World Champ takes chequered flag half a minute ahead of team-mate
Sunday 3 November 2013 23:47, UK
World Champion Sebastian Vettel scored his seventh straight victory of the season on Sunday with a dominant performance in the Abu Dhabi GP.
Kimi Raikkonen's race summed up his weekend perfectly. Having threatened a boycott at the start of the weekend in protest at Lotus's inability to pay his wages, the Finn had started the race at the back of the grid after his car failed a post-qualifying scrutineering check. But he only managed two corners before colliding with a Caterham and had left the track before the race was half run. The impression was that Raikkonen couldn't wait to get the hell out of there. Contrast that with the reaction of Vettel, who once again performed doughnuts after - yet again - proving a class apart. On this form, a run of nine straight wins to finish the season appears more than likely. MW