Sebastian Vettel of Germany, the Red Bull driver became youngest
triple champion in the history of Formula One on 25 November 2012 by
finishing 6th behind Jenson Button in the Brazilian Grand Prix. Vettel,
25 got himself involved in opening lap collision and made very little
damage to his Red Bull car in the run in rain-swept conditions at
Interlagos circuit. The only title rival of Vettel was two-time champion
Spaniard Fernnando Alonso who finished in the second position in his
Ferrari. However he had pre-race 13 points deficit while Vettel won the
title by merely three points.
Vettel was the third driver in the history of Formula One to win
three consecutive titles. Others who have done this before are Michael
Schumacher and Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio. The Red Bull team of Vettel
took the third constructors' championship in the sequence on 18
November 2012 in Texas and finished with 281 points while Alonso with
278 points.
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