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Formula 1 | Spanish Grand Prix
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | 22.05.2011
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Alex Chick

Updated 22/05/2011 at 13:43 GMT


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SEBASTIAN VETTEL WINS!! He holds on, beating Lewis Hamilton by six tenths of a second! Jenson Button third, Webber fourth, Alonso fifth, Schumacher sixth and Rosberg seventh.
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Final lap, and this has been a superbly controlled drive by Sebastian Vettel, who just needs to keep cool for another few corners...
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Everyone has been lapped up to and including Fernando Alonso, by the way... it's just not happening for Hamilton.
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Down the start-finish straight again - no dice for Vettel. Hamilton locks up and this is not looking good for him.
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Vettel has just over half a second on Hamilton, and that is just enough to stay in front.
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Once again, Hamilton just cannot get near Vettel down the start-finish straight...
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Massa is off! He was struggling terribly and pulls off the track. End of a miserable race for the Brazilian.
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As far as the battle for third goes, Button is two seconds ahead of Webber. He is on a three-stop strategy so he might be vulnerable...
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Again, Vettel does well to hold off Hamilton down the start-finish straight. Alonso's tyres are shot, but Ferrari say they want him to nurse the car through the remaining seven laps.
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Hamilton's team tell him to use all his KERS on the start/finish straight, but he cannot get close enough. They also say he can use the 'yellow button' if he likes - whatever that is...
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A great shot of Christian Horner sitting on the pit wall, jiggling his feet nervously. This is seat of the pants stuff...
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This is great stuff - Hamilton all over the back of Vettel. He can't, can he?
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Hamilton is right on Vettel's gearbox as the leaders lap Schumacher.
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Lua Mes comments: 'Pirelli tyres are not as good as the Bridgestone.­ Otherwise they would last longer without 3-4 or even 5­ stops in a race.' Well, no, they're not - but they were designed to deteriorate more quickly and they are doing that job extremely well. It has certainly been a major factor in this year's increased excitement.
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Fernando Alonso has dropped right off the pace, and it is Button versus Webber for third place.
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No sign of the safety car - yellow flags still out, but the marshals have the Kovalainen situation under control.
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Heikki Kovalainen deposits his Lotus in a tyre wall. He is absolutely fine, but the yellow flags are out and the car may need a winch out of there...
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Red Bull continue to chat to Vettel about his KERS. An elaborate bluff, or do they genuinely have it?
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HAMILTON IN..... And out just behind Vettel! Decent stop, but he faces a tough job overhauling the German now.
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Button and Perez are in... Button out with no dramas, and emerges onto a clear piece of track.