The Turkish Formula 1 Grand Prix was won today by Sebastian Vettel. It was his 3rd win of the 2011 season and he led the race from start to finish. His team-mate, Mark Webber overtook Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) with just five laps to go and made it a one-two finish for the Red Bull team. Alonso’s 3rd place finish was the first podium finish of the season for the Ferrari team.
Both British drivers, Lewis Hamilton and Jensen Button (McLaren team-mates) finished in 4th and 6th places respectively after overtaking each other several times during the race. "I don't remember drivers in the same team getting past each other so often without mistakes being made," commented David Coulthard, a BBC TV sport's commentator.
The Mercedes GP driver, Nico Rosberg finished in 5th position, 7 places in front of his team-mate, 7 times former world champion Michael Schumacher who lost his front wing on the second lap after a coming together with Vitaly Petrov (Renault).
Britain’s only other driver, Paul Di Resta (Force India) was forced to retire from the race due to a problem with his car.
As a result of today’s race, Vettel is now leading the drivers championship with 93 points followed by Hamilton with 59 points. Webber is currently 3rd with 55 points, Button is 4th with 46 points and Alonso is 5th with 41 points.
Red Bull are leading the constructors championship with 148 points followed by McLaren with 105 points and Ferrari in 3rd place with 65 points.
The next race for the Formula 1 Grand Prix is due to take place in Spain in two weeks time.
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