ZitatSaturday morning went quite well, qualifying was shit and today was well again. Yeah, happy with second.
Q: (Sven Haidinger - Sport Woche) Sebastian, how did it feel to make almost all the overtaking moves into the chicane where you had the crash with Jenson some years ago? Was it good for your morale?
ZitatI fucked up a couple of years ago when I pushed him out of the race which was not nice, so I learned my lesson. It was very tight but I knew I had to get past.
Zitat Sebastian Vettel suggests Red Bull had to overcome 'dirty tricks' to win the 2012 title Champ says "people did some things that we would never consider"
Last Updated: November 26, 2012 1:27pm
Sebastian Vettel has claimed Red Bull had to contend with "dirty tricks" during the course of the 2012 season as they battled for their third consecutive championship double.
The German driver ultimately clinched his third successive Drivers' title from Fernando Alonso by a mere three points after enduring a roller-coaster of a Brazilian GP on Sunday in which more than once the title appeared to have slipped out of his grasp.
After the race a clearly relieved Vettel told Sky Sports F1 that "on track, off track, I think for me it was the toughest season" and later in further TV interviews he appeared to elaborate on those thoughts still further.
"A lot of people tried to play dirty tricks but we did not get distracted by that and kept going our way and all the guys gave a big push right to the end," he told TV reporters.
Although the 25-year-old didn't specify either what or whom he had been unhappy with, in a later interview with journalists he suggested unspecified "people" resorted to tactics Red Bull would never contemplate themselves.
"We remained ourselves throughout the whole year, even though people did some things that we would never consider to do, trying to achieve our targets," he told journalists.
"But it's not in our hands, and it's not our job to rate and to comment so much. We have to make sure we do our own homework."
Initial speculation suggested Vettel's ire may have been directed at the strong rumours earlier in the season that he had agreed to join Ferrari for 2014, or the Italian team's decision to deliberately invoke a gearbox penalty on Felipe Massa's car at the penultimate round in Austin to aid Fernando Alonso's title bid.
Red Bull were also at the centre of several technical controversies earlier in the season in which clarifications of regulations forced them to change aspects of their cars on more than one occasion.
But asked directly by journalists what exactly he had been referring to, Vettel insisted he wouldn't be getting into a deeper discussion, as Red Bull had tried to ignore any form of attempted destabilisation all season.
"Sorry, but I think I mentioned everything I have to mention," the 25-year-old replied.
"I think it's clear but it's not for us to rate. I said as well in the same sentence, but obviously you don't pass it on, as usual, it's not for us to rate or comment on that, because it's not our decision, it's not in our hands.
"We have to focus on what we have, what is in our hands and getting excited about what others are doing - what's the point?"
I know I'm stupidly late but I think I've only just recovered from the highs and lows from last weeks race. I was so scared that it wasn't going to happen for Seb and I'm over the moon that he's done it. Triple world champion! t" title="hat" />
Does anyone know if the Autosport Awards are going to be streamed live on their website like they were last year? I'm still laughing from Seb's speech/interview from last year " title="ha" /> So I'd like to see them this year too " title="hmm" />
Zitat von Olgahi ish! " title="hug" /> i bet you are the happiest girl now!
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I'm still on cloud nine! After he was backwards after the first turn I thought it was all over, I couldn't believe it when the chequered flag dropped! " title="ii" />
ZitatSebastian Vettel versus Fernando Alonso again at AUTOSPORT Awards By Sam Tremayne Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 11:57 GMT
AUTOSPORT Awards 2011Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso will resume their rivalry at tonight's AUTOSPORT Awards in London.
Both men staged remarkable Formula 1 title challenges over the course of 2012, with Vettel finally prevailing in a wild and dramatic Brazilian Grand Prix finale.
They are both leading contenders in the International Racing Driver of the Year category, although they also face competition from McLaren pair Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, plus comeback king Kimi Raikkonen.
Button won last year's British Competition Driver of the Year prize and will be up against team-mate Hamilton again in this category. Rob Huff will also be a contender after his World Touring Car Championship title.
The AUTOSPORT.com Rookie of the Year award pitches top F1 newcomers Daniel Ricciardo, Romain Grosjean and Jean-Eric Vergne against each other. Their rivals include rising star Robin Frijns, Formula 2's teenage sensation Matheo Tuscher, and GP2 ace James Calado, plus IndyCar's Simon Pagenaud.
Other categories include International Racing Car of the Year and International Rally Driver of the Year, while the evening ends with the announcement of the winner of this year's McLaren AUTOSPORT BRDC Award, which will involve one of six young British drivers receiving a McLaren F1 test and a £100,000 prize.
You can follow the 2012 AUTOSPORT Awards Live on AUTOSPORT.com from 21:30 GMT.