F1 2010

Sebastian Vettel Wins European GP in Valencia 2010

• Posted in European GP . F1 News

Vettel Wins In Valencia - European GP 2010

Sebastian Vettel claimed his first victory since the Malaysian Grand Prix in April and put his world championship challenge back on course with a commanding lights-to-flag display in Valencia.

World championship leader Hamilton bounced back from a drive-through penalty, but German Vettel proved equal to the challenge.

McLaren’s Jenson Button was third after escaping with a five-second penalty for an offence under the safety car.

Both Ferraris lost out in their pit stops. Alonso was third behind Vettel and Hamilton when he stopped under the safety car on the 10th lap, but emerged 10th by the time things settled down on the 12th lap. Felipe Massa fared even worse, having to wait for his team mate to be serviced, dropping from fourth to 17th. They were doomed from that point onwards.

On a great day for Williams, Rubens Barrichello brought his FW30 home fourth after Kobayashi’s late pit stop, ahead of Renault’s Robert Kubica and Force India’s Adrian Sutil, who drove a great race for Force India and likewise benefited over team mate Vitantonio Liuzzi when both pitted at the same time when running nose to tail.

2010 European Grand Prix result – 57 laps

1 VETTEL Red Bull
2 HAMILTON McLaren +5.0s
3 BUTTON McLaren +12.6s
4 BARRICHELLO Williams +25.6s
5 KUBICA Renault +27.1s
6 SUTIL Force India +30.1s
7 KOBAYASHI Sauber +30.9s
8 ALONSO Ferrari +32.8s
9 BUEMI Toro Rosso +36.2s
10 ROSBERG Mercedes +44.3s
11 MASSA Ferrari +46.6s
12 DE LA ROSA Sauber +47.4s
13 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso +48.2s
14 PETROV Renault +48.2s
15 SCHUMACHER Mercedes +48.8s
16 LIUZZI Force India +50.8s
17 DI GRASSI Virgin +1 lap
18 CHANDHOK HRT +2 laps
19 GLOCK Virgin +2 laps
20 SENNA HRT +2 laps
21 TRULLI Lotus +4 laps
22 HULKENBERG Williams +8 laps
23 KOVALAINEN Lotus +49 laps
24 WEBBER Red Bull +49 laps

Valencia 2010 Qualifying – Vettel on pole

• Posted in European GP . F1 News

Vettel On Pole in Valencia 2010

Sebastian Vettel resumed Red Bull’s 2010 qualifying supremacy, returning to pole for the first time since China in the process, as he headed a front-row lockout for the team in a closely-fought battle on the streets of Valencia.

The German pipped team-mate Mark Webber by 0.075 seconds as Red Bull took their eighth pole in nine races this year.

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton was also in contention for pole, but a mistake on his final run left him third.

Local hero Fernando Alonso took fourth place for Ferrari from team-mate Felipe Massa. The second McLaren of Jenson Button will start seventh on the grid.

Button also made a mistake, going into the final corner.

The big news of Q1, apart from fastest lap in 1m 38.132s from Kubica, was that Schumacher only just escaped exclusion there and then on his final lap, which jumped him up from 18th to 12th.

European GP starting grid

1 VETTEL Red Bull
2 WEBBER Red Bull
3 HAMILTON McLaren
4 ALONSO Ferrari
5 MASSA Ferrari
6 KUBICA Renault
7 BUTTON McLaren
8 HULKENBERG Williams
9 BARRICHELLO Williams
10 PETROV Renault
11 BUEMI Toro Rosso
12 ROSBERG Mercedes
13 SUTIL Force India
14 LIUZZI Force India
15 SCHUMACHER Mercedes
16 DE LA ROSA Sauber
17 ALGUERSUARI Toro Rosso
18 KOBAYASHI Sauber
19 TRULLI Lotus
20 KOVALAINEN Lotus
21 DI GRASSI Virgin
22 GLOCK Virgin
23 CHANDHOK HRT
24 SENNA HRT

Canadian Grand Prix 2010

• Posted in Canadian GP . Canadian Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix 2010
11 – 13 June, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal

Hamilton wins Canadian GP 2010

Lewis Hamilton wins Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal

Lewis Hamilton led Jenson Button to a McLaren one-two in a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix after a race-long five-car battle in Montreal.

Hamilton fought with Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso throughout, but the Spaniard lost out to Button with 14 laps to go. read full story

Hamilton leads another McLaren 1-2

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton claimed his second consecutive win and the world title lead with a perfectly judged drive in an engrossing, strategically framed Canadian Grand Prix.

