Hamilton: I can be a F1 legend

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Jumper Metropolis has set his sights on attaining unreal position in Instruction One.



For Hamilton, that does not mean eclipsing the platter heptad world titles won by Archangel Schumacher, but the McLaren utility has every intention of making his impression.



To date, Solon has virtuous the one championship to his examine from his figure seasons in F1, won in impressive ceremony in 2008.











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However, Port newly made country his want when he said: "I'm not here to canal 10 years and win only one or two humans titles."



Tho' the last two eld mortal been bleak as McLaren jazz failed to supply the 26-year-old with a consistent winning car, and there is every essay a tierce is in the offing, there is no questioning his want and suffering.



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"If you lie at Sebastien Physiologist (Domain Assemblage), Valentino Rossi (MotoGP) and Archangel Schumacher, these are legendary racers from their distinguishable classes, and I'd bed to be a relation of that.



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"I've e'er loved to win tierce humanity championships, like Ayrton Senna. I've e'er desirable to emulate what he did," said Hamilton.



"But success a position domain championship is conniving enough, so we'll engrossment on that for now."

Alonso: No quick fix to Ferrari troubles

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Team principal Stefano Domenicali & technical chief Aldo Costa & engineering boss Pat Fry all returned to Germany after the race in Sepang in lieu of travelling straight to Shanghai for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix.



This, despite a mercy dash by several of the team's top brass to their Maranello headquarters after last Sunday's Malaysian Grand Prix.



It was hoped a gentle nudge to the staff back at the Prancing Horse's nervecentre could go some way to turning the corner, but two-time world champion Alonso does not envisage there being a fast fix this weekend.



The Ferraris of Alonso & team-mate Felipe Massa were around a second slower than the pace-setting Red Bulls & McLarens in qualifying at the opening rounds of the campaign - a statistic that left the pair floundering in the pack come the races & without a podium finish to their credit.



"There is not much time to alter cars so I expect difficult pace, a difficult weekend again. The race is long," he said after finishing sixth in Sepang, place behind Massa.



"We arrive in China knowing that it will be difficult but they will have some opportunities if they do things right."



Having appeared to be Red Bull's nearest challenger in pre-season testing, Ferrari's dismal qualifying pace thus far has arguably been the largest surprise of the campaign's opening weeks - eclipsing even McLaren's upturn after turning in some woefully underwhelming testing times.



At least in race trim the new Ferrari appears to have some grunt, with Alonso enjoying lovely tussles with both Red Bull's Mark Webber & McLaren's Lewis Hamilton last Sunday, albeit aided by the fact the Australian had lost his KERS & the Briton was battling excessive tyre wear.



"In Australia they were not fast in qualifying, [while] in the race they were struggling a lot & were 40-50 seconds behind the leader.



"We need to keep working in a lovely direction as they did [in Malaysia]," Alonso continued.



"I left Sepang much more happy because they were fighting with them. They did not expect to be fighting with them, so there is a positive atmosphere now in the team."



Ferrari president Luca Di Montezemolo has tipped his team to dredge up an "amazing response" to their early-season issues.





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"I am definitely not satisfied with the way the season has begun, but I have complete faith in the people here," Di Montezemolo told Ferrari's official web-site.



"I am sure there will be an wonderful response. I do know everyone is working flat out & I have great faith in the human & technical strengths of our people.



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Looking ahead to China, however, Di Montezemolo shared Alonso's caution, saying: "I hope they see some improvement, in qualifying.





"I think the period when the most they can hope for is a podium will soon come to an finish."



"But I think that will be difficult as I don't think Ferrari can turn it around in the space of a week."

Vettel quickest again in Shanghai

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The reigning world champion was quickest in Friday morning's first session and maintained his stranglehold with another perfectly judged display, his time of one minute 37.688 seconds enough to eclipse second-placed man Lewis Hamilton by 0.166secs.

It was a low-key session for Vettel's team-mate Mark Webber, however, as the Australian appeared to concentrate on longer runs in the second RB7 to finish down in 10th place, 1.6secs down on the German.

Vettel is aiming to continue his perfect start to the season with another pole position and victory to add to those achieved in Australia and Malaysia. He leads the world championship on 50 points, 24 clear of nearest challenger Jenson Button.

Button was third in the afternoon practice session, just a tenth down on Hamilton as the McLaren team-mates again continued their bid to successfully integrate new floor and exhaust upgrades.

