2010 GERMAN GP: DESERVING 1-2 FOR FERARI, GIFT VICTORY FOR ALONSO
Massa gifted victory to Alonso
Spaniard pass Vetel, but was past in the first corner on the start of the race by team-mate Massa and could not find a way to pass the Brazilian, until he step aside and let him pass. Sebastian Vetel held his chances of winning the championship with third place, ahead of McLaren duo, Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button. Webber finished sixth. So Lewis Hamilton is still leading the championship ahead of team-mate Jenson Button, followed by Red Bull duo and Alonso in fifth position. Here ends list of competitors for the title.
The German Grand Prix
Hockenheim, Germany;
67 laps; 306.458km;
Weather: Sunny.
Hockenheim, Germany;
67 laps; 306.458km;
Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Alonso Ferrari 1h28:38.866
2. Massa Ferrari + 4.196
3. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 5.121
4. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 26.896
5. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 29.482
6. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 43.606
7. Kubica Renault + 1 lap
8. Rosberg Mercedes + 1 lap
9. Schumacher Mercedes + 1 lap
10. Petrov Renault + 1 lap
11. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
12. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
13. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
14. De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari + 1 lap
15. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 2 laps
17. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 2 laps
18. Glock Virgin-Cosworth + 3 laps
19. Senna HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
FASTEST LAP: Sebastian Vettel, 1:15.824
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 58
Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 51
Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 20
Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 4
Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 2
2010 GERMAN GP: VETTEL WITH 0.002S AHEAD ALONSO FOR POLE POSITION
JUST DO IT, AGAIN
It's Vettel's day and the German takes pole for the German Grand Prix! Sebastian Vettel snatched a dramatic pole position in the dying seconds to edge out Fernando Alonso at Hockenheim. Ferrari and Red Bull dominated the action, followed by McLarens.
In Q1 the most interesting moment was a few minute red flag when Liuzzi at the exit of the last turn went out to artificial surface that was dipped from the morning rain, lost contact with track and was launched directly into the concrete barrier on other side.Alonso was fastest in this segment ahead of Vettel, Massa, Webber, Hamilton and Kubica, last positions belong to Trulli, Kovalainen, Glock, Senna, Liuzzi, Yamamoto, Di Grassi.
In Q2 interesting fight for entry into top 10. Ferrari was extremely strong, reported now they use off-throttle ehaust technique of Red Bull which is thought to have increased their qualifying performance.So, Alonso was fastest ahead of Vettel, Webber, Massa, Hamilton, Barrichello, Button , Kubica, Hulkenberg, Rosberg, and that was ten drivers qualificatied in last session. Schumacher again defeated by his teammate, leading drivers that was out, ie Schumacher, Kobayashi, disability, Sutil, de la Rosa, Alguersuari, Buemi.
Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:15.152 1:14.249 1:13.791
2. Alonso Ferrari 1:14.808 1:14.081 1:13.793
3. Massa Ferrari 1:15.216 1:14.478 1:14.290
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:15.334 1:14.340 1:14.347
5. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.823 1:14.716 1:14.427
6. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.505 1:14.488 1:14.566
7. Kubica Renault 1:15.736 1:14.835 1:15.079
8. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:16.398 1:14.698 1:15.109
9. Rosberg Mercedes 1:16.178 1:15.018 1:15.179
10. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:16.387 1:14.943 1:15.339
11. Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.084 1:15.026
12. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:15.951 1:15.084
13. Petrov Renault 1:16.521 1:15.307
14. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:16.220 1:15.467
15. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.450 1:15.550
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.664 1:15.588
17. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:16.029 1:15.974
18. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:17.583
19. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:18.300
20. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:18.343
21. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:18.592
22. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:18.952
23. Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:19.844
24. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth
2010 GERMAN GP: RESULTS FROM FRIDAY FREE PRACTICE
FIRST FREE PRACTICE
Sutil clocked a quickest time of 1m25.701 late in the session to finish over a second ahead of Felipe Massa and Jenson Button in second and third. Lewis Hamilton hit a puddle and over-corrected through the left-handed Turn 3, 70 minutes into the session. This snapped the car right and across the grass. Without purchase, the McLaren did not slow and swiped the wall heavily, damaging three corners of the car and no doubt the new blown diffuser system.
