Tuesday, March 30, 2010

F1 GP Australian 2010: Button win


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Jenson Button won the world champion's first title with McLaren team when winning the Australian Grand Prix, Sunday (28/3/2010). Button followed by Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa in second and third place.

Victory Button partly determined by the sharpness of McLaren's strategy and expertise in the replacement tire Button in control of his car. He followed pebalap Renault, Robert Kubica, who is able to overcome Ferrari's Brazilian driver, Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso, in third place and fourth.

While the owners of two leading position, the Red Bull failed miserably after Sebastian Vettel must be off the track on lap 26 of 58 laps, and the Australian racer Mark Webber collided with McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton in the last two rounds when they were fighting for fifth position.

Webber, who had previously hoped to be the first Australian driver to win the race in his own country, must be satisfied at the ninth position.



Australian GP Results:
1. Button 1 hour McLaren-Mercedes 33:36.531
2. Kubica Renault + 12,034
3. Massa Ferrari + 14,488
4. Alonso Ferrari + 16,304
5. Rosberg Mercedes + 16,683
6. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 29,898
7. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 59,847
8. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:00.536 +
9. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 1:07.319
10. Schumacher Mercedes 1:09.391 +
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:11.301
12. De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari + 1:14.084

Failed to finish:
Virgin Glock-Cosworth 41
Vettel Red Bull-Renault 26
In Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 25
Sutil Force India-Mercedes 12
Petrov Renault 10
Senna HRT-Cosworth 5
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1
Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1
Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

F1 GP Bahrain 2010: Unlucky Vettel


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Sebastian Vettel was about to beat four world champions in the series season opener in 2010, Bahrain GP Sunday (14/3/2010). However, except for the engine of his Red Bull, he was nearly flawless appearance.

Vettel is worthy entry in the list of leading champions this season, especially after their performance last season is very compelling. And he started their work in this year by taking pole position for the qualifying session.

As this German race driver sliding smoothly in a crucial phase until the first corner. Successful leadership position he maintained, and that he continued to watch over half the race.



So far as can be seen that Vettel safe despite continued tight posted by Fernando Alonso. However, entering the 30th round of 'Red Bull' increasingly closed by 'Princing Horse'. Alonso just waiting for the right moment to catch Vettel after Ferrari pushed a sniff of a decrease in the performance of the Renault engine chassis Rb6.

And it happened on lap 34. Alonso looks quite easy to overtake Vettel, who even followed by Felipe Massa immediately. On lap 38 Webber Lewis Hamilton was also defeated, and was lucky not too passed by Nico Rosberg still be 12 points, finished in fourth position.

An issue blows from Red Bull paddock after the race. Mentioned that Vettel was exhausted so that their performance declines with performance that also Rb6 nge-drop. But it was quickly denied the Red Bull. Vettel confirmed that the failure of purely technical factors, there are electrical problems in the engine.

Red Bull team advisor Helmut Marko encouraging immediate Seba - greetings to young children it was 22 years old u -, that his appearance was extraordinary.

"He's amazing," said Marko. "In this difficult race he was without fault. He controlled everything from the beginning."

Two sensation Marko mentioned is the ability to maintain its position Vettel at start, and his efforts not to pursue Mercedes duo (Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher) after engine problems found.

Of the five victories in his career, four of whom made Vettel in last season, when he finished as runner-up Jenson Button below. The statistics that make him more believed to be a champion, like the four current champions (Alonso, Hamilton, Button and Schumacher). At the very least, the betting exchanges it is generally placed in second place after Alonso's championship favorites.

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

F1 GP Bahrain 2010 Qualifying: Vettel clinch pole, Schumacher seventh


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Sebastian Vettel ranked first start Bahrain F1 Grand Prix which begins Sunday (14/3/2010) in Sakhir circuit. Mainstay Red Bull Racing team that had solidified himself as the fastest 1 minute 54.101 seconds during qualifying at the Sakhir circuit on Saturday (13/3/2010).

Vettel to start in front of the success is the sixth time in his career race at the jets land. Webber in the starting line will be accompanied by Felipe Massa who lost faster than 0.101 seconds from pebalap the Red Bull team.

F10 riding mass precisely the same competitive team mate Fernando Alonso in qualifying which was recorded at 1 minute 54.608 seconds. Although the two Ferrari was second and the third, but he claims stability and balance of the car very well.




While Lewis Hamilton of McLaren in the second row. Despite trying to be the maximum with the MP4-25, 2008 world champion had to admit the speed of this two-engined Ferrari and Renault Rb6 Webber driven.

Unexpectedly, Nico Rosberg of GP Mercedes team had to settle for the start of the third row. Note the time of 1:55,241 has been placed in fifth place, while his team mate Michael Schumacher had to start at the back (seventh), just as he made the final morning practice.

Qualifying results
Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:55.029 1:53.883 1:54.101
2. Massa Ferrari 1:55.313 1:54.331 1:54.242
3. Alonso Ferrari 1:54.612 1:54.172 1:54.608
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.341 1:54.707 1:55.217
5. Rosberg Mercedes 1:55.463 1:54.682 1:55.241
6. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:55.298 1:54.318 1:55.284
7. Schumacher Mercedes 1:55.593 1:55.105 1:55.524
8. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.715 1:55.168 1:55.672
9. Kubica Renault 1:55.511 1:54.963 1:55.885
10. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:55.213 1:54.996 1:56.309
11. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:55.969 1:55.330
12. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:55.628 1:55.653
13. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:56.375 1:55.857
14. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.428 1:56.237
15. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:56.189 1:56.265
16. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:56.541 1:56.270
17. Petrov Renault 1:56.167 1:56.619
18. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:57.071
19. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:59.728
20. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:59.852
21. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 2:00.313
22. in Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 2:00.587
23. Senna HRT-Cosworth 2:03.240
24. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth 2:04.904

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