Andretti, the only man forever to win the F1 World title, the Indianapolis 500 and the Daytona 500, awarded Vettel his namesake prize on Sunday night at the SPEED Center. "You are going up beside the best of the best for this honor," Andretti said.
We're considering every major regulation in motor sports. That's what you are up beside ... that's the splendor of this award. "When you look at the overall presentation - qualifying, race wins and the start of the period when things were not actually going their way ... all of a unexpected, the way he just came back and required his way to the very top was excellent of a real winner. He might not be denied."
Vettel, who became the youngest three-time F1 winner ever in 2012, beat out NASCAR champion Brad Keselowski, adaptable youngster Kyle Larson, IndyCar champ Ryan Hunter-Reay and WRC legend Sebastien Loeb to win the award for the second time.
"It's incredible. I'm very arrogant to get the trophy of one of the best racers of all time - Mario Andretti," said Vettel, who also took home the popular award in 2010. "It does signify a lot to me and I really realize it."
Now in its seventh season, the award is presented yearly to the racer who puts charming first while shining at the sport's biggest stages with a compute of class and sportsmanship.
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