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00:00Hamilton on the right, Vettel behind Webber, Button behind his teammate, then Schumacher,
00:05Linus Stern, Charlie Whiting the race director, ready then, above in his pit lane gantry.
00:11We're almost underway for round seven, Mark Webber, three poles, can he make it a hatching of wins as well?
00:16We're underway at Istanbul Park, Webber, Hamilton, Button moves across,
00:22but Vettel blocks Hamilton and straight into second place, so Vettel's already lost the race
00:25and Schumacher's made progress as well, Button could get stuck behind him,
00:29but already is behind him, the Mercedes made a great start there, Kovic are buzzing as well,
00:33Hamilton comes through on the inside of Sebastian Vettel, can he hold position?
00:36Contact in the back of the field as well, Hamilton is into second place,
00:42Jenson Button is behind Michael Schumacher, still Hamilton has to fight to keep Vettel behind him,
00:46this is absolutely crucial for the race, Hamilton if he has any designs on victory, which he does,
00:50has to keep ahead or has to get ahead of Vettel in this first lap, Webber's streaking clear,
00:55Schumacher though has got the jump on Jenson Button,
00:56it's perfect for Mark Webber, he'll be delighted to see a McLaren slightly in the distance in his mirrors,
01:04look at this, as Webber, as Button has a go at Michael Schumacher,
01:07Button then alongside Michael Schumacher, up they come towards turn 12,
01:11can Button get through, he's done it,
01:12he had to nail it and he has, exactly as he wanted,
01:15he effed up there, worked for Jenson Button, extra straight line speed,
01:19up he comes then, into fourth place, now he can train his sights on Sebastian Vettel,
01:22Michael Schumacher defended well, gave up quite early, I would have said, into that corner,
01:27and Button drove clean around the outside with a critical move,
01:31we've already had Sutil and Hülkenberg off the track,
01:35down comes, that's Adrian Sutil coming through on the inside of Kamui Kobayashi,
01:40there, he's a maintained P12, Barrichello had a poor start, he's down in 20th,
01:47so I think Webber then comes in, with a puncture to the right, you can see that,
01:50I wonder where that happened, here's the start again then,
01:53so we're watching and as expected, Vettel got off,
01:57slot three better than Hamilton,
01:59and it's Michael Schumacher getting brave around the outside,
02:02doing a very good job there, to pass Button,
02:04and we're on board now, with Button,
02:07for McLaren,
02:09everybody's slow on the left hand side of the grid,
02:11and watch Schumacher come around the outside of us now,
02:14as Jensen's busy trying not to run into his teammate,
02:17and he runs into Schumacher instead,
02:19so we're running at the start,
02:21we need to keep an eye on Lewis Hamilton,
02:23because he's just set the fastest lap,
02:24there was Massa, and Kovic are coming together,
02:27and that's Buemi just going through,
02:30a long, long way behind the rest of the field,
02:32here we see the repeat on the replay of Jensen Button getting past Michael Schumacher,
02:37down into turn 12,
02:38this is a different angle of it,
02:39so Schumacher will stay left,
02:40it's a left hander ahead to cover the inside line,
02:43tries to scare Button,
02:45who's having none of it,
02:46Button puts it in the middle of the track,
02:48just about gets it slowed down,
02:51and Michael yielding relatively easily there,
02:54still Webber leading,
02:55though Lewis Hamilton is tracking him all the way,
02:57could be away,
03:00it's Helkenberg coming back through the field,
03:01after his stop,
03:03he's passing Chandok there I believe,
03:08Alonso late 33s early 34s,
03:10his car every time we see it,
03:12it's trying to spin off,
03:13just like it did in qualifying,
03:14it looks horrific for some reason,
03:16the set up on Alonso's car,
03:19he's not really as close as he needs,
