2013 Korean Grand Prix

Behind him there was all sorts of drama, with two safety car periods doing a good job of livening things up by closing up the field and giving us some action down the order over the last part of the race. Inevitably tyres played a role as everyone struggled to keep them alive.

This was another faultless performance by Vettel, but it was telling afterwards that both Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso – who finished fifth and sixth – were in a downbeat mood as they reflected on a tough afternoon that brought them little reward. Red Bull is in a different league, was the message.