Lewis Hamilton won the German GP Sunday (24/07/2011). McLaren racer is to beat rivals from Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, Fernando Alonso and Mark Webber, to win both of them throughout the 2011 season, after winning the Chinese Grand Prix in April.
Meanwhile, the leader of the standings, Sebastian Vettel, have to settle for finishing in fourth. Nonetheless, this is an encouraging result because he managed to beat Ferrari's Felipe Massa, when out of the final pitstop on lap.
With the results of this series to the 10th, Vettel remains firmly on top. With the addition of 12 points made him collect a total of 216 points, followed by Webber with 139 points. While Hamilton moved up one strip to number three after collecting 134 points, Alonso is only shifting the four points adrift.
The race story
When the red lights mark the race began, Hamilton immediately beat the winner of the pole, Webber. McLaren racer is also direct the course of the race lead which must spend 60 laps the Nurburgring circuit.
Alonso on the grid the two were doing a perfect start. Ferrari are ahead of rivals from Red Bull, Vettel, who had to settle down to fourth. But in fifth place, Alonso's teammate, Felipe Massa, had to give up his position shifted Mercedes driver, Nico Rosberg. While Adrian Sutil, Vitaly Petrov, Jenson Button and Michael Schumacher is behind Massa.
Hamilton, who during the free practice this weekend has been "buried" by Red Bull and Ferrari, continued to widen the distance with Webber. New third lap, he was 1.5 seconds ahead of Vettel's teammate. While in the back, his teammate Hamilton, Button, struggling hard to improve his position, after he sank two strips at start.
Until the fifth lap, Hamilton was still quite safe in the forefront. He recorded 1.6 seconds ahead of Webber.
2009 world champion was fighting with Petrov competing for nine positions. But they are also plagued by Kobayashi, a distance closer.
Nick Heidfeld out of the race on lap 12. His car was wrecked after brushed with Sebastien Buemi. On the same lap, Massa managed to grab the fifth position of the hands of Rosberg.
On lap 13, Webber overtook Hamilton, which is too wide when entering corners. But, after that Hamilton returned to lead the way to overtaking the race. On lap 15, Massa's turn to occupy its position at number five after overtaking Rosberg, while Webber into pitstop
Hamilton, Alonso and Vettel pit on lap 17. When Hamilton and Alonso out, Massa and Webber passed them. Thus, the position now occupied Massa leading, followed by Webber, Hamilton, and Alonso.
These conditions did not last long. Massa entered the pit on the next lap and make Webber finished the race leader.
Until lap 28, the top three unchanged. Webber is still in front, followed by Hamilton and Alonso. Behind them were Massa and Vettel.
Webber did a second pitstop on lap 30. Hamilton took over as race leader. On the next lap, Alonso's turn to lead the race for Hamilton to the pits.
Alonso also entered the pit a few moments later. After exiting the pit lane, he failed to defend his position from the pressure of Hamilton. 1-3 positions now filled in Hamilton, Alonso and Webber.
Until the first half of the race, Hamilton continues to be in front. While in the rear sector, Button managed to pass Rosberg on lap-35 to rank five. However, only one lap later, the British rider was experiencing hydraulic problems so he had to leave the race and failed to gain points.
Hamilton seems more comfortable in the forefront. Until lap 38, he was 3.1 seconds ahead of Alonso, who sits in second position.
On lap 40, Massa and Vettel comfortably in position four and five. They separated two seconds. Meanwhile, Kobayashi defeated seventh Rosberg for the position, albeit one lap later Rosberg back sliding.
Outside the top three, there was a fierce battle between Massa and Vettel. They fight over fourth position. Until lap 46, Massa is still ahead of Vettel.
Until lap 49, the composition of the rider in the top 10 is Hamilton, Alonso, Webber, Massa, Vettel, Sutil, Rosberg, Kobayashi, Schumacher, and Di Resta. However, the rider must go back to change a tire pitstop.
This is where Hamilton made the right decision. Entering the lap-51 when 2.7 seconds ahead of Alonso and Webber, the British rider was asked his crew is ready because he will go. Sure enough, after changing a tire, he is ranked third at the race track entrance.
When the race five laps remaining, Alonso had to pit to change tires, as well as Webber. The moment is not wasted Hamilton to take over the longer course of the race. While in the second row, Vettel to within 0.4 seconds behind Massa. Both of these riders had to pit for the last time.
The victory seems to have been in the grip of Hamilton because he's comfortable in front with 3.7 seconds advantage over Alonso so that the composition was changed again the big three, namely Hamilton, Alonso and Webber.
However, an interesting fight is the battle for fourth place between Massa and Vettel. They both made the decision to enter the pits on the last lap to have to spend all the tires in this race. Apparently, the Ferrari was too slow to complete its work so that Vettel first came out and shift the mass, which must be satisfied to accept the fact finished fifth.
- German GP
Nurburgring, Germany;
60 laps; 308.863km;
Weather: Cloudy.
- German GP Results
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1h37: 30 334
2. Alonso Ferrari 3980 +
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 9788
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 47 921
5. Massa Ferrari + 52 252
6. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:26.208 +
7. Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap
8. Schumacher Mercedes + 1 lap
9. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
10. Petrov Renault + 1 lap
11. Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
13. In Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
14. Maldonado Williams-Cosworth +1 lap
15. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Lotus-Renault Kovalainen + 2 laps
17. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps
18. D'Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps
19. HRT-Cosworth Ricciardo + 3 laps
20. Chandhok Lotus-Renault + 4 laps
Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:34.587
Not classified / retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Liuzzi HRT-Cosworth 44
Button McLaren-Mercedes 42
Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 23
Heidfeld Renault 10
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