The 2011 Formula 1 Grand Prix of Turkey finished about 30 minutes ago. Germany’s Sebastian Vettel lead the race from start to finish, only momentarily relinquishing the lead during the pit stops. Normally when a driver leads from start to finish one says it is a boring race, but this was far from that. The most pit stops in a single race since 1993 and dozens of overtaking manoeuvres by drivers spread across the field. In short, the 2011 Turkish Grand Prix was exciting for it’s full 58 laps.
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Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil (L) and McLaren
Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrive for a news
conference ahead of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Renault Formula One driver Vitaly Petrov of Russia speaks during a news
conference ahead of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany spins on the
track during a crash at a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix
at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Osman
Orsal
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany gets out of his
car after a crash during a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand
Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Osman
Orsal
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The damaged F1 car belonging to Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian
Vettel of Germany is removed from the track after a crash during a
practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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The damaged F1 car belonging to Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian
Vettel of Germany is removed from the track after a crash during the
first practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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The covered vehicle belonging to Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian
Vettel of Germany is removed from the track after a crash at a practice
session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain covers his ears as
he stands in his pit during a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand
Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011.
REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain stands in his pit
during a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul
Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain sits in his car in
his pit during a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the
Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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McLaren Formula One technicians run down the pitlane during a practice
session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil drives his car during
a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain sits in his car in
his pit during a practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the
Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during a
practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain looks on in the pit
box next to a display during the second practice session of the Turkish
F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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A McLaren Formula One team member waits for a pit stop during the first
practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Williams Formula One driver Pastor Maldonado of Venezuela spins out of
the track during second practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at
the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Mercedes Formula One driver Michael Schumacher of Germany spins out of
the track during first practice session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at
the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives his car
during the qualification for the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul
Park circuit in Istanbul May 7, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany (R), who finished
in third place, is seen after the qualifying session of the Turkish F1
Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 7, 2011. Formula
One world champion Sebastian Vettel seized his fifth successive pole
position on Saturday as Red Bull swept the front row with another
dominant display in Turkey. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives after a
pit stop in the qualifying session of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the
Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 7, 2011. Vettel returned from his
Friday crash to keep Michael Schumacher off the top of the timesheets by
the slimmest of margins in final Turkish Grand Prix practice on
Saturday. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj/Pool
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Crew members work on the car of Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian
Vettel of Germany, during a pit stop in the qualifying session of the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 7,
2011. Vettel returned from his Friday crash to keep Michael Schumacher
off the top of the timesheets by the slimmest of margins in final
Turkish Grand Prix practice on Saturday. REUTERS/Valdrin Xhemaj/Pool
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain walks in the
paddock before the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain arrives for a
drivers parade before the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Fans of Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain cheer
during the drivers parade before the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the
Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany gets ready at
the grid before the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit
in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Formula One drivers line-up on the grid for the start of the Turkish F1
Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011.
REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Renault Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld of Germany (R) drives in front
of the pack at the start of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul
Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (R) drives in
front of the pack during the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (R) drives in
front of the pack during the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives in front of
his team mate McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain (L)
during the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Ferrari Formula One driver Felipe Massa of Brazil (R) drives ahead of
Williams Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil (L) and Force
India Formula One driver Adrian Sutil of Germany during the Turkish F1
Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011.
REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Sauber Formula One driver Kamui Kobayashi of Japan drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain (R) drives ahead of
McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain during the Turkish
F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011.
REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Williams Formula One driver Rubens Barrichello of Brazil drives ahead
of Virgin Racing Formula One driver Jerome d'Ambrosio of Belgium during
the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May
8, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany drives during
the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May
8, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia (R) drives ahead
of Mercedes Formula One driver Nico Rosberg of Germany (C) and Ferrari
Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain during the Turkish F1 Grand
Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011.
REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (L) drives
ahead of Virgin Racing Formula One driver Jerome d'Ambrosio of Belgium
during the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Force India Formula One drivers Adrian Sutil of Germany (R) and Paul di
Resta of Britain drive during the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul
Park circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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McLaren Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany (C) celebrates
with the trophy on the podium as team mate Mark Webber of Australia (L)
and Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain (R) watch, after
he won the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia drives during the
Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 8,
2011. REUTERS/Osman Orsal
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany celebrates
after winning the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in
Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
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Red Bull Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany gestures as he
celebrates after winning the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park
circuit in Istanbul May 8, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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