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Vettel: A long year of ups and downs
Sebastian Vettel believes 2012 was his toughest season to date, especially as he struggled to repeat his qualifying form from the previous campaign.
While in 2011 the Red Bull racer begun 15 grands prix from pole position, this season he managed the feat just six times with only two additional front row starts.
As a result Vettel was not able to pull away from the chasing pack and instead was forced to fight for track position, claiming just one victory in the opening half of the campaign.
The German, though, put in a late burst at the end, securing four consecutive race victories which gave him the boost needed to overhaul Fernando Alonso in the Drivers' Championship.
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