The 2008 world champion withstood pressure from Fernando Alonso for much of the race, adroitly managed severe tyre wear in the early stages, and emphatically put paid to a late challenge from team-mate Jenson Button with two blistering laps just when he needed an extra burst of speed. read full story

McLaren one-two in Montreal thriller

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in their McLaren MP4-25s turned the world championship fight on its head in Montreal on Sunday afternoon, when they scored the team’s third one-two of the season after a tense race in which nobody was able to relax.

Soon it became apparent that those who had gambled on soft rubber in qualifying were in trouble: Button, Hamilton and Alonso all pitted for the harder Bridgestones within seven laps. read full story

Turkish Grand Prix 2010

• Posted in Turkish GP . Turkish Grand Prix

Turkish Grand Prix 2010
28 – 30 May, Istanbul Park Circuit, Istanbul

Hamilton wins Turkish GP 2010

Lewis Hamilton wins Turkish GP

Lewis Hamilton led a McLaren one-two after an extraordinary clash between Red Bull’s Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel at the Turkish Grand Prix.

The incident happened on lap 40 of 58 when Vettel flew off the track after colliding with Webber in an attempt to take the lead from his team-mate. read full story

Hamilton wins thrilling Turkish GP

Lewis Hamilton outduelled McLaren team-mate Jenson Button – and profited from a dramatic collision between Red Bull duo Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel – to take his first victory of 2010 in breathtaking style at Istanbul Park.

Polesitter Webber led the majority of the race, but was hotly pursued by Hamilton until the pit stops, when Vettel relegated the 2008 world champion to third place and closed onto his team-mate’s gearbox. read full story

Race – McLaren one-two as Red Bulls tangle in Turkey

t seemed the McLaren duo had been handed the race on a plate but the drama wasn’t over. There was a small amount of rain, but around this time the McLaren drivers were also told to conserve fuel. Button sliced into Hamilton’s lead and got a similar run on him going into Turn 12 on Lap 48. But he was on the outside, and as Hamilton hung tough on the inside they went side by side through that corner. And 13. And 14. read full story

Monaco Grand Prix 2010

• Posted in Monaco GP . Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix 2010
14-16 May, Monte Carlo, Monaco

Dominant Mark Webber takes Monaco win for Red Bull

Webber Wins Monaco Grand Prix 2010

Mark Webber produced a superb display to storm to victory for Red Bull in an incident-packed Monaco Grand Prix.

For the second consecutive race, Webber won from pole, controlling the race to win from team-mate Sebastian Vettel.

Renault’s Robert Kubica took third, with Ferrari’s Felipe Massa fourth ahead of McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was pipped to sixth by Michael Schumacher but the Mercedes driver was later penalised 20 seconds for an illegal overtaking move. read full story

This is what Webber had to say:
“It’s a special day, the greatest day of my life I suppose. As a Formula One driver you really hope that you win races and if you have a choice then the blue riband event is very, very special for any driver. To join Ayrton Senna and the likes round here is a very special thing. The last few laps are intense. Jenson actually said to me on the parade lap that when you’re leading with a few laps to go, it looks like the track’s narrowing and the barriers are coming closer and closer.

Fifteen laps from the end, that’s just what it was like. A one-two finish for the team here is such a feather in their cap, it’s incredible. The safety cars weren’t a great situation to have – you do all the hard work, get away and risk some pretty quick lap times to increase the gap and then you have a safety car which neutralises it and all the fast guys are back on your wheel again. It’s very difficult when it’s like that, but that’s part of the driver’s role – to stay composed and get the job done.

To get 50 points from the last two races is awesome, but there is a long, long way still to go. We’ve got so many different conditions and tracks coming up – there are many exciting times to come; I’m looking forward to it.”

Formula 1 fans reviews of Monaco Grand Prix

“Had a great weekend, we has both seats and GA, seats on Sat and GA in the Rocher , although we were not as comfortable on the Sunday, the view was excellent and also the big screen was very good.”

“It was an unforgettable weekend, it was very enjoyable. We were in stand P on Thurs, B on Sat & K on Sun. We were satisfied with the stands but my husband said If we can manage to go again he would like to choose better seats within the stands,. He was thrilled with the present and the help and advice I had from your company was excellant. The tickets arrived in plenty of time. We would certainly use you again.”

“Indescribable weekend, absolutely fantastic, trip of a lifetime.
Shame about the seats in Tribune P, not much to see.
and the big screen to the left of us was obscured by supports from the stand
it was attached to. Would look for better viewing seats in the future.”