The final race of the 2013 Formula 1 world finished today at the Interlagos circuit in Brazil and from Formula Rapida we want to thank all the readers of our website throughout the world.
Sebastian Vettel, as in the previous eight races, won today with a race dominated from start to finish followed by teammate Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso with whom the Aussie maintained a fierce battle throughout the race.
Behind the podium drivers finished Jenson Button, Nico Rosbreg, Sergio Perez, Felipe Massa, Nico Hulkenberg, Lewis Hamilton and closing the top 10 Daniel Ricciardo.
As we know, today was the last race of Mark Webber in Formula 1. All eyes and signs of affection after the race have focused on him and for once in his life Red Bull has taken away some protagonism of the victory of his teammate Vettel. Mark has shared the podium with his friend Fernando Alonso, and after the race Webber has said to the Spanish: “It was a pleasure to fight you in my last race in Formula 1, I wish you’d had a better car.”
Fernando Alonso meanwhile said goodbye to the broken dreams of a championship, which started well but after his last victory in Spain has been deflated, not him but his car.
Felipe Massa leaves Ferrari with a seventh place, not nice for the Brazilian, who when he placed fourth behind Fernando was penalized with a Drive-Through which has disowned him to that final position. Felipe Massa has relieved he had a pact with Fernando Alonso, as follows: If he was in fourth position and Fernando in third, Fernando would let Felipe be on podium in his home and in his last race with Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton, after Felipe’s Drive Through was in fourth position, but he had touched Valtteri Bottas and made him have a punctured wheel, then he had been penalized with another Drive- Through sending him to its final position.
Mark Webber has climbed to third in the drivers’ world championship by beating Lewis, so he will be going to the FIA gala to pick up his trophy.
Finally the second place in the Constructors’ championship ended up going to Mercedes, the German team had won Ferrari by only six points.
It has been a championship already won from many races by the great superiority of Red Bull, hopefully in 2014 with the change of regulations, things will not be the same and there iwon’t be much difference between cars.