Vettel leads Red Bull 1-2 in Brazil to set up Abu Dhabi title showdown

Germany's Sebastian Vettel led home a comfortable Red Bull 1-2 in this afternoon's Brazilian Grand Prix, securing the Milton Keynes based team their first constructors' championship. With Ferrari's Fernando Alonso completing the podium in third place, the stage is set for a thrilling four-way showdown for the drivers' championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in seven day's time, with Lewis Hamilton also still in contention.

For the second race in a row, Vettel drove flawlessly for the distance, with his Renault V8 this time living up to the punishment to push him across the line in the lead at the end of the 71st lap. He took the lead at the start when he outdragged surprise pole sitter Nico Hulkenberg into the first corner, had opened up a two-second gap to team-mate Webber (who had disposed of Hulkenberg at turn 4) by the end of the season lap.