Formula One title to be decided in Sao Paolo

By Raleigh McPherson

SAO PAOLO, Brazil (TheSportsNEXT) November 19, 2012: The Formula One Championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull and second-placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari will have to wait for the coming weekend to know who will win the F1 Championship title this year.

The stage is set for an enthralling finale in Sao Paolo after Lewis Hamilton won the US Grand Prix 2012 on Sunday while Sebastian Vettel finishing second and Fernando Alonso finishing third in Austin, Texas.

Sebastian Vettel had a great chance of wrapping up his third straight championship Sunday as all he needed was a victory in Austin and a somewhat poor performance by Alonso but it didn’t happen for him in the United States and now Brazil has become the center of attraction for the Formula One followers where the coming Sunday will decide who is going to seal the deal.

Sebastian Vettel, by finishing second at the US Grand Prix, secured three points on Fernando Alonso and now has an overall lead of 13 points heading to South America where title will crown him champion for the their consecutive year.

The third Championship title will take Sebastian Vettel, 25, in the elite company of Michael Schumacher and Juan Manuel Fangio to achieve the rare feat.

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Lewis Hamilton wins US Grand Prix 2012

By Raleigh McPherson

AUSTIN, TEXAS, United States (TheSportsNEXT) November 19, 2012: Lewis Hamilton of McLaren won the US Grand Prix 2012 Sunday after championship leader Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull failed to grab his third straight title on his 100^th career start in Austin city of Texas, United States.

All was not lost for the Red Bulls though as they won the constructors’ title for the third consecutive season at the US Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettle finishing the race in second place.

With victory of Lewis Hamilton in Austin, Texas, the race for the F1 Championship title has become even more intriguing as the final race of the season in Brazil next Sunday will decide if Sebastian Vettel can hold on to his slender 13 points lead over Fernando Alonso of Ferrari at Sau Paulo.

Fernando Alonso was the third quickest driver in the US Grand Prix 2012.

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Sebastian Vettel on top of F1 title ladder with Korean GP win

By Liu Shiwen

Sebastian Vettel now leads the F1 Championship race.

YEONGAM, South Korea (TheSportsNEXT) October 14, 2012: The reigning world champion gave chances of his F1 title defence a world of good on Sunday when Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in a Red Bull one-two finish.

With this victory, Sebastian Vettel snatched the F1 title championship lead from Fernando Alonso of Ferrari and still there are four races left in the Formula One season 2012.

The Korean Grand Prix 2012 victory is Sebastian Vettel’s third straight title victory which is his fourth triumph of the ongoing season and 25^th of his F1 career.

After his superb show in Korean GP, Sebastian Vettel has now 215 points in the F1 Championship 2012, six more than Fernando Alonso who has 209 points after finishing third on Sunday.

Mark Webber of Australia also remained in the hunt with an impressive show as he ended second after commencing the Korean Grand Prix 2012 on pole position. Webber was overtaken by his team-mate Sebastian Vettel off the grid into the first corner.

Red Bull became the first Formula One team this season to end with one-two victory.

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Sebastian Vettel reignites title race with F1 Singapore GP title

By Meg Anderson

SINGAPORE: (TheSportsNEXT) September 23, 2012: Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull claimed the Singapore Grand Prix title for second consecutive year on Sunday to reignite the Formula One Drivers’ Championship race.

With his second straight triumph in Singapore, Sebastian Vettel has now jumped to second position in the Formula One drivers' championship thus leaving it wide open.

Sebastian Vettel, who was trailing Lewis Hamilton of McLaren until Lap 22, got a lucky chance as the pole-sitter Hamilton had to drop out due to a gearbox failure and ever since achieving the lead, he never turned back and completed the race in style.

This is Sebastian Vettel’s second victory this season with the first one coming at Bahrain Grand Prix 2012.

Talking to reporters after his triumph, Sebastian Vettel mentioned the gearbox failure of Lewis Hamilton when he said, "We benefited a little bit from Lewis' failure. We had a very, very strong pace all weekend and a good start, which got us in the hunt."

Lewis Hamilton tried his best to carry on with the faulty gearbox which was leading fluid for several laps but had to drop out after finding no solution to the technical problem.

While Hamilton had to drop out, his teammate Jenson Button managed to finish second ahead of Fernando Alonso of Ferrari.

After the Singapore Grand Prix 2012, the Championship race has gotten intriguing as leader Fernando Alonso’s lead has been cut down to 29 from 37 and six races are yet to be played this season.

Vettel stated, “It looks better than before. It's a tough championship but we are still in it, and looking forward to the next few races, and the goal is to beat Fernando."

Interestingly, Paul di Resta of Force India finished with career-best finish of fourth ahead of Nico Rosberg while Kimi Raikkonen of Lotus had to content with sixth as he still finds himself third in the championship standings despite of not winning a single race this year.

The champions driver of yesteryears Michael Schumacher of Mercedes also had to drop out of the Singapore Grand Prix 2012 after a huge crash into the back of Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne.

Team Red Bull after Singapore Grand Prix 2012 Victory

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