Bring it on! Vettel wants another go on Top Gear after rival Hamilton beats his time

Sebastian Vettel is already plotting his return to the BBC Top Gear track after seeing his time in the ‘reasonably priced car’ smashed by Formula One rival Lewis Hamilton.

Vettel was toppled from the top of the time sheets after Hamilton beat the triple world champion’s best effort in the Suzuki Liana by almost two seconds.

Going for glory: Vettel is aiming for fourth successive World Championship title... and wants topple Hamilton on the Top Gear leaderboard

Record-holder: Hamilton and the Stig back in 2007

‘He was cheating!’ quipped Vettel when asked about being knocked off top spot by Hamilton. ‘Of course I would like another go. I now have another reason to go on the show.



‘When I was there, I wanted to keep on going but now I will have to wait until I get invited to go back on the show. It’s a good car – you should try it!’

Admitting he will have his work cut out if he is to regain the Top Gear crown, Vettel added: ‘His time was pretty impressive. It was a big difference to everyone else. I need to go there and find a bit of a trick.’



The same applies to Vettel in his Red Bull with less than two week’s remaining before the 2013 season opener in Melbourne Australia.

Hamilton has been setting impressive times in the Mercedes in testing and Vettel conceded he hopes he will be closer to the 2008 world champion when the serious business begins.