Red Bull Racing man Sebastian Vettel has been named the European Sportsman of the Year by members of the International Sports Press Association (AISP). The German, who became the youngest ever Formula 1 World Champion last season, is the 28th winner of the annual poll.
Vettel, who succeeds 2009 winner Roger Federer, got 79 votes in total. French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre was second, with only one vote less than Vettel, while tennis ace Rafael Nadal took 'bronze' with 74.
Vettel is only the second F1 driver to win the poll, following on from Michael Schumacher, statistically the most successful driver in the history of the sport, who has claimed the accolade four times back in 2003, 2002, 2001 and somewhat controversially 1994.
Source: GPUPDATE
