Vettel talking about the Senna´s.

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Nando
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Vettel talking about the Senna´s.

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Newly crowned triple World Champion Sebastian Vettel missed a good chance to keep his mouth shut and come across like a decent person Sunday after the race.

Interviewer:
"..and then comes the nephew of Aryton Senna, and here in brazil crashes in the back of your car, what did you think at that moment?"

Vettel: (smiles) "Well let's see, the grave of Ayrton Senna is here in Sau Paulo, at the gaveyard in Murumbi.One has to go there and tell him what is nephew did today. which did not help us ..."

Aside from being a dolt for invoking Ayrton's name in Brazil, Vettel is completely in the wrong about the incident with which he almost threw away his championship.
After a bad start, Vettel is P7 and way wide coming into Descida do Logo, Raikkonen almost hits him, di Resta and Senna are just behind on the inside. Vettel decides to take Turn 4 like he's leading the race and there is nobody else close by. Senna, who had gone for the gap has no place to go.
Surely Vettel must have looked in the mirrors...

Contrast that with Alonso who takes a much later apex and leaves just enough room for Hulkenberg, just in case.

That Vettel's car was not seriously damaged is a testament to huge luck though if you listen to Red Bull, everyone's out to get them and they had everything against them. Bah, I'm guessing all the whining is studied for sympathy because 98% of the public thinks Alonso deserved it since he actually had to fight as the underdog.

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Perhaps he should watch this video.
http://vimeo.com/54341331
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Joie de vivre
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He drove very conservatively and Bruno was on inside. He closed his line, what did he expect from such slow and conservativ driving?

I am more surprised how he got out of this accident only with damaged floor and exhaust.

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Joie de vivre wrote:He drove very conservatively and Bruno was on inside. He closed his line, what did he expect from such slow and conservativ driving?

I am more surprised how he got out of this accident only with damaged floor and exhaust.
He's Vunerable when he's not out in clear air with a rocketship that can't be hunted down, thats been proven time and again now, not suprised at all to see him nearly get himself taken out again when attempting to overtake.

As for the damage, unbelievable luck to get away without the race being over.....but hey it's done now.

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Nando wrote:
Vettel: (smiles) "Well let's see, the grave of Ayrton Senna is here in Sau Paulo, at the gaveyard in Murumbi.One has to go there and tell him what is nephew did today. which did not help us ..."
Perhaps he should watch this video.
http://vimeo.com/54341331
That is one of the dumbest things a driver said this season.
He is lucky firstly because he escaped Raikkonen being all over him and secondly because Bruno didin't take his wheel off. Vettel was all over the place there, like he was alone on the track.
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This is only heading in one direction. I'll save everyone the effort.

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