Hamilton Wins Prix in 3-Way Battle
NÜRBURGRING, GERMANY — For the first time in 15 races, Sebastian Vettel, the reigning world champion who is leading the Formula One series, failed to start from first or second on the grid on Sunday. And that was all it took for the German Grand Prix to turn into a real competition among three other drivers, as they battled it out and exchanged the lead throughout the race. In the end, the battle was won by Lewis Hamilton, who drove his McLaren Mercedes to his second <a href="http://www.salehandbagsbags.com/"><strong>cheap Chanel handbags for sale</strong></a> victory of the season and the 16th victory of his career. “Every win is special,” Hamilton said. <a href="http://www.salehandbagsbags.com"><strong>lv handbags</strong></a> “But the big emotion of this one, when we see results like this, it hits the sweet spot. We really never expected to come here and be so fast. I just feel great. One of the best races I have ever done.” Fernando Alonso of Ferrari came in second and Mark Webber of Red Bull came in third. Vettel, who started third, flailed about farther down the pack and finished fourth. It was also the first time this season that he failed to finish first or second. Webber scored the pole position for the second race in a row, and once again, he lost the lead at the start of the race, this time as Hamilton, who started second, passed him by the first corner. “It was one of our best starts,” Hamilton said. “We have been working really hard on our starts. <a href="http://www.salehandbagsbags.com"><strong>cheap gucci handbags for sale</strong></a> As we pulled away, it felt fantastic. It was important to get in the lead right at the beginning; otherwise, we might have seen Mark pull away.” The race soon became a three-way battle between Webber, Hamilton and Alonso, who won the previous race, in Britain two weeks ago. The three passed each other in separate battles on the track, then lost position, exchanging places several times. It was a kind of racing rarely seen on the Nürburgring, and it was thanks to new rules to facilitate overtaking. “Mark, me and Fernando all within a 10th <a href="http://michelleparadize.free.fr/galerie/displayimage.php?album=lasthits&cat=0&pos=2"><stro ng>▷▷▷▷▷ Men's Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove (7.5 M in Dark ...</strong></a> of each other lap after lap, it was all about not making a mistake,” said Hamilton. “It was awesome.”
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