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Defending champion Vettel out to 'disappoint' F1 supremo

Reuters | By, Jerez, Spain
Feb 07, 2012 01:33 AM IST

Sebastian Vettel set out to disappoint Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Monday as Red Bull offered a tantalising glimpse of the car they hope will take them and their champion to a third successive title. Here comes Formula-1 2012

Sebastian Vettel set out to disappoint Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone on Monday as Red Bull offered a tantalising glimpse of the car they hope will take them and their champion to a third successive title.

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Ecclestone, who is very close to the German but always wants a battle down to the wire to maximise television viewing figures, said recently he hoped the 24-year-old would not dominate the season like he did in 2011.

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"I hope he's wrong obviously," said Vettel, who won his second crown with four grands prix to spare and ended the year with 11 wins in 19 races, in a Q+A released by the team before testing starts on Tuesday.

The German expected a bigger, tighter fight this time and was as confident as he could be before the car had completed a lap.

"At the beginning of last year we didn't really expect whatever happened last year, so I think it's the same thing again. It would be wrong to go into this season and expect 2011 to happen again, as in getting into the lead early and having a very big gap to other competitors in the championship. So I think it will be very, very tight this year and everything else would be a surprise to be honest."

Brief glimpse
The car shown in a brief clip on the team's website (www.redbullracing.com) had the stepped nose adopted so far by all teams.

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