2010 European Grand Prix - Live Thread

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EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX

Venue: Valencia, Spain
Date: Sunday 27 June
Lap length: 3.367 miles
Race laps: 57
2009 winner: Rubens Barrichello (Brawn)
First grand prix: 2008

Dry and Sunny all weekend

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2010 FORMULA 1 TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE

Pos	No	Driver		Team		Time/Retired		Gap	Laps
1		8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari		1:39.283			33
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault		1:39.339		0.056		27
3	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault		1:39.427		0.144	29
4	4	Nico Rosberg		Mercedes GP		1:39.650		0.367	22
5		2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes		1:39.749		0.466	24
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault		1:39.880		0.597	28
7	7	Felipe Massa		Ferrari		1:39.947		0.664	22
8		14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes		1:40.020		0.737	30
9	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes		1:40.029		0.746	27
10	9	Rubens Barrichello		Williams-Cosworth		1:40.174		0.891	33
11		3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP		1:40.287		1.004	24
12	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes		1:40.387		1.104	33
13	12	Vitaly Petrov		Renault		1:40.618		1.335	29
14		23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari		1:40.906		1.623	34
15	22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari		1:40.945		1.662	30
16	16	Sebastien Buemi		STR-Ferrari		1:41.115		1.832	35
17		10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth		1:41.371		2.088	30
18	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari		1:41.457		2.174	36
19	19	Heikki Kovalainen		Lotus-Cosworth		1:42.467		3.184	31
20		18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth		1:42.993		3.710	30
21	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth		1:43.811		4.528	14
22	25	Lucas di Grassi		Virgin-Cosworth		1:43.854		4.571	27
23		21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth		1:44.095		4.812	24
24	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT-Cosworth		1:44.566		5.283	21

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F1 stuff...

Reports in the Italian media suggest that Renault star Robert Kubica has been offered a drive with Mercedes for 2011. The story suggests that the Pole would replace Michael Schumacher, even though the seven-time champion signed a three-year deal for his return to the sport this year.
Full story: omnicorse.it (in Italian)

Meanwhile, Schumacher has dismissed critics of his Canadian Grand Prix performance, saying: "There are different parts to F1. One part is show business and I cannot take this seriously as a realistic criticism so I put it down to showbusiness."
Full story: pitpass.com

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has jumped to the defence of struggling team-mate Michael Schumacher, and says his own success this season has helped both of them.
Full story: planetf1.com

Formula 1 drivers have expressed major reservations about the introduction of moveable rear wings next season - suggesting it could make the racing false and, more seriously, lead to safety worries.
Full story: Autosport.com

US racing mogul Roger Penske has criticised Formula 1, saying: "They need to do something about the spectacle. The race starts, it all happens in the first corner, and after that… The guys in the stands, the guys who've paid, most of them aren't interested in the details of F-ducts or diffusers or carbon brakes. What they know is the red Ferrari, the blue Red Bull, the silver McLaren, the white Mercedes. And they know Fernando and Mark and Lewis and Michael. Build the drivers, make them the stars. That's what people understand."
Full story: Motor Sport magazine

Red Bull Racing's rivals have been told not to expect to suddenly start matching the pace of its RB6 simply by adopting the exhaust blown diffuser idea.
Full story: Autosport.com

Mark Webber hopes Red Bull Racing does not live to regret not having spent more time ironing out reliability problems with its car pre-season, having seen points slip through its fingers in the early stages of the year.
Full story: Autosport.com

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Looks like Red Bull may have another pole.

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you called it...

2010 FORMULA 1 TELEFÓNICA GRAND PRIX OF EUROPE

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	RBR-Renault	1:38.324	1:38.015	1:37.587	18
2	6	Mark Webber	RBR-Renault	1:38.549	1:38.041	1:37.662	21
3	2	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	1:38.697	1:38.158	1:37.969	17
4	8	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	1:38.472	1:38.179	1:38.075	23
5	7	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	1:38.657	1:38.046	1:38.127	22
6	11	Robert Kubica	Renault	1:38.132	1:38.062	1:38.137	18
7	1	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	1:38.360	1:38.399	1:38.210	22
8	10	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1:38.843	1:38.523	1:38.428	23
9	9	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	1:38.449	1:38.326	1:38.428	23
10	12	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	1:39.004	1:38.552	1:38.523	21
11	16	Sebastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	1:39.096	1:38.586		15
12	4	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes GP	1:38.752	1:38.627		12
13	14	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	1:39.021	1:38.851		14
14	15	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Force India-Mercedes	1:38.969	1:38.884		15
15	3	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes GP	1:38.994	1:39.234		19
16	22	Pedro de la Rosa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:39.003	1:39.264		16
17	17	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	1:39.128	1:39.458		16
18	23	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1:39.343			9
19	18	Jarno Trulli	Lotus-Cosworth	1:40.658			11
20	19	Heikki Kovalainen	Lotus-Cosworth	1:40.882			11
21	25	Lucas di Grassi	Virgin-Cosworth	1:42.086			11
22	24	Timo Glock	Virgin-Cosworth	1:42.140			9
23	20	Karun Chandhok	HRT-Cosworth	1:42.600			9
24	21	Bruno Senna	HRT-Cosworth	1:42.851			10

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Red Bull has a very fast car, but has had many different issues preventing them from winning every race. Just wonder how Red Bull will lose this race. Makes it interesting watching the race to find out how Red Bull will lose another one.

