Sebastian Vettel admits that his victory at the Italian Grand Prix was extremely emotional.

The German was in sublime form as he stormed to victory at Monza, moving one step close to the 2011 World Championship in the process.

Speaking after his 8th Grand Prix win this year, Vettel said: “It was an emotional win today. This circuit means such a lot to me and is very special. I had my first win here, so when I crossed the line I remembered every single bit of it.”

“The podium is absolutely unbelievable here; when you stand up there you feel blessed, as it doesn’t happen to many people. There are so many people underneath and you can see them all coming, even from Curva Grande – it’s just unbelievable.”

“This circuit has been tough for us for the last two years and so… to come back this year and win! The car was amazing in qualifying yesterday and in the race today it was even better.”

“The start was not that good, Fernando was suddenly there and I didn’t know where he was coming from – it took me a while to see we were three going into Turn 1.”

“I kept second place and then after the restart, I was able to pass Alonso. He didn’t give me much room there, but it was just enough, so it was very enjoyable. It was a great race for us.”

“As it’s 150 years for Italian Unity also, I think it makes it special for every one here, so thank you to all the fans.”

Vettel will now win the title in Singapore in eleven days time should he achieve a podium finish.

Considering he has only failed to finish in the top three on one occasion this year (at the German Grand Prix) it could be time to crack open the champagne. Again…!

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