SEBASTIAN VETTEL will recharge his batteries for the next few days before allowing his childish nature to again revel in a potential triple-whammy in the United States.

The race at the newly-developed Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, will be a landmark occasion for Vettel as it will be the 100th of his Formula One career.

Bearing in mind his debut was in the US in 2007 when as reserve at BMW Sauber he stood in for Robert Kubica following the Pole's accident in Canada the week before, there is a certain symmetry to the occasion.

To add to the potential party that weekend, Red Bull can win their third consecutive constructors' title if they collect the five points they require to achieve the feat.

Vettel can become only the third driver in F1 history to win three championships in a row if he outscores closest rival Fernando Alonso by at least 15 points.

Such a scenario was set up by Sunday's remarkable race in Abu Dhabi, won by Kimi Raikkonen to give Lotus their first victory this season.

As for Vettel, he went from pitlane to podium by finishing third – directly behind Alonso – after being dumped to the back of the grid by stewards for a fuel irregularity post-qualifying.

The possibility of another two titles aside, the fact the race will see him hit a ton, clearly raised Vettel's eyebrows.

"It (100 GPs) sounds a lot. Time goes by so quickly," said Vettel.

"I'm sure if you asked Fernando and Kimi if they remember their first races they would probably feel it's not that long ago.

"I think more than anything, if you do something you love, that you enjoy, then time goes by so quickly.

"Now, when I talk about 2006, 2007, when I started to drive a Formula One car for the first time, I still know most of the guys and can recall the places I have been.

"If you then tell me that was six years ago, it sounds like a big number."