2011 F1 Season
19 races · Red Bull RB7
The 2011 Red Bull RB7, Adrian Newey's masterpiece, was one of the most dominant cars in history, with a notable aerodynamic edge thanks to the blown diffuser. Sebastian Vettel turned it into a steamroller.
The German took fifteen poles and eleven wins across the nineteen races of the year, and above all a crushing consistency that let him wrap up the championship with huge margin to spare. Rarely has the title fight had so little suspense.
Aged just 24, Vettel became back-to-back world champion, confirming it had been no fluke and cementing Red Bull's dominance over the first half of the decade.
Drivers' Champion
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull RB7
Constructors' Champion
Red Bull Racing
19 races
Key moment
"Vettel in Monza: 120 points ahead with 6 races still to go."
What if 2011 had been raced 100 times?
We took the real 2011 grid — every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating — and re-ran the full 19-race championship 100 times.
| Driver | Avg. finish | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Sebastian Vettelreal championRed Bull | P1 | 100% |
| Lewis HamiltonMcLaren | P2.6 | 0% |
| Fernando AlonsoFerrari | P3.2 | 0% |
| Mark WebberRed Bull | P3.5 | 0% |
| Jenson ButtonMcLaren | P4.8 | 0% |
| Felipe MassaFerrari | P6.3 | 0% |
Sebastian Vettel wins 100% of the simulated championships. Runner-up Lewis Hamilton manages 0%: with that machinery, the real result was very nearly the only one available.
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What if Senna, Hamilton or Alonso had driven the 2011 championship-winning car?