Red Bull Racing, one of two F1 teams owned by the Austrian-based energy drink and cola company, had looked unstoppable from the start of Friday practice, and that dominance didn’t relent in the race.
With the familiar Red Bull logo emblazoned across the car, Red Bull Cola featuring on both rear-wing end-plates, and Austrian juice company Rauch’s logo featuring on his overalls, Vettel put recent shaky performances firmly behind him by controlling the Grand Prix from the outset, striding away from his heavier rivals at a staggering rate in the first stint.
Consistently one second per lap quicker, he was 20 seconds clear of the closely matched Barrichello and Webber by the first stops. While Vettel cruised to his third career win, Webber completed Red Bull’s perfect day by squeezing ahead of Barrichello as he emerged from his first pit stop, which he made a lap later than the Brazilian.
All eyes are now on Vettel as he heads to his home Grand Prix at the Nürburgring on 12 July, where he will once more expect his car to ‘give him wings’.
Source: Autosport.com/BBC F1
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