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2011 Indian Formula 1 Grand Prix

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Race

Indian Formula One Grand Prix - Race

(10/30/2011)

2:50

Welcome to our coverage of the inaugural Indian Grand Prix

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:50

2:51

10 minutes to formation lap

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:51

2:54

Sebastian Vettel starts from Pole with Mark Webber alongside him

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:54

2:55

Fernando Alonso starts from 3rd on the grid with Jenson Button alongside him

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:55

2:56

Lewis Hamilton starts from 5th on the grid with Felipe Massa alongside him

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:56

2:56

And Nico Rosberg starts from 7th with Adrian Sutil alongside him

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:56

2:57

Lewis Hamilton actually qualified in second place but was handed a 3 place grid penalty due to ignoring yellow flags during the practice session on Friday

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:57

2:58

The hard and soft types of tyres are used today for the race

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:58

2:58

Teams must use both types during the race

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:58

2:59

Felipe Massa crashed out at the end of qualifying, his front wing is thought to be damaged and is expected to pit early to replace it so to avoid starting from the pitlane

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:59

2:59

1 minute to formation lap

Sunday October 30, 2011 2:59

3:00

Massa also ruined a set of softs as a result of that crash which will compromise his race

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:00

3:00

Formation lap underway

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:00

3:01

All cars get away cleanly

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:01

3:02

The top 11 are starting on the soft compound whith di Resta in 12th is starting on the hards

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:02

3:02

Cars arrive back at the starting grid

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:02

3:03

Lights!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:03

3:04

Vettel leads from Webber, Button gets ahead of Alonso who goes wide in turn 1

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:04

3:05

Button takes second from Webber on the straight

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:05

3:05

A few incidents at the back with Perez, Glock and Barrichello pitting

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:05

3:06

Kobayashi has retired

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:06

3:08

Vettel leads Button by 2.7 seconds on lap 3

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:08

3:09

Glock retires as a result of the earlier incident

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:09

3:09

Webber now right behind Button as DRS is enabled

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:09

3:10

Webber again tries to pass Button

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:10

3:11

Vettel increasing the lead, now 4.2 seconds ahead of Button

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:11

3:12

Buton is nearly a second slower than Vettel on lap 5!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:12

3:14

Alguersuari in 11th is trying to take 10th from Senna

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:14

3:15

[Comment From Michael Michael : ]

That man Vettel is amazing! Could he be on a low fuel load? ED - No, there is no refueling during the race anymore.

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:15 Michael

3:15

Button is now almost matching Vettel's pace. Gap at 4.7 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:15

3:17

What is strange is Hamilton's pace. He is slower than those ahead of him and isn't really threatening Massa who is ahead of him

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:17

3:18

Alguersuari takes 10th from Senna

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:18

3:19

Button goes quickest for the first time in the race

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:19

3:19

di Resta who started on the hard compound has pitted and is now fighting his way back. He is 17th

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:19

3:20

Senna complaining that his KERS isn't working as Maldonado chases him

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:20

3:21

Button now reducing the gap to Vettel, down slighlty to 4.5 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:21

3:22

And Button takes another 3 tenths from Vettel's lead

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:22

3:23

Webber has dropped back now, he is 1.8 seconds behind Button

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:23

3:23

Alonso is 2.3 seconds behind Webber

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:23

3:24

Maldonado stops on the side of the track

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:24

3:25

Mechanical problem forces Maldonado out of the race

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:25

3:25

Vettel has responded with the quickest lap of the race so far and he leads Button by 4.3 seconds on lap 14

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:25

3:27

Great fight between di Resta, Perez and Petrov for 14th

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:27

3:27

Sutil is the first to pit

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:27

3:28

Webber loses a second in S1!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:28

3:28

Webber and Alonso pit

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:28

3:28

And Hamilton pits as well

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:28

3:29

[Comment From Shankar Shankar : ]

