Sebastian Vettel made history in Japan on Sunday after securing third place, giving him enough points to win his second world drivers’ championship.
The 24 years and 99 days old German becomes the youngest ever double world champion and he did it in the best way possible by securing his titles back-to-back.
The Red Bull driver was understandably full of emotions and remained silent in his car as he crossed the finish line on lap 53, before congratulating his team.
Vettel described the year, in which he’s won nine races so far, as ‘fantastic’ in the post-race press conference.
“It’s difficult where to start,” he said. “Obviously, it’s such a long year and we had a fantastic year. The good thing is, it’s not over.
“Today’s race was not so easy. I think we weren’t that quick on the soft tyres, as we hoped to be. We lost two positions. I think we had a very good car but it was difficult to get past Fernando. I think I got my move of the year in Monza, I don’t think he’s letting me through this way twice.
“To win the championship here is fantastic. There’s so many things you want to say in this moment, but it’s hard to remember all of them.
“I’m so thankful to everyone in the team. We’ve got so many people working day in, day out. Pushing hard to build those two cars, and to fight for a lot of points, and fight for the championship. It’s great to achieve the goal that we set ourselves going into this year.”
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