Mercedes, meanwhile, looked in better shape than they had in first practice. Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher topped the timesheets with 30 minutes remaining after switching to the softer tyre, but eventually settled for fourth and fifth respectively.

Felipe Massa was sixth for Ferrari, although his team-mate Fernando Alonso battled with hydraulic problems during the session and could only manage 14th from just 17 laps on track.

Adrian Sutil was seventh for Force India, but it was a bad session for his team-mate Paul di Resta, the Scotsman failing to get out for any of the 90-minute session due to a fuel pressure problem.

Renault's Nick Heidfeld was another to suffer, the German, who finished third at Sepang last Sunday, committing his second error of the day when he ran wide at turn two.

Heidfeld knocked loose the front wing of the R31 - as he did after a spin in the opening practice session - but was able to slowly recover to the pit lane entrance where his mechanics wheeled him back to the garage and patched him up.

He recovered to finish in eighth, one place ahead of team-mate Vitaly Petrov.

The midfield saw the regular mash-up of Saubers, Williamses and Toro Rossos, while at the rear it was again the usual suspects.

Lotus pair Heikki Kovalainen and Jarno Trulli were best of last season's new boys, while it was an encouraging session for Hispania, with Narain Karthikeyan and Vitantonio Liuzzi taking 20th and 21st, comfortably ahead Virgin duo Jerome d'Ambrosio and Timo Glock.

Paul Scholes eyeing retirement

Paul Scholes, manchseter united, hot, wallpaper, posterThe 36-year-old has been an integral part of the success enjoyed by the Old Trafford outfit over the past two decades, including their Treble of 1999.

United remain on course to repeat that historic success, with Saturday's FA Cup semi-final showdown against Manchester City at Wembley the next step on their quest for silverware.

With Sir Alex Ferguson's side leading the way in the Premier League and through to a Champions League semi-final showdown with Schalke, Scholes will wait until the campaign concludes before considering his options.

Scholes, who prolonged his club career at the highest level by retiring from England duty in 2004, said: "I'll decide at the end of the season.

"I really don't know what I am going to do yet. I've got these games to think about now and I will decide from there.

"People always say you should play as long as you can but there comes a time when you just can't physically do it.

"I'm wary of that. I just want to make sure it is done at the right time."
Scholes, who has been offered another one-year extension, admits he finds it tough to accept his role as a more peripheral figure in Ferguson's plans.

The playmaker did not feature in either leg of the Champions League quarter-final victory over Chelsea, but insists he will always be ready when called upon.
He added: "It is very difficult to accept (not playing every game) but the time comes when you know that you can't.

"You want to think like a 25-year-old, you like to think that you can play every game. But you can't. You just have to make sure you are ready for the odd 20 minutes here and there.
"It's hard to make that adjustment. It is not nice."

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Superb Vettel claims pole in China

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The Red Bull driver topped all three practice sessions coming into qualifying and did not disappoint his legion of fans when it mattered most, taking top spot with a best time of one minute 33.706 seconds.

McLaren's Jenson Button took second, over seven tenths down on the German, while the Briton's team-mate Lewis Hamilton was third.

Despite Vettel's crushing display, it was not all plain sailing for Red Bull.

Mark Webber was the victim of more KERS drama and poor tyre selection as he went out at the first hurdle, leaving the Australian with it all to do from 18th place tomorrow afternoon.

Button set the benchmark early in Q3 with a 1:34.421, but championship leader Vettel, as he has done all weekend, duly responded with six minutes remaining, setting a time that would not be bettered to claim his third pole in as many races this season.

Nico Rosberg impressed as he took his Mercedes to fourth place, while the Ferraris of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa were fifth and sixth respectively.

Toro Rosso enjoyed a hugely encouraging session, with Jaime Alguersuari seventh and team-mate Sebastien Buemi ninth, sandwiching the Force India of Britain's Paul di Resta, who celebrated his 25th birthday with eighth place.

Renault's Vitaly Petrov will line up 10th after failing to feature in the shootout having suffered a car failure moments after posting the fourth-fastest time in Q2.

"Yesterday (Friday) was very good, a strong day and a lot of laps, so we were very happy with our pace. Today (Saturday) was smooth," said Vettel, who is eyeing at hat-trick of wins at the start of 2011 after taking the chequered flag in both Australia and Malaysia.

