 55, 1:44:00.750.
13. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Williams, 55, 1:44:03.714.
14. Charles Pic, France, Caterham, 55, 1:44:17.279.
15. Giedo van der Garde, Netherlands, Caterham, 55, 1:44:18.202.
16. Jules Bianchi, France, Marussia, 55, 1:44:21.671.
17. Max Chilton, England, Marussia, 55, 1:44:26.599.
18. Jean-Eric Vergne, France, Toro Rosso, 53, +2 laps, Retired.
19. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Toro Rosso, 52, +3 laps, Retired.
20. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 50, +5 laps, Retired.
Not Classfied
21. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 36, Retired.
22. Paul di Resta, Scotland, Force India, 24, Retired.
Drivers Standings (After 14 of 19 races)
1. Sebastian Vettel, Germany, Red Bull, 272 points.
2. Fernando Alonso, Spain, Ferrari, 195.
3. Kimi Raikkonen, Finland, Lotus, 167.
4. Lewis Hamilton, England, Mercedes, 161.
5. Mark Webber, Australia, Red Bull, 130.
6. Nico Rosberg, Germany, Mercedes, 122.
7. Felipe Massa, Brazil, Ferrari, 89.
8. Romain Grosjean, France, Lotus, 72.
9. Jenson Button, England, McLaren, 58.
10. Paul di Resta, Scotland, Force India, 36.
11. Nico Hulkenberg, Germany, Sauber, 31.
12. Adrian Sutil, Germany, Force India, 26.
13. Sergio Perez, Mexico, McLaren, 23.
14. Daniel Ricciardo, Australia, Toro Rosso, 18.
15. Jean-Eric Vergne, France, Toro Rosso, 13.
16. Pastor Maldonado, Venezuela, Williams, 1.
Constructors Standings
1. Red Bull, 402 points.
2. Ferrari, 284.
3. Mercedes, 283.
4. Lotus, 239.
5. McLaren, 81.
6. Force India, 62.
7. Sauber, 31.
8. Toro Rosso, 31.
9. Williams, 1.
Photo by LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC
There’s still a chance for Fernando, I think, so we have to stay on top of our game. But to be honest, I think I said on the podium, we’re just having a good time.