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2010 Turkish Grand Prix Race day at Istanbul Park
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Well what a race that was! Absolutely thrilling action right at the front of the sport.
Red Bull drivers Vettel and Webber have shot themselves in the foot this afternoon, handing the race on a plate to rivals McLaren.
Vettel's move on Webber will be debated for days, but others were able to take advantage. Mercedes gained a strong double finish and Sauber scored a point, but it's at the sharp end where all the debate will come from.
This was the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix on AUTOSPORT Live. Thanks for joining us throughout the weekend, and be sure to join us again for the biggest weekend on the motorsport calendar with Formula 1 in Canada and the Le Mans 24 Hours simultaneously covered in two weeks' time.
Red Bull drivers Vettel and Webber have shot themselves in the foot this afternoon, handing the race on a plate to rivals McLaren.
Vettel's move on Webber will be debated for days, but others were able to take advantage. Mercedes gained a strong double finish and Sauber scored a point, but it's at the sharp end where all the debate will come from.
This was the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix on AUTOSPORT Live. Thanks for joining us throughout the weekend, and be sure to join us again for the biggest weekend on the motorsport calendar with Formula 1 in Canada and the Le Mans 24 Hours simultaneously covered in two weeks' time.
A sensational Turkish Grand Prix tightens both title races with Button and Hamilton now within 10 points of leader Webber. McLaren also now has the advantage by a point in the constructors' scrap in what is clearly a developing battle between the two teams.
World Championship standings, round 7:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Webber 93 1. McLaren-Mercedes 172
2. Button 88 2. Red Bull-Renault 171
3. Hamilton 84 3. Ferrari 146
4. Alonso 79 4. Mercedes 100
5. Vettel 78 5. Renault 73
6. Massa 67 6. Force India-Mercedes 32
7. Kubica 67 7. Williams-Cosworth 8
8. Rosberg 66 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 4
9. Schumacher 34 9. Sauber-Ferrari 1
10. Sutil 22
The champagne sprays on the podium at the end of a very tense and exciting Turkish Grand Prix. Now the talking will no doubt begin as well as the post mortem down at Red Bull.
Mark Webber is clearly less than happy as he picks up the third-place trophy. There is a long afternoon of debriefing to come for Red Bull.
Jenson Button receives his award for second place this afternoon. Both he and team-mate Hamilton put on a great show today.
Engineering director Paddy Lowe is very happy to receive the constructors' award for McLaren.
Lewis Hamilton picks up the big trophy as the reward for his 12th career win as he moves back into contention for the title.
God Save The Queen rings out on the podium for Lewis Hamilton and McLaren - winners of the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix.
Four drivers failed to finish the Turkish Grand Prix:
Bruno Senna retired in the pits after a decent race towards the back of the field.
Sebastian Vettel was out after that contentious move with Webber for the lead.
Lotus drivers Trulli and Kovalainen were stuck by simultaneous hydraulic problems when they were comfortably leading the new teams battle down the back.
Bruno Senna retired in the pits after a decent race towards the back of the field.
Sebastian Vettel was out after that contentious move with Webber for the lead.
Lotus drivers Trulli and Kovalainen were stuck by simultaneous hydraulic problems when they were comfortably leading the new teams battle down the back.
Karun Chandhok is classified 20th but retired from the race several laps before the end.
Timo Glock wins the battle between the new teams with an 18th place finish, ahead of Virgin team-mate Di Grassi in 19th place.
Barrichello was 14th. Behind him Petrov set the fastest lap of the race on his last lap in 15th, with Buemi 16th and Hulkenberg 17th.
De la Rosa finishes in 11th place, out of the points and just 0.2s behind his team-mate. Alguersuari was 12th with Liuzzi 13th.
Hamilton is delighted, telling the team they do a "phenomenal job" as McLaren's rapid rate of development takes the fight to Red Bull.
Kubica finishes sixth with Massa seventh, Alonso eighth, Sutil ninth and Kobayashi holds on for the final point in tenth.
Michael Schumacher grabs fourth, with team-mate Rosberg fifth for Mercedes.
Webber comes home third but will surely be furious after that clash with Vettel.
Jenson Button makes it a McLaren one-two and came very close to victory after that epic scrap with Hamilton.
It's the first win of the season for the 2008 world champion, who pressured the Red Bull pair all the way until they clashed.
Lewis Hamilton wins the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix!
Lap 58: Lewis Hamilton is now just a few corners from home in Turkey.
Lap 58: Sutil is ninth and Kobayashi is tenth with Sauber team-mate De la Rosa right on his gearbox for the final point.
Lap 58: Sebastian Vettel has walked over to the Red Bull pit gantry and is talking to the engineers, giving his side of the story.
Lap 57: Schumacher is fourth with team-mate Rosberg fifth, Kubica sixth, Massa seventh and Alonso in eighth.
Lap 57: Hamilton leads by 3.3s over team-mate Button with Webber third, now 24.8s down on the leading McLaren.
Lap 56: The gaps are now pretty static in the top ten with under three laps remaining.
Lap 56: Petrov rejoins with a set of soft tyres on the Renault. Bitter disappointment for him after such a strong run this afternoon.
Lap 56: Alonso made slight contact with Petrov and the Russian has a deflating tyre. He pits having dropped down to 15th.
Lap 55: Alonso is up to eighth and Petrov subsequently runs wide and has damaged his car.
Lap 54: Petrov makes an error out of the final corner giving Alonso another chance. Alonso stays with it and finally gets past into Turn 3.
Lap 54: Just five laps remain in a fascinating Turkish Grand Prix.
Lap 54: Webber sets the fastest lap and is now 26 seconds off the lead as the McLaren pair slow to conserve fuel.
Lap 54: Alonso has another go at Petrov in a fight for eighth place down the outside into Turn 1. He can't make the move stick and the Russian hangs on.
Lap 53: Light drops of moisture are becoming less frequent now as funnily enough the sun appears through a small hole in the clouds.
Lap 52: Button is told on the radio to save both tyres and fuel. He has dropped to over two seconds behind team-mate Hamilton.
Lap 52: Adrian Sutil sends a move up the inside of Kobayashi for tenth and he makes it stick. A big move there and Sutil is in the points.
Lap 51: Jaime Alguersuari sets the fastest lap of the race on his set of new tyres - 1m29.820s. He is 13th and 14 seconds behind De la Rosa.
Lap 51: Surely McLaren will now be telling its drivers to avoid any chance of throwing away this one-two.
Lap 50: Hamilton is back out to a 1.1s lead after that lengthy scrap between the McLaren team-mates.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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