“Red Bull gives you wings”. Mark Webber proved just that. The Australian driver continued to lead the other drivers right from start to finish and emerged victorious at the Spanish Grand Prix.

“I’m absolutely wrapped!” said the excited Australian. “I made a great start from pole, got that very important part of the race unlocked, then settled into a rhythm and just took care of the tyres and made sure they were in pretty good nick by the finish of the first stint.”

Vettel was so excited at his third career win in the Formula One Championships that he threw his helmet into the stands, before proclaiming, ”I controlled the race.” This happens to be quite true considering that he made it 10 straight winners from pole position at the Circuit de Catalunya after driving an impeccable race for a 24-second victory over Alonso.

Hamilton was at the second position for most of the race but his tyre blow out caused the driver to crash shortly before the finish. Vettel, who was trailing close, took advantage of the situation and finished third, before his brake pads blew out, for the Red Bull team.

”Like it or not, I think it was a very lucky day,” Vettel said. ”Third is not a disaster, it’s good points, but the result is difficult with how it came together. We were just lucky to bring the car home, to be honest.”

Michael Schumacher of Mercedes did far better than his previous performances in the current season and redeemed himself with a fourth finish after continuously holding off McLaren’s Jenson Button. We did not, however, see a great performance from team mate, Nico Rosberg. Nico finished at the 17th position. This is first race of the season where Schumacher has finished ahead of his junior team mate.

While Jenson Button finished fifth, Felipe Massa from Ferrari managed to finish at a respectable sixth position.

Force India‘s driver Adrian Sutil brought the team back among the points with his seventh place finish. Sutil, after starting from the 11th place in the grid, drove impeccably and jumped to the eighth position. He defended his early luck with all his force and kept Renault’s Robert Kubica off the bay. Team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi finished at the 15th position in the race.

Robert Kubica, Rubens Barrichello and Jaime Alguersuari finished at eighth, ninth and tenth position respectively.

Karun Chandhok was hoping for a third successive finish, but a tangle with Toro Rosso’s Jamie Alguersuari shattered every little hope of the HRT team’s Indian driver. Karun was driving fine until he met with a collision with Felipe Massa in lap 25, which proved bad for the Ferrari driver as well and cost him his front wing.

Alguersuari, in lap 29, drove right across the nose of Karun’s car. This did invite a penalty for the Toro Rosso driver, but hardly benefited Karun who, eventually, pulled up his car after 31 laps. “What Jaime Alguersuari did was just uncalled for. I let him pass. The corner goes right and he goes left,” a dispirited Karun later said.

Before the start of the 66 lap race, a moment of silence was observed to remember Juan Antonio Samaranch. The former International Olympic Committee president died last month at the age of 89.