FORMULA 1 GRAN PREMIO DE ESPANA TELEFÓNICA 2010
Provisional Results
The speed, along with the reliability risk of the Red Bull, were fully evident in today's race as Webber drove a
faultless race from pole winning the Spanish Grand Prix, yet team mate Vettel had a full plate, who in spite of his
second best time in qualifying, he struggled all day and was lucky to finish the race at all. Still, he managed a 4th
place, nursing his car home 15 laps from the end, with basically no front brakes left and a faulty front wing elevator.
Biggest loser of the day was Lewis Hamilton who drove a great race, but 2 laps from the end, he suffered a rim
failure that put him into the guard rail. Very unlucky brake for Hamilton, who scores no points. Alonso was the direct
beneficiary of both Vettel's problems and Hamilton's crash, finishing in second and placing him three points away
from the championship leader Button, who managed fifth spot unable to pass a slower Michael Schumacher's Mercedes,
doing a great job finishing 4th. and for the first time this year, besting his team mate Nico Rosberg, who had a miserable
race finishing in 13th (and no points). Rossberg was second in the championship standings before today, now he sits in
5th, 20 points away from leader Button.
Felipe Massa drove an uneventful race to 6th, Adrian Sutil continues to impress finishing 7th with an inferior chassis
besting Robert Kubica in the Renault. Robert has signed an option with Ferrari for next year; it is rumored that Massa's
days are counted with the Maranello team. Kubica and Alonso will be a sight to see next year. Rubens managed to finish
9th, very good performance with an inferior chassis as well. Lastly, in tenth and last point paying position, Jaime Alguersari
in the Toro Rosso-Ferrari, who in spite of a drive-through penalty, manages one point in his home Grand Prix.
Next week, the Grand Prix of Monaco
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 66 Winner
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 66 +24.0 secs
3 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 66 +51.3 secs
4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 66 +62.1 secs
5 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 66 +63.7 secs
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 66 +65.7 secs
7 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 66 +72.9 secs
8 Robert Kubica Renault 66 +73.6 secs
9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 65 +1 Lap
10 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap
11 Vitaly Petrov Renault 65 +1 Lap
12 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 65 +1 Lap
13 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 65 +1 Lap
14 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 64 +2 Laps
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 64 +2 Laps
16 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 64 +2 Laps
17 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 63 +3 Laps
18 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth 63 +3 Laps
19 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 62 +4 Laps
Ret Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 42 +24 Laps
Ret Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 27 +39 Laps
Ret Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari 18 +48 Laps
Ret Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth 0 +66 Laps
Ret Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 0 +66 Laps
2010 Formula One World Driver Championship Standings
After 5 races
Button keeps the lead by three points over Alonso, Vettel manages to keep Button within sight of 10 points, and finally Webber
leaps, as it was needed of him to have a chance at the title. Lewis Hamilton's crash in today's race stops him from advancing,
as well as Rossberg no points finish today. Massa manages to stay in the fray. Kubica continues to advance with a far inferior
chassis, then there is a big 20 plus gap to Michael Schumacher's 22 points.
It is early with 14 more GP's to run, but this season is already shaping up as one of the closest contested championships in a
long time. 5 races, 4 winners, Button is the only driver with 2 wins.
Monaco is next.
Pos Driver Nationality Team Points
1 Jenson Button British McLaren-Mercedes 70
2 Fernando Alonso Spanish Ferrari 67
3 Sebastian Vettel German RBR-Renault 60
4 Mark Webber Australian RBR-Renault 53
5 Nico Rosberg German Mercedes GP 50
6 Lewis Hamilton British McLaren-Mercedes 49
7 Felipe Massa Brazilian Ferrari 49
8 Robert Kubica Polish Renault 44
9 Michael Schumacher German Mercedes GP 22
10 Adrian Sutil German Force India-Mercedes 16
11 Vitantonio Liuzzi Italian Force India-Mercedes 8
12 Rubens Barrichello Brazilian Williams-Cosworth 7
13 Vitaly Petrov Russian Renault 6
14 Jaime Alguersuari Spanish STR-Ferrari 3
15 Nico Hulkenberg German Williams-Cosworth 1
16 Sebastien Buemi Swiss STR-Ferrari 0
17 Pedro de la Rosa Spanish BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
18 Kamui Kobayashi Japanese BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
19 Heikki Kovalainen Finnish Lotus-Cosworth 0
20 Karun Chandhok Indian HRT-Cosworth 0
21 Lucas di Grassi Brazilian Virgin-Cosworth 0
22 Bruno Senna Brazilian HRT-Cosworth 0
23 Jarno Trulli Italian Lotus-Cosworth 0
24 Timo Glock German Virgin-Cosworth 0
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