European Grand Prix – points update
Following the European Grand Prix, here’s the points update:
Drivers’ Championship:
- J Button (Brawn) 72 points
- R Barrichello (Brawn) 54
- M Webber (Red Bull) 51.5
- S Vettel (Red Bull) 47
- N Rosberg (Williams) 29.5
- L Hamilton (McLaren) 27
- K Raikkonen (Ferrari) 24
- J Trulli (Toyota) 22.5
Constructors’ Championship:
- Brawn – Mercedes 126 points
- Red Bull – Renault 98.5
- Ferrari 46
- McLaren – Mercedes 41
- Toyota 38.5
- Williams – Toyota 29.5
- Renault 16
- BMW Sauber 9
- Toro Rosso – Ferrari 5
- Force India 0
Don’t forget – after a 4 week gap before the European GP, the next race is only a few days away: the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps (woot!) is this coming weekend (28-30 August).
European Grand Prix – Race
Following yesterday’s Qualifying session, the provisional grid is: LH, HK, RB, SV, JB, KR, NR, FA, MW, RK, NH, AS, TG, RG, SB, GF, KN, JT, JA, LB.
However, as you can see in the fuel-adjusted grid that I added as a comment to my notes on Qualifying, the McLarens are quite light and therefore will be stopping early.
The air temperature is 31°C, track 43°C, wind 2.2m/s, humidity 56%
The teams clear the grid and LH leads everyone away on the formation lap
The McLarens and KR’s Ferrari are starting on the super-soft (option) tyres; most of the other front runners are on the soft (prime) tyres
LH slows to bunch everyone up so he wont be sitting on the grid too long waiting the back of the grid (JA & LB) to form up
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European Grand Prix – Qualifying
Recap of practice sessions:
- Friday practice 1: RB fastest (1:42.460) followed by HK, LH
- Friday practice 2: FA (1:39.404), JB, RB
Luca Badoer was fined €5400 and reprimanded for speeding in the pit lane four times
No word on FA being penalised for the collision with NH and then entering the pits after the pit lane entrance - Saturday practice: AS (1:39.143), KN, GF
The session was red-flagged following SV’s engine blow up
Weather for Qualifying: air 30°C, track 44°C, wind 3.2m/s, humidity 65%
The tyre compounds available this weekend are the soft (prime) and super soft (option).
Qualifying session 1 (Q1): Read more
European Grand Prix – Practice
Check out yesterday’s post to catch up on all the news. The only update since then is that BMW have applied to re-enter the 2010 season (as a “new” team), presumably because it’s easier to sell a team that can compete in F1 rather than one that can’t – d’oh!
This year’s European GP is in Valencia, Spain, again – Felipe Massa won the race last year but obviously won’t be taking part in it this year.
The weather is warm – the air temperature is 28°C and the track is 42°C; there’s a slight breeze (3mph) and the forecast is sunny.
Practice 1:
RB’s helmet carries a get well message for FM
Michael Schumacher is in the Ferrari garage as usual, coaching Luca Badoer although the veteran test driver probably knows the car as well as he can after 10 years of testing for Ferrari
The pit lane entrance overlaps with the turn in for the final corner – hopefully this won’t be a problem over the race weekend
Top of the timing charts: RB (1:42.460), HK, LH, JB, SV, AS
The new boys: JA (Jaime Alguersuari in the Toro Rosso) managed P13; RG (Romain Grosjean in the Renault) was P17; and LB (Luca Badoer) was last / P20, over 3 seconds off RB’s pace.
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Back to business
The holiday is over – it’s time to get back to business. (Unfortunately I’m talking about Formula One and not me – I’m still looking for a job.)
It’s been almost four weeks since the Hungarian Grand Prix; so much happened in the following few days that I wrote an update post to summarise the news, especially regarding Felipe Massa’s recovery from that freak accident.
Since I posted that update, the main news has been Read more
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