The race was sensational. O GP da China foi realmente bom, com emoção do início ao fim. Apesar do susto na hora da largada (saiu dos boxs faltando 30s para o tempo limite) Hamilton conseguiu pular na frente na hora da largada. Ao longo da corrida ocorreram várias alterações nas posições por conta dos pit stpos e das ultrapassagens, assim Vettel conseguiu voltar ao 1° lugar.
Por conta do desgaste dos pneus o final da corrida foi bem emocionante. Hamilton nas últimas 15 voltas conseguiu se aproximar do Vettel e ultrapassa-lo, assim ficando com o 1° lugar na corrida. Vettel que venceu as últimas 2 corridas do ano terminou em 2°. O 3° lugar fez uma corrida simplesmente fantástica, pois saiu do 18° lugar na largada. Webber na última volta conseguiu ultrapassar o Bunton e assim conseguindo um lugar no pódio.
2011 FIA Formula One World Championship Drivers Provisional Classification | |||||||||||||||||||||
POS | DRIVER | AUS | MAL | CHN | TUR | ESP | MCO | CAN | EUR | GBR | DEU | HUN | BEL | ITA | SIN | JPN | KOR | IND | ABD | BRA | PTS |
1 | Sebastian Vettel (DEU) | 25 1 | 25 1 | 18 2 | 68 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Lewis Hamilton (GBR) | 18 2 | 4 8 | 25 1 | 47 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Jenson Button (GBR) | 8 6 | 18 2 | 12 4 | 38 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Mark Webber (AUS) | 10 5 | 12 4 | 15 3 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Fernando Alonso (ESP) | 12 4 | 8 6 | 6 7 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | 6 7 | 10 5 | 8 6 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Vitaly Petrov (RUS) | 15 3 | 0 17 | 2 9 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Nick Heidfeld (DEU) | 0 12 | 15 3 | 0 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
9 | Nico Rosberg (DEU) | - m | 0 12 | 10 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
10 | Kamui Kobayashi (JPN) | 0 x | 6 7 | 1 10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
11 | Michael Schumacher (DEU) | - m | 2 9 | 4 8 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
12 | Sébastien Buemi (CHE) | 4 8 | 0 13 | 0 14 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
13 | Adrian Sutil (DEU) | 2 9 | 0 11 | 0 15 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
14 | Paul di Resta (GBR) | 1 10 | 1 10 | 0 11 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
15 | Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) | 0 11 | 0 14 | - m | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | Jarno Trulli (ITA) | 0 13 | - m | 0 19 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
17 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | - m | - m | 0 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
18 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio (BEL) | 0 14 | - m | 0 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
19 | Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) | - m | 0 15 | 0 16 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
20 | Timo Glock (DEU) | 0 nc | 0 16 | 0 21 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
21 | Sergio Perez Mendoza (MEX) | 0 x | - m | 0 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
22 | Pastor Maldonaldo (VEN) | - m | - m | 0 18 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) | - m | 0 22 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
24 | Narain Karthikeyan (IND) | - m | 0 23 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
KEY: 25 1 - m a x w nc | Points Scored in Race Position in Race Retired Mechanical Accident Excluded Withdrawn Not Classified | ||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: | The Sporting Regulations provide that if two or more constructors or drivers have the same number of points (including 0 points), their positions in the Championship are fixed according to the quality of their places. Under this system one first place is better than any number of second places, one second place is better than any number of third places, and so on. | ||||||||||||||||||||
DRIVERS PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION | ||||
No | Driver | Nat | Car | Points |
01 | Sebastian Vettel | DEU | Red Bull | 68 |
02 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | McLaren | 47 |
03 | Jenson Button | GBR | McLaren | 38 |
04 | Mark Webber | AUS | Red Bull | 37 |
05 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Ferrari | 26 |
06 | Felipe Massa | BRA | Ferrari | 24 |
07 | Vitaly Petrov | RUS | Renault | 17 |
08 | Nick Heidfeld | DEU | Renault | 15 |
09 | Nico Rosberg | DEU | Mercedes | 10 |
10 | Kamui Kobayashi | JPN | Sauber | 7 |
11 | Michael Schumacher | DEU | Mercedes | 6 |
12 | Sébastien Buemi | CHE | Toro Rosso | 4 |
13 | Adrian Sutil | DEU | Force India | 2 |
14 | Paul di Resta | GBR | Force India | 2 |
15 | Jaime Alguersuari | ESP | Toro Rosso | 0 |
16 | Jarno Trulli | ITA | Lotus | 0 |
17 | Rubens Barrichello | BRA | Williams | 0 |
18 | Jérôme D'Ambrosio | BEL | Virgin | 0 |
19 | Heikki Kovalainen | FIN | Lotus | 0 |
20 | Timo Glock | DEU | Virgin | 0 |
21 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Sauber | 0 |
22 | Pastor Maldonaldo | VEN | Williams | 0 |
23 | Vitantonio Liuzzi | ITA | HRT | 0 |
24 | Narain Karthikeyan | IND | HRT | 0 |
CONSTRUCTORS PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION | |||
Pos | Constructor | Engine | Points |
1 | Red Bull Racing | Renault | 105 |
2 | Vodafone McLaren Mercedes | Mercedes | 85 |
3 | Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro | Ferrari | 50 |
4 | Lotus Renault GP | Renault | 32 |
5 | Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team | Mercedes | 16 |
6 | Sauber F1 Team | Ferrari | 7 |
7 | Scuderia Toro Rosso | Ferrari | 4 |
8 | Force India F1 Team | Mercedes | 4 |
9 | Team Lotus | Renault | 0 |
10 | AT&T Williams | Cosworth | 0 |
11 | Marussia Virgin Racing | Cosworth | 0 |
12 | HRT F1 Team | Cosworth | 0 |
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis HAMILTON: I think today the strategy we came up with going into qualifying definitely helped. I think my new option tyre seemed to last a little bit longer than the guys in front but I think it was quite a few things that came together really. The pitstops were fantastic. It was good for us. The guys are always pushing to improve and the car felt great. I was just trying to nurse my tyres whilst trying to pick up pace. It was one of the best races I have experienced where guys were out in front of me and I had to do quite a lot of overtaking. But thumbs up to the guys back at the factory and in the garage. They really put their hearts into developing the car and making the car the best it can be every weekend. It feels amazing to be able to bring home the victory for them.