"I was as happy as I can be in Q1 and Q2, and in Q3 we were able to get more out of the car again. I was very happy with the lap I did.

"But it all starts again from zero on Sunday. I'm very happy with the team and the way we all remain focused, but Sunday is a new day."

Button was also delighted with his best qualifying performance of the season, saying: "We're in a good place for the race. I look forward to it here, it's always a good place for a race.

"We made some good changes and the car was a lot more consistent to drive.

"We extracted what we could out of it."

Hamilton, meanwhile, appeared more downbeat than his team-mate, saying: "We need to make some more steps forward, but I think there's some good things in the pipeline.

"We're doing our best to catch up."

By far the shock of qualifying was the early exit of Webber, who ran Vettel close in Friday's first practice but tailed off as KERS woes ravaged his weekend.

The Australian had only limited running in final practice as the team battled to remedy the KERS issue this morning, but few would have predicated it would leave him floundering so far down the grid.

Webber began qualifying with the KERS system switched off, but looked to have the pace to make it through to Q2.

However, he critically failed to switch to the softer option tyre in the final minutes of the session, which would have gained him valuable time.

That error meant Webber was helpless to defend himself when first Mercedes' Michael Schumacher and then Williams' Pastor Maldonado improved their times to leave him in the drop zone.

The second session was hit by a red flag with two minutes remaining when Petrov's Renault stopped on the circuit just moments after setting the fourth quickest time.

The Russian's demise meant just two minutes remained for the rest of the drivers to seal their place in the Q3 shootout, and when the clock started again a snake of cars made their way out of the pits.

Among the losers in the one-lap lottery was Schumacher, who made an error on his flying lap and finished 14th, trailing Adrian Sutil (Force India) in 11th and the Sauber pair of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi in 12th and 13th respectively.

The Williams of Rubens Barrichello was 15th, with team-mate Maldonado 17th, while Nick Heidfeld was also a victim of team-mate Petrov's exit as his sole flying lap could place him no higher than 16th.

In addition to Webber, the remainder of the Q1 casualties comprised, predictably enough, last season's new boys.

Lotus' Heikki Kovalainen was the best of the bottom six, one place and half a second ahead of team-mate Jarno Trulli.

Virgin fared better than yesterday's practice times indicated, the team comfortably ahead of the Hispanias, with Jerome D'Ambrosio 21st ahead of team-mate Timo Glock.

Vitantonio Liuzzi got the better of Narain Karthikeyan to avoid the final berth on the grid, but the good news is both Hispanias were inside 107% of pole and will take the start on Sunday.

Ganguly to play for Kochi

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Former India skipper Sourav Ganguly is all set to make his return to the fourth season of Indian Premier League with Kochi.According to media reports, Ganguly, who went unsold in the IPL 4 auction in January, is set to replace injured Steve Smith in the Kochi Tuskers Kerela outfit.

Earlier, the Kochi franchise denied all concerning Ganguly's inclusion in their side for IPL 4.

However, if media reports are to be believed, the last word in the matter is yet to be heard.

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Blackpool 1-3 Wigan Athletic

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Wigan moved out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone and pushed Blackpool into it with a comfortable win at Bloomfield Road.

West Brom 1-3 Chelsea

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Carlo Ancelotti's men have showed their support for their under-fire manager with a crushing 3-1victory over West Brom.

Everton 2-0 Blackburn

 

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Second-half goals from Leon Osman and Leighton Baines have added to Blackburn's Barclays Premier League relegation woes.

Ferguson blames defending for loss

The Red Devils went down to a second-half Yaya Toure goal at Wembley, while midfielder Paul Scholes was dismissed with 18 minutes remaining for an ugly challenge on Pablo Zabaleta.

Toure's goal was the result of a costly blunder by Michael Carrick, and manager Ferguson admits his men were not tight enough at the back early in the second half.

He told MUTV: "The first 15 minutes after half time cost us the game.

"Slack moments. Edwin [van der Sar] had a bad kick out and Michael Carrick couldn't hold it and it was a goal.

"From then on, they were defending apart from a couple of counter-attacks. It's disappointing as we should've been ahead in the first half as we were the better team."

Dimitar Berbatov missed two chances in quick succession early in the opening half, and Ferguson knows things could have been very different had the Bulgarian been on target.

He said: "The chance that Dimitar missed - there was a great save by the keeper but the second chance, from under the bar, if he'd have scored there, I had a feeling whoever scored first would win the match."

