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After wrapping up his 2013 title campaign in style with a third consecutive win at the Buddh circuit, the German let his emotion spill over with a series of perfect donuts on the front straight.<\/p>\nSebastian Vettel spent some of his first moments as a quadruple world champion-elect in the stewards office after Sunday’s Indian grand prix.<\/p>\n
After wrapping up his 2013 title campaign in style with a third consecutive win at the Buddh circuit, the German let his emotion spill over with a series of perfect donuts on the front straight.<\/p>\n
“(Engineer) Rocky called for the usual procedure, but I said ‘not this time’,” Vettel grinned as he recalled doing the donuts, stopping the car on the grid and throwing his gloves into the grandstand.<\/p>\n
The Red Bull driver, however, broke a fundamental rule about taking his car straight to ‘parc ferme’ — a crucial procedure to prevent interference with the car and strict compliance with the rules.<\/p>\n
Indeed, FIA officials were quickly on the scene of the abandoned RB9 to ‘neutralise’ it, and Vettel and team manager Jonathan Wheatley were summarily called up by the stewards.<\/p>\n
Dr Helmut Marko, however, said he could not understand the officials’ strict adherence to the rules in such a universally-enjoyed moment of emotion and celebration, calling the FIA’s reaction “unbelievable” and “strange”.<\/p>\n
German commentator Marc Surer said: “The FIA could penalise him, but I hope they turn a blind eye, because this was not just any race but the title decider.<\/p>\n
“On the other hand, the FIA constantly surprises me with the penalties they issue.”<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Lotus’ relationship with the departing Kimi Raikkonen may have imploded in India on Sunday, as the Finn clashed on track with his charging teammate Romain Grosjean.<\/p>\n
The team’s engineering boss Alan Permane admitted to British broadcaster Sky that Raikkonen’s behaviour was “disappointing”.<\/p>\n
And there was a colourful exchange on the radio in the heat of the battle, with one team member saying on the radio: “Kimi, get out of the f***ing way”.<\/p>\n
Raikkonen replied: “Don’t f***ing shout at me.”<\/p>\n
NBC pit reporter Will Buxton said afterwards on Twitter: “Tell you what I’d do.\u00a0 I’d stick Davide Valsecchi in the car for the final three (races).\u00a0 Just for fun.”<\/p>\n
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