The F1 paddock is split between either raging against Sebastian Vettel’s current dominance, or accepting that the 2011 crown seems destined for the head of the 23-year-old German.<\/p>\n
“If he keeps it up like this, the season will be over at half distance,” the blunt RTL commentator and triple world champion Niki Lauda said after Turkey.<\/p>\n
At Istanbul Park, Vettel continued his perfect pole record and won his third race of the season, moving France’s L’Equipe to dub him ‘Mr 93 per cent’.<\/p>\n
That is a reference to the fact the Red Bull driver is only 7 points short of having captured a maximum 100 points haul from the first four rounds of 2011.<\/p>\n
“If it continues like this, it is no longer a question or if (Vettel) will win the championship, but just when,” wrote La Gazzetta dello Sport.<\/p>\n
McLaren’s Jenson Button, however, sounded angry when told by reporters that Vettel will almost certainly defend his title.<\/p>\n
“What’s the point in saying that?\u00a0 We might as well fu**ing go home.\u00a0 I mean, come on guys, let’s not make it too negative,” said the Briton.<\/p>\n
But Button’s teammate Lewis Hamilton acknowledged: “It’s very similar to when Schumacher was dominating.\u00a0 Now Sebastian is dominating.”<\/p>\n
Told the season could be over after as few as 10 races, he responded: “I don’t have a fear that will happen, but it is possible.\u00a0 But it is also possible we could catch up and overtake them.”<\/p>\n
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