Sebastian Vettel has not won a race this season, but has won a championship; the one for most overtaking maneuvers in one season. Formula 1 has introduced the new award in collaboration with Crypto.com, the Crypto Overtake Award.
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He narrowly ousted players like Fernando Alonso and Kimi Räikkönen. This award demonstrated the ability of the four-time world champion to seize every opportunity and overtake his opponents.
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He finished the season with 134 overtaking maneuvers against Alonsos 132, whereby Raikkonen ended up in P3 with 127. He celebrated the feat by making the usual end of season donuts at the end of the season.
In his cool-down session, he asked if he had secured the award. “Did we win the overtaking prize or not?” Said Vettel. When his race engineer confirmed this, he jokingly asked, “What is the price? A million jelly beans. Okay, thanks guys. “
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I heard it’s about a million dollars: Sebastian Vettel
As reported by Express. co. In Great Britain, the Aston Martin driver was unsure of what he would get after winning the award. He joked that he heard the price of the win was $ 1 million.
“No! I heard it’s a million dollars! But I’m not sure it could just be rumors.” said Vettel.
Formula 1 F1 – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix – Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – December 11, 2021, Aston Martins Sebastian Vettel in action during the REUTERS / Ahmed Jadallah qualifying
Before the start of the race, Alonso had joked about starting out of the pit lane to win the Crypto.com Overtake Award.
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“I saw that this morning, so yeah, it’s tempting to even start from the pit lane or something to make more passes. Let’s see! “Said the alpine driver.
Vettel wants to start further ahead and get more points despite winning the overtaking prize. In his first year with the returning Aston Martin, he scored 43 points in the season. He wants to start the 2022 season well and make the team championship a future contender.
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Vettel has a contract with the team for the 2022 season with the option of an extension. Let’s see if he can lead the team in the right direction next season.
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