Youngest F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel's stylish pictures

German F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel  is the youngest F1 champion and a double time Formula 1 champion too driving for his Red Bull Racing team. He won the F1 Championship in the years 2010 and 2011.

 

Youngest F1 Champion Sebastian Vettel showing his trademark Number 1 sign

Vettel started out as the youngest Formula One driver to drive at a Grand Prix, at 19 years and 53 days. At the 2007 US Grand Prix when he became the youngest driver to score championship points.

Here is a collection of Sebastian Vettel's stylish pictures that I like and which also matches his calm and simple personality.

 

Red Bull Racing's F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel's wallpaper pose

 

A close-up portrait of the Youngest F1 World Champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany

 

Young Sebastian Vettel in his teens when he started racing at the Formula 1 level

 

A grown-up Sebastian Vettel, now a double F1 World Champion for the Red Bull Racing team

 

German Formula 1 Champion Sebastian Vettel in a close-up portrait

Pics courtesy: From the great world wide web..

Vettel had a slow start to this year's F1 championship but Vettel and his team Red Bull are getting better as he won the Bahrain Grandprix last week to open his win account for the 2012 F1 racing season.

Top Sporting Moments of 2011

The year 2011 witnessed quite a few sporting success and surprises... Here are some of the top sporting moments in the year 201, according to me.

1. India's World Cup Cricket Triumph

 

Wallpaper of India's World Cup 2011 Victory

First and foremost being India winning the Cricket World Cup 2011 beating Sri Lanka in Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on 2nd April, 2011. This was India's second World Cup after Kapil Dev's team led India to their first World Cup way back in 1983. Sachin Tendulkar achieved his World cup dream after six attempts playing in World Cups.


2. New Zealand's All Black Team winning Rugby World Cup

 

All Blacks winning Rugby World Cup  after 24 years

The New Zealand men's national rugby union team - the All Blacks winning the Rugby World Cup beating France 8-7 to lift the Rugby World Cup for the second time in Auckland on October 23rd 2011. The first time they won was way back in 1987 which was the inaugural Rugby World Cup.


3. Tennis World Number One Novak Djokovic showing his supremacy in 2011

 

2011 - The Year of Djoker in Tennis

The world no. One Serbian Novak Djokovic dominated this tennis season with a 70-6 win-loss record, which saw the Serbian winning 10 ATP titles, including three of the four Grand Slams - Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open. His 43-game unbeaten streak from the start of the season was an ATP tour record, surpassing John McEnroe's 42-game mark in 1982.
He had a phenominal 2011 where both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal lost their ground to this Serbian star.


4. Formula One Champion Sebastian Vettel's amazing 2011 season

 

Sebastian Vettel winning successive Formula One Championship for Red Bull

German Formula One star Sebastian Vettel claiming his second successive Formula One Championship representing the Red Bull Racing team. It was a strong dominant season of 2011 for Sebastian Vettel as claimed a record 15 pole positions, eclipsing Nigel Mansell's 1992 record. Vettel won 11 races out of the 19 F1 Grand Prix races. He also finished on the podium in 18 of the 19 races he completed. The young German (just 24 years old) is the fast on the rise to be an efficient successor of Michael Schumacher.


5. Virender Sehwag scoring double century (219) surpassing Sachin Tendulkar's 200 in ODI Cricket

 

Virender Sehwag scoring second double century in One Day International Cricket

Virender Sehwag of India scored a double century against West Indies to become the second batsman in the world, after the Maestro Sachin Tendulkar, to score a double-ton in the 50-over game.
The Nawab of Najafgadh became the highest scorer in an ODI innings with 219 runs.


6. French Open Grand slam champion Li Na of China becoming Asia's first singles Grand Slam winner 

 

China's Li Na wining French Open and becoming Asia's first singles grand slam winner

Asia's first singles grand slam winner Li Na - the French Open Women's Champion in 2011. China's Li Na becomes Asia's first-ever Grand Slam title champion when she beat the Italian Francesca Schiavone to win the women's title at Roland Garros.


7. England Cricket Team lifting Ashes beating Australia 3-1 in Australia

 

English Cricket Team winning Ashes in Australia

The England cricket team winning the Ashes series 3-1 at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 7, 2011. England claimed their a first series triumph in Australia in nearly a quarter of a century. The English team dominated the tests in 2011 and ended the year as Number one test team deservingly.


There were many more such sporting moments.. to name a few.. 
1. Lionel Messi taking Barcelona to the 2011 UEFA Champions League title beating Manchester United 3-1
2. New Zealand cricket test team beating Australia in a test match in Australian soil after 26 long years
3. Samantha Stosur winning the US Open Grand Slam 2011 title and thus becoming the first Australian woman to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
4. The Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova winning her first Grand Slam title in the form of Wimbledon 2011. This year saw three new women's grand slam tennis winners.


