Vettel, RBR Will Be Haunted by Reliability Problems

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Published: March 30, 2010

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In Sebastian Vettel's short career, we have learned thing about the young German, he's fast-blisteringly so as a matter of fact. During the weekend he broke Michael Schumacher's fast lap record while setting pole at the Albert Park circuit, by more than half a second. What's so amazing about that is that  Schumacher set his lap record in a car that had a three liter V-10, stickier tires and more downforce.

Vettel proved his pace from day one in a Formula One car by scoring in the points in the 2007 US Grand Prix in his first grand prix in replacement of the injured Robert Kubica. The following year, while driving for Toro Rosso. Vettel outpaced both his teammate Sebastien Bourdais in the sister STR3 and both Webber and Coulthard in the senior Red Bull team's RB4.

Most people cited the Ferrari engine in the STR3's engine bay as being superior to the Renault unit in the RB4 as the reason for young Vettel's success over the more experienced Webber and Coulthard.

Sebastian Vettel's most impressive accomplishment in 2008 was during the Italian Grand Prix. The race in Monza was plagued by rain the entire weekend, even during the qualifying session. Vettel was able to qualify in the pole position with an impressive show of car control.  Then going all to win his first race from the pole position.

In 2009 with Vettel moving to the senior Red Bull team and the regulation changes which promised to shake up the Ferrari/McLaren domination at the top of the grid. Many people expected the Red Bull team to play a major role in both championship races.

Vettel was able to win four races and finish consistently in the points, finishing second in the World Driver's Championship classification. But what stood out the most about Red Bull's and Vettel's, 2009 campaigns was the string of reliability problems and other retirements that plagued the young German.

Vettel ran most of the last quarter of 2009 with...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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