Lewis Hamilton mates Red Bull

3rd on the starting grid, Lewis Hamilton manages to get the best of Sebastian Vettel from the start, but remains behind Jenson Button. There Red Bull follows the rhythm of McLaren without being able to surpass them. After the first supplies, the Woking troops got a little confused and each emerged behind a Ferrari.

However, the performance of the MP4-26 allowed the two McLarens to reduce the gap and regain their positions. Lewis Hamilton took advantage of a strategic error by Sebastian Vettel and Felipe Massa to gain the upper hand. The two men, who tried a two-stop strategy, lost all hope due to the degradation of their tires.

At the very end of the race, Mark Webber, 18th on the grid, came back like a cannonball. The Australian successively overtook Nico Rosberg, one time leader of the race, then Jenson Button two laps from the goal. He gets an unexpected podium.

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