Reuters has served up more excellent Formula 1 facts ahead of the Korean Grand Prix. And they add up to one thing: Sebastian Vettel is doomed. Doomed!

For example: I’d not noticed that Vettel is the only one of the five drivers still in the running for the championship, not to have topped the standings at any point so far this season.

Also: the circuit at Yeongam is the first of three anticlockwise tracks to end the season. There are only five such circuits on the calendar, and Red Bull Racing didn’t win either of the two previous anticlockwise races.

Admittedly, you get nothing for leading the championship mid-season. And no wins from two races is not a statistically significant result.

But maybe there is a reason that Vettel won’t win the championship: I put money on it.