Ferguson also admitted Paul Scholes had another of his "red-mist moments" after the midfielder was sent off midway through the second half.

Scholes was dismissed for a thigh-high lunge on Pablo Zabaleta as United tried to fight their way back into the game.

Ferguson insisted Scholes' sending off "didn't kill the game" because the 10 men piled on the pressure in the closing stages.

But he added: "We've seen over his career Paul has had unbelievable moments - he's one of the greatest players this club has ever had.

"But he has his red-mist moments - he caught the boy on the thigh."

The defeat ended United's hopes of securing a much-coveted Treble this season, although Barclays Premier League and UEFA Champions League success is still in their sights.

And Ferguson has urged them to stage a quick recovery when they travel to Newcastle in the Premier League on Tuesday.

"It's a major game on Tuesday up at Newcastle," he added.

"We're getting recovered to get ready for the game on Tuesday. It doesn't matter when you play, you know you've got to recover and get on a winning streak again."



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Hamilton finally wins over Vettel in Chinese GP

 Lewis Hamilton, chinese gp 2011, formula one, winner, wallpaper, poster, hotThe McLaren driver started third on the grid in Shanghai and had to battle past teammate Jenson Button before finally overhauling Vettel for the lead with just four laps remaining.

In the end it proved as much a tactical victory for Hamilton as it was one of power and nerve, his three stops to Vettel's two proving the way to go on the notoriously low-wearing Pirelli tyres.

Vettel held on to take second place while his Red Bull teammate Mark Webber compiled a stunning drive from 18th to snatch the final place on the podium from the second McLaren of Button.

The result saw Vettel denied a third win in a row at the start of the new season, and a fifth dating back to last year.

For a delighted and emotional Hamilton, it was a first victory since last August's Belgian Grand Prix and a result which moved him into second place in the drivers' standings.

"That was amazing, thanks so much," Hamilton told his McLaren colleagues over the team radio.
sebastian vettel, sad, chinese gp, wallpaper, poster, hotThe 15th victory of his F1 career takes Hamilton onto 47 points, 21 behind Vettel, while Button (38) is down to third place and Webber (37) fourth.

Hamilton becomes the first ever two-time winner in Shanghai since the inception of the race in 2004, and he said: "I think the strategy that we came up with definitely helped.

"The pit stops were fantastic. The car felt great and I was trying to nurse my tyres while picking up pace.
"It was one of the best races I've experienced. It feels amazing to be able to bring home a victory for the guys in the factory."

Hamilton also had a small drama before the start when his car would not start in the garage, making him the last driver to join the grid.

"I was in the car nice and early but then we had a problem," he said.
"I'm not sure what went on but fortunately everything came together very quickly."
Vettel admitted that he had perhaps gone the wrong way on strategy, and revealed that Red Bull's KERS trouble, so much a feature of this season, again reared its head.
"We can learn a lot," he said. "I'm the only one with two stops [on the podium] so that's something to look into tonight.

"We had a problem with KERS so it wasn't a trouble-free race. Once we decided to go two-stop we had to be patient."

Pole man Vettel fluffed his lines at the start to allow Button, who made a perfect get-away from second place, to move comfortably ahead of the Red Bull going into the first corner.
But the trouble was not over for Vettel, and going into the braking zone the German diced dangerously with Hamilton who forced his way into second.

The trio held station until just before the first round of pit stops, when things quickly unravelled for Button.

Moments after Vettel had used his car's DRS system to pass Hamilton for second, both he and Button pitted together.

But Button committed the baffling error of pulling up alongside the Red Bull mechanics. Although he was quickly waved on to his own berth, the incident cost him time and Vettel duly moved ahead.
But the surprise package of the opening stops was the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg, who had been running fourth but stopped on lap 13, earlier than the top three, and got the jump on the Red Bull and both McLarens to lead by lap 20.

At this stage, with strategies unclear, the battle for the lead involved six cars, with the top four joined by the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso in a heated battle.

Button stopped for the second time at the end of lap 24 to drop to eighth but was soon powering back up the order with a pass on Force India's Paul Di Resta, who had started in eighth.

Vettel pitted from the lead at the end of lap 31 - his final stop - and rejoined on hard tyres in sixth place, behind both McLarens and Rosberg.
Hamilton put a brave move on Button a lap later to move into second. Hamilton picked up a good tow down the start-finish straight and although Button jinked aggressively to close the door, he thought better of it and Hamilton was through.
Button made his third and final stop from third place on lap 38 while Rosberg pitted from the lead on lap 40, emerging right in front of the charging Hamilton.

