The points race was over a couple races ago but I'm sure Vettel wanted this last victory of the season. However, plagued by transmission problems the team waved Weber into the lead about halfway through the race. Vettel still got second and thoroughly enjoyed his romp on the podium and his well deserved second championship. Red Bull racing seems to have come from nowhere to suddenly arrive at the top, but in fact it's been a steady climb starting in 2005. That's when the drink company purchased the remains of Jaguar racing from Ford for a symbolic $1. Each year, the cars were better and better until 2010 when they won their first championship.
To my mind the season was marred by the recent addition of 4 new synthetic tracks. China, Korea, India, and Abu Dhabi are lifeless fakes with few spectators. The joke this year regarding the Korea facility was that when the teams arrived this year it looked like after last years race everyone had just left. There was supposedly food still in the fridge leftover from the year before. The location in India was blanketed with smog from nearby Mumbai. I wonder how they got the cows out of the infield?
Bahrain's race was mercifully killed off due to civil unrest. Ecclestone commented about the prospects for the new Austin, TX race as being hampered by "No track and no money". At least I think that's what he said, Bernie was turning away from the camera at the time.
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