Vettel wins Eighth Straight Formula 1 Race

2013 FORMULA 1 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX

AUSTIN, Texas (Nov. 17, 2013) – A massive crowd of 113,162 race fans watched Formula 1™ racing’s new driving powerhouse, Infiniti Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel, make history, as the 2013 World Champion driver scored his eighth consecutive Grand Prix victory at Circuit of The Americas (COTA). In doing so, the 26-year-old German topped the record of seven consecutive wins set by his racing idol, Michael Schumacher, who retired after the 2012 season.

Sebastian Vettel wave to the crowd during victory lap at the US Grand Prix

Vettel has claimed 12 races so far in 2013 and can extend his winning streak to nine if all goes well in next weekend’s Brazilian Grand Prix, the final race of the season.

Lotus F1 driver Romain Grosjean claimed the second spot on the podium, while Vettel’s teammate, Mark Webber, took third. Red Bull took home the constructor’s trophy for the race, having already secured the Constructor’s World Championship title two races ago in India.

Pitfull performed following the Grand Prix

The attendance for COTA’s second Formula 1 Grand Prix was 250,324, with 58,276 fans attending Friday’s practice sessions and 78,886 turning out for Saturday’s qualifying rounds.  Following Sunday’s feature race, musical artist Pitbull entertained the crowd with many of his hit songs.

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