Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher has tipped his countryman, protege and mate Sebastian Vettel to eventually beat his record tally of seven World Championships.

In Austin at the weekend, Red Bull’s dominant quadruple title winner surpassed Schumacher’s decade-old record of seven wins in a single season.

Vettel, still just 26, was visibly and audibly emotional when grappling with the significance of the feat, admitting that Schumacher had been an ‘idol’ in his youth.

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