It must not overlook the fact that he was favored by the retention was Sebastian Vettel at his second pit stop. The German lost enough time as Fernando Alonso it went you their way through boxes. Despite this, Ferrari 150 ° Italy of the Spanish showed that today was the rival to beat at Silverstone. The Asturian had a brutal pace that, once in the lead, was unattainable for rivals. So much so that even allowed him sign the fastest race lap.
The rain was a small hassle in the home. This fact forced fitting tyres intermediates in the first stages of the test. The snatch went to see compromised by this. It was going to have to tread with very careful to avoid shocks. The proceedings went without hardly surprises, with the exception of Felipe Massa to tracciono and who taught a little nose. There was to be the thing because Alonso retained third place before dealing with the first curve.
The first laps the Spanish it took with relative calm. The track was not too many joys and third place was a good place to see the horizon. At times approached Mark Webber, but when the Australian was put to shooting it found the pace that had suffered.
Came the first stops in boxes and produced characteristic dance positions. The logical intermediate change occurred by soft and began a new career. Lewis Hamilton took advantage of having stopped a little earlier than Ferrari, which had its characteristic problems to warm up the tires in the early laps. The Spanish momentarily lost the third place for the English. Once tyres reached its ideal operating temperature, Alonso regained the lost ground, and he easily disposed of the English. He began his particular fight against the clock to catch up with the Red Bull.
The final shift occurred at the second pit stop. Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel did not have the sort of face and took over the account to change tires. Fact that took advantage of Fernando Alonso for auparse to the first position. Plaza that will leave in the remainder of test. Today was the day to re-edit the triumph.
In the last stint, Fernando Alonso rolled more than one second per lap faster than Sebastian Vettel. The only ones that managed to lower the 1: 36 regular and constant in the final moments of the trial were both Ferrari. If there is something in what the Spanish is unbeatable is set to roll as a clock lap after lap.
From there until the end nothing happened rarely and the Asturian took the victory. Victoria very elaborate a Fernando Alonso who succeeded in keeping with a cool head in the early stages and when it was exceeded by Lewis Hamilton, moment in which was relegated to the fourth position.
With all the Spanish stays at 92 points of Sebastian Vettel. They are ten Grands Prix ahead, 250 points at stake, and demonstrations such as the today invites us to not lose hope. It is very difficult to fight for the Championship, but in formula one, everything is possible. And it should not be forgotten that the Silverstone Circuit was, a priori, better for Red Bull to Ferrari.
