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Sebastian Vettel has done it again! The 26-year-old German racer created history as he zoomed his way to not only secure his third win in a row in the Indian Grand Prix, but also his fourth consecutive Formula One world title at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday.

Vettel whizzed past the finishing line a mind-blowing 29.8 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg who finished second and Romain Grosjean in Lotus finished third.

Speaking after the race, Vettel said, “First of all I would love to say thank you to the crowds, it was an unbelievable reception today and it’s a shame we are not racing here next year. I'm speechless. I crossed the line and I was empty. I took ages to think about something to say. It's one of these moments where you want to say so many things but you can't,” said Vettel, adding that it's had such a phenomenal season.

“I think the team and the spirit inside the team is so strong; I said it on the radio already – it gives me so much power. It's a pleasure to jump in the car and go out for the guys and girls and try to give it all I have. The car was fantastic today. I didn’t think about the do-nuts before the race today – it just happened. My engineer directed for the usual procedure, but I said ‘not this time!’. There are so many people on the main grandstand here, I just had to do it,” said Vettel.

“I want to say a big thank you to the team to all the people behind us. It was for sure not an easy season and even though people on the outside thought we had it in our hands, I think it was difficult. It a was tough season for me personally, to receive boos even though we haven’t done anything wrong; to overcome that and give the right answer on the track and get acceptance makes me very proud. To join people like Prost, Fangio and Michael is unbelievable. I think this is one of the best days in my life so far. There are so many people that I have to thank; I've always tried to listen and learn and it's incredible to race some of the best drivers in the world,” added the world champion.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury