One man’s pole position could lead to another man’s victory. That seemed to be the rule of the German Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday. Sebastian Vettel who started first after the qualifying gave up his position almost as soon as the race started leaving both Ferrari drivers to make the most of it.

A rather controversial 1-2 win for Ferrari saw Felipe Massa who lead the race from the start back off to let teammate Alonso pass and win have raised a few questions. Red Bull driver Vettel managed to step on the podium at third place.

The first coupld of seconds of the race saw Vettel trying hard to squeeze Alonso against the pit wall while Massa saw this as an opportunity to push past both.

While Massa and Alonso both set up fastest laps for the race, the turn of events occurred on lap 47 when race engineer Rob Smedley informed Massa that Alonso was faster than the two and moments later Alonso was seen nurturing pole position.

The two McLarens performed farely well once again as Hamilton and Button both secured fourth and fifth place respectively. The driver at some loss was Webber as he has to drop back to take care of his engine and high fuel consumption. Webber finished the race after Button as position six.

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The German Grand Prix
Hockenheim, Germany;
67 laps; 306.458km;
Weather: Sunny.

Classified:

Pos  Driver        Team                       Time
 1.  Alonso        Ferrari                    1h28:38.866
 2.  Massa         Ferrari                    +     4.196
 3.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault           +     5.121
 4.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes           +    26.896
 5.  Button        McLaren-Mercedes           +    29.482
 6.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault           +    43.606
 7.  Kubica        Renault                    +     1 lap
 8.  Rosberg       Mercedes                   +     1 lap
 9.  Schumacher    Mercedes                   +     1 lap
10.  Petrov        Renault                    +     1 lap
11.  Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap
12.  Barrichello   Williams-Cosworth          +     1 lap
13.  Hulkenberg    Williams-Cosworth          +     1 lap
14.  De la Rosa    Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap
15.  Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +     1 lap
16.  Liuzzi        Force India-Mercedes       +    2 laps
17.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes       +    2 laps
18.  Glock         Virgin-Cosworth            +    3 laps
19.  Senna         HRT-Cosworth               +    4 laps

Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:15.824