Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull Racing collected their 2013 Formula One World Championship trophies at Friday night's FIA Awards in Paris.
The annual prize-giving gala honoured this year's champions from all over the world. Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber also received awards for finishing second and third in the drivers' championship.
Vettel was handed his fourth consecutive drivers' championship trophy by FIA president Jean Todt - who secured a second term in office earlier in the day.
The 26-year-old dominated the season, winning 13 times - including nine consecutive victories - and only finishing off the podium on three occasions. Despite it looking easy, Vettel says it was far from it.
"When I think of the times I’ve experienced with the team over the last few years, it’s incredible," he said. "It's a pleasure to jump in the car each weekend and to try and give it all I have. I’m pushing very hard along with the team and what makes us strong is that we love what we do and we’re passionate about racing.
"This year was not an easy season, but to overcome that and give the answer on the track makes me very proud. I don’t have words to describe how incredible it is to retain the Drivers’ Championship for another year, I would like to say a huge thank you to the team and everyone who supported me."
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner accepted the constructors' trophy for the team and said they never expected to keep up their incredible run of success.
"Winning a fourth FIA Formula One World Champion Constructors’ title this year is something that the team could only have dreamt of when we began our first season in 2005. What has gone into this achievement should not be underestimated; the whole team has worked together with enormous commitment and determination.
"When we won the Championship for the first time, the pressure was to defend it,” he added. “We defended it and then retained it. Having achieved the triple, you think it doesn’t get any better than that and the likelihood of doing a quadruple double just seemed statistically unlikely, if nothing else. But the passion, the determination and the dedication within the whole team, along with the way that Sebastian and Mark delivered this year, has been absolutely phenomenal."
Elsewhere, Sky Sports F1 won the 'Best TV Broadcaster Award for Outstanding Coverage' for the second year in a row. Executive producer Martin Turner was handed the award by Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, and said: "Formula 1 is a sport with passionate and knowledgeable fans that deserve the ultimate coverage.
"If you’re not at the Grand Prix, we want Sky Sports F1 to be the next best place to be. This award gives us another reason to keep improving and we’re working on several exciting ideas for next season."
Former F1 driver Robert Kubica picked up two trophies. The first was for winning the WRC2 title this season and the second was for 'FIA Personality of the Year'.
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Vettel was handed his fourth consecutive drivers' championship trophy by FIA president Jean Todt - who secured a second term in office earlier in the day.
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"When I think of the times I’ve experienced with the team over the last few years, it’s incredible," he said. "It's a pleasure to jump in the car each weekend and to try and give it all I have. I’m pushing very hard along with the team and what makes us strong is that we love what we do and we’re passionate about racing.
"This year was not an easy season, but to overcome that and give the answer on the track makes me very proud. I don’t have words to describe how incredible it is to retain the Drivers’ Championship for another year, I would like to say a huge thank you to the team and everyone who supported me."
Red Bull Racing team principal Christian Horner accepted the constructors' trophy for the team and said they never expected to keep up their incredible run of success.
"Winning a fourth FIA Formula One World Champion Constructors’ title this year is something that the team could only have dreamt of when we began our first season in 2005. What has gone into this achievement should not be underestimated; the whole team has worked together with enormous commitment and determination.
"When we won the Championship for the first time, the pressure was to defend it,” he added. “We defended it and then retained it. Having achieved the triple, you think it doesn’t get any better than that and the likelihood of doing a quadruple double just seemed statistically unlikely, if nothing else. But the passion, the determination and the dedication within the whole team, along with the way that Sebastian and Mark delivered this year, has been absolutely phenomenal."
Elsewhere, Sky Sports F1 won the 'Best TV Broadcaster Award for Outstanding Coverage' for the second year in a row. Executive producer Martin Turner was handed the award by Bernie Ecclestone, CEO of Formula One Management, and said: "Formula 1 is a sport with passionate and knowledgeable fans that deserve the ultimate coverage.
"If you’re not at the Grand Prix, we want Sky Sports F1 to be the next best place to be. This award gives us another reason to keep improving and we’re working on several exciting ideas for next season."
Former F1 driver Robert Kubica picked up two trophies. The first was for winning the WRC2 title this season and the second was for 'FIA Personality of the Year'.
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