Sebastian Vettel might actually have been fastest had his late-flier not been interrupted by a trundling Lotus and he finished up 11th ahead of an extraordinarily high-up Timo Glock in the Virgin. Mark Webber was 14th,. Fernando Alonso a lowly 19th, while Michael Schumacher wound up 23rd.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:25.701 20
2. Massa Ferrari 1:26.850 + 1.149 27
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:26.936 + 1.235 16
4. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:26.947 + 1.246 21
5. Petrov Renault 1:26.948 + 1.247 21
6. Rosberg Mercedes 1:27.448 + 1.747 20
7. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:28.114 + 2.413 31
8. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:28.193 + 2.492 24
9. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:28.300 + 2.599 19
10. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:28.486 + 2.785 23
11. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:28.735 + 3.034 21
12. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:28.735 + 3.034 21
13. Kubica Renault 1:28.903 + 3.202 20
14. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:29.048 + 3.347 13
15. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:29.280 + 3.579 17
16. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:29.366 + 3.665 34
17. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:29.429 + 3.728 8
18. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:29.500 + 3.799 19
19. Alonso Ferrari 1:29.684 + 3.983 15
20. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.690 + 3.989 17
21. Fauzy Lotus-Cosworth 1:30.938 + 5.237 27
22. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:31.720 + 6.019 23
23. Schumacher Mercedes 1:32.450 + 6.749 13
24. Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:32.791 + 7.090 26
SECOND FREE PRACTICE
Lewis Hamilton was one of the day's biggest losers, the championship leader finishing seventh quickest but only managing only a handful of laps after damaging his McLaren in the opening session. And Jenson Button could only manage the 15th fastest time to leave McLaren with much to ponder before Saturday's crucial qualifying session.
Pos Driver Team Time Laps
1. Alonso Ferrari 1:16.265 35
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:16.294 + 0.029 26
3. Massa Ferrari 1:16.438 + 0.173 37
4. Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:16.585 + 0.320 40
5. Rosberg Mercedes 1:16.827 + 0.562 32
6. Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.971 + 0.706 20
7. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.004 + 0.739 10
8. Kubica Renault 1:17.009 + 0.744 37
9. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1:17.056 + 0.791 37
10. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1:17.204 + 0.939 44
11. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.336 + 1.071 44
12. Petrov Renault 1:17.547 + 1.282 35
13. de la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 1:17.573 + 1.308 39
14. Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:17.701 + 1.436 38
15. Button McLaren-Mercedes 1:17.739 + 1.474 36
16. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes 1:17.871 + 1.606 33
17. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:18.147 + 1.882 45
18. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1:19.327 + 3.062 48
19. Glock Virgin-Cosworth 1:19.553 + 3.288 30
20. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 1:20.008 + 3.743 34
21. di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth 1:20.106 + 3.841 31
22. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth 1:20.377 + 4.112 37
23. Senna HRT-Cosworth 1:21.988 + 5.723 37
24. Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth 1:23.066 + 6.801 37
Schumacher: I`m having a lot of fun
Record breaking multiple F1 World Champion Michael Schumacher has admitted that compatriot Nico Rosberg is the strongest team-mate he has ever had in the top flight, as Mercedes-Benz Motorsport Vice-President Norbert Haug mused that the younger of the two Germans could even be the best of them all.
“I am still motivated to achieve my goals in the three years. There's nothing to add. I'm not entirely happy with the results, but I didn't expect to drive everyone into the ground. Basically, I'm feeling good and having a lot of fun.”
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