Vettel not taking title for granted

Sebastian Vettel is still refusing to believe he has this season's Formula One world title in the bag.

With seven races remaining it appears inconceivable Vettel will be caught in his quest for back-to-back world championships.
Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber remains his closest challenger at 92 points adrift - with 175 available - whilst rivals Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton are all over 100 down.
Vettel has no intention of taking his seemingly unassailable lead for granted, even refusing a bet with a journalist who suggested his current points total of 259 would not be surpassed by any of the quartet in the chasing pack.
"If you ask all the other drivers I'm sure they would like to swap places with me," said Vettel, who finished second quickest overall in practice on Friday ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
"I know we are in a good position, but there is a possibility I could be caught. The championship is still open.
"So we need to keep our focus, pay attention to every small detail and make sure we always get the best out of ourselves and the car for every single race.
"If there is a chance to win then of course we have to go for it. If it is out of reach, then it would be stupid to do so.
"From a championship point of view we are in a strong position and we have been working very hard and made few mistakes so far.
"We deserve to be in this position, but it doesn't guarantee it will all be fine at the next races.
"The example of last year is a very good one because we saw how quickly things could change.
"Before this race last year people said Fernando was out of the championship, but then he won here and in Singapore, and going into the last race he was the leader.
"Obviously it looks a little different this year, but you have to be aware of how quickly things can change."
Vettel's position this season in in stark contrast to that of last year when he led the championship for the first time only after he won the final race, and with it the title, in Abu Dhabi.
On this occasion the 24-year-old has been in the lead from day one, swapping his role of hunter in 2010 to hunted in 2011.
"I naturally prefer the position I am in now," added Vettel.
"Obviously when you are doing the hunting then you have to deliver the results otherwise there is the threat the guys ahead will edge away from you.
"This year it's different, but as well know the most important time to be leading the championship is the after the last race which we did last year, and that's really what we are after this year."