We rate the drivers after the Brazilian GP
Sebastian Vettel showed the tricky conditions were not a problem for him, as he stormed to his ninth consecutive victory in Brazil. EDD STRAW rates the field after the final race of the season
Red Bull-Renault RB9
Start: 1st
Finish: 1st
Strategy: 2 stops (medium/medium/hard)
Rating: 10
Vettel demonstrated his wet-weather prowess in qualifying, nailing not one but two laps quick enough to give him pole by six tenths of a second. Only in Malaysia and India was his qualifying advantage greater.
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