What a shocker. Red Bull Racing were on course for another Red Bull 1-2 finish and Mark Webber on his way to a third win in a row. But instead, in a surprising incident with his teammate Sebastian Vettel, everything goes wrong. During the 41st lap, Vettel tries to overtake Webber and manages to take the inside line and edge ahead. But somehow he turns into the right and Webber doesn't budge, which leads to a Red Bull collision leaving Vettel out of the race and Webber dropping to third.
The gates were now wide open for Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, who opportunistically snatch 1st and 2nd respectively. There was a lot of excitement a few laps later when Button makes a run for the lead and takes it temporarily before Hamilton fights back. The two cars came dangerously close to one another at the turns but didn't do a repeat of the Webber-Vettel debacle earlier in the race.
This result allows MacLaren to edge ahead of Red Bull in the Constructors Championship by a single point. It also gives Hamilton his first race of the season and allows Button and Hamilton to narrow the gap with current drivers championship leader Mark Webber. Should be interesting to see what happens in Canada two weeks from now.
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