Prost

Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany takes a sip of Jägermeister, a German liqueur, as he celebrates with his team after the United States Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas on Sunday in Austin,Texas.

Vettel promised he would never get used to winning, even as he celebrated a record eighth victory in a row at the US Grand Prix on Sunday. Asked whether he felt like pinching himself at what he had achieved, Red Bull’s quadruple world champion grinned: “Not just step back and pinch. I think step back and hit hard. That’s more like it.” Amid the back-slapping and champagne being sprayed in the Red Bull hospitality, Vettel and team principal Christian Horner struggled to come to terms with a season that continues to rewrite the record books. Red Bull, like their 26-year-old driver, have won every title for the past four years but this year has set a new level of dominance.

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