European Grand Prix: Unstoppable Vettel Wins a Processional 2011 European GP

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Published: June 26, 2011

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Sebastian Vettel became the first driver to finish in the top three for the first eight races recently at the 2011 European Grand Prix in Valencia.  I think this was the race with the greatest number of finishers (24) and was also only the fourth race in F1 history in which every car finished.

The race in Valencia may have provided fans with some pretty interesting statistics, but to be perfectly honest, it provided very little else.

With only one overtaking maneuver in 2009, there was a lot of buzz about the race in 2011 with the addition of DRS and KERS.

I must admit that I watched the race with a split mindset. As an F1 fan who hates DRS and KERS, I sort of wanted the race to be dull, but as an F1 fan in general, of course I wanted a real show.

Although DRS and KERS provided way more than just one overtake, I think the race that many saw as the acid test for the new regulations did very little to prove their worth. In fact, I think the start was probably as close as we got to a real race at the front.

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber got off to a pretty comfortable start, whilst the McLarens slipped back. Nico Rosberg had a great start for Mercedes, but the real winners were Ferrari.

Felipe Massa got off to a great start and was right behind Webber into turn one, but Ferrari’s No. 2 decided to back off in the traffic. This gave Fernando Alonso a chance to go right around the outside and brilliantly slot into P3.

After one lap, the race was positioned as follows:

Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Michael Schumacher, Adrian Sutil, Nick Heidfeld, Paul di Resta, Rubens Barrichello, Kamui Kobayashi, Sebastien Buemi, Vitaly Petrov, Sergio Perez, Jamie Alguersuari, Timo Glock, Heikki Kovalainen, Jarno Trulli, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Pastor Maldinado, Jerome d'Ambrosio, Narain Karthikeyan
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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