Monday, November 15, 2010
F1 - The world press hails Vettel
Germany holds its second world championship, after Michael Schumacher. Bild, the most widely read newspaper in the country, entitled "Miracle! Tears! The German Vettel totally! "In a special edition dedicated to the Red Bull driver.
Die Welt believes his side that "the title of Vettel was a fantastic film." Der Tagesspiegel soberly as "the world's fastest."
In France, Vettel is the one with the title "It's young, it is Vettel. The German is surrounded by the two previous world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button.
Ferrari criticized in Spain and Italy
In Spain, Marca title "mistake" of Ferrari. Same view in the daily AS: "shambles Ferrari, Alonso pays." El Mundo Deportivo believes his side as "the mistake of giving the title to Ferrari Vettel. You sport as "The Broken Dream," with a young supporter of Alonso in tears. El Pais insists on "serious error of Ferrari."
Italy is struggling to accept the defeat of the Scuderia. "Ferrari has it all wrong, baby Vettel champion" reads one from the Gazzetta dello Sport. Tuttosport even mentions "suicide" of Ferrari.
The British public
Britain had the last two world champions, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. The Guardian notes that a German, Herman Tilke, Sebastian Vettel has helped in creating a circuit where overtaking is almost impossible, leading to a "frustrating race." The Daily Telegraph says that "Baby Schumi" is now "mature".
The Daily Mail, a tabloid crusade against Alonso instructions from Hockenheim, believes that "justice is done" and that title is not the result of a "race manipulated."