F1 2012: Vettel Must This Year Share the Red Bull Metal

To call into question Sebastian Vettel's dominance over the past two seasons would be unfair. Every title runner up could conjure many ifs and buts courtesy of hindsight. Though, there is no doubting the absence of a rear diffuser, creating additional down force when a driver is off the throttle, is hurting the German’s pursuit of a hat-trick of titles. What it has done however, is returned racing emphasis to time spent on the pedals, acceleration and braking. Perhaps it is no coincidence that this has seen not only Vettel pegged back, but also the re-emergence of alleged "has beens," Michael Schumacher and moreover Kimi Raikkonen. Germany senior’s campaign thus far has not been particularly point-friendly, yet it seems he now h...

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