On this day in 2011: Sebastian Vettel clinches second F1 world championship

<div class="pa_art"><p>Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel clinched his second Formula One drivers' championship on October 9, 2011 after he finished third at the Japanese Grand Prix.</p><p>The German had won his first championship 12 months earlier in stunning fashion in only his third full season in the sport.</p><p>Eager to continue his dominance, Vettel moved through the gears in 2011 and claimed the title in the 15th round at Suzuka, with four more races left.</p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><figure><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="525" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">📻 "Good evening Mr Mansell!"</p><p>Rewind to 2011 and Seb equals Nige's record of 14 poles in one season (set in 1992) 👏👨</p><p>Vettel broke the record . . .