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Lewis Hamilton took time out of his schedule to visit a number of India's under-privileged children following Sunday's grand prix. The Mercedes driver, who finished sixth in the race at the Buddh International Circuit, spent time in Kolkata on Monday, meeting a number of kids affected by poverty.
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Nico Rosberg has taken to Twitter in a bid to name-and-shame a thief who stole his race helmet at the German Grand Prix. Rosberg posted two CCTV pictures of a man who he alleges broke into the Mercedes garage.
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Through the smog of flyblown Delhi, Sebastian Vettel's joy glowed in his every emotional gesture. He had just fought through the field to win the Indian Grand Prix and now he was showing us all what it meant to become the champion motor racing driver of the world for the fourth time.
After driving his way into Formula One folklore on Sunday, you might have expected to see Sebastian Vettel swimming in celebratory champagne.
Sebastian Vettel won his fourth consecutive drivers' world title after a comfortable win at the Indian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver, who started in pole position, eased his way through the race.
As Sebastian Vettel leaves his rivals as specks in his rear view mirror to claim a fourth F1 title, we take a look at other sports stars who have exerted such dominance over their chosen profession.
Sebastian Vettel has been reprimanded by the FIA and his team fined £21,000 after the newly crowned world champion celebrated his fourth title.
Sebastian Vettel produced the drive of a champion at the Indian Grand Prix to clinch his fourth consecutive world title and write yet another chapter in the history books of Formula One.
Sebastian Vettel admitted it could take him ten years to grasp the magnitude of his achievement after he clinched his fourth championship.
SIMON CASS REPORTS FROM SUZUKA: For the record, Lewis Hamilton's chances of being crowned world champion this season ended with his retirement from the Japanese Grand Prix. Hardly surprising then that when asked what he was looking forward to most from the remainder of the campaign Hamilton smiled wryly and replied: 'Christmas.'
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner insists Sebastian Vettel must be considered one of the greatest Formula One drivers in history now that he stands on the verge of a fourth consecutive world title.
Based on this saunter in Singapore, it will take a gunpoint mugging in Brazil to disturb Sebastian Vettel's serene progress to his latest world title.
Lewis Hamilton could at least make a joke about his plight. He said winning the championship would be 'like climbing Mount Everest, doing it without oxygen.
A car ablaze before rolling itself down and across the track, a pit-lane cameraman bowled over by a wheel and a wacky race that was still alive on the final lap.
Nico Rosberg tasted glory around the streets of Monte Carlo as he overcame three safety cars and a red flag to convert his pole position into a win at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Kimi Raikkonen produced a stunning drive full of speed and skill at the Australian Grand Prix to take first blood for Lotus in the 2013 Formula One campaign.
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Following a downpour the cars began with intermediate tyres but by the time Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel stormed to his controversial victory, the weather had long been forgotten.
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