2013 Formula One Season: Champion Sebastian Vettel Ties Schumacher Record After Brazil GP Win, Teammate Mark Webber Bids Farewell To F1 – ‘A Good Finish To My Career’

The 2013 Formula One season is over after Brazil GP and Sebastian Vettel won the entire series by winning 13 races in the whole season and his ninth straight win immortalizing his name in Formula One alongside Michael Schumacher, who also holds the record for winning nine straight races.

"I'm actually quite sad this season has come to an end," Vettel said. "To win every race since the summer break is unbelievable. The car has been phenomenal. It just kept getting better."

Sebastian who had a poor start after being overtaken by Nico Rosberg in the first turn finished 10.4 seconds behind his teammate Mark Webber after a rushing last few laps.

"It was very interesting race today," Vettel said. "I had to push hard, but I was able to come back at the end of the first lap and then build a gap, which was nice to control from there. But that last pit stop, I was waiting for my tires. There was a bit of confusion that was going on because we had both cars coming in at the same time."

At the same time, Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber raced his last one for the 2013 Formula One Season and his career during the Brazil GP removing his helmet on his last lap while he waved to the crowd. He was

"It was very good finish to my career," Webber said. "It's been a good fight with all the guys that I enjoyed fighting with for most of my career - Seb, Fernando (Alonso), Lewis (Hamilton), Nico (Rosberg) and all the guys who have been in the window for the last five or six years. I want to thank the team (Red Bull). I enjoyed the last few laps."

On third place, Fernando Alonso finished for the last podium spot of the 2013 Formula One Season cemented his spot on second place for championship points after being 155 points behind Sebastian Vettel.

"We finished on the podium, so we finished the season on a high," Alonso said after the last 2013 Formula One season race. "Hopefully for next year, we start with a completely new direction and a positive trend. I'm looking forward to it."

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