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Post by paulgilb on Feb 21, 2011 18:00:20 GMT 1
Group A: Australia (262/6) beat Zimbabwe (171) by 91 runs.
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 20, 2011 13:03:47 GMT 1
Group A: New Zealand (72/0) beat Kenya (69) by 10 wickets
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 19, 2011 18:22:02 GMT 1
Group B: India (370/4) beat Bangladesh (283/9) by 87 runs.
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 16, 2011 23:40:12 GMT 1
This starts on Saturday, and finishes on 2 April. It is being hosted by India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka (Pakistan were originally due to co-host but was stripped of its rights after the Sri Lankan team were attacked a couple of years ago).
2 groups of 7 teams, top 4 from each group go through to the knockout stage.
Group A
Australia Canada Kenya New Zealand Pakistan Sri Lanka Zimbabwe
Group B
Bangladesh England India Ireland Netherlands South Africa West Indies
Current odds:
India 3/1 Sri Lanka 9/2 Australia 11/2 South Africa 11/2 England 17/2 Pakistan 9/1 New Zealand 20/1 West Indies 22/1 Bangladesh 50/1 Zimbabwe 300/1 Ireland 1000/1 Canada 2000/1 Netherlands 2000/1 Kenya 2000/1
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 12, 2011 23:43:07 GMT 1
England 59-13 Italy Scotland 6-24 Wales
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 11, 2011 22:51:31 GMT 1
Overall odds on winning:
England 5/4 France 7/4 Ireland 9/2 Scotland 35/1 Wales 60/1 Italy 750/1
Grand Slam:
No Grand Slam 1/1 England 5/2 France 9/2 Ireland 9/1
Triple Crown:
England 11/10 No Winner 11/5 Ireland 9/2 Scotland 14/1
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 10, 2011 18:39:52 GMT 1
Other first-weekend results:
Italy 11-13 Ireland (4th year in a row that Italy have scored 11 points in their opening game!) France 34-21 Scotland
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 6, 2011 23:22:31 GMT 1
There seem to be a couple of parallels between Kubica and Alessandro Nannini - Nannini's only F1 win came in a race where that season's champion crashed into a rival, and his arm was severed in a helicopter crash (whilst he was with Benetton - the team that would become Renault), ending his F1 career (although he did return to racing). Hopefully Kubica will be back eventually.
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Post by paulgilb on Feb 4, 2011 19:10:31 GMT 1
This starts tonight with Wales v England, followed by Italy v Ireland and France v Scotland tomorrow.
Other fixtures:
12/2 England v Italy 12/2 Scotland v Wales 13/2 Ireland v France
26/2 Italy v Wales 26/2 England v France 27/2 Scotland v Ireland
12/3 Italy v France 12/3 Wales v Ireland 13/3 England v Scotland
19/3 Scotland v Italy 19/3 Ireland v England 19/3 France v Wales
Current odds to win the tournament:
England 15/8 France 5/2 Ireland 3/1 Wales 17/2 Scotland 18/1 Italy 300/1
To win the Grand Slam:
No Grand Slam 4/6 England 5/1 France 13/2 Ireland 9/1 Wales 22/1 Scotland 100/1 Italy 2000/1
To win the Triple Crown:
No Winner 15/8 England 11/4 Ireland 7/2 Wales 11/2 Scotland 16/1
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 11, 2011 23:37:18 GMT 1
Elvis Presley had at least one song in the top 40 every week from July 1960 to February 1963 (12 hits, 135 weeks).
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 11, 2011 23:31:44 GMT 1
[pedant]Minardi actually only qualified 2nd, not 1st, in that race.[/pedant]
Minardi have however topped at least one timed session - in the Friday qualifying for France 2003 (whose sole purpose was to decide the order for the Saturday single-lap shootout), they ended up 1st and 2nd, however Justin Wilson was found to be underweight and had his time deleted. Jos Verstappen still ended up fastest, however it was business as usual on Saturday.
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 8, 2011 18:23:55 GMT 1
The official entry list apparently lists both Toro Rosso seats as unconfirmed, although there seems to be no reason to believe that they won't retain their drivers.
Calendar for 2011:
13/3 Bahrain 27/3 Australia 10/4 Malaysia 17/4 China 8/5 Turkey 22/5 Spain 29/5 Monaco 12/6 Canada 26/6 Europe (Valencia) 10/7 Great Britain 24/7 Germany (Nurburgring) 31/7 Hungary 28/8 Belgium 11/9 Italy 25/9 Singapore 9/10 Japan 16/10 South Korea 30/10 India 13/11 Abu Dhabi 27/11 Brazil
Rule changes (courtesy of http://www.formula1.com):
This does not make clear what will happen if a driver makes his tyre change in the lap immediately before the red flag (this lap being discounted from the result if the race is not restarted).
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Post by paulgilb on Jan 5, 2011 23:44:34 GMT 1
f1rejects.com's end of year driver rankings:
1. Robert Kubica 2. Mark Webber 3. Lewis Hamilton 4. Sebastian Vettel 5. Nico Rosberg 6. Fernando Alonso 7: Kamui Kobayashi 8. Adrian Sutil 9. Jenson Button 10. Rubens Barrichello 11. Heikki Kovalainen 12. Timo Glock 13. Jaime Alguersuari 14. Felipe Massa 15. Vitaly Petrov 16. Nico Hulkenberg 17: Karun Chandhok 18. Pedro de la Rosa 19. Jarno Trulli 20. Michael Schumacher 21. Sebastien Buemi 22. Sakon Yamamoto 23. Bruno Senna 24. Lucas di Grassi 25. Vitantonio Liuzzi N/A: Christian Klien N/A: Nick Heidfeld
Not entirely sure why Klien and Heidfeld were not ranked - perhaps they didn't start enough races?
Team rankings:
1. Red Bull Renault 2. Renault 3. McLaren Mercedes 4. Ferrari 5. Lotus Cosworth 6. Force India Mercedes 7. Williams Cosworth 8. Sauber Ferrari 9. Mercedes 10. Toro Rosso Ferrari 11. Virgin Cosworth 12. HRT Cosworth
Both the driver and team lists take into consideration 'equipment, past form, luck (or lack thereof) and ... initial expectations for 2010'.
Top 3 Rejects of 2010:
1 Vitantonio Liuzzi 2 Lucas di Grassi 3 Bruno Senna
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 26, 2010 0:05:41 GMT 1
F1rejects.com is an excellent site which features comprehensive reviews of each race since 2000 (although the last few races of 2008 are missing). The site gives a ‘Reject Of The Race’ award to the driver/team/individual(s)/inanimate object that most deserves a place in a ‘Hall of Shame’. This year’s winners:
Bahrain - over-hyping of the 2010 season Australia - Mark Webber Malaysia - BMW Sauber China - Vitantonio Liuzzi Spain - Bruno Senna Monaco - Article 40.13 Turkey - Sebastian Vettel, Christian Horner, Helmut Marko Canada - Michael Schumacher Europe - Race Control Britain - BMW Sauber pit crew Germany - Force India Hungary - Michael Schumacher Belgium - Sebastian Vettel Italy - Nico Hulkenberg (+ stewards) Singapore - Kamui Kobayashi Japan - Lucas di