Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has paid tribute to Sebastian Vettel after the German won his fourth consecutive world championship.
Alonso, the Red Bull driver's main rival in three of the last four years, lost any hope of taking the title with Vettel's victory in India on Sunday.
"I congratulate him for his performance and his achievements," Alonso said. "The numbers speak for his driving.
"Being a four-time world champion, he is a great driver."
Alonso said he would not be surprised if Vettel, 26, won the remaining three races in Abu Dhabi, the United States and Brazil to take his total for the season to 13 and make it nine victories in a row, which would equal the all-time record for consecutive world championship race wins.
Vettel's victory in India was the 36th of his career and he is now only five behind Ayrton Senna, who is third in the all-time winners' list behind Michael Schumacher and Alain Prost. Alonso is fifth on 32.
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