Formula 1
KOREAN GRAND PRIX ANOTHER WIN FOR VETTEL—
SEBASTIAN VETTEL: “It was a long race today, but it’s really great to win. The start was crucial, it’s always tricky here as you’re nervous about the long straight when you start from pole. Fortunately we had good traction off the line and I had a strong exit out of the first corner. We kept the lead and tried to control the race from there. I think Mercedes had more range than us today, but we were able to win which is great. It was a very strong performance from the whole team and I’m happy. We’re just focusing on continuing to take one step at a time and trying to get the best out of the car at every single race.”
CHRISTIAN HORNER, Team Principal: “A really disciplined drive by Sebastian today to win his third consecutive Korean GP. It was a race dominated by tyre preservation and Sebastian managed it extremely well. It was a great shame to lose Mark who would have been on the podium today after he picked up a puncture from the debris from Perez’ incident. Then, after that he was the innocent victim of the incident that saw Sutil losing his car and hitting him, which caused a fire. It was somewhat frustrating to see our car on fire for what seemed to be an age.”
THIERRY SALVI, Renault: “A win that was not as easy as it looked for Sebastian! With two safety cars, Seb had to do the job twice to increase the gap with the competitors and he’s did it very well, again showing his talent. It was a shame for Mark as he was really on for a very strong result in spite of his starting position. The collision with Sutil damaged the car and caused the fire. It’s too early to tell if we can re-use the engine yet – we will have to look at the damage. There is plenty to study in the week before Japan now, particularly with the strong position Sebastian is now in the Championship.”
The Korean Grand Prix Korean International Circuit, Korea; 55 laps; 308.630km; Weather: Dry. Classified: Pos Driver Team Time/Gap 1. Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1h43m13.701s 2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault +4.224s 3. Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault +4.927ss 4. Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari +24.114s 5. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +25.255s 6. Fernando Alonso Ferrari +26.189s 7. Nico Rosberg Mercedes +26.698s 8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +32.262s 9. Felipe Massa Ferrari +34.390s 10. Sergio Perez McLaren-Mercedes +35.155s 11. Esteban Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari +35.990s 12. Valtteri Bottas Williams-Renault +47.049s 13. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault +50.013s 14. Charles Pic Caterham-Renault +1m03.578s 15. Giedo van der Garde Caterham-Renault +1m04.501s 16. Jules Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth +1m07.970s 17. Max Chilton Marussia-Cosworth +1m12.898s 18. Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari +2 laps 19. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari +3 laps 20. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +5 laps
Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:41.380 Not classified/retirements: Driver Team On lap Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 36 laps Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes 24 laps World Championship standings, round 14: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Vettel 272 1. Red Bull-Renault 402 2. Alonso 195 2. Ferrari 284 3. Raikkonen 167 3. Mercedes 283 4. Hamilton 161 4. Lotus-Renault 239 5. Webber 130 5. McLaren-Mercedes 81 6. Rosberg 122 6. Force India-Mercedes 62 7. Massa 89 7. Sauber-Ferrari 31 8. Grosjean 72 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 31 9. Button 58 9. Williams-Renault 1 10. Hulkenberg 31 11. Di Resta 36 12. Sutil 26 13. Perez 23 14. Ricciardo 18 15. Vergne 13 16. Maldonado 1