Berlin -
In the World Cup overall standings, it was only enough to place two, but after the latest survey, he is the true Champion: The Formula 1 team bosses have chosen the best driver Sebastian Vettel of the year.
This is the result of a survey of all the racing team bosses, which published the magazine "Auto Sport".
The Heppenheim sat still ahead of world champion by Jenson Button. "This recognition is an honor after a season with many ups and downs," said Vettel. However, his election would not help in future to be even faster on the track. "There will still be on me to prove in the coming season," said the 22-year-old.
The Hesse received in the Formula 1 rules ajar points standings of the team bosses 76 of a possible 100 points. The Briton Button took it in second on 67 points. Third was McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton (65). German Adrian Sutil as the second best was eight points to rank ten.
Vettel's boss Christian Horner was full of praise for his pilots. "I'm sure he has the makings for a future world champion," said the Briton. "It is easy to forget how young he actually still is. He is very mature, as he works with the car and its engineers - which is remarkable when you consider that he is just old enough to rent a car. "
