F1: Vettel seeks to deny Alonso and seal treble

SAO PAULO (AFP) - After helping his Red Bull team claim a stunning third consecutive constructors' world championship in Texas last weekend, defending drivers' champion Sebastian Vettel will seek, once again, to become the youngest triple champion in Formula One history in this weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.

In his 101st race, the 25-year-old German has a clear goal - to finish in the top four and thereby make it impossible for his only rival Fernando Alonso of Ferrari to overhaul his 13-point deficit and take his own third title.

On paper, for Vettel, it sounds simple enough after a sequence of results that recently saw him reel off four straight wins before finishing third in Abu Dhabi, after starting in the pit lane, and then second in Austin last Sunday.

But he knows that Alonso, 31, and Ferrari will do all they possibly can, within the rules, to seize the Spaniard's first title triumph since he joined the team.