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july 06, 2015 - Ferrari

Ferrari, Formula 1 - British GP – Vettel fights his way to the podium, Raikkonen eighth

In tricky conditions, Seb claims a well deserved third place

The British Grand Prix started under summer skies, but eventually delivered a typical English day, with rain arriving unexpectedly for the final third of the race. When the rain came, Raikkonen had been lying fifth and switched to Intermediate tyres on lap 38, while Vettel came in four laps later. It was enough to make the difference when it came to tyre management, given that the rain intensified just as Sebastian made his stop. Thanks to a great strategy, Vettel managed to jump the two cars ahead to go from sixth to third place, thus returning to the podium after a two race absence. Raikkonen was forced to make a further stop because his tyres were degrading and he ended up eighth. The race was won by Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes.

 

Race

  Pos. Time Gap Laps FL L
RAIKKONEN 8th 1:31:31.486 + 1 Lap 51 1:37.493 31
Pit-stop 1st stop   Lap 13 New Medium  
2nd stop   Lap 38 New Intermediate  
3rd stop   Lap 47 New Intermediate  
VETTEL 3rd 1:31:53.172 + 25.443 52 1.37.707 31
Pit-stop 1st stop   Lap 14 New Medium  
2nd stop   Lap 43 New Intermediate  

Weather: air 20/22 °C, track 32/39 °C. Overcast

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