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if it weren't for bad luck, Seb wouldn't have any luck at all...

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hell of a race...

After 57 of 57 laps

Position	Country	Driver	Team
1	Germany	S Vettel	Red Bull
2	Great Britain	L Hamilton	McLaren
3	Great Britain	J Button	McLaren
4	Brazil	R Barrichello	Williams
5	Poland	R Kubica	Renault
6	Germany	A Sutil	Force India
7	Japan	K Kobayashi	BMW Sauber
8	Switzerland	S Buemi	Toro Rosso
9	Spain	F Alonso	Ferrari
10	Spain	P de la Rosa	BMW Sauber
11	Russia	V Petrov	Renault
12	Germany	N Rosberg	Mercedes
13	Italy	V Liuzzi	Force India
14	Brazil	F Massa	Ferrari
15	Spain	J Alguersuari	Toro Rosso
16	Germany	M Schumacher	Mercedes
17	Brazil	L di Grassi	Virgin
18	India	K Chandhok	Hispania
19	Germany	T Glock	Virgin
20	Brazil	B Senna	Hispania
21	Italy	J Trulli	Lotus
22	Germany	N Hulkenberg (ret.)	Williams
23	Finland	H Kovalainen (ret.)	Lotus
24	Australia	M Webber (ret.)	Red Bull

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FIA Formula 1 drivers' world championship

Last updated: Sunday, 27 June 2010 15:33 UK

Position	Driver	Country	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	GB	McLaren-Mercedes	127
2	Jenson Button	GB	McLaren-Mercedes	121
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ger	Red Bull-Renault	115
4	Mark Webber	Aus	Red Bull-Renault	103
5	Fernando Alonso	Spa	Ferrari	96
6	Robert Kubica	Pol	Renault	83
7	Nico Rosberg	Ger	Mercedes GP	74
8	Felipe Massa	Brz	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	Ger	Mercedes GP	34
10	Adrian Sutil	Ger	Force India-Mercedes	31
11	Rubens Barrichello	Brz	Williams-Cosworth	19
12	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Ita	Force India-Mercedes	12
13	Sebastien Buemi	Swi	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	9
14	Kamui Kobayashi	Jpn	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	7
15	Vitaly Petrov	Rus	Renault	6
16	Jaime Alguersuari	Spa	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	3
17	Pedro de la Rosa	Spa	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Ger	Williams-Cosworth	1
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Fin	Lotus-Cosworth	0
20	Karun Chandhok	Ind	Hispania-Cosworth	0
21	Lucas di Grassi	Brz	Virgin-Cosworth	0
22	Bruno Senna	Brz	Hispania-Cosworth	0
23	Jarno Trulli	Ita	Lotus-Cosworth	0
24	Timo Glock	Ger	Virgin-Cosworth	0

Points are awarded as follows: 1st place - 25 points; 2nd -18; 3rd - 15; 4th -12; 5th - 10; 6th - 8; 7th - 6; 8th - 4; 9th - 2; 10th - 1. If drivers are tied on points, positions are decided on results countback. Wins are compared, and the driver with most wins is classified ahead. If wins are equal, second places are looked at, and so on

FIA Formula 1 constructors' world championship

Last updated: Sunday, 27 June 2010 14:54 UK

Position	Team	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	248
2	Red Bull-Renault	218
3	Ferrari	163
4	Mercedes GP	108
5	Renault	89
6	Force India-Mercedes	43
7	Williams-Cosworth	20
8	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	12
9	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	8
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	Hispania-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

The points from both a team's drivers are added together to give the constructors' championship total

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Ten drivers handed post-race penalties

Jenson Button, Rubens Barrichello, Nico Hulkenberg, Robert Kubica, Vitaly Petrov, Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Sebastien Buemi and Pedro de la Rosa have all received penalties from the Valencia stewards for safety-car rule infringements.

All nine men will have five seconds added to their final race time for speeding under the safety car during their in-laps prior to pitting following Mark Webber’s dramatic crash in the early stages of the European Grand Prix.

In a separate incident, Timo Glock has had 20 seconds added to his race time for ignoring blue flags.

The penalties mean Fernando Alonso moves up a place to eighth, with Buemi dropping to ninth, while Nico Rosberg picks up a point for tenth at the expense of De la Rosa.