Horner: Vettel a star for the now and the future

I like Vettel. He's a good driver as he has demonstrated last year and this year. Plus he's a genuinely humble and nice fella. The problem is, the dog eat dog world of F1 will eat him up and spit him out if he's not careful. Just like at Melbourne, he didn't need to apologize because it was not 100% his fault. Kubica didn't bother to apologise. Still I hope he will go on to win more races and become world champion one day.

Monday 20th April 2009

Christian Horner reckons Sebastian Vettel is a World Champion in the making after the German claimed Red Bull's debut win in Sunday's Chinese GP.

Vettel, already dubbed 'Schumi 2' by the German media, put in a stellar performance at the Shanghai circuit this past weekend, claiming pole position despite very little running on Saturday and then following that up with the win on Sunday.

It was the 21-year-old's second grand prix victory, after making history last year when he became the youngest-ever F1 race winner when he took the chequered flag at a wet Italian GP driving for Toro Rosso.

"Sebastian has demonstrated his prowess in the wet. But, for me, his performance in qualifying in difficult conditions was unbelievable," Horner told The Sun.

"He was under real pressure to deliver with only one lap available to him. It was a mightily impressive job. What he has achieved in such a short space of time, he clearly stands out."

But whether the German is in the same class as defending F1 Champion Lewis Hamilton is down to opinion, although Horner believes he has a star of the future in Vettel.

"For sure he is a very exciting prospect. It's difficult to say how he compares to Lewis Hamilton as Lewis doesn't sit in our car. But in coming years, he's going to be one of the predominant drivers in F1.

"Sebastian's just matured so quickly. The spare capacity that he has whilst driving the car marks him out as a real star. Not just for now but for the future."

Source : Planet F1