Button gambles on slick tires and race win is the pay-off
Button outsmarts the rest, (except Vettel) under dicey weather conditions at the start, switches to slicks
before anyone else, as the track dries and then waits for Vettel's Red Bull, to fail (again, has
reliability issues; brakes this time), forcing the young German out from the lead (two in a row.
no points this time.
Hamilton and Webber collide with 5 laps to go, throwing away excellent performances... (Hamilton complains
about his engineer asking him to come in to switch for fresh tires, while Button, (1st) and Kubica, (2nd)
last the distance with the soft compound.
Hamilton did not have to follow the advice (but did...)
No bore-train parade this time, lots of passing and strategizing, with about 10 laps from the end, it looked as though it was going to rain... but did not
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Button McLaren 58 1h 33:36.531
2 Kubica Renault 58 + 0:12.034
3 Massa Ferrari 58 + 0:14.488
4 Alonso Ferrari 58 + 0:16.304
5 Rosberg Mercedes 58 + 0:16.683
6 Hamilton McLaren 58 + 0:29.898
7 Liuzzi Force India 58 + 0:59.847
8 Barrichello Williams 58 + 1:00.536
9 Webber Red Bull 58 + 1:07.319
10 Schumacher Mercedes 58 + 1:09.391
11 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 58 + 1:11.301
12 de la Rosa Sauber 58 + 1:14.084
13 Kovalainen Lotus 56 + 2 Laps
14 Chandhok HRT 53 + 5 Laps
Glock Virgin 41 Retired
di Grassi Virgin 26 Retired
Vettel Red Bull 25 Brakes
Sutil Force India 9 Loss of power
Petrov Renault 9 Retired
Senna HRT 4 Retired
Buemi Toro Rosso 0 Accident
Hulkenberg Williams 0 Accident
Kobayashi Sauber 0 Accident
Trulli Lotus Did Not Start
Fastest Lap: Webber (Red Bull) 1:28.358 (Lap 47)
2010 F1 Driver's World Championship Standings (after 2 events)
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins Poles F/Laps
1 Alonso Ferrari 37 1 1
2 Massa Ferrari 33
3 Button McLaren 31 1
4 Hamilton McLaren 23
5 Rosberg Mercedes 20
6 Kubica Renault 18
7 Vettel Red Bull 12 2
8 Schumacher Mercedes 9
9 Liuzzi Force India 8
9 Webber Red Bull 6 1
10 Barrichello Williams 5
2010 F1 Constructor's Championship STandings
Pos Team Points Wins Poles F/Laps
1 Ferrari 70 1 1
2 McLaren 54 1
3 Mercedes 29
4 Renault 18
5 Red Bull 18 2 1
6 Force India 8
7 Williams 5
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