Sebastian Vettel born 3 July 1987) is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won in the 2010 season. Vettel extended his contract with the team until the end of 2014.

Sunday 8 May 2011

Vettel leads Red Bull one-two in Turkey



Sebastian Vettel took a comfortable victory at the Turkish Grand Prix, his third of the season and his most dominant so far. Mark Webber made it Red Bull's first one-two victory of the season after passing Fernando Alonso, who finished third, with six laps to go.

But while the action kicked off behind him, Vettel never looked under threat. The top five all stopped four times for tyres, although the No.1 Red Bull looked as though it could have gone the distance on three sets - Vettel maintaining his pace with minimal effort behind the wheel.

Alonso and Webber had a race-long battle for second place once early front runners Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton fell by the wayside with compromised strategies. Alonso passed Webber around the outside of Webber at turn 12 on lap 27 and looked likely to hold on to second place until the pair swapped to a second set of hard tyres at the final stop.

Hamilton finished fourth after a poor start and a sticking wheel nut at his third stop ruled out any hope of a podium. Rosberg recovered from a mid-race slump to finish fifth ahead of Button who opted for a three-stop race and lost out as a result.

Turkish Grand Prix 2011 Top 10
Drivers Teams Points
1 S Vettel (GER) Red Bull 25
2 M Webber (AUS) Red Bull 18
3 F Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 15
4 LC Hamilton (GBR)McLaren 12
5 N Rosberg (GER) Mercedes-Benz 10
6 J Button (GBR) McLaren 8
7 N Heidfeld (GER)Renault 6
8 V Petrov (RUS) Renault 4
9 S Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 2
10 K Kobayashi (JPN) Sauber 1

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