Santa didn't wave me into pits; Vettel

SILVERSTONE  (UNITED KINGDOM)

Sebastian Vettel rejected claims that his podium
finish in Sunday 's British Grand Prix was a
Christmas gift ,the former four-time champion
insisting that he and Ferrari had earned third
place on the merit,

"It wad not a Christmas gift,Santa wasn't there
waving me into the pits he didn't tell me which
lap (to pit) said the German driver.

"It was our own decision 'but not  a lot of people
got it right,That is our choice and that is what
we achieved today "Yes without the rain,we
would not be on the podium ,so I think we kept
our heads down and we were patient enough
to wait until the rain poured down properly
at the end.

"And that is England for you It helped us today
We came in on the perfect lap "
Vettel 's success consolidatedd his hold on
third place in the drivers "championship
despite Ferrari failing to match the pace of
the victorious Mercedes team and rivals
Williams
AFP