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[mnmracer]

After his victory in Singapore, Sebastian Vettel's statistics started blinking 3, 3, 3, 3, 3.
Plus, a look at the history of cross-season hat-tricks.

33 3 3 3
- Vettel's 33rd win set him one clear of Fernando Alonso, and now puts him 4th on the list of most Grand Prix wins. Next on the list is Senna, with 41 victories.
- Hat-trick! After winning the races in Belgium and Italy, this is Vettel's 3rd consecutive victory.
- Cross-season hat-trick! For the third consecutive year, Vettel was victorious in Singapore (more on that below).
- This is Vettel's 3rd Grand Slam: winning the race from pole position, leading every lap of the race, and setting the fastest lap. This puts him 7th on the all-time list of Grand Slammers, together with fellow 3x WDC Nelson Piquet.

Cross-season hat-tricks
Winning the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix, Sebastian Vettel became the 8th driver in history to achieve a cross-season hat-trick: winning the same Grand Prix three years in a row.

• Juan Manuel Fangio won his Argentinian home Grand Prix 4 consecutive times, in 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957.
• If you visited the Belgian, Dutch and British Grand Prix in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965, you always saw one winner: Jim Clark.
• In 1963, 1964 and 1965, Graham Hill won both the Monaco and United States Grand Prix'.
• Ayrton Senna achieved cross-season hat-tricks in Detroit (1986, 1987, 1988) and Germany (1988, 1989, 1990), won 4 consecutive years in Belgium (1988, 1989, 1990, 1991) and 5 consecutive victories in Monaco (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993).
• Alain Prost won his home Grand Prix in France 3 consecutive times, in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
• Mika Häkkïnen won every Spanish Grand Prix from 1998 to 2000. A 4th consecutive Spanish victory in 2001 ended in a dramatic puff of smoke.
• Michael Schumacher won the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Australian and Brazilian Grand Prix'. Taking over from Mika Häkkïnen in 2001, he went on to win the Spanish Grand Prix in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004. He was victorious in Canada in 2002, 2003 and 2004, and in the United States in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
• Felipe Massa won the Turkish Grand Prix from 2006 through to 2008.

[What's Burning?]

All this and the poor guy still gets booed.

[elfinitty]

This was interesting to read,thanks for sharing I start to think that these specially all go in an order for him

[Hammer278]

All this and the poor guy still gets booed.

Actually I was wondering who are the top boo'ed drivers in Formula 1 history...I'm sure Michael Schumacher is there, how about Senna? Or Prost? I'm talking about the boos following the drivers around the world, not just one location. Would be an interesting stat imo. I mean, right now it's been a 'hattrick of boos' in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, can Vettel extend it? Stay tuned.

[mnmracer]

All this and the poor guy still gets booed.

Actually I was wondering who are the top boo'ed drivers in Formula 1 history...I'm sure Michael Schumacher is there, how about Senna? Or Prost? I'm talking about the boos following the drivers around the world, not just one location. Would be an interesting stat imo. I mean, right now it's been a 'hattrick of boos' in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, can Vettel extend it? Stay tuned.

In ~20 years of Formula One, Vettel is the first I recall having booes follow him around the world, at every possible moment (driver parade AND podium). Schumi got it right after a 'deed' (Austria 2002, Monaco 2006), as did Alonso (Singapore 2008). The extend Vettel receives it, after flawless drives, well, I guess is a new record!

[Craft]

What were the boos for?

[What's Burning?]

[1Lemon]

All this and the poor guy still gets booed.

Actually I was wondering who are the top boo'ed drivers in Formula 1 history...I'm sure Michael Schumacher is there, how about Senna? Or Prost? I'm talking about the boos following the drivers around the world, not just one location. Would be an interesting stat imo. I mean, right now it's been a 'hattrick of boos' in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, can Vettel extend it? Stay tuned.

In ~20 years of Formula One, Vettel is the first I recall having booes follow him around the world, at every possible moment (driver parade AND podium). Schumi got it right after a 'deed' (Austria 2002, Monaco 2006), as did Alonso (Singapore 2008). The extend Vettel receives it, after flawless drives, well, I guess is a new record!

Schumacher was most certianlly boo'd at Indy during that tyre issue. It may have been because it was Ferari's fault only 6 cars ran in that race though

[Zekenwolf]

What were the boos for?

I doubt very much if most of the certified morons who boo know or care. They are the kind who go along for the ride no matter where that ride is going.

I am glad that Vettel is largely ignoring them. There is an old adage that if one throws stones at filth, one'll only get hit by the backspray.

[What's Burning?]

it's no coincidence they driver similar liveried cars.

[mnmracer]

What were the boos for?

Vettel in Malaysia: "we don't like team orders, and we cheered when Mark ignored them, but boo on you Sebastian for ignoring what we don't like and doing what we normally support."
Vettel: "he's beating my driver, so let met keep rehashing this one thing I didn't have a problem with other drivers as a reason, so I don't look as petty"

[mnmracer]

All this and the poor guy still gets booed.

Actually I was wondering who are the top boo'ed drivers in Formula 1 history...I'm sure Michael Schumacher is there, how about Senna? Or Prost? I'm talking about the boos following the drivers around the world, not just one location. Would be an interesting stat imo. I mean, right now it's been a 'hattrick of boos' in Belgium, Italy and Singapore, can Vettel extend it? Stay tuned.

In ~20 years of Formula One, Vettel is the first I recall having booes follow him around the world, at every possible moment (driver parade AND podium). Schumi got it right after a 'deed' (Austria 2002, Monaco 2006), as did Alonso (Singapore 2008). The extend Vettel receives it, after flawless drives, well, I guess is a new record!

Schumacher was most certianlly boo'd at Indy during that tyre issue. It may have been because it was Ferari's fault only 6 cars ran in that race though

Schumacher has had several controversial things, but any booing was always immediately following something controversial. Not after winning a race in which he didn't set a foot wrong, 6 months later.

[mnmracer]

it's no coincidence they driver similar liveried cars.

He stole Roscoe!

[What's Burning?]

Let's just keep it in perspective guys, hat tricks don't include likeability factors. Can you just learn to bask in the glow of four straight WDC titles? Who gives a rat's sphincter that he's getting booed?!?!? They won't be noted on Wikipedia, promise.

[mnmracer]

Let's just keep it in perspective guys, hat tricks don't include likeability factors. Can you just learn to bask in the glow of four straight WDC titles? Who gives a rat's sphincter that he's getting booed?!?!? They won't be noted on Wikipedia, promise.

It doesn't mean we as a community should accept this poor behavior.
It doesn't mean that we as a community should condone the booeing of a day's hard work. Of an exceptional drive. Or even an 'average but nothing wrong' drive.
The drivers, team-bosses and pundits are making a stand against this and so should we.