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Vettel tells Ferrari: More success to come

Sebastian Vettel has told Ferrari he is certain they will enjoy more success as a pairing after his first victory for the team.

The four-time world champion won just his second race for Ferrari in Malaysia last weekend, beating the previously dominant Mercedes in a straight fight. Following the victory, Vettel returned to Maranello to celebrate the win and he said he is convinced there will be “many more great moments” for him as a Ferrari driver.

“It was a very emotional moment,” Vettel said. “I have won many races, but the first one with Ferrari is very, very special.

“On Sunday night I wanted to celebrate with the mechanics and I said to them, ‘thanks a lot, but I want to be one of you, no more no less. I am part of the team and, even if out on track, I’m alone, I know that really I never am, because I am always with you.

“I want to thank you for giving me a nice car and I think, in fact I know, that we will experience many more great moments together.”

Vettel’s win at Sepang was the 40th of his Formula One career, leaving him just one victory behind Ayrton Senna on the all-time winners list.

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Andrew Lewin

Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.