Wish You All A Happy New Year 2012. Hope the year 2012 will bring many more such sporting moments...

Paul Di Resta & Nico Hulkenberg for Force India in 2012 F1 season

So, the cat is out of the bag atlast... Sahara Force India F1 racing team announces their 2012 F1 season drivers.... Paul Di Resta of Britain and Nico Hulkenberg of Germany (2011 test driver for Force India) would race for Force India in the 2012 season...

 

Paul Di Resta of Scotland finalized for yet another season representing Force India

 

Nico Hulkenberg of Germany starts his journey as the new driver for Force India in the 2012 F1 season

The predictions of Adrian Sutil going out of Force India team after the 2011 season comes true...
Sutil had finished a career-high ninth in the drivers’ standings in the 2011 F1 season, as well as helping Force India to their highest position of sixth in the constructors’ standings.

 

Adrian Sutil is out of Force India lineup for 2012 season 

Hope Sutil gets a good team to race with.. probably the Williams team... he is ready for the big switch now.. 


While Paul Di Resta will continue with the Force India team for his second year, Hulkenberg, would be making a comeback to racing after a year's gap. The highly rated German driver had to take up a reserve role at Force India last year after having raced for Williams in 2010. 

 

Young Nico Hulkenberg who had a wonderful debut season for Williams in 2010 will be back on the race track for Force India

Speaking about the choice of drivers for 2012, Force India team principal Vijay Mallya said Paul and Nico were drivers with tremendous potential. "I think Paul caught the eye of everybody in the pit lane during his rookie season. His speed, maturity and racecraft confirmed that we were right to believe in him and we look forward to working with him again next year. As for Nico, we identified him as a rising star at the end of 2010 and chose to evaluate him during the course of this season." Despite having only limited time in the car, he convinced us that he deserved a race seat for 2012," he remarked.
 

 

British Paul Di Resta is back for Force India again after a wonderful 2011 season

So, here is how the team has changed for Sahara Force India from 2011 to 2012...

 

Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta raced for Force India in 2011 F1 season

 

The new Force India racing team partners - Paul Di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg for the 2012 season

Wishing Nico and Di Resta a wonderful 2012 season for Force India... May the force be with you :)

Sebastian Vettel - 2011 F1 Champion collects his trophy...

Sebastian Vettel collected the Formula 1 world champion’s trophy for a second straight year on December 9th, 2011 at the FIA Prize Giving Gala in New Delhi’s Kingdom of Dreams.

 

Sebastian Vettel with his F1 World Champion Trophy in New Delhi

The Red Bull driver collected the coveted World Champion trophy from FIA president Jean Todt, while team principal Christian Horner was presented with the 2011 Constructors' Trophy by Bernie Ecclestone.

Jenson Button and Mark Webber also received awards for second and third place finishes, respectively in the Drivers' Championship.

"It's great to be here in India at the FIA Gala to collect my second Drivers' Championship Trophy," said Vettel.

"I have had the trophy in my house all year and didn't want to give it back, so this means a great deal to me. It's hard to put into words how it feels to win again; the team stayed focused and made few mistakes and I would like to thank them for all their impressive efforts.

"I would also like to thank Renault who worked so hard all year. The history of Formula One means a lot to me and it's special to know that we are now somehow a part of that," he added.

 

Formula 1 Champion Sebastian Vettel with World Rally Champion Sebastien Loeb 

Vettel famously never led the 2010 Championship until the last day of the season. In 2011, he led from the first day to the last and along the way, scored victories in Australia, Malaysia, Turkey, Spain and Monaco, at the European Grand Prix in Valencia, in Belgium, Italy, Singapore, Korea and India. He only finished off the podium twice during the 19 races, took a record-breaking 15 pole positions and three fastest laps.  Also, in India he became the youngest man to record a grand chelem: taking pole, victory, fastest lap and leading every lap of the race.

 

The 2011 FIA Formula World Champions in the podium - (L to R in podium) Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber 

Some success news for the Indian Grand Prix hosts too.. 

Sameer Gaur of Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) received the Formula One Promotional Trophy for hosting a successful inaugural Indian Grand Prix at a glittering FIA Awards Gala ceremony on Friday.

 

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone presents a trophy to Sameer Gaur, CEO and managing director of JPSI Sports, builders of the Buddh International Circuit

Photo Credit:  by Parivartan Sharma/pool/AFP/Getty Images

Jaypee Sports International (JPSI) managing director Sameer Gaur, the Indian Grand Prix promoters, received the Promotional Trophy for their efforts in hosting a new race on the F1 calendar.
Korea was awarded the same trophy for hosting the first race last year and so did Abu Dhabi for 2009.

