Brazil 2011
THE FINAL ORDER OF THE TWO CHAMPIONSHIPS WOULD BE RESOLVED TODAY AND SO THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TENSION UP AND DOWN THE PIT-LANE. ONCE AGAIN, RED BULL HAD LOCKED OUT THE FRONT TWO ROWS WITH THE MCLARENS ON THE NEXT TWO.
IN QUALIFYING, VETTEL HAD BROKEN THE RECORD FOR POLE POSITIONS IN A SEASON PREVIOUSLY HELD JOINTLY BY NIGEL MANSELL AND HIMSELF, ALTHOUGH NIGEL SET HIS RECORD OF 14 FROM 16 RACES WHEREAS SEBASTIAN'S 15 CAME FROM 19 RACES.
THE RACE TURNED ON GEARBOX FAILURES - FIRSTLY, VETTEL'S EARLY IN THE RACE BUT HE DID MANAGE TO BRING THE CAR HOME IN 2ND SO NOT SUCH A BAD FAILURE, SECONDLY LEWIS HAMILTON'S A LITTLE LATER BUT HIS WAS TERMINAL AND HE HAD TO RETIRE.
MARK WEBBER SEIZED HIS MOMENT, WHILST HIS TEAM-MATE WAS WEAKENED, TO GAIN HIS FIRST VICTORY OF THE SEASON WITH AN EXEMPLARY DRIVE AND NO-ONE WOULD BEGRUDGE HIM HIS VICTORY AGAINST VETTEL'S DOMINANCE THIS SEASON.
EARLY IN THE RACE, FERNANDO ALONSO APPEARED TO OVERTAKE JENSON BUTTON WITH EASE BUT JENSON HAD HAD TO GIVE WAY OR RUN THROUGH DEBRIS ON THE TRACK. THE LATTER PART OF THE RACE WAS LIT UP WITH JENSON'S PURSUIT OF FERNANDO TO GET HIS OWN BACK. WHEN JENSON CHASES, IT IS A SIGHT TO BEHOLD. HE APPEARS TO BE ON RAILS WHEN IN REALITY HE IS NOT ON RAILS BUT ON THE RAGGED EDGE. HIS RAGGED EDGE LOOKS SO SMOOTH.
HE SOON CAUGHT FERNANDO AND SET OFF AFTER SEBASTIAN BUT RAN OUT OF LAPS. NEVERTHELESS, HIS 3RD PLACE ENSURED THAT HE WOULD FINISH 2ND IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
STARTING GRID
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| 1.
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Sebastian Vettel
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| 2.
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Mark Webber
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| 3.
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Jenson Button
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| 4.
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Lewis Hamilton
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| 5.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 6.
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Nico Rosberg
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| 7.
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Felipe Massa
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| 8.
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Aidrian Sutil
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| 9.
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Bruno Senna
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| 10.
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Michael Schumacher
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| 11.
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Paul di Resta
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| 12.
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Rubens Barrichello
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| 13.
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Jaime Alguersari
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| 14.
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Sebastien Buemi
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| 15.
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Vitaly Petrov
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| 16.
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Kamui Kobayashi
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| 17.
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Sergio Perez
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| 18.
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Pastor Maldonado
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| 19.
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Heikki Kovalainen
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| 20.
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Jarno Trulli
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| 21.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi
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| 22.
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Daniel Riccardio
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| 23.
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Jerome D'Ambrosio
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| 24.
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Timo Glock
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RESULT
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| 1.
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Mark Webber
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| 2.
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Sebastian Vettel
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| 3.
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Jenson Button
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| 4.
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Fernando Alonso
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| 5.
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Felipe Massa
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| 6.
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Aidrian Sutil
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| 7.
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Nico Rosberg
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| 8.
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Paul di Resta
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| 9.
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Kamui Kobayashi
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| 10.
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Vitaly Petrov
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastian Vettel
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392
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| Jenson Button
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270
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| Mark Webber
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258
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| Fernando Alonso
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257
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| Lewis Hamilton
|
227
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| Felipe Massa
|
118
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| Nico Rosberg
|
89
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| Michael Schumacher
|
76
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| Adrian Sutil
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42
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| Vitaly Petrov
|
37
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Constructors :
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| Red Bull Racing
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650
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| McLaren
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497
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| Ferrari
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375
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| Mercedes
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165
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| Lotus Renault
|
73
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| Force India F1 Team
|
69
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| Sauber F1 Team
|
44
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| Scuderia Toro Rosso
|
41
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| Williams
|
5
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| Team Lotus
|
0
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| HRT F1 Team
|
0
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| Marussia Virgin Racing
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0
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Race Results posted by
David Little
28th November 2011
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