Fernando Alonso Gives a Master Class at a Fantastic 2011 British Grand Prix

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Published: July 10, 2011

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After an extremely poor Grand Prix weekend in Valencia, I entered the British Grand Prix feeling pretty deflated and expecting little.

What a pleasant surprise then that we were treated to a great qualifying session, followed by such an interesting race.

There was some great tension before the lights even went out as the very changeable conditions had created a situation in which half the track was wet, and the other half dry.

The grid decided to start on intermediate tyres after Sergio Perez flew straight off the track and through some advertising boards struggling with slicks on his parade lap!

The start was surprisingly clean as all of the cars seemed to pull off almost in formation. It took a few corners to realize that Sebastian Vettel had in fact passed Mark Webber straight off of the start line.

Webber may have had a slight issue as Vettel just cruised passed. Obviously the two drivers carry the same livery but with the camera angle used you really couldn’t tell at a first glance that positions had changed hands.

The big winners off the start included Paul Di Resta, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, whilst Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg struggled to make an impact.

After one lap, the positions were as follows:

Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber, Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button, Felipe Massa, Lewis Hamilton, Paul Di Resta, Kamui Kobayashi, Pastor Maldonado, Michael Schumacher, Adrian Sutil, Nico Rosberg, Sergio Perez, Nick Heidfeld, Vitaly Petrov, Jamie Alguersuari, Sebastian Buemi, Rubens Barrichello, Timo Glock, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Jarno Trulli, Jerome D’Ambrosio, Daniel Ricciardo, Heikki Kovalainen

I’m afraid Vettel began to pull away pretty quickly, but there was some close action between Alonso, Webber, Massa, and Button.

We got our first retirement on lap two when Kovalainen had to stop after losing fourth gear.
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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