What a way to won the race, Sebastian Vettel was unbeatable. He dominated the whole race from pole to podium smashing the FIA rule of no change in engine mapping. For not even a single moment, it was not felt that Vettel is losing at any point. He just cruises his way to increase his wins tally to 16 with winning 6 out of the 8 races this season. He even set the fastest lap of the race today. It was the 2nd consecutive win by Sebastian Vettel on this circuit.
It was a perfect start, perfect driving and perfect pitstop for Sebastian Vettel. But nevertheless, it was homeboy Fernando Alonso who keep the grandstand shouting and hailing as they watch Spaniard overtaking Mark Webber for 2nd and retaining the position with the perfect final pitstop which he lost in the mid of the race. This was the best result for Alonso on this track.
Fernando Alonso gave Spanish fans something to cheer for. Mark Webber in the second Red Bull was the final podium finisher. He had a slow start that saw him limping back of Ferrari. He worked hard but in the end lost to Fernando Alonso his 2nd position. He could have fighted Alonso for the position but he struggled with gearbox problem in the end.
Still, Red Bull top 3 finish proved that they are not at all dependent on Engine Mapping.
Lewis Hamilton came home 4th. No real action was seen from him during the race. He kept the fast and trailing Massa at bay who finished 5th. Massa was followed by 2nd Mclaren of Jenson Button. With top 6 position captured by the top 3 teams.
Nico Rosberg finished 7th was the only Mercedes that scored points. Michael Schumacher was hit by the speeding Petrov on the turn 1 after his first stop, that caused him a broken front wing and cost him any chance of scoring points. Michael finished 17th.
Toro Rosso Jaime Alguersuari finished impressive 8th. His two stop strategy saw him ahead of Force India and Renault. It was a clever driving from the driver. His strategy wins over the speed of the car.
Force India also had a strong outing today with Adrian Sutil finishing 9th just half a second behind Jaime Alguersuari. He gave a strong fight to Jaime for 8th position in the end. Adrian Sutil managed to hold his track position during the entire race.
Nick Heidfeld in the struggling Renault was the last point scorer.
Sensational Rookie Sergio Perez again impressed all by his one stop strategy and finished 11th. Though the Sauber team struggled for grip and pace whole weekend but he managed to get it well ahead of his teammate and Williams team.
Rubens Barrichello finished 12th with Sebastien Buemi in the second Toro Rosso 13th.
Paul Di Resta after a hard fought weekend lost the momentum in the end that saw him dropping from 11th to 14th. He could not managed to pass Buemi but still gave a strong fight to Petrov and Kobayashi who finished the race just behind him.
Petrov lost couple of places in the first lap which saw him dropping to 16th until 10th lap. His choice for hard tyres at the start was a disaster for him. Pastor Maldonado finished 18th.
He was followed by Team Lotus, Virgin and HRT at the back.
Surprisingly, there were no drama in the entire race, no major incidents. Race saw all 24 drivers finishing the race.
There were less areas on track on which drivers could pass each other. But double DRS was the major delight at it provided some of the exceptional overtaking maneuvers.
Valencia Street Circuit provided a tough racing today with a soaring track temperature to 45deg Celsius and weather conditions were hot and humid.
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