Vettel wins in S. Korea to seize lead from Alonso

Vettel's third win in a row, fourth of the season and 25th of his career, left him on 215 points with third-placed Alonso now on 209.

Australian Mark Webber, who had started on pole position but was overtaken by his team mate off the grid into the first corner, finished second to anchor the first one-two of the season by any team.

South Korea's 'Gangnam Style' rapper Psy waved the checkered flag as Vettel crossed the finish line and thanked his team for a “great race, great job on the pit wall” before screaming in delight.

“The start was very important. we started from the dirty side,” said Vettel. “I had a very good launch and could see that Mark was struggling a little bit. I was able to get side by side and then had the inside into turn one.

“It was a perfect start for myself,” added the German, who spent the closing laps fretting about the tires and making sure they held up.

With no need to attack his title-chasing teammate in the closing stages, Webber finished 8.2 seconds behind Vettel.

Starting fourth, Spaniard Alonso got ahead of McLaren's Lewis Hamilton at the start but could not close the gap with the Red Bulls on an afternoon where the outcome was effectively decided in the first few seconds. He crossed the line 13.9 seconds behind Vettel.

“I think we have to be happy with the performance today,” said Alonso, whose Ferrari team (290 points) overtook McLaren (284) for second place in the constructors' standings behind Red Bull (367).

“We are moving in the right direction. We just need a little last step to be as competitive as Red Bull.”

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