03:20ideally needs to be,
03:21but he's going to be as close as yet,
03:23when he gets down there,
03:24going through on the inside as he,
03:25but no Webber's got him,
03:26he's got him again,
03:27but he's not giving up,
03:28he's much closer,
03:29much closer,
03:30it's at the fastest time through the first sector,
03:32to the slipstream zone,
03:34and he's closer than ever,
03:36oh we've got the oversteer,
03:37we'd have to just feather off the throttle,
03:39here we come,
03:40here we come,
03:40the two leading cars,
03:43Webber and Hamilton,
03:45let's keep an eye on this,
03:46Ted Kovic is down there as well,
03:47we can see it from where we are,
03:49Webber stops first,
03:50this is where all this practice,
03:53in the factory,
03:54early morning as well,
03:55counts for so much,
03:56Webber's away,
03:57oh it didn't seem,
03:57a particularly good move there,
03:59from Hamilton,
03:59slightly delayed,
04:01is it the rear of the car,
04:02either way Webber's out,
04:03and still in front,
04:04as Button sets the fastest time,
04:06fastest lap,
04:06Webber will now lead,
04:08it's a very fast lap from Button,
04:09he was about four seconds off the lead,
04:12when,
04:12and look at that,
04:13Vettel's through,
04:16that was Sebastian Vettel as well wasn't it,
04:18we're back,
04:19with a one,
04:20two,
04:21for Red Bull,
04:22a tiny gap,
04:24and as soon as he finished his pit stop,
04:25he would be in the zone,
04:27where the McLaren mechanic,
04:28would not be able to,
04:29Chad we're just going to watch,
04:30Lewis Hamilton coming through,
04:31sorry interrupted,
04:31Lewis Hamilton coming past,
04:33Sebastian Vettel into turn 12,
04:34he's run a little bit wide there,
04:35wasn't able to do it,
04:36but he's really closed off,
04:37and Sebastian Vettel hasn't necessarily got,
04:39basically something in,
04:40the heat into the tyres yet,
04:42or hasn't got the confidence in the car,
04:43but either way,
04:43Hamilton there,
04:44was charging through,
04:45didn't quite make it,
04:45so he just carried on,
04:49no downshift in the middle of the corner,
04:51that's why they're losing out,
04:52to the Red Bull through there,
04:54they can see the rainstorm,
04:55that's Jano truly stopping,
04:57for Lotus,
04:59okay,
05:00very very good pressure on Petrov,
05:01he won't keep it for too long,
05:03he won't keep it,
05:04another one,
05:05very tight line,
05:09for Vettel through eight,
05:12that thing's got some grip,
05:13I sort of expect to see,
05:15bits of tarmac ripping up behind it,
05:17it's got so much downforce,
05:18more,
05:19more spots of rain,
05:22David Coulthard,
05:23how do you read this at the moment,
05:24can you give us a weather check as well,
05:25because from where we look,
05:26there's no rain inside at all,
05:28well,
05:28I had a friend who left the track,
05:29about 10 minutes ago,
05:30and he told me,
05:32five minutes from here,
05:33as we can see Vettel,
05:33pulling a move of Weber,
05:35Weber's left the door wide open,
05:36oh dear,
05:36they've come together,
05:37Weber and Vettel have come together,
05:39that's Vettel going out,
05:39Weber going out,
05:41what was going on there,
05:42through goes,
05:44Jenson Button,
05:45ahead goes Lewis Hamilton,
05:46well it's Weber still in the lead,
05:49or still in the race rather,
05:50but Sebastian Vettel's gone out,
05:51and what happened there,
05:52sorry David,
05:53Vettel's been quicker,
05:54the last few laps,
05:55Mark's got him covered,
05:56and he comes through,
05:58ah,
05:59whose fault was that,
06:01they just seemed to merge,
06:02towards each other,
06:03if anything,
06:04didn't they,
06:04a little,
06:05Weber slightly left,
06:06Vettel slightly right,
06:08and they've thrown it away,
06:10let's watch this,
06:13right,
06:14that's,
06:14I don't know,
06:15I used to watch that David,
06:16that looks like Sebastian Vettel,
06:18went right,
06:19into the side of Mark Weber,
06:20how do you read that?
