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The 2011 Formula One World Championship was decided last week in Japan. Or was it? That’s where Sebastian Vettel was re-crowned world champion, propelling himself into the history books as the youngest multiple champ in F1 history. But the series has more than one title in contention each year. So while Vettel won the drivers’ championship for the second year running, the constructors’ championship - the title awarded to the winning team, determined by the combined scores of their two drivers - still remained up for grabs.
With four races to go, Red Bull seemed a sure thing to defend its constructors’ championship. The question came down to a matter of when. In order to seize it in South Korea this weekend, RBR would need to out-score its main rivals at McLaren. In other words, Vettel and his wingman Webber would need to finish the Korean Grand Prix in better average position than Button and Hamilton. Would that prove too tall an order, or would the defending champs rise to the occasion and shut their rivals out of the championship before it’s even over? Follow the jump to read on and find out.Continue reading 2011 Korean Grand Prix put the nail in the coffin [spoilers]
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