2010 European Grand Prix at Valencia
In summary, a pitiful result to a mismanaged sets of rules, in regards to the safety car. Not taking away from Sebastien Vettel clear victory.
The rest is a Mickey-Mouse version of the race, due to a rule that was not applied as it is supposed. the purpose of the safety car is to allow
for time and space for the marshals to remove debris from accidents. in this instance, Mark Weber's crash on lap 8. safety car is supposed
to come out IN FRONT OF THE LEAD CAR. (Vettel) in this way, no one has an unfair advantage. The worst is that any driver with a built out
gap, will lose it. This is well worth the safety of track marshals and drivers as the marshals will clear out the debris.
However, as shown by the video, as the safety car enters the track, Hamilton does not yield (as he is supposed to) and accelerates . Alonso
et all behind, HAVE to follow the safety car. (at the time Alonso was sitting in third place)... so... how come, the safety car did not wait for Vettel
to catch up, and/or instructed to wait... (same with Hamilton...) after all... they DO HAVE RADIOS. instead, they give Vettel and Hamiilton a
HUGE advantage. Supposedly, there are penalties for doing what you are not supposed to do... what penalty and why ?
The objective is to erase ANY motivation for a driver to 'get away' with this, and second so the driver LOSES ALL GAIN.
That certainly did not happened today. not only that... but i do not understand why would hamilton get a "current" drive through penalty, and the
rest of drivers (8 or 9) have a "5 second penalty" *don't forget*, Michael Schumacher received a 25 second penalty for a MUCH LESSER OFFENSE....
and since we are at this....
I believe that "Street Races" (with the exception of Monte Carlo -which continues to be held due to tradition), should not be held in the first place.
There are no run off areas, barriers are too close, and an accident like today, leads to the charade witnessed.
Race begun promisingly with Hamilton and Alonso slipping by Webber, only to become a procession after Mark's accident.
The best highlight was Kamui Kobayashi running third, until a few laps from the end when he had to come for the obligatory tire change
(another mikey mouse rule, btw) and with fresh tires, he mounted an excellent challenge against Fernando Alonso and Sebastien Buemi,
who in fairness, had worn out tires
nevertheless... brilliant effort by Kobayashi passing both drivers, Buemi literary in the last corner.
Pos Driver Team Laps Gap
1 Vettel Red Bull 57 1h 40:29.571
2 Hamilton McLaren 57 + 0:05.042
3 Button McLaren 57 + 0:12.658
4 Barrichello Williams 57 + 0:25.627
5 Kubica Renault 57 + 0:27.122
6 Sutil Force India 57 + 0:30.168
7 Kobayashi Sauber 57 + 0:30.965
8 Alonso Ferrari 57 + 0:32.809
9 Buemi Toro Rosso 57 + 0:36.299
10 Rosberg Mercedes 57 + 0:44.382
11 Massa Ferrari 57 + 0:46.621
12 de la Rosa Sauber 57 + 0:47.414
13 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 57 + 0:48.239
14 Petrov Renault 57 + 0:48.287
15 Schumacher Mercedes 57 + 0:48.826
16 Liuzzi Force India 57 + 0:50.890
17 di Grassi Virgin 56 + 1 Lap
18 Chandhok HRT 55 + 2 Laps
19 Glock Virgin 55 + 2 Laps
20 Senna HRT 55 + 2 Laps
21 Trulli Lotus 43 + 4 Laps
Ret Hulkenberg Williams 49 Exhaust Failure
Ret Kovalainen Lotus 8 Accident Damage
Ret Webber Red Bull 8 Accident
Fastest Lap: Button (McLaren) 1:38.766 (Lap 54)
2010 Formula One Driver's World Championship
tThe championship begins to take shape.... point distances starting to grow and become more difficult to reach for those behind... The most salient point is tht Red Bull, in spite of the clear superiority of their package, (given qualifying results and speeds), the actual results show McLaren taking a healthy lead.
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins Poles F/Laps
1 Hamilton McLaren 127 2 1 2
2 Button McLaren 121 2 1
3 Vettel Red Bull 115 2 4 1
4 Webber Red Bull 103 2 4 2
5 Alonso Ferrari 98 1 1
6 Kubica Renault 83 1
7 Rosberg Mercedes 75
8 Massa Ferrari 67
9 Schumacher Mercedes 34
10 Sutil Force India 31
11 Barrichello Williams 19
12 Liuzzi Force India 12
13 Kobayashi Sauber 7
14 Buemi Toro Rosso 7
15 Petrov Renault 6 1
16 Alguersuari Toro Rosso 3
16 Hulkenberg Williams 1
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