Schumi and Vettel win Nations' Cup

Sebastian Vettel's incredible winter continued this evening as he joined forces with fellow Formula 1 world champion Michael Schumacher to give Germany victory in the Race of Champions' Nations' Cup contest for the fourth consecutive year. The annual end-of-season RoC showdown between stars from across all motorsport disciplines, who fight it out in one-on-one contests in a variety of cars around an arena, has moved to Germany for the first time this year, taking place in Dusseldorf. At first it looked like Schumacher and Vettel might be hard- pressed to continue their Nations' Cup winning streak, as both suffered shock defeats in the initial heats - Vettel losing out to Tanner Foust and Travis Pastrana, both American extreme sports stars, and Schumacher being pipped by Belgian IndyCar driver Bertrand Baguette. But winning their other three group-stage heats allowed Schumacher and Vettel to sneak through on a tie-break at the expense of Team USA's Pastrana and Carl Edwards, the German duo's best times being crucially slightly quicker.

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