Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel has become the Youngest Formula One driver to win three consecutive world championships following Sunday’s wet and chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix.
The German finished sixth after fighting back with a damaged car from last on the opening lap, with the roller coaster race eventually won by McLaren’s Jenson Button.
Vettel’s sole rival for the title, Fernando Alonso needed victory to stand any chance of winning the championship ,but the Spaniard could only manage second, with Brazilian Felipe Massa third.
Vettel clinched his championship triple at the age of 25 years and 152 days, beating Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna’s record, who was 31 years and 200 days when he achieved the feat in 1991.