06:21Yeah,
06:22I think that Mark was holding position,
06:24and,
06:24you know,
06:25Seb's obviously tried to,
06:26sort of pull over for his break,
06:27and you see Mark's left the door,
06:28well open,
06:29but watch,
06:30we see Sebastian deviate,
06:31across towards the,
06:32middle of the road,
06:33and as uncomfortable as it is,
06:35to call that between those two guys,
06:37then I've got to say,
06:38that there was no need for Sebastian,
06:39to be pulling right there,
06:40he had the position,
06:42and there will be,
06:44a lot of frustration,
06:45in that Red Bull,
06:45debrief after the race,
06:47I'm giving that,
06:48100% Vettel's fault,
06:50and,
06:50he's so lucky,
06:52didn't wipe Weber out,
06:53who,
06:53and Lewis,
06:54we need you to save,
06:55we need you to save some fuel now,
06:58both cars doing the same,
07:00plenty of people wanting to talk,
07:01save,
07:02it's just,
07:06getting a bit unpleasant,
07:07I think Sebastian Vettel,
07:08just needs to go,
07:08and calm down probably,
07:10Button fancies a run,
07:11it's the same place,
07:12where they went together,
07:14the two Red Bulls,
07:14and Button's going through,
07:15on the inside,
07:16it's going to be very,
07:16very careful,
07:17Button,
07:18and Hamilton,
07:19he's got the line,
07:19he's got the line,
07:20into the last corner,
07:21Hamilton's coming back at him,
07:22but Button's still there,
07:23and he's got the lead,
07:25another dramatic change,
07:27then in the Turkish Grand Prix,
07:28a collision between the Red Bulls,
07:30and Button overtakes Hamilton,
07:31and he's coming back,
07:32on the pit straight,
07:33down towards the first corner,
07:35Hamilton's got the inside line,
07:36and retakes,
07:37they're still holding it together,
07:38and Hamilton's back in front,
07:40they won't yield,
07:42here it is again,
07:44up to turn 12,
07:45Jenson Button on the outside,
07:47which becomes the inside for 13,
07:50Lewis realises that,
07:52cuts back underneath,
07:53to give himself a better drive,
07:54onto the pit straight,
07:55which eventually,
07:57puts him through into turn one,
07:58a few pinch faces there,
08:00Paddy Lowe,
08:02Martin Whitmarsh,
08:03and here we have,
08:05a replay of what happened thereafter,
08:07oh they almost came together then,
08:08didn't they?
08:08I think they did touch,
08:09didn't they?
08:13Well Mick Oll seemed to enjoy that one,
08:16knows how to perform as well,
08:18for the camera,
08:19but her man,
08:20Lewis Hamilton,
08:21is still in the lead,
08:22down in the 131s,
08:24as they're coasting,
08:25trying to save fuel,
08:27as Webber sets the fastest,
08:28lap 129.2,
08:3024 seconds behind,
08:32Petrov's gone very defensive there,
08:34and I think he might pay,
08:34a heavy price for that,
08:36somehow he found enough,
08:37purchase,
08:38and traction,
08:39to get out of the corner,
08:41and he's on the inside line,
08:42Alonso going wide,
08:43is that going to be too deep,
08:44no,
08:44back it comes,
08:45he had the line there,
08:46and he's got the inside line,
08:48going up the hill,
08:48through turn two as well,
08:51Alonso looks,
08:52if he's got a bit of a slipstream,
08:53and could pull through now,
08:54he's got to hold it together,
08:55as they go left,
08:56oh,
08:58that was almost a touch there,
08:59was it,
08:59it was a touch,
09:00it was,
09:01yes,
09:01but Alonso was coming through,
09:03thank you,
09:04past his old team,
09:05and straight through,
09:05and that was the front wing damage,
09:06wasn't it,
09:07no,
09:07broken front suspension,
09:08or right front puncture,
09:09actually,
09:09for Petro,
09:10right front puncture,
09:11fair old battle going on here,
09:13but it's not,
09:13I don't think it's for position,
09:14it's not for position,
09:15no,
09:15because Bowemi is down in 16th,
09:17he's trying to laugh himself,
09:18I think,
09:18comes through,
09:19ahead there,
09:19Kobayashi in 10th,
09:21round the final corner,
09:24it was the best qualifying of the year,
09:25for Lewis Hamilton,
09:26now it's his best result of the year,
09:28it's the first time win,
09:29for Lewis Hamilton in 2010,
09:32and Jenson Button,
09:33makes it to McLaren 1-2,
09:35his first win of the season,
09:39Lewis Hamilton,
09:41could be the first of many,
09:44but Red Bull,
09:45will feel they've shot themselves in the foot,
09:48they look to have a 1-2 finish,
09:50but Vettel and Webber got it wrong,
09:52McLaren by contrast,
09:54got it all right,
09:56and they are very much in this championship,
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