ISTANBUL - Sebastian Vettel showed very impressive and won the Formula 1 race on Circuit Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday (05/08/2011). It Started from pole position, driver of Red Bull Racing looked perfect because he has been untouched since lap 1 to 58, to record its third victory in four series of the 2011 season.
In this race, Red Bull also showed great performance as they finish in positions 1-2, following the success of Mark Webber was runner-up. Teammate of Vettel won the exciting duel with Fernando Alonso as the race six laps remaining, which pushed the Ferrari driver had to settle for number three on the podium, followed by Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button and Nick Heidfeld.
With the results of this fourth series, Vettel was firmly on top of the standings with a total of 93 points, followed by Hamilton, who collected 59 points and Webber 55 points. Although the competition was still very long, if he performed consistently, Vettel owned a tremendous opportunity to re-jet racing event rule this land.
race situation
When the five red lights went out, the driver started his car . Vettel did a very good start with so that he can maintain his position as leader of the course of the race, so also with Rosberg who directly poke into second from third position, when out of the corner 2. Behind a row there are Webber and Alonso.
As expected, Vettel continued to widen the gap with its nearest competitor. On the second lap, he was 1.2 seconds ahead of Rosberg.
Inserting the third lap, Michael Schumacher, who was able to ascend to the seventh on a single strip, touched with Renault driver, Vitaly Petrov. In the corner 12, Petrov tried to push from the inside so that it comes in contact with Schumacher, who made front wing Mercedes German rider was damaged and he must enter the pit to make repairs.
Meanwhile, Webber continued to overshadow Rosberg to retake the second position they occupy at start. In the back, Felipe Massa, who started from 10th position, managed to overtake Petrov to rank seventh.
Fourth lap, Hamilton tried to use DRS to catch his team mate, Jenson Button, at the corner 12. However, the 2008 world champion was unable to pass through. McLaren duo is still behind champion Ferrari, Alonso.
On the sixth lap, Webber effort achieved fruition. Using DRS, the Australian rider easily passed Rosberg's Mercedes, so he went back to its original position when making a start. While Vettel was comfortable in the leading position even further with 4.4 seconds time difference.
Rosberg continued to push and position the German rider was down again one ranking when Alonso passed. Again, the DRS which makes Rosberg unable to compete because on the eighth lap the Ferrari driver was using a hyper speed of the car to go up to third. Previously, on the seventh lap, Hamilton was managed to chase Button so that he occupied the position of fifth and sixth for Button.
Lap 12, entered the pit after Webber Vettel, Alonso and Rosberg did. This maked Button led the way race and more than a second ahead of Vettel, who was not too long to spend time. Webber occupied the third position, followed by Alonso. Two laps later, Button's turn that into a pit so that Vettel was back in the forefront and returned the distance to 2.9 seconds of Webber and Alonso.
Entering the 20 th lap, the distance among racers was increasingly tenuous. Hamilton, who was fourth, 16 seconds adrift of Vettel. Apparently, Hamilton's McLaren's car speed can not compensate for very powerful Red Bull. In fifth position, Rosberg continued to come under pressure from Massa.
In the front position, Vettel barely get resistance. With a soft tire, the champion of the world continue rising and 8.5 seconds ahead of Alonso as he entered lap 23, after Webber entered the pit on lap 22. However, Alonso's position did not last long because on the 24th lap to turn him into a pit so that Webber was back behind his team mate and Alonso dropped to third place when returning to the track racing.
Entering lap 36, Webber entered the pit again for using hard tires, as well as with Alonso, who immediately followed by a similar strategy. When out, Alonso was in front of Webber as 2005 and 2006 world champion in second with 1.8 seconds difference.
However, it was difficult for him to pursue Vettel because it was superior to 25 seconds. Button's fourth place was occupied, followed by Buemi. Meanwhile, Hamilton had dropped to sixth position after a bad pit stop made by McLaren.
Vettel then entered the pit on lap 40 and still led the way race after exit. He was 7.1 seconds ahead of Alonso as the race entered lap 43. Do not want to do gambling, Vettel returned to the pit stop on lap-47 to replace the tire. Nevertheless, he remained in front after a pit which was also the fourth-last in this race.
In the back, Hamilton continued to improve the position. On lap 50, the British driver was managed to poke into fourth place after passing Button, who actually got the threat of Rosberg. Yes, Rosberg had the potential to catch, let alone the Mercedes driver was faster after using a new soft tire replacement.
On lap 52, there are enough thrilling battle between Alonso and Webber in the race for second place. Apparently Webber who can utilize the advantages of using DRS as it approached the braking area because he was managed to pass the Ferrari driver. Although Alonso tried to catch up again at the next corner, Red Bull's Webber was too tough and back in front again, which makes the team bearing the bull in the position 1-2.
Vettel was in victory lane for five laps remaining when the race again, he was 8.2 seconds ahead of Webber. Just bad luck that could stem the Vettel to fail on the fourth series of Formula 1 2011. Sure enough, he touched the finish line first, followed by Webber and Alonso.
- The Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday (08/05/2011)
Faktar Turkish GP:
58 laps, 309.396km;
weather: sunny
Racing Results
Pos Driver Team Time
Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h30: 17 558
Webber Red Bull-Renault + 8807
Alonso Ferrari + 10:07
Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 40 232
Rosberg Mercedes + 47 539
Button McLaren-Mercedes + 59 431
Heidfeld Renault + 1:00.857
Petrov Renault + 1:08.168
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:09.300
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1:18.000
Massa Ferrari + 1:19.800
Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.400 +
Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +1 lap
Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
Maldonado Williams-Cosworth +1 lap
Trulli Lotus-Renault + 1 lap
Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 2 laps
D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 2 laps
Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 3 laps
Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth + 5 laps
Fastest lap: Webber, 1:29.703
Not classified / retirements:
Driver Team On lap
In Resta Force India-Mercedes 45
Virgin Glock-Cosworth 1
Rider standings
1. Vettel 93
2. Hamilton 59
3. Webber 55
4. Button 46
5. Alonso 41
6. Massa 24
7. Petrov 21
8. Heidfeld 21
9. Rosberg 20
10. Kobayashi 8
11. Buemi 6
12. Schumacher 6
13. Sutil 2
14. In the second Resta