Q: We saw your emotion at the end of the race. We didn't quite see your emotion at the start of the race. What was going on with your car as you only just made it to the grid and how worried were you that you might not be able to start?
LH: I don't think worried was coming into my thoughts to be honest. I was in the car nice and early to go out and then we had a problem as the car just would not start. I am still not sure exactly what went on but they had to take a lot of the bodywork off and I knew there was six minutes to go. Then there was two minutes to go but fortunately everything just came together very quickly. The guys did a great job but, of course, for me it is very important to stay as clam as possible as that reflects on all the guys in the garage. I tried to stay positive and they got the car out which was the most important.
Sebastian Vettel
Sebastian VETTEL: Well I think the start was not the best we had this year On top of that it seems that for some reason the left hand side here is worse than the right hand side, plus the fact that you turn right doesn't help. But it was not a 100 per cent good start so I lost also the position to Lewis who started behind me. Then it was about being patient. I think we treated the tyres better in the first stint and could have stayed out but there is no point doing that as you try to pit earlier. I came to the box and afterwards came out first, which was good. But it was quite a surprise seeing Jenson in front of me when he went into my garage. I just hoped for him to carry on. We had something similar two years ago with the Toro Rosso. I don't know what attracts people to stop in our garage but fortunately it had no affect. The guys kept their heads cool, we kept going and, as I said, we came out into the lead. Then I think we probably tried too hard staying on two stops so the middle stint ideally should have been a bit longer but in the end you find yourself out there on the hard tyre. I saw Lewis coming closer and closer and there was no point really. I tried to defend as much as I could without losing too much time to the guys behind but he found his way past easily. It was a difficult race for us. We did a couple of mistakes, on top of that we had some problems, but still we finished second so I am very, very happy with that. First of all, congratulations to Lewis and to McLaren. They did a very good job and it shows one race, you try something a bit different and if you do mistakes it is natural and there is someone else to beat you. I think it was a good race for us as we can learn a lot today. I am the only one with two stops up here so there is surely something to look into tonight.
Q: Just how difficult was it given the lack of communication you had with the pit-wall in the latter stages?
SV: It didn't make it easier. Usually you exchange information, how the tyres are, what the other guys do, what tyres they are on and so on. I asked a lot of questions but did not get any answers. We had a problem with communication. On top of that we had some problems with the KERS during the race. It wasn't a trouble free race. Mark obviously had a good race, very good pace, so the pace was there. It was there all weekend but once we decided to go to two stop you have to be patient, look after your tyres and when it doesn't work it doesn't work. That's why I think we missed that one step today.
Mark Webber
Mark WEBBER: Yeah, it was an interesting grand prix. I think we decided to start on the prime, the hard tyre, in the first stint which we know was not the most desired tyre for everyone in the field as it doesn't really have the characteristics of a hard tyre in terms of sometimes duration and lots of things like that so got that out of the way. But that was quite tricky actually as even with the guys I was with it was not easy. Everyone was using the DRS at the same time, which we pretty much predicted, because of the type of cars ahead of me and how they qualified. It wasn't easy to come back through those guys and I had a mistake in turn two on my in-lap, the tyres basically did not have much left of them, but I got the car back. We really started from there. When you still see P17 on your board after 15 laps, or whatever it was, you think 'how is this going to come?' But then all of a sudden I just felt comfortable with the car. I had a few sets of tyres left from after qualifying so that
helped a bit. Maybe that is the best way to do it all the time, not even take part in qualifying and just go from there. But all jokes aside I think the guys did an incredible job. Back-to-back races for us and it is clear we have not had the smoothest run with my car, but they haven't given up and that was a drive for them today and everyone back at the factory. Again congratulations to Lewis. It was good that someone finally, of course Seb is in the same team but he has been on a phenomenal run and we are all here together fighting for victories. Shame McLaren won in a way but also we can't let Seb get too far away, so it was good day for the racing and good day for us in terms of points for the team.
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