With four races still to go, Sebastian Vettel wrapped up the World Championship in style in Japan. Nine victories and only once off the podium came on the back of twelve pole positions. To mark the achievement, here’s a round-up of his season in a series of pictures from the Red Bull driver’s triumphant year.

This year’s Festival of Speed set new standards for what a motorsport show should be like, pulling together a feast of automotive history alongside contemporary machinery. I must commend the views from the Johnnie Walker tower too, as while there may have been a bit of a queue to enter, the view of the track was hard to beat…

With a three week break between Formula One races, I set off in search of my racing buzz elsewhere. Family commitments have limited me in recent years so it was great to kick off my live motorsport year with a trip to Oulton Park with the British Formula Three and GT Championships top of the billing…

Pictures from the third group test at the Circuit de Catalunya, Barcelona with all the teams in action, although Hispania were running their 2010 car…

Pictures from the second test session at the Circuito de Jerez in Spain as all the teams, with the exception of Hispania, hit the track with their 2011 cars…

Pictures from the first test session at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia where Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Renault, Williams, Sauber, Toro Rosso and Lotus took to the track with their 2011 challengers…