 Complete the following phrase:  Vettel started the season with a second place at the , before he finished outside the points in Malaysia following a collision with backmarker Narain Karthikeyan. Vettel and Horner criticised Karthikeyans driving, with Vettel calling him an idiot, and a cucumber. Karthikeyan hit back, calling Vettel a cry baby. Vettel crossed the line in first place at the to go top of the championship standings. Three races without a podium place followed, before he retired at the after an alternator failure, dropping him to fourth in the standings. In Germany, Vettel finished second behind Alonso but received a 20-second time penalty after the race, as he was off the track when he overtook Button; Vettel dropped back to fifth. He started in 10th place but finished second in 