Nov 01
Sebastian Vettel led Mark Webber in a Red Bull one-two as the team completed its domination of the final part of the 2009 season by winning the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
The result also confirmed Vettel as championship runner-up behind Jenson Button (Brawn), who took only his second podium of the second half of the year in third, right behind Webber after a fraught late battle.
Pole-sitter Lewis Hamilton had to retire early with brake problems.
The outgoing champion had been tipped to dominate following his absolute command of qualifying and much of practice, but looked vulnerable from the outset. He was unable to get away from the two Red Bulls, and had difficulty slowing his McLaren from the early stages, even before his team radioed him to warn of a right rear brake issue.
The Brawns were also able to match Hamilton’s pace, with Rubens Barrichello falling behind Button on the opening lap after losing a chunk of front wing in a Turn 1 brush with Webber.
Hamilton stayed ahead of Webber at the first stops, but Read the rest of this entry »
Nov 01
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yas Marina, United Arab Emirates;
55 laps; 305.470km;
Weather: Dry.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1h34:03.314
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) + 17.857
3. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 18.467
4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 22.735
5. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) + 26.253
6. Kobayashi Toyota (B) + 28.343
7. Trulli Toyota (B) + 34.366
8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 41.294
9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 45.941
10. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 48.180
11. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 52.798
12. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 54.317
13. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) + 59.839
14. Alonso Renault (B) + 1:09.687
15. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1:34.450
16. Grosjean Renault (B) + 1 lap
17. Fisichella Ferrari (B) + 1 lap
18. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1 lap
Fastest lap: Vettel, 1:40.279
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 21
Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 19
World Championship standings, round 17:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Button 95 1. Brawn-Mercedes 172
2. Vettel 84 2. Red Bull-Renault 153.5
3. Barrichello 77 3. McLaren-Mercedes 71
4. Webber 69.5 4. Ferrari 70
5. Hamilton 49 5. Toyota 59.5
6. Raikkonen 48 6. BMW Sauber 36
7. Rosberg 34.5 7. Williams-Toyota 34.5
8. Trulli 32.5 8. Renault 26
9. Alonso 26 9. Force India-Mercedes 13
10. Glock 24 10. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 8
11. Kovalainen 22
12. Massa 22
13. Heidfeld 19
14. Kubica 17
15. Fisichella 8
16. Buemi 6
17. Sutil 5
18. Kobayashi 3
19. Bourdais 2
All timing unofficial
Oct 31
Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:39.873 1:39.695 1:40.948
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:40.666 1:39.984 1:41.615
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1:40.667 1:40.272 1:41.726
4. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:40.574 1:40.421 1:41.786
5. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) 1:40.378 1:40.148 1:41.892
6. Trulli Toyota (B) 1:40.517 1:40.373 1:41.897
7. Kubica BMW-Sauber (B) 1:40.520 1:40.545 1:41.992
8. Heidfeld BMW-Sauber (B) 1:40.558 1:40.635 1:42.343
9. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 1:40.842 1:40.661 1:42.583
10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:40.908 1:40.430 1:42.713
11. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) 1:41.100 1:40.726
12. Kobayashi Toyota (B) 1:41.035 1:40.777
13. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) 1:40.808 1:40.983
14. Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 1:41.096 1:41.148
15. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) 1:41.503 1:41.689
16. Alonso Renault (B) 1:41.667
17. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.701
18. Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1:41.863
19. Grosjean Renault (B) 1:41.950
20. Fisichella Ferrari (B) 1:42.184
All Timing Unofficial
Oct 23
Jean Todt is the new FIA president after comfortably winning Friday’s election in Paris.
The former Ferrari team principal had been up against former world rally Ari Vatanen for the top job within motor racing’s governing body.
Todt got 135 votes compared to Vatanen’s 49. There were 12 abstentions or invalid votes.
The entire voting procedure was supervised by an external Huissier de Justice, the French state-appointed public witness.
The victory means he will succeed outgoing president Max Mosley, who made it clear from the outset that he wanted Todt to win the vote.
Oct 18
Jenson Button clinched the 2009 Formula 1 world championship by coming through to fifth in the Brazilian Grand Prix, as Mark Webber took a comfortable victory for Red Bull.
Sebastian Vettel made it up to fourth from 15th on the grid, but that was not enough to keep his title bid alive, while Button’s closest rival and Brawn team-mate Rubens Barrichello was only running fourth when he had to pit with a puncture eight laps from the end, ending his last remote hope of the championship.
The result also gave Brawn a remarkable Constructors’ Championship title in the team’s first year, less than 12 months after Honda’s departure left its staff facing an apparently bleak future.
Behind Webber, Robert Kubica (BMW) took his best result of the year in second, and Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) came through from the tail of the field for third.
Button and Vettel’s charges were immediately aided by Read the rest of this entry »
Oct 18
PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS
The Brazilian Grand Prix
Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
71 laps; 305.909km;
Weather: Dry.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) 1h32:23.081
2. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 7.626
3. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 18.944
4. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) + 19.652
5. Button Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 29.005
6. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 33.340
7. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 35.991
8. Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes (B) + 45.454
9. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 48.499
10. Kobayashi Toyota (B) + 1:03.324
11. Fisichella Ferrari (B) + 1:10.665
12. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1:11.388
13. Grosjean Renault (B) + 1 lap
14. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 1 lap
FastestNot classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
lap: Webber, 1:13.733
Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 31
Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) 28
Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) 22
Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 1
Trulli Toyota (B) 1
Alonso Renault (B) 1
World Championship standings, round 16:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Button 89 1. Brawn-Mercedes 161
2. Vettel 74 2. Red Bull-Renault 135.5
3. Barrichello 72 3. McLaren-Mercedes 71
4. Webber 61.5 4. Ferrari 70
5. Hamilton 49 5. Toyota 54.5
6. Raikkonen 48 6. Williams-Toyota 34.5
7. Rosberg 34.5 7. BMW Sauber 32
8. Trulli 30.5 8. Renault 26
9. Alonso 26 9. Force India-Mercedes 13
10. Glock 24 10. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 7
11. Kovalainen 22
12. Massa 22
13. Kubica 17
14. Heidfeld 15
15. Fisichella 8
16. Sutil 5
17. Buemi 5
18. Bourdais 2
All timing unofficial
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