Once again he ran one fewer pit stop than most of his rivals and was able to stay of soft tyres for longer. He took Sebastien Buemi on lap three and later took Massa as well.
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With Vettel unable to back off, every driver bar the two McLarens and Red Bulls were lapped – even Alonso, who had led to begin with.īutton recovered from a poor start during which he fell to tenth place. The RB7 was clearly faster than the MP4-26 through the faster corners on the Circuit de Catalunya. That allowed Hamilton to use the Drag Reduction System to close in on Vettel on the main straight, but couldn’t get close enough to try to pass. Radio messages between Vettel and his team revealed he was having to turn KERS off at times, and reactivate it later.Īdvert | Become a RaceFans supporter and go ad-free That left Vettel and Hamilton in a battle for the lead, and the McLaren driver was able to cut into the Red Bull driver’s lead. Vettel came in early for his second stop as well – heading for pit lane on the 18th lap – and Alonso stayed out, resigning himself to losing the lead. Hamilton delayed his stop by another lap and came out in third ahead of Webber. While Vettel picked off the likes of Jenson Button and Felipe Massa, Alonso stayed ahead. Vettel made an early first pit stop on lap eight to try to get ahead but Alonso reacted on the next lap, as did Webber. Vettel made a good start from second and passed pole sitter Mark Webber around the outside at the first corner.īut Fernando Alonso made an exeptional getaway from fourth place and dived past both Red Bulls to lead, to a roar of approval from the Spanish crowd.Īlonso held the lead but couldn’t leave the chasing Red Bulls and Hamilton’s McLaren behind – the leaders remained covered by a couple of seconds.
But it wasn’t as straightforward as his other wins as he had to cope with a faulty Kinetic Energy Recovery System and sustained pressure from Lewis Hamilton.
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