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Sebastian Vettel passed a number of milestones when he guided his Ferrari to victory at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday but perhaps the best news for the German was that the win put him firmly back in the title race.
Vettel, four times world champion, arrived in Singapore 74 points adrift of championship leader Lewis Hamilton. After the Briton was forced to retire his Mercedes for the first time this season, the German cut that gap to 49 points with six races left.
Vettel shrugged off two safety car periods and a track intruder to win for a fourth time in Singapore, move one victory ahead of Ayrton Senna’s 41 career triumphs and notch up his third debut-season win for Ferrari, matching the performance of his idol Michael Schumacher for the Italian outfit in 1996.
“In all fairness I think the car he had in ’96 was a lot worse than the one we have this year, which shows again what a great racing driver he was,” Vettel said.
“Looking back though it has been incredible and I can consider myself very lucky that I have been in a position to always have a great team around me and, looking at our current situation, the team is improving and the spirit is very high.
“We are heading in the right direction. We are delighted with today’s result, delighted with the car but not yet where we want to be and there is still work to do but we must keep our feet on the ground.”
Vettel also praised the chemistry between himself and team mate Kimi Raikkonen, who finished third in Singapore behind Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo, with the Finn admitting their partnership was a good one.