That left Vettel out in front and seemingly well on course for his third win of the year, but Hamilton was setting an ominous pace behind.

The Briton made it past Rosberg on lap 42 and three laps later was up to second as he passed Massa across the start-finish line.

Button passed the fading Rosberg on lap 45 while Webber's stunning recovery drive was really gaining impetus as he took Alonso for sixth on lap 46.
But the real interest was at the head of the field with Hamilton now taking chunks of time out Vettel.
The gap was down to less than a second with six laps remaining as the three-stop strategy suddenly looked the smart move.

At the end of lap 50 Vettel repelled an attempted overtake at the end of the back straight, but two laps later the deed was done, Hamilton pulling a brave move into turn seven before pulling clear.
Webber's sterling drive saw him climb to fourth on lap 54 as Rosberg's slide continued, but the fired-up Australian was not done yet and he completed the drive of the day by snatching third from Button on the penultimate lap.

Elsewhere, Rosberg had to be content with fifth, Massa took sixth ahead of Alonso, while Mercedes' Michael Schumacher, Vitaly Petrov of Renault and the Sauber of Kamui Kobayashi completed the top 10.
Di Resta's afternoon ended in frustration, the Scot coming home in 11th place and the subject of a post-race investigation by the stewards after a clash with Nick Heidfeld's Renault.
Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari was the race's sole retirement, the Spaniard's right-rear tyre working loose after a pit stop on lap 10 and forcing him to pull off.

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Manchester United beat Everton 1-0

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The Mexican had come closer than any other United player to breaking the stubborn resistance of an Everton side who could have had a couple of penalties and for whom goalkeeper Tim Howard was outstanding.



But additional heroic performances from Phil Jagielka and Sylvain Distin counted for nothing as Hernandez rose to meet Antonio Valencia's far-post cross.



The striker powered in his 19th goal of a sensational debut campaign to send United into the Champions League semi-final with Schalke in winning mood and knowing if they can avoid defeat to Arsenal and Chelsea in their next two league games, they will surely knock Liverpool off the perch they have occupied for so long.



Faced with a familiar selection poser, knowing the following four games, starting with the first leg of that Champions League semi-final against Schalke in Gelsenkirchen on Tuesday, would shape his side's season, Sir Alex Ferguson came up with a typical mixture of solid and experimental.



Jonny Evans was fortunate referee Peter Walton did not view his tackle on Jermaine Beckford as a foul midway through the opening period and Darron Gibson's normally reliable long-range shooting was way off beam.



However, back in the dug-out after completing his five-match touchline ban, Ferguson could be reasonably pleased with his side's first-half efforts, save for the fact they did not actually score.



The time when picking Hernandez was viewed as a gamble has long since passed and predictably, the fast-moving Mexican was the hosts' biggest threat.



In Howard though, Hernandez was faced with a goalkeeper who has special reason to do well at this venue given he enjoyed three seasons with the Red Devils until joining the Goodison Park outfit, initially on loan, in 2006.



Ferguson's concern about the American had more to do with his concentration levels than any problems with ability.



And Howard proved his worth after 25 minutes when Hernandez was sent sprinting through by Anderson's slide-rule pass and let fly from an acute angle.



Howard plunged to his right to make an excellent save by his near post.



The American's next effort was even better as he beat away another Hernandez effort after the striker had been set up by Valencia and Wayne Rooney.



Hernandez then did Howard's job for him eight minutes from half-time.



Valencia's superior strength allowed him to shove Leighton Baines off the ball and roll a pass back to Nani, who had already wasted one early opportunity by taking too long to decide what to do.



This time, Nani went for goal straight away. He would surely have found it too had the ball not struck Hernandez, who had slipped as he made his way in the penalty area, and deflected harmlessly away.



There could barely be any discussion about who was on top.



Everton manager David Moyes could take pride in his team's battling qualities, which were exemplified by the stoic defending of Jagielka and Distin, who managed to get in the way of an Hernandez cross that was about to give Fabio a tap-in.



Moyes had even more reason to admire the manner his side started the second period as United failed to rouse themselves.



The introduction of Tim Cahill helped and how Rio Ferdinand got away with shoving second substitute Victor Anichebe over when the Everton man had outpaced him in a race towards the United goal was difficult to fathom.



