2013 F1 Season

19 races · Red Bull RB9

The 2013 season closed Red Bull's era of dominance with Sebastian Vettel's most emphatic display. After a competitive start, the German and the RB9 found a level of form simply out of reach for the rest.

Vettel strung together the final nine races of the year consecutively, an unprecedented streak in the modern era, and posted thirteen wins to claim his fourth straight world title aged just 26, firmly entering the debate of the all-time greats.

The year also produced the "Multi-21" controversy in Singapore, when Vettel disobeyed the team order to hold position and passed team-mate Mark Webber to steal the win, straining an already broken relationship. It would be the last title before the arrival of the hybrid era.

Drivers' Champion

Sebastian Vettel

Red Bull RB9

Constructors' Champion

Red Bull Racing

19 races

Key moment

"Singapore 2013: Vettel ignores "Multi-21" and passes Webber — the most controversial moment of the year."

What if 2013 had been raced 100 times?

We took the real 2013 grid — every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating — and re-ran the full 19-race championship 100 times.

DriverAvg. finishTitles
Sebastian Vettelreal championRed BullP1100%
Mark WebberRed BullP2.70%
Fernando AlonsoFerrariP2.70%
Lewis HamiltonMercedesP3.70%
Nico RosbergMercedesP5.30%
Kimi RäikkönenLotusP5.70%

Sebastian Vettel wins 100% of the simulated championships. Runner-up Mark Webber manages 0%: with that machinery, the real result was very nearly the only one available.

Tags

#vettel#red-bull#2013#RB9#Multi-21#webber#9 victorias consecutivas

Year

2013

Races

19

Winning car

Red Bull RB9

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