Vettel Makes Error on Final Lap, Maldonado Leads Championship

by Klon  13/11/2017 | 8:12 0 Posted in 2010 - Present, FIA, Formula 1 

Qualifying:


* demoted to the back of the grid for causing an avoidable accident

Report:

You can understand why Vettel did not want to look at the mess he was creating on the final lap.

 

The second half of the Formula One season has begun in the Middle East and if this race is a preview of things to come, we are in for an amazing final to the 2019 season with lots of close racing for the titles.

Whilst the race ended with Caterham owning the first two positions on track, they really had to work for that position and lost it when Vettel, in a very stupid move, took out Gasly on the final lap whilst trying to close the gap to his teammate.

Behind race winner Lewis Hamilton, Pastor Maldonado and Diego Álvarez Torrente fought each other with reckless abandon, the Spaniard getting the short end of the stick, leaving Pastor to achieve third.

Behind the big teams (and in the case of Jules Bianchi inbetween them), Theodore and Ferrari seemingly own the lower points-paying position. Haas, FAST and the other teams will need to work hard if they want to gain genuine points.

Race:


* given twenty-second penalty for causing an avoidable accident

Fastest Lap:

Diego Álvarez Torrente – 1:15.561

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Kevin Magnussen – was clearly the best driver outside the five large teams.

Reject Of The Race:

Sebastian Vettel – he can do better than that and he knows it.

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