As if his third world championship wasn’t enough, Sebastian Vettel has also been presented with the DHL Fastest Lap Award for 2012. As the name suggests, the award is handed out the driver who sets the most fastest laps across each Formula One season. It’s been going since 2007 and this is Vettel’s second win, following his success in 2009.
The German ace collected six fastest laps in 2012: Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Canada, Hungary, Japan and the United States. He beat a trio of drivers who each registered a pair of fastest laps during the year: Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen and Nico Rosberg.
The following drivers each posted a single fastest lap: Romain Grosjean, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Hulkenberg, Kamui Kobayashi, Sergio Perez, Michael Schumacher, Bruno Senna and last year’s winner Mark Webber. You’ll notice Fernando Alonso’s name is not among them. Although, he did win the award back in 2010.
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