Everton's luck was also out midway through the half when Jack Rodwell let fly from the edge of the area with a shot that took a deflection off Evans and was heading for the bottom corner until Edwin van der Sar got the slightest touch.



The fluidity had disappeared from United's play, so they dug into their reserves of self-belief.



Distin turned a Fabio cross onto his own post before the introduction of Ryan Giggs, then Anderson got no power at all into a 10-yard shot after being offered a decent sight of goal.



The hosts' momentum gathered pace. Rooney's free-kick tipped over by Howard. Valencia's thunderbolt cannoning into Jagielka. Another brilliant Howard save to deny Hernandez.



Could Everton hold out when so many others had failed? Hernandez ensured the answer was rather predictable.

Judd Trump breaks away in snooker final

Twenty-one-year-old Judd Trump has established a 10-7 lead over John Higgins at the final of the World Snooker Championships in Sheffield.
The Bristolian is the second-youngest player to make the final and only won his first major tournament, in China, last month.
Scotsman Higgins found himself 2-0 down early on but hit back to draw level 2-2. A 102 break from Trump helped push him back in front, with the pair deadlocked at 4-4 after the first session.
However Trump showed his class in the second, nine-frame session. At 7-all, the youngster pulled away from 35-year-old Higgins by winning the last three frames of the day.
The Scotsman is in his fifth world final and is seeking a fourth triumph - the second day's play will continue on Tuesday morning (NZT). The match is the best of 35 frames.
The celebrations for the final were tempered by the news of the death of former commentator "Whispering" Ted Lowe. he died on Sunday, aged 90.

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Vettel wins Istanbul with Red Bull 1-2

Sebastien Vette, red bull, Istanbul, formula one, f1, wallpaper, win Sebastien Vettel led a Red Bull one-two at the Turkish Grand Prix on Sunday.

The Red Bull driver encountered few problems en route to his third win in four races this season after starting from pole position for the fourth consecutive grand prix.

Mayhem often unfolded behind the German, but come the conclusion in Istanbul it was Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Mark Webber who finished second to secure the team's 11th career one-two.

For the first time this season Ferrari's Fernando Alonso clambered onto the podium to put his team's inauspicious start behind them.

The leading trio finished within 10 seconds of one another, and a long way clear of McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton, who at least retains his second place in the drivers' standings, albeit 34 points behind Vettel.

"You beauty Seb," was Red Bull team principal Christian Horner's message to Vettel after he took the chequered flag, to which the 23-year-old replied: "Yes, yes, it was beautiful."

On the evidence of yet another action-packed race, gone are the days of the one-stop strategy and processional grands prix as DRS (the moveable rear wing), the KERS power-boost system and degradable tyres from new manufacturers Pirelli now rule.

The result, as we saw to head-spinning effect in China three weeks ago - and to a far lesser degree in Australia and Malaysia prior to that - are multi-stop grands prix resplendent with bucketloads of overtaking manoeuvres.

It is fair to suggest there have been more passes in the first four races of this new era of F1 - certainly the last two especially - than we have in the last four seasons combined.

It has got to the point where you are not quite sure where to look, and that would certainly appear to be the case for the television cameras as they found themselves concentrating on action down the field rather than on one of the leader's pit stops.

The early stages were dominated by a fascinating tussle between the McLaren duo of Hamilton and Jenson Button, sparked by a lap one charge from Hamilton on Webber he failed to pull off.

Forced to run wide at one stage, from fourth place Hamilton dropped to sixth as Alonso and Button gratefully accepted the present.

Then came a battle royal as first Hamilton scythed his way past his fellow Briton before Button responded a lap later.

Turn 12 was proving to be a hotspot for action, with that corner the end of the DRS activation zone and the long straight before it the one place where the drivers could open their rear wing to gain additional speed.

Renault's Vitaly Petrov shot down the inside of Michael Schumacher's Mercedes on lap two at that particular turn. The Russian, however, ran over the German's front wing which forced Schumacher into an earlier than planned stop, compromising his race.

Schumacher was not the only driver Petrov aggravated as he also bumped wheels with his own team-mate Nick Heidfeld out of turn 12 and into 13 later on, prompting a furious hand gesture from the more experienced man.

Further into the drama there was a stunning scrap between Mercedes' Nico Rosberg, Felipe Massa in his Ferrari and the McLaren of Button for a fourth place team-mate Hamilton had given up after a second stop.

