“Obviously, this year it might be a bit different as I do have a lead but
there are still a lot of races to go.
“It has been an incredible year and it would be great to win on Sunday.
“But I’ve still got to take it step by step as it’s wrong to plan for
something before it happens. First, you have to win.”
Vettel has a huge lead of 112 points over second-placed Fernando Alonso,
thanks to eight Grand Prix victories already this year.
Brit Jenson Button and fellow Red Bull driver Mark Webber are five points
further back on 167 points, while Lewis Hamilton is fifth in the standings
on 158 points.
Red Bull engineer Adrian Newey believes Vettel’s win at the last race in Italy
– wher he passed Alonso on the outside of Curva Grande at around 205mph –
proves he wants to seal victory in style.
“Seb doesn’t want to cruise to the world championship, he really wants to
earn it,” said Newey.
“That’s what you saw at Monza. It was a ballsy move.”