Sebastian Vettel says he's happy to let his results keep doing the talking

Sebastian Vettel says he's happy to let his statistics do the talking amid the ongoing debate about his status among the very best drivers currently in Formula 1.

The 25-year-old clinched his hat-trick title by a mere three points last season from Ferrari star Alonso, the second time in three years he has pipped the Spaniard in a last-race decider. Asked by Sky Sports F1's Ted Kravitz whether he considered Alonso his main threat again this year, Vettel insisted: "I think the best drivers are in the best teams. And from a team point of view I'm racing against the best team and the drivers' point of view the best drivers. "So I think it's easy for you to make out who they are. Fernando is certainly one of them, there's no secret that I respect him a lot as a driver and have a high opinion of him. But there's others as well - Mark [Webber] is one of them, Lewis [Hamilton] is one of them and there's others. "I usually don't like to name them because there's a chance of forgetting one and that's not the idea..." Immediately quietly pointed by Webber out that he had indeed omitted someone, Vettel swiftly added: "...Jenson. Sorry!" While perhaps no more than an unintended omission, Kravitz said Vettel's failure to mention Button first time round, and the inclusion of arrival Hamilton on his list, was nonetheless revealing. Appearing on Sky Sports News in the aftermath of the press conference in Milton Keynes, Ted told Craig Slater: "Sebastian Vettel knows that Lewis Hamilton can win races and therefore potentially championships in a car which isn't the fastest - Fernando Alonso has also said precisely the same thing only a few days ago. "Vettel knows that Hamilton will be a danger, but he also mentioned Fernando Alonso and, because he was sitting next to him on the stage, Mark Webber - it would have been embarrassing if he hadn't mentioned him! "But what I thought was interesting was the people he didn't mention: Jenson Button or Sergio Perez, the other McLaren driver, and neither did mention Nico Rosberg or Felipe Massa. "I think we are going to see a World Championship primarily between Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso this year, but Lewis Hamilton will get involved somewhere."