Sebastien Vettel claimed yet another victory in an amazing run of form during the second half of the season which has put him on the brink of winning the championship title for the fourth time. Kimi Raikkonen earned the drive of the day award for climbing seven places to finish second after managing his tyres superbly which meant the Finn only had to make one pit stop. Romain Grosjean ensured Lotus had a great day after holding onto his third place to take the final podium spot.
My Opinion:
Red Bull: Mixed emotions here. Delighted that Vettel stormed to victory but disappointed that Webber had to retire after suffering an engine fire. Not surprised that Vettel won at all but I felt for Webber when his engine failed on as he often suffers something to put him out of a race.
Ferrari: Both Ferrari's were in the points but they were off the leaders pace. Alonso dropped a place whilst Massa dropped down three. Improvements need to be made.
Mercedes: A similar story for Mercedes with both cars dropping down the order. Hamilton dropped three to fifth whilst Rosberg dropped three to seventh. Disappointed by Mercedes here.
Lotus: Amazing performance from team Lotus with two podium finishes. Raikkonen managed his tyres so well that he only needed to make one pit stop whilst Grosjean held onto third well.
Mclaren: Both Mclarens gained points which has been the story of their season. Button climbed three places whilst Perez took the last point but Mclaren are still looking for better results.
Force India: A terrible weekend overall for Force India as both drivers failed to finish.
Sauber: Promising progress for Sauber. Hulkenberg drove superbly to rise three places and finish fourth but Gutierrez just missed out on a point.
Toro Rosso: Not a good weekend for Torro Rosso as both of their drivers failed to finish.
Caterham: Managed to beat Marussia but that was about it as Pic stayed ahead of Van Der Garde.
Marussia: Bianchi finished ahead of Chilton but they were the slowest cars on the track.
Race Guide: Key Moments:
Start: Vettel, Grosjean (up 2), Hamilton (down 1), Rosberg, Hulkenberg (up 2), Alonso (down 1), Ricciardo (up 5), Raikkonen (up 1), Maldonado (up 9), Button (up 1).
Massa spins on the third corner, forcing cars behind him to run wide.
Lap 3: Webber into 11th after passing Perez.
Lap 4: Raikkonen into 7th after passing Ricciardo.
Lap 6: Webber into 9th after passing Maldonado.
Lap 8: Webber into 8th after passing Ricciardo.
Lap 9: Raikkonen into 6th after passing Alonso.
Lap 10: Van Der Garde receives drive through penalty for forcing another car off the track.
Lap 15: Perez into 11th after passing Maldonado.
Lap 18: Rosberg into 4th after passing Ricciardo.
Lap 24: Massa into 13th after passing Gutierrez.
Lap 26: Di Resta OUT after crashing trying to correct a spin.
Lap 27: Webber into 5th after passing Alonso.
Lap 28: Rosberg into 3rd after passing Hamilton.
Lap 31: Perez front tyre failure leads to deployment of safety car.
Lap 36: Safety car returns to pits.
Lap 37: Hulkenberg into 4th after passing Hamilton. Webber OUT after crash with Sutil.
Lap 38: Raikkonen into 2nd after passing Grosjean. Safety car deployed.
Lap 41: Safety car returns to pits. Hamilton into 5th after passing Alonso.
Lap 45: Maldonado into 10th after passing Gutierrez. Massa into 12th after pasing Perez. Massa into 10th after passing Gutierrez. Perez into 12th after passing Maldonado.
Lap 48: Hamilton into 4th after passing Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg into 4th after passing Hamilton.
Lap 50: Sutil OUT.
Lap 53: Rosberg into 7th after passing Button.
Lap 54: Ricciardo OUT. Vergne OUT.
Lap 55: Vettel wins the Korean Grand Prix. Raikkonen second, Grosjean third.
Korean Grand Prix Result:
1. Vettel (Red Bull) 1.43.13.701
2. Raikkonen (Lotus)
3. Grosjean (Lotus
4. Hulkenberg (Sauber)
5. Hamilton (Mercedes)
6. Alonso (Ferrari)
7. Rosberg (Mercedes)
8. Button (Mclaren)
9. Massa (Ferrari)
10. Perez (Mercedes)
Fastest Lap: Vettel (Red Bull) 1.41.380
Driver Standings:
1. Vettel (Red Bull) 272pts
2. Alonso (Ferrari) 195
3. Raikkonen (Lotus) 167
4. Hamilton (Mercedes) 161
5. Webber (Red Bull) 130
Constructor Standings:
1. Red Bull 402pts
2. Ferrari 284
3. Mercedes 283
4. Lotus 239
5. Mclaren 81
Performance of the Day: Raikkonen climbed seven places to finish in second.
Most Overtakes of the Day: Maldonado (Williams) with 10.
Shock of the Day: Raikkonen only had to make one pit stop.
Disappointment of the Day: Alonso losing further ground to Vettel in the title race.
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