Barcelona, Spain - formula 1 Chief Sebastian Vettel held off the coast of Lewis Hamilton to win the Grand Prize of Spain Sunday before his nearest championship competitor to capture his fourth victory in five races this season.
The Red Bull Driver took the lead for good after the second round of pit stops Hamilton defeated by 0.6 second and extend his lead in the standings with 41 points on his McLaren rival.
The German lost the use of its power boost KERS and Hamilton nestled in behind him, but Vettel cling in advance on the final dozen towers, becoming the fifth winner 21 races on the Circuit de Catalunya, which did not start on the pole and the first in the last 11 events.
Alvaro BarrientosSebastian Vettel won his first Spanish Grand Prix Sunday for his fourth victory in five F1 races."Many people, said today would be a race - this is why I am even more pleased, we did," Vettel said. "" "". The last 10 tours, I felt tires go and I was praying. At the top of that sometimes KERS on, sometimes off KERS. This is not an easy race.
"But it was a great result and confirmation, we are very strong."
Teammate Red Bull Mark Webber started on the pole, but finished fourth behind Jenson Button McLaren, then that Fernando Alonso to Ferrari led during the first 18 rounds before settling in hot conditions in the fifth.
Principal of Team Red Bull Christian Horner called the "courageous" ing performance
"It was a show of World Championship today," said Horner.
First Spanish victory of Vettel him 118 points after five races, while Hamilton remains with 77's nearest rival his and Webber is third with 67. Alonso remained fifth in the standings with 51 points - 10 behind fourth place button - despite a gutsy from his public start.
Alonso steamed up the inside past three main for lead in the first turn, with concern Webber on Spanish for Vettel to everything the world outside to keep the second.
Alonso took his advance to the second round of stops, when Ferrari driver reappeared behind Vettel and Hamilton and Webber, who hired Alonso in a number of overtaking swaps, but could not go ahead until after the final round of the cases.
"Fernando was two Red Bulls up so I could keep with them," said Hamilton, only other race winner this season. "We can't be disappointed with today."
Button remained off as the leaders went in to change a tire third and better adhesion of the McLaren driver allowed him to obtain the last Webber and Alonso third by Midway. Button, the winner of 2009 here, built enough of a benefit and was the only car among the five top not to go on a three-stop strategy.
"My first round was an unmitigated disaster," said Button, who dropped 11 of the early fifth. "But I managed to pass the with a fantastic strategy."
Hamilton began to make gains when Vettel lost his KERS, but he could not cross despite the blow of an additional inch of exceedance and the adjustable rear wing also offering additional boost.
Button and Webber completed in the second 50 Vettel, while Alonso and the rest of the field have been thrust by the top two.
Alonso said failure of Ferrari to use a rear wing that could have found illegal hurt chances of the Italian team, but double champion of the world was always satisfied despite a gap growing with Red Bull as teammate Felipe Massa has not yet finished after sliding off.
"We have suffered a real lack of support, but the Red Bull gap is more or less the same year it was last in Monaco and we were competitive here may be that we can be again," said Alonso. "See this is happening because there is still time - Championship can change in a matter of race, as we saw last year."
Michael Schumacher won sixth for his best result of the season from his teammate Nico Rosberg Mercedes, while Nick Heidfeld finished eighth after from last in the Renault garage. Rookie Sergio Perez driver and Kamui Kobayashi rounded out the top 10 for Sauber.
Finishing in ninth place of Perez made him the first driver Mexican to finish in the points in 30 years.
The next race is the Grand Prix of Monaco next Sunday.
