Vettel: I can win title

Sebastian Vettel insists the 24-point gap between himself and Mark Webber is not as big as it looks as he bids to become Red Bull's first World Champ.

Vettel and his team-mate Webber are just two of the five drivers still involved in this year's title fight with Webber leading the way on 187 points while Vettel is the final driver in the running with 163.

However, the German, who has claimed seven pole positions but only two race wins this season, is adamant the gap is not as big as it may appear.

"Whether I'm not 24, 25 or 30 points behind I still could not care less. The new points system scares people more than necessary," Vettel told the Bild.

"Many are not yet familiar with it and that a win counts for 25 points. If I was eight or nine behind with the old system where there were ten for a victory, then it would all look much less dramatic."

Vettel, though, has had a mixed season, coming for a great deal of cricitism as a result of two high profile accidents.

The first saw him take out his team-mate in Turkey while in Belgium he crashed into McLaren's Jenson Button.

But despite the complaints, which had McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh labeling him a "crash kid", the Red Bull racer says he has not once doubted his ability to win the World title.

"In peace lies strength," he added. "We are not panicking but continue to work quietly.

"I believe I can win the title and that is crucial!"

Source: Planet F1

Well anything is possible but with Ferrari making a strong comeback, it will be very difficult for Vettel. :P

I really hope Mark Webber wins as I do feel he truly deserves it, and from what you read in the press is a pretty decent guy, something I don't think you can say about Vettel.

I really hope Mark Webber wins as I do feel he truly deserves it, and from what you read in the press is a pretty decent guy, something I don't think you can say about Vettel.

OmenIWF

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I really hope Mark Webber wins as I do feel he truly deserves it, and from what you read in the press is a pretty decent guy, something I don't think you can say about Vettel.

XSamFisherX

Red Bull, the drink of Champions :P

But seriously, I think this could be Webber's last proper chance at the championship and he fully deserves to win it at least once. Vettel has plenty of time but Webber's growing old and will need to make haste.

Our Redders has done just that, I dunno where he has got to, But I shall Post up in the first post his calculations of what the old points system would look like if was still the same.

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren, 75 pts.)
2. Mark Webber (Red Bull, 74 pts.)
3. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari, 67 pts.)
4. Jenson Button (McLaren, 67 pts.)
5. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull, 66 pts.)
6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari, 50 pts.)
7. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes, 43 pts.)
8. Robert Kubica (Renault, 42 pts.)
9. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes, 15 pts.)
10. Adrian Sutil (Force India, 15 pts.)
11. Rubens Barrichello (Williams, 10 pts.)
12. Vitaly Petrov (Renault, 6 pts.)
13. Kamui Kobayashi (BMW-Sauber, 6 pts.)
14. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams, 5 pts.)
15. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India, 2 pts.)
16. Pedro de la Rosa (BMW-Sauber, 2 pts.)
17. Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso, 1 pt.)

So Lewis would be the Championship leader, not Mark

1. McLaren (142 pts.)
2. Red Bull (140 pts.)
3. Ferrari (117 pts.)
4. Mercedes GP (58 pts.)
5. Renault (48 pts.)
6. Force India (17 pts.)
7. Williams (15 pts.)
8. BMW-Sauber (8 pts.)
9. Toro Rosso (1 pt.)

Tis an interesting way to look at it in the old points system.

Credit goes to Redders for working this out.

Jesus, would be only nine points seperating the top five, it goes to show that either way they did the points it'd still be a really close season. OmenIWF

Indeed. Thanks Redders for doing all the number crunching :D