Red Bull's Mark Webber won his first 2011 Grand Prix, in the last race of the championship, in Iterlagos, Brazil, as his teammate Sebastian Vettel won his second Formula One World Championship and Red Bull won the constructors' championship. Vettel made a great start from the pole position but he ould not hold the 1st place due to a gearbox problem. Mark Webber bypassed him on the 40th lap keeping that place until the end of the race and taking his first 2011 victory. Sebastian Vettel did not lose anymore positions and finished in 2nd place. Jenson Button finished 3rd resulting in keeping the 2nd place in the 2011 championship. However Fernando Alonso could not keep his 3rd place in the standings, as he finished 4th, while Webber who won the GP, bypassed him for 1 point in the board.
Results
Vettel in the pole again, in Brazil - Brazilian qualification 2011
Sebastian Vettel continues his amazing form, taking his 15th pole position this season, in Brazil, breaking Nigel Mansel's record who won 14 pole positions in 1992. Vettel made a fast lap of 1:11.918. Teammate Mark Webber took the 2nd place, leaving the McLaren to start from the 2nd row, with 1:12.099. Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton came 3rd and 4th respectively leaving Ferrari's Fernando Alonso in 5th place, with 1:12.591, just 1 tenth behind Lewis Hamilton. Mercedes' Nico Rosberg was 6th almost half a second behind Fernando Alonso. His teammate Michael Schumacher did not make a fast lap in Q3, resulting in starting from the 10th place. Ferrari's Felipe Massa came 7th, with Force India's Adrian Sutil and Renault's Bruno Senna completing the first ten, finishing in 8th and in 9th position respectively.
Hamilton is victorious in Abu Dhabi - UAE Grand Prix 2011
Lewis Hamilton took an easy win in Abu Dhabi today. He started in second place but took leadership right after a punctured rear tyre caused Vettel to retire. Vettel had an excellent start and everything seemed to be determined right from turn one. But turn two added some interest to what seemed to be a boring race. Vettel saw his rear left tyre exploding. He managed to drive to the pits only to discover that his rear brake ducts and car's floor had been damadged, thus causing him to retire.
Vettel reaches his 14th season pole - Abu Dhabi Qualification 2011
Despite the fact that McLaren has been dominant throughout the free practice sessions, Sebastian Vettel made it to the top of the grid once more this Saturday. He took the pole with a lap time of 1:38.481, 0.141sec ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Jenson Button took third, just 0.009sec adrift his team mate leaving Mark Webber in fourth place. Alonso and Massa followed, ahead of the two Mercedes drivers, Rosberg and Schumacher.
Vettel wins everything in India - Indian Grand Prix 2011
Sebastian Vettel is the poleman, fastest lap owner, winner, and has been leading the race for the whole time. This has been, perhaps, the most boring race of the season as nothing happened on the top. We haven't seen any overtaking, apart from a try, which ended in a collision. The magic duo has been once more Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa.
The race started with Vettel being on top. Alonso lost his place to Jenson Button, who also managed to pass Mark Webber for P2. Alonso dropped to fourth, behind Webber, while Massa and Hamilton followed.
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