Sebastian Vettel

The official DHL sponsored Turkish Grand Prix raced few hours ago. It was in Istanbul after three practice races and one Qualifying race. During the course in Istanbul..

Red Bull Racing locked up the front row of the Turkish Grand Prix with Sebastian Vettel on pole position for the fourth consecutive time this season, ahead of team mate Mark Webber. Vettel clocked a best time of 1:25.049, beating the Australian by 0.405 seconds (1:25.454). Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg qualified third (1:25.574) and was followed by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton (1:25.595), Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso (1:25.851), McLaren’s Jenson Button (1:25.982). With these poles the race started today and was an stunning one as usual as the Engine’s roaring.

At the end of the race it was our current F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel, who took his third dominant win in the 2011 season and at the Turkish Grand Prix. Teammate Mark Webber finished second, securing a one-two finish for the Milton Keynes based team. Third place and first podium finish in the season for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes GP’s Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button.

The 58 lap entertainment today and the highlights were,

Race start: Lights go off! Race start at Istanbul! Into turn 1, Vettel, Rosberg, Webber. Hamilton P6

Lap 35/58: Hamilton pits while Button passes Massa. Hamilton lost time in the pits: issues with a wheel nut.

Lap 38/58: Fastest lap for Webber: 1:31.005.

Lap 44/58: Vettel has a 7.2 second lead to Alonso. Maldonado is under investigation for speeding in the pit lane.

Lap 49/58: Alonso 6.2 seconds off the lead.

Lap 51/58: Webber passed Alonso.

Last lap: Sebastian Vettel crosses the finish line for first and scores another dominant win today in Turkey. Mark Webber finishes second, completing the first one-two finish for Red Bull in this season. Third place for Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso in his first podium finish in the 2011 season.

At the end of the race Sebastian Vettel stands First in the table with 93 points from a streak win over three Grand Prix races this year and at early stages itself. And also helping his team Red Bull Racing-Renault which stands first in the Constructors’ standings with 148 points and Mclaren Mercedes stands second with 43 points difference in the constructors’ standings.. Lewis Hamilton with 59 points and Mark Webber with 55 points shares the 2nd and 3rd place in the points table.

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