2012 – Sebastian Vettel
A person who is aware of all about title comebacks is Sebastian Vettel, whose first championship in 2010 – a yr that additionally witnessed a change within the points-scoring system, with 25 now awarded for a win – noticed him overturn Lewis Hamilton’s earlier benefit and take his debut title by simply 4 factors from Fernando Alonso.
However when it comes to bouncing again in significantly dramatic model, the 2012 season was particularly memorable. An eventful begin to the marketing campaign noticed a unique driver take victory at every of the opening seven races, with one in every of these claimed by Vettel.
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Alonso, in the meantime, went on to construct a lead within the championship and, with eight races remaining, held 164 factors to Vettel’s 140. The German then bolstered his problem by embarking on a run of 4 consecutive wins within the latter a part of the season, that means that he led Alonso by 13 factors getting into into the finale in Brazil.
That benefit appeared to have shortly evaporated only a few moments into the race, with Vettel dropping to the again of the sector following a first-lap incident with Bruno Senna. Regardless of sustaining injury to his automotive – and enduring a prolonged pit cease amid the arrival of rain – the Crimson Bull driver finally crossed the road in sixth, sufficient to beat second-placed Alonso to the title by simply three factors.
