Monday, July 11, 2011

British F1 champion Alonso, Vettel Second


Silverstone - Finally, Fernando Alonso can pick his first victory this season and end the famine figures by Ferrari after he won the British F1 GP at Silverstone on Sunday (10 / 7). Ferrari 52 laps were completed race series to nine with a total time of 1 hour 28 minutes 41.176 seconds.

What is expressed Alonso ahead of Vettel's race that he hoped to make mistakes to win the race happen. It happened on lap 28 when Vettel doing pitstop II to replace the tires with Alonso. However, Vettel quickly lost when it entered the track with Alonso, but not her fault, but the crew who are less quick to change a tire.

Alonso leapt to the front and led the race and managed to finish the race. This is his first victory this season and also after he won the F1 Korea last year. By getting an additional 25 points, now the Spaniard is already pocketed 112 points, shifting Button failed to get the numbers because of engine trouble.

Vettel, with the persistent struggle of the third order, capable of overtaking Hamilton. In fact, he had a tight fight at his teammate, Mark Webber, entered the last lap. However, Vettel can maintain both positions and still leads the standings with a total of 204 points.

As for his teammate, Mark Webber, had to settle for third place finish. Results are not bad, because before he managed to bulldoze the McLaren driver, Lewis Hamilton, and he is now ranked second while.

Watch exciting and intense between Massa and Hamilton fight over fourth position. In fact, they had touched in corners together. Coming to the last two corners, Hamilton took advantage of the Massa cornering error is too wide. Even in the final corner, the Ferrari off the track.

Road race

The rain that had come down to make track conditions a little slippery and bend
there is still some water and there is also dry. It certainly makes the dilemma for the rider. The rider uses intermediate tires and is likely to pit early to change the slick tires when the weather is sunny.

Start Vettel was smooth and perfect shot so that it can pass into the first corner ahead of his partner. Alonso, who tried to slip between the two Red Bull to take the outside lane at the first corner failed and the third remains.

Hamilton actually appear aggressive. McLaren racer who started from 10th on lap-2 has reached the sixth position. Even teammate, Button, can be overtaken on lap-3 so that the looming behind Vettel, Webber, Alonso and Massa. He got off the track and be able to tame the car back into the track so that its position remained fifth.

Sign in lap 5, the Mercedes team gives the information to Schumacher already
position to the 9th, getting into the pit instead of slick tires. Perhaps, this strategy will be followed by other teams.

Competition occurs between Hamilton and Massa started from lap-9. Hamilton trying to make his own path in order to lure Ferrari is open space, but Massa was hooked and continued to stick to Hamilton lap 12. With high spirits, the two McLaren drivers were able to demonstrate its performance on home turf.

Hamilton is able to overtake Alonso and ranked third. Button did not waste time Vettel Massa entered the pit with tire dressing. Teammate Hamilton was finally able to be in front of Massa.

Competitive landscape began to change when riders perform a second pitstop. Hamilton first to do it on lap 25 and his position retreated from the three finished sixth. Two laps later, Webber, Button and Massa entered the pit together and when returning to the track, each ranks 4, 5, and 6.

Vettel experienced the fate of poor who entered the pit with Alonso on lap 28. He languished for too long so that Alonso, who first entered the track and led the race. Vettel himself backwards so it third behind Hamilton. Several times Vettel Hamilton tried to suppress by making a small zig-zag motion so that Hamilton could be hooked up to lap 34 and his efforts continue to fail.

New road nine laps, Vettel returned to the pits to change tires for the third time. Hamilton's move was followed one lap later and make them sag position, Vettel fifth and Hamilton sixth. While Alonso entering lap two laps later was able to maintain its leading position followed by Vettel (II) and Hamilton (III), while Button could not continue the race.

Vettel and Hamilton tried to suppress with aggressive style. Red Bull is capable of shifting Hamilton on lap 46 in the corner. The remaining six laps, Could Vettel took pole position from Alonso?

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