Thursday, May 5, 2011

Hamilton wins in China

Briton Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) won on Sunday in Shanghai China Grand Prix Formula 1, after a great comeback final seconds left the championship leader, Germany's Sebastian Vettel, while the other Red Bull's Australian Mark Webber was third.

With this win, Hamilton, second overall, is about 21 points behind defending world title Vettel, winner of the first two races in Australia and Malaysia and was the favorite in China, after dominating the three free trials and have achieved Saturday's pole position.
Vettel became the end of the race in the lead, but Hamilton beat him with four laps and got his first win of the season against their biggest rival theory for the title.
The key was in the final outcome of the strategy, as the Englishman opted for three tire changes for two of Vettel, who tried to hold up the line with theirs, despite the degradation, allowing Hamilton to pass command of the race and finally be the winner.
Third place was surprisingly for Webber (Red Bull), who signed a master race and managed to finish on the podium after a disappointing performance on Saturday in qualifying, which had been relegated to the eighteenth position of the grid.
- Final standings of the China Grand Prix Formula 1:
1. Lewis Hamilton (GBR / McLaren), the 305.066 km in 1h36: 58 226 (average speed: 188.758 km / h)
2. Sebastian Vettel (GER / Red Bull) to 5,198
3. Mark Webber (AUS / Red Bull) to 7,555
4. Jenson Button (GBR / McLaren) at 10,000
5. Nico Rosberg (GER / Mercedes) to 13,448
6. Felipe Massa (BRA / Ferrari) at 15,840
7. Fernando Alonso (ESP / Ferrari) at 30,622
8. Michael Schumacher (GER / Mercedes) to 31,026
9. Vitaly Petrov (RUS / Lotus-Renault) to 57,404
10. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN / Sauber) at 1:03.273
11. Paul di Resta (SCO / Force India) 1:08.757
12. Nick Heidfeld (GER / Lotus-Renault) at 1:12.739
13. Rubens Barrichello (BRA / Williams) at 1:30.189
14. Sebastien Buemi (SUI / Toro Rosso) at 1:30.671
15. Adrian Sutil (GER / Force India) 1 lap
16. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN / Team Lotus) at 1 lap
17. Sergio Perez (MEX / Sauber) at 1 lap
18. Pastor Maldonado (VEN / Williams) at 1 lap
19. Jarno Trulli (ITA / Team Lotus) at 1 lap
20. Jerome d Ambrosio (BEL / Virgin) at 2 laps
21. Timo Glock (GER / Virgin) at 2 laps
22. Narain Karthikeyan (IND / Hispania) at 2 laps
23. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA / Hispania) at 2 laps
NOTE: The other participants did not complete classified
- Drivers' standings after the GP of China:
1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 68.0 pts
2. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 47.0
3. Jenson Button (GBR) 38.0
4. Mark Webber (AUS) 37.0
5. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 26.0
6. Felipe Massa (BRA) 24.0
7. Vitaly Petrov (RUS) 17.0
8. Nick Heidfeld (GER) 15.0
9. Nico Rosberg (GER) 10.0
10. Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) 7.0
11. Michael Schumacher (GER) 6.0
12. Sebastien Buemi (SUI) 4.0
13. Adrian Sutil (GER) 2.0
14. Paul di Resta (SCO) 2.0
- Constructors' standings:
1. Red Bull 105.0 pts
2. McLaren 85.0
3. Ferrari 50.0
4. Lotus-Renault 32.0
5. Mercedes GP 16.0
6. Sauber 7.0
7. Toro Rosso 4.0
8. Force India 4.0

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