Are all cars running on Softs? ED - Pretty much!, the front runners are

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:29 Shankar

3:29

Massa pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:29

3:30

Alonso has rejoined behind Schumacher and is losing a lot of time

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:30

3:31

Rosberg pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:31

3:31

Button pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:31

3:31

Alonso passes Schumacher

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:31

3:31

Schumacher pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:31

3:32

Vettel pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:32

3:33

All the front runners have put on another set of softs

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:33

3:34

Kovalainen is in 10th but has yet to stop

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:34

3:34

Senna in 8th but has yet to stop

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:34

3:34

Vettel leads Button by 3.1 seconds on lap 20

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:34

3:35

Webber is 5.6 seconds behind

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:35

3:35

Retirements so far: Maldonado, Glock and Kobayashi

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:35

3:36

Schumacher takes 8th from Senna

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:36

3:36

Kovalainen pits from 10th

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:36

3:37

Vettel sets another fastest lap with a 1:29.922

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:37

3:37

[Comment From azad azad : ]

where is indian kartikyan ED - He is in 17th

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:37 azad

3:38

Senna pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:38

3:38

Hamilton has caught Massa who had a very slow S1

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:38

3:41

Hamilton tries to pass Massa, they are nearly side by side, Massa shuts the door and they touch ... again!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:41

3:42

Hamilton has a damaged wing and pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:42

3:42

Buemi is out with an engine problem

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:42

3:42

Massa and Hamilton under investigation

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:42

3:44

It is likely that Hamilton will get another penalty ... again!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:44

3:45

Vettel leads Button by 3.4 seconds on lap 27

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:45

3:45

[Comment From sam sam : ]

How is webber doing? ED - Sunny and warm, air temperature at 31 degrees, track at 37 degrees

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:45 sam

3:47

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

IS PAUL SLOWER THAN HRT ED - di Resta is 15th and a lap down but not slower than HRT

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:47 Guest

3:48

Alonso goes quickest with a 1:29.568!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:48

3:48

[Comment From ma ki cuuu ma ki cuuu : ]

where kartikayn ED - 18th

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:48 ma ki cuuu

3:49

Drive through penalty for Massa!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:49

3:50

Hamilton stuck behind Alguersuari

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:50

3:50

Massa goes through the pitlane for his penalty

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:50

3:51

Another fastest lap by Alonso! A 1:29.036

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:51

3:51

Massa pits again for tyres

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:51

3:52

[Comment From Sandhya Sandhya : ]

Vettel unbeaten!!!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:52 Sandhya

3:52

Massa puts the hard tyres on and replaces the front wing

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:52

3:53

Vettel responds with another quickest lap with a 1:29.012

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:53

3:53

Alonso is catching Webber

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:53

3:53

[Comment From Jay Jay : ]

Massa didn't deserve that penalty, what's he meant to do, hit a wall? Hamilton's got horrble sportsmanship.

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:53 Jay

3:54

Replay shows vibration on Massa's wing and he had to switch it

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:54

3:54

Massa slow

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:54

3:55

Massa retires with a front suspension problem

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:55

3:55

Replay shows Massa hits the high side of the kerb again!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:55

3:56

[Comment From Michael Michael : ]

Alonso is doing well. How is his front wing behaving? ED - Looks ok at this stage

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:56 Michael

3:57

Vettel leads Button on lap 35 by 5.8 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:57

3:58

Retirements: Massa, Buemi, Maldonado, Glock and Kobayashi

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:58

3:59

Vettel leads Button from Webber and Alonso. Rosberg is 5th ahead of Schumacher and Hamilton

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:59

3:59

Alonso is catching Webber very quickly! Gap under a second!

Sunday October 30, 2011 3:59

4:00

Red Bull ready for Webber who pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:00

4:00

Webber puts on the hard compound

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:00

4:00

[Comment From burrr burrr : ]

where is my kartikyan ED - He is 16th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:00 burrr

4:01

Now it will be interesting to see how quick Webber is on new hards against Alonso on used softs

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:01

4:03

Alonso pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:03

4:03

This will be close!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:03

4:03

Alonso rejoins ahead of Webber

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:03

4:04

Ferrari usually struggle on the hard compound

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:04

4:04

[Comment From Shankar Shankar : ]

With the hard compound on, will Webber stop once more or will the hards last long enough until finish? ED - They should yes

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:04 Shankar

4:05

Button sets the quickest lap of the race, he is 5.3 seconds behind Vettel

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:05

4:05

Webber chasing Alonso now!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:05

4:06

Button at this stage of the stint is quicker than Vettel, both will be about to pit

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:06

4:07

Sutil is in 10th and di Resta in 14th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:07

