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.
Red Bull Formula One driver Mark Webber of Australia walks in the paddock ahead of the Turkish F1 Grand Prix at the Istanbul Park circuit in Istanbul May 5, 2011. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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