Mar 28
Jenson Button claimed his first victory for McLaren with a brilliant drive and a perfect tyre strategy in a thrilling Australian Grand Prix.
The reigning world champion’s bold early switch to dry tyres in a race that began damp put him in position to inherit the lead when a brake failure pitched Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) into the gravel and out of a race he had hitherto controlled.
Robert Kubica claimed a superb second for Renault, fending off Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso’s Ferraris, and Nico Rosberg’s Mercedes in a tense finale as the top four finishers nursed their tyres to the end while their pursuers took on fresh rubber at half-distance. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) had been in the thick of this fight too until a late tangle.
In contrast to the lacklustre Sakhir race, Melbourne delivered thrills and spills from the outside, with the race commencing on a damp track.
As the field slithered through Turn 1 for the first time, contact between the Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 28
PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS
The Australian Grand Prix
Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia;
58 laps; 307.574km;
Weather: Wet then dry.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1h33:36.531
2. Kubica Renault + 12.034
3. Massa Ferrari + 14.488
4. Alonso Ferrari + 16.304
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 16.683
6. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 29.898
7. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 59.847
8. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1:00.536
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 1:07.319
10. Schumacher Mercedes + 1:09.391
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:11.301
12. De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari + 1:14.084
13. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 2 laps
14. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
Fastest lap:
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Glock Virgin-Cosworth 41
Vettel Red Bull-Renault 26
Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 25
Sutil Force India-Mercedes 12
Petrov Renault 10
Senna HRT-Cosworth 5
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1
Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1
Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1
World Championship standings, round 2:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Alonso 37 1. Ferrari 70
2. Massa 33 2. McLaren-Mercedes 54
3. Button 31 3. Mercedes 29
4. Hamilton 23 4. Red Bull-Renault 18
5. Rosberg 20 5. Renault 18
6. Kubica 18 6. Force India-Mercedes 8
7. Vettel 12 7. Williams-Cosworth 5
8. Schumacher 9
9. Liuzzi 8
10. Webber 6
11. Barrichello 5
All timing unofficial
Mar 27
Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:24.774 1:24.096 1:23.919
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:25.286 1:24.276 1:24.035
3. Alonso Ferrari 1:25.082 1:24.335 1:24.111
4. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:24.897 1:24.531 1:24.675
5. Massa Ferrari 1:25.548 1:25.010 1:24.837
6. Rosberg Mercedes 1:24.788 1:24.788 1:24.884
7. Schumacher Mercedes 1:25.351 1:24.871 1:24.927
8. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:25.702 1:25.085 1:25.217
9. Kubica Renault 1:25.588 1:25.122 1:25.372
10. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:25.504 1:25.046 1:26.036
11. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.046 1:25.184
12. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:26.061 1:25.638
13. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:26.170 1:25.743
14. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.089 1:25.747
15. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:25.866 1:25.748
16. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:26.251 1:25.777
17. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:26.095 1:26.089
18. Petrov Renault 1:26.471
19. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:28.797
20. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:29.111
21. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:29.592
22. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:30.185
23. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:30.526
24. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 1:30.613
All Timing Unofficial
Mar 14
Fernando Alonso got his Ferrari career off to a glorious start by leading team-mate Felipe Massa to a comfortable one-two in the Bahrain Grand Prix – but only after Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull lost power while leading.
The German still managed to limp to the flag in fourth, with Lewis Hamilton benefiting from his problem to get on the podium for McLaren. The Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher completed the top six.
Vettel had looked comfortable in the lead for most of the race, pulling out a five second advantage prior to the leaders’ sole pitstops during laps 15 to 17.
Alonso had taken second from Massa through the first corners at the start, and then closed a little on Vettel by taking fresh tyres one lap sooner. He continued to chip away at the gap in the second half of the race, getting to within 1.5s and bringing Massa along with him, but Vettel seemed to have enough in hand to keep the Ferraris at bay.
That suddenly changed at the start of lap 34 though, as Vettel abruptly slowed Read the rest of this entry »
Mar 14
PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS
The Bahrain Grand Prix
Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain;
49 laps; 308.405km;
Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Alonso Ferrari 1h39:20.396
2. Massa Ferrari + 16.099
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 23.182
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 38.713
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 40.263
6. Schumacher Mercedes + 44.180
7. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 45.260
8. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 46.308
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 53.089
10. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1:02.400
11. Kubica Renault + 1:09.093
12. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1:22.958
13. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:32.656
14. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
15. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 1 lap
16. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 3 laps
17. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth + 3 laps
Fastest lap: Alonso, 1:58.287
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 30
Senna HRT-Cosworth 18
Glock Virgin-Cosworth 17
Petrov Renault 14
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 12
Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 3
Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 2
World Championship standings, round 1:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Alonso 25 1. Ferrari 43
2. Massa 18 2. McLaren-Mercedes 21
3. Hamilton 15 3. Mercedes 18
4. Vettel 12 4. Red Bull-Renault 16
5. Rosberg 10 5. Force India-Mercedes 2
6. Schumacher 8 6. Williams-Cosworth 1
7. Button 6
8. Webber 4
9. Liuzzi 2
10. Barrichello 1
All timing unofficial
Mar 13
German driver Sebastian Vettel claimed the first pole position of the 2010 season for his Red Bull Racing team, as he beat the Ferraris to the top spot in Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying.
Felipe Massa got ahead of team-mate Fernando Alonso for the outside front row spot, while Michael Schumacher will start his comeback from seventh on the grid – one place ahead of world champion Jenson Button.
Alonso had held provisional pole early in Q3, as Ferrari was one of the few teams to go for two qualifying runs in the final segment of the session.
But Vettel’s 1m54.101s was 0.9s quicker than Alonso’s initial best, and proved unbeatable as the rest of the top ten completed their final shots, securing a sixth career pole for the young German.
Both Ferraris improved on their second laps, and Massa came out on top, beating Alonso by 0.366s as the pair took second and third.
Lewis Hamilton’s first Q3 lap had been Read the rest of this entry »
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