First Massa scythed his way through at turn 12, only for Rosberg to respond a lap later, and then on the following lap, the Brazilian again netted fourth.

Button also attacked, and somewhat astonishingly made his move on the outside of turn 14 that leads into the home straight.

It was, however, strategy that played the key role, and in this case four stops held sway, although Button attempted three.

The 31-year-old could only manage sixth for his troubles, as he also came home behind Rosberg, an astonishing 59.4 seconds adrift of Vettel.

In the closing stages he had no answer to first Hamilton and then Rosberg on slightly older rubber and has now dropped to fourth in the standings, 47 points down, with Webber up to third, 38 behind his team-mate.

Webber, who enjoyed a fine feud with Alonso at various stages, did enough on lap 50 to force his way through to claim his best result of the season.

Behind Button, the top 10 was completed by the Renault duo of Heidfeld and Petrov, with Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi ninth and Kamui Kobayashi 10th in his Sauber after starting at the back of the grid.

Force India's Paul di Resta was the only driver to retire in the race, as Virgin Racing's Timo Glock did not even start due to a gearbox problem.

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Fernando Alonso signs new Ferrari contract

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Spanish driver Fernando Alonso has signed a new deal with Ferrari that will keep him with the Italian team until the end of the 2016 season.





The announcement comes just over a year into the three-year deal Alonso signed when he initially joined Ferrari.



"I am very happy to have reached this agreement," said the 29-year-old double world champion.



"I immediately felt comfortable within Ferrari and now it feels to me like a second family."



In signing such a lengthy deal, Alonso is convinced he will now remain with Ferrari for the rest of his F1 career.



"The intention is to finish my career with Ferrari and I can't imagine a better place to race," added Alonso. "I feel very privileged and very happy. Maybe in 2017 we can do another contract if I'm still quick and Ferrari are still happy with me.



"It's not a big change for me. I was feeling happy and comfortable. We started talking a week or two ago about the future. When two parties want to continue you find a decision very quickly.



"Stability is always good for an F1 team. Hopefully we can bring some success to Maranello.



"Ferrari have finished no lower than third in the championship virtually every year for a long time. This is one of the things Ferrari can offer to a driver. In the next six years I will try to enjoy my racing and hopefully we can have some success."



Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo said: "It is a great pleasure to have renewed our agreement with a driver who has always demonstrated a winning mentality, even in the most difficult circumstances.





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"Fernando has all the required qualities, both technically and personally, to play a leading role in the history of Ferrari and I hope he will be enriching it with further wins very soon."



Last week, Di Montezemolo insisted that Ferrari would honour Felipe Massa's contract with the team which expires at the end of next season.



The Brazilian has been under pressure since Alonso's arrival but Massa has shown signs of recovering some of his best form this season out-scoring his team-mate in Malaysia and China.



Alonso, who will compete in his home Grand Prix in Barcelona this weekend, earned his and Ferrari's first podium finish of the season at the Turkish Grand Prix on 8 May, finishing third behind Red Bull duo Vettel and Mark Webber.



The result means he trails the German world champion Sebastian Vettel by 52 points after four races of the 2011 season.



Since winning the world championship with Red Bull, Vettel has spoken of his desire to drive for Ferrari in the future.



But Alonso's contraction extension appears to rule out a role for Vettel, who earlier this year extended his contract with Red Bull until the end of 2014, or McLaren's Lewis Hamilton, whose contract runs out in 2012.



In addition, Alonso, who famously spent a tumultuous season alongside Hamilton at McLaren in 2007, is known to favour only having one world-class driver in a team and would be expected to be reluctant to accomodate Vettel.



When it was pointed out to Hamilton that Alonso's contract closed off a potential future career option for the next five years, Hamilton said: "I don't have a drama being alongside him, but I assume he wouldn't allow it to be the other way around."



Asked how he felt about that, the Englishman responded: "I don't really care. I'll beat him in another car."



The German said: "I never said anywhere that the fact that Fernando - or Felipe, or any other driver - drives for Ferrari [means] it is impossible to go there.



"As far as I know, F1 teams have two cars. Probably that kicks off some headlines. But I am very happy where I am so at this stage I don't care.



"In the end, we are all in the same boat. Ultimately we are looking for a package that makes us happy, whether that is results or the environment inside the team."



