Vettel wins his seventh GP of the season in Belgium

It seems as if throughout the 12 Grand Prix that have been disputed so far in the 2011 F1 season all we have been doing is talk about Sebastian Vettel exclusively, but it couldn’t be any other way around when the 24-year-old German from Red Bull Racing is writing history as the youngest driver in the world to ever win two championships in a row. The latest chapter was written at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps last weekend during the Belgium GP; it began with a pole position and ended just in the same way that six of his previous stories had: with Vettel in the highest place of the podium, ratifying his condition as the best driver of the moment. If there are any doubts about his supremacy the numbers back up the words: nine pole positions and seven victories of 12 possible. A 92 point lead over his closest contender and teammate, Australian Mark Webber, and 259 points achieved so far, that’s 3 more points that the ones he got in 2010 after 19 races. Before the three-week break his greatest rivals -Spaniard Fernando Alonso, and the English duo from McLaren Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button- had forecasted a second half of the season more even, as they felt that their vehicles were in the same conditions as Red Bull’s RB6. It took Vettel only one race to prove them wrong, the same that it took Alonso to recognize that “there is a car that is a bullet, and the others are normal”. Humbly he added that they (Red Bull) need to be congratulated for their extraordinary results. Although the Spaniard gave his best at Belgium, where he was able to lead the race for a while despite starting it from the 8th place, the German didn’t have setbacks to snatch No.1 from him. This championship is over, if there ever was one, for Vettel hasn’t seem his crown under attack after 12 races. It is a matter of professionalism that in McLaren and Ferrari they declare that as long as there are chances they will continue to fight. Their cars have never stood a chance to fight for the title, just for a couple of races where the conditions of the circuit had been favorable. The statements from Alonso after the Belgian GP do nothing but confirm it. He said that he received information throughout the race about Button’s position, because “we knew that it was a matter of time for Vettel and Webber to pass us”. That could have been the sensation that they have been experiencing all-season long. One they try to hide from their fans. Both squads were selling the idea that they will fight until the end. With Vettel in No. 1 the podium was completed by Webber and Button, who were No. 2 and No. 3 respectively. Alonso despite his effort finished in 4th place. Next race will be take place on September 11 at Gran Premio Santander d'Italia where Vettel will write chapter 13 of his story as the youngest two-time champion in F1 history.