4:07

Karthikeyan in 15th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:07

4:08

Vettel responds and increases the gap to Button to 5.5 seconds on lap 42

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:08

4:08

[Comment From gulabi hasina gulabi hasina : ]

where is karthikyen 2nd partner ED - Ricciardo is in 18th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:08 gulabi hasina

4:09

Button responds, gap down to 5 seconds!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:09

4:10

Webber has dropped back behind Alonso, gap now at 1.6 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:10

4:12

Perez chasing Sutil for 10th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:12

4:13

Alonso and Webber are lapping quicker than Vettel and Button at this stage. The leading two will make a stop soon

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:13

4:13

Rosberg and Hamilton pit

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:13

4:13

So does Button

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:13

4:14

[Comment From muskara muskara : ]

where massa ED - Massa has retired

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:14 muskara

4:14

Hard tyres for Hamilton and Button

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:14

4:14

[Comment From emre emre : ]

I found your website today. Live timing is great. thank you and keep up the good work ED - Thanks

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:14 emre

4:15

Vettel pits

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:15

4:15

Schumacher and Senna in the top 10 yet to pit

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:15

4:15

Perez has dropped back, gap to Sutil up to 1.5 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:15

4:16

Webber now closing the gap again to Alonso!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:16

4:16

Vettel leads Button after the second stop by just 2.8 seconds!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:16

4:17

Retirements so far: Massa, Buemi, Maldonado, Glock, Kobayashi

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:17

4:18

Team tells Schumacher to stay out, he has yet to stop and may be able to take position from Rosberg who has already pitted

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:18

4:20

Schumacher pits, will be interesting to see if he gets ahead of Rosberg

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:20

4:20

Schumacher rejoins ahead of Rosberg

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:20

4:21

Only Senna yet to make his second stop, just 8 laps to go

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:21

4:22

Vettel leads Button by 3.6 seconds on lap 52

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:22

4:22

[Comment From deepak097aty deepak097aty : ]

what post is diresta in? ED - di Resta in 13th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:22 deepak097aty

4:24

Another fastest lap for Vettel with a 1:27.922

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:24

4:24

[Comment From callum callum : ]

does vettle look like he can hang on till the end? ED - Yes, gap 4.1 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:24 callum

4:25

Vettel leads Button on lap 54 by 5 seconds

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:25

4:26

Alonso is 3rd and a further 17.7 seconds behind

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:26

4:26

Webber is 4thand 2 seconds behind Alonso

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:26

4:27

Then it is Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamlton,Alguersuari, Senna and Sutil for the top 10

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:27

4:27

[Comment From Guest Guest : ]

do you think button will win? ED - No unless Vettel has a spin or failure

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:27 Guest

4:28

[Comment From Shankar Shankar : ]

Senna still not pitted??? How much ahead is he from Sutil? ED - Senna is expected to pit once more, he is 8 seconds ahead of Sutil

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:28 Shankar

4:29

Petrov and Perez fighting for 11th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:29

4:30

di Resta is 13th ahead of Kovalainen, Barrichello, d'Ambrosio, Karthikeyan, Ricciardo and Trulli make the rest of the runners

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:30

4:30

Senna makes his second and final stop

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:30

4:32

Webber goes quickest with a 1:27.559, gap down to 1.5 seconds to Alonso

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:32

4:32

Button in second has eased off

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:32

4:33

Now Vettel responds with a fastest lap with a 1:27.457

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:33

4:33

Final lap!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:33

4:34

Webber very close to Alonso on the final lap!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:34

4:34

Vettel wins the Indian Grand Prix

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:34

4:34

Button takes second

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:34

4:34

Alonso takes 3rd

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:34

4:34

And Webber takes 4th

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:34

4:35

The team tells Vettel he shouldn't have set the fastest lap on the last lap!

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:35

4:37

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Sunday October 30, 2011 4:37

4:38

Final race standings: Vettel, Button, Alonso, Webber, Schumacher, Rosberg, Hamilton, Alguersuari, Sutil, Perez, Senna, di Resta, Kovalainen, Barrichello, d'Ambrosio, Karthikeyan, Ricciardo and Trulli

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:38

4:40

Retirements: Massa, Buemi, Maldonado, Glock, Kobayahsi

Sunday October 30, 2011 4:40

4:51

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Sunday October 30, 2011 4:51

4:55