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RoC: Germany Edges USA In Nations Cup
Seven time F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher and his Team Germany team-mate, Sebastian Vettel, claimed their third consecutive ROC Nations Cup.
Media Release  |  Posted November 04, 2009   Beijing (CHN)

Seven time F1 World Champion, Michael Schumacher, and his Team Germany team-mate, Sebastian Vettel, claimed their third consecutive ROC Nations Cup title today.
Team USA and Team GB came close, but the duo of Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel still earned the third consecutive win for Germany in the Nations Cup. (RoC)

The pair beat the Team GB pairing of new F1 World Champion, Jenson Button, and three time World Touring Car Champion, Andy Priaulx, in a tie break race in the final to become the first winners of three Nations Cup crowns.

The German drivers had defeated teams from host nation, China, and Finland to reach the semi-finals. There, they met a fired up American team comprising Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana but, despite an heroic effort by Foust to beat Schumacher, Vettel's two wins took Team Germany to the final once again.

Crowd favorite Schumacher beat Button in the first heat of the final, but Vettel, the youngest ever F1 race-winner, was beaten by Priaulx in the second heat. In the tie break decider, Schumacher was not to be beaten in the unique ROC Car.

“We had a nice fight – I just come back to this event to use whatever there is left of a talent,” said Schumacher. “With this track, it's just a case of watching where the other guy is to know how hard to push. Of course, the racing is the highlight but the other stuff that goes on around that is part of the relaxed atmosphere of the Race of Champions that we all enjoy.”

Vettel added: “To win three times in a row is something that no-one has done before, so it's a real reason to be proud.”

For Button, it was also a first – his first trip to the ROC Nations Cup final, and the newly-crowned world champion quipped: “To be out there celebrating being the first loser is never best, I don't like finishing second. It was a lot of fun – I spent most of the evening trying to hang on to my team-mate's coat tails.”

Priaulx added: “It was a great pleasure to race against Michael, I've watched him race for years. Tomorrow's Race of Champions main event will be a tough night, as I won't have a team-mate to pull me through, but it's nice to have a little success tonight.”

Host nation, China, reached the semi-finals of the ROC Nations Cup, with ROC China winner Dong He Bin winning two of his group races to help he and team-mate Han Han progress.
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