"This is indeed a very proud moment and I am honoured to receive this FIA award on behalf of my entire team and everyone whose support was indispensable in ensuring the resounding success of the first even Indian Grand Prix," Sameer said after receiving the award.
"These compliments give us strength and will definitely inspire us to take ensuing events to new heights."

Buddh International Circuit (BIC), which hosted the Indian Grand Prix was awarded the 'Motorsport Facility of the Year' award at the Professional Motorsport World Expo 2011 Awards held in Cologne, Germany recently.

It was also awarded 'Best Motorsport Facility' by CNBC Overdrive. Also, Sameer was named TopGear 'Man of the Year' by BBC and 'Man of the Year' by Man's World Magazine for his efforts to make the first ever Formula 1 Grand Prix in India such a success.

  RedBull Racing driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany with his F1 World Championship trophy

 

Best Wishes for Sebastian Vettel for 2012 Formula One Season

Photo Credit: Reuters and Getty Images

Celebrities at F1 Indian Grand Prix After Party at Lap

Here are some of the pictures of the F1 After party event organized by Arjun Rampal on Sunday 30th October, 2011 night at his night club Lap after a successful F1 Indian Grand Prix race which was won by Sebastian Vettel earlier that day.

 

Arjun Rampal with the guests at the F1 Indian Grand Prix after party at Lap

 

Ferrari Driver Felippe Massa at the F1 Grand Prix of India After Party

 

F1 Racers with models at the after party of F1 Indian Grand prix at Lap

 

Arjun Rampal with wife Mehr Jesia, Gauri Khan and Suzanne Khan at the F1 After Party

  

Models at the F1 After Party event at Arjun Rampal's night club Lap

 

Indian cricketer and star batsman Yuvraj Singh in casuals at the F1 after party event

 

Pacer Ashish Nehra was also visible at the after pary event of Indian Grand Prix F1 race

 

Sahara Force India owner Vijay Mallya at the F1 after party event

 

Shah Rukh Khan at the F1 Indian Grand Prix after party event at Lap

 

Siddarth Mallya - son of Vijay Mallya at the F1 After Party event

 

Deepika Padukone (supposed to be Sid's girlfriend) at the F1 After Party event

 

The stunning Bipasha Basu at the Indian Grand Prix F1 After party event

 

Young couple Imran Khan and wife Avantika at the F1 after party event

 

Indian F1 racer Narain Karthikeyan with wife at the F1 after party event 

 

Preity Zinta arriving for the F1 Indian Grand Prix after party

 

Anil Kapoor striking a pose at the F1 after party

 

Sports fan Rahul Bose at the F1 after party

 

 

Sonam Kapoor arriving for the F1 after party event with designer Manish Arora

 

Anusha Dandekar (supposedly Yuvraj Singh's new girlfriend) at the F1 After event

 

The hosts Arjun Rampal and Mehr at Lap F1 After event party to celebrate the inaugural Indian Grand Prix 2011 F1 race

Pics courtesy:  From various sources in the internet...

Its evident from these pictures that all the stars wanted to get noticed during the inaugural F1 Grand Prix race of India..  the race being a big success in itself... Lets hope the support continues for the rest of the years to come!

Pop diva Lady Gaga performs at F1 Indian Grand Prix after party

Do you know Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta?  Don't get confused its none other than the Pop Diva "Lady Gaga".

Known for her quirky dress sense, Lady Gaga performed at the F1 Indian Grand Prix after party held at Arjun Rampal's club Lap.

 

U.S singer and pop-star Lady Gaga performs at the Lap Buddh International Circuit after party in Noida on Sunday night the 30th of October, 2011

 

Pop diva Lady Gaga performs at the Lap Buddh International Circuit after party in Noida on Sunday night

 

Lady Gaga performing at the Indian Grand Prix 2011 After Party event

 

Lady Gaga was spotted celebrating at the F1 Indian Grand Prix after party with Shah Rukh Khan and Arjun Rampal at Lap club, courtesy of this picture posted by Lady Gaga on her twitter account

 

Lady Gaga was the star attraction at the after party even at Lap after a successful inaugural Indian Grand Prix F1 2011 race event in India

More on F1 Indian Grand Prix event:
Sachin Tendulkar at F1 Grand Prix of India 2011
Celebrities and Sportstars at the F1 Grand Prix of India
Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan at F1 Indian Grand Prix

Visit the above links for sportstars and bollywood stars at the Indian Grand Prix 2011.