Vettel pipped Alonso to last year's title, in what was an eventful debut Ferrari season for the Spaniard.



Alonso had started in stunning fashion with victory in the first race of the season in Bahrain in March 2010, but then had to wait until July to record his next win, in Germany, a triumph that was shrouded in controversy.



Leading the race, team-mate Massa was told in coded team orders that were banned at the time to let Alonso pass him.



The result proved to be the start of an Alonso charge as he reeled off three victories in four races in September and October that put him within touching distance of his third title.



However, a bungled pit-stop strategy proved costly in the last race in Abu Dhabi, meaning Alonso finished seventh and missed out on the title.



Alonso's title successes came in 2005 and 2006, when he was driving for Renault.





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Massa: Hamilton needs tougher penalty

Felipe Massa's race ended in the tunnel after contact with Lewis Hamilton at Loews
Felipe Massa thinks the FIA should take further action to penalise Lewis Hamilton's aggressive driving, after the pair came together at the Monaco Grand Prix.Hamilton made contact with Massa as he tried to pass on the inside of the Loews Hairpin, causing the Ferrari to damage its front wing against the rear of Mark Webber's Red Bull. Massa then found himself on the outside of Hamilton through the tunnel and, struggling for grip, finished his race against the barriers."He tried to pass me on the kerbs [where] I didn't think it was possible to overtake," Massa was quoted by Autosport . "He was too aggressive, I think. Then when I got to the tunnel my car was damaged and I went on the dirty part of the track and hit the wall. What he did today was unbelievable. Not just with me, but with other drivers as well."

Hamilton was given a drive-through penalty for the Massa incident and later a post-race drive-through penalty for his move on Pastor Maldonado into turn one. But Massa thinks further sanctions are needed to make him change his ways."I think he needs to be penalised again, and in a good way - otherwise he doesn't learn," he said. "They [the FIA] need to think about something for him, or he will not learn."

Pride of Asia: Li wins French Open

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She became the first Asian player to win a grand slam singles title with her victory over defending champion Schiavone on Saturday.



The sixth seed produced a brilliant display of precision tennis to end her opponent's 13-match winning run at Roland Garros in an hour and 48 minutes.



Schiavone mounted an impressive fightback after being comprehensively outplayed for a set and a half but Li raised her game again in the tie-break.



The Italian was a hugely popular winner last year with her joie de vivre and unpredictable game, mixing spins and slices in a way rarely seen in the women's game these days.



Li is a much flatter hitter who relies principally on power, but her on-court nous marks her out while she had also shown herself to be mentally very strong in wins over Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova.



With a 30-year-old taking on a 29-year-old for the first time since the Wimbledon final of 1998 between Jana Novotna and Nathalie Tauziat, much of the talk prior to the match had been about the value of experience.



Both were playing in their second grand slam final, with Li having lost to Kim Clijsters at the Australian Open in January.



The Chinese player certainly began the stronger and, after missing out on a break point in the opening game, she broke the Schiavone serve to move 4-3 ahead.



The fifth seed was being pulled all over the court, and it was a strategy she could not cope with as Li, who had been well beaten in their third-round meeting here last year, took the first set in 39 minutes.



The 29-year-old was serving superbly and she increased her advantage with a break at the start of the second set. The point of the match, ending with a lovely volley from Schiavone, gave the Italian a chance to respond but Li simply produced an ace.



She then had an opening to move 4-1 ahead but a netted forehand perhaps showed the challenger was not quite as relaxed as she appeared to be.



Schiavone saved two more break points at 4-2 as she battled desperately to hang onto the trophy, and in the next game she took her opportunity when Li faltered for the first time.



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Suddenly it was the sixth seed who was under pressure on her serve, and Schiavone felt she should have had a set point when a backhand from Li was called out but then overruled.



Instead the Chinese player held to force a tie-break, and she made a perfect start, winning the first four points. When Schiavone dumped a volley in the net on the fifth point, there was no way back, and Li sealed victory when the Italian sent a backhand long.



Schiavone was gracious in defeat, saying: "Today was really tough. I have to say congratulations to Na Li, she's grown up so much this year and she played really well today.



"It's been a fantastic tournament for me. To kiss the clay every day comes from my heart."



Li, who had never won a clay-court tournament before, congratulated Schiavone, thanked the crowd and promised to come back next year, while there was some booing for umpire Louise Engzell at the presentation ceremony following her controversial call.



Source: Espnstar