Ferrari back: 

Alonso Victory at Silverstone

 

 

The Empire Strikes Back. Ferrari on Sunday in the Formula 1- WM reported. Fernando Alonso ended in a thrilling Grand Prix of Great Britain at Silverstone, his first win of the season.

 

The Spaniard triumphed in the previous Saisondominator Sebastian Vettel to Red Bull, his World Cup However, further expanded leadership. Vettel leads now 80 points ahead of his third-placed team-mate Mark Webber.

At the top stood but for the first time in ten races Alonso. The world champion from 2005 and 2006 not only benefited from the controversial new throttle-blipping Regulations, which obviously meets his Ferrari, but also on a material issue in the Red Bull Box. Vettel, who at the start pole Webber had overtaken man, lost the lead in the second of three stops on Alonso, because the rear jack was broken.

Alonso then slammed one fastest lap after another on the tarmac of the renovated traditional route. In the end, the 29 - year-old Asturian 16.5 seconds on the Red- Bull Good duo. "The car was quick enough to fight for victory. But we could not make any mistake"Said Alonso, his 27th GP Import victory, the first since Korea in October last year.

"We have been catching up"

"It has been a difficult year for us. Red Bull has dominated, but we have caught up"Said Alonso."Therefore, it is a special day. We are very proud."The finish Webber seemed to be even faster than Vettel, was by his team but stopped by radio, to keep the distance the competition. - led by McLaren - saw a team order, against the Red Bull is still in World Cup Finish the season had vehemently.

" We did not want a situation like last year in Turkey, we therefore had to act responsibly"Recalled Red Bull Team boss Christian Horner to a stable collision of 2010. Webber had first opposed the statement shortly, but then backed off. Last year's winner reacted cautiously, not a new debate over the number one wanted to Austro- British racing team from the curb stop. Only this: "No, I do not think that in order."

The problem with the stop made Vettel, who was wearing his helmet on just the photos of his pit crew, not only for the missed seventh win of the season in charge. " It certainly has not helped, but you have to accept that we have beaten Ferrari"Said the world champion."They have become faster and faster in recent races. Nevertheless, it was an important step for us."Towards the title defense.

Vettel continues

Vettel leads by nine out of 19 races with 204 points, 80 points ahead of Webber, 92 ahead of Alonso and the McLaren-95 before the Driver Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, who was lying because of an incorrectly installed wheel nut after the third pit stop. The ex- World Champion to his prolonged Silverstone Curse, he is at his home race had never driven on the podium.

The race had to Intermediate Tires started because parts of the track were wet because of rain shortly before the start. Dries on the route developed Ferrari's fastest car in the field. Alonso's team-mate Felipe Massa was behind local hero Hamilton, but not out of fifth place - Despite a thrilling duel up the last curve.

From disappointing tenth place on the grid before Hamilton had 122 000 enthusiastic spectators, which meant a record in the "Home of British Motor Racing", launched an impressive fight through the field, but remained at the end, again without the podium. The Mercedes- Drivers Nico Rosberg and world champion Michael Schumacher ended up in the stands six and nine.

Schumacher was in the meantime for a collision with Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi with a ten- Second Penalty has been assigned to the box. Formula 1- Debutant Daniel Ricciardo drove his first race for HRT to an end, the Red- Bull Junior finished in 19th and last final rank. The next Grand Prix in two weeks Vettel's home race at the Nurburgring - until then is also a new solution in the intermediate gas Debate to be found. (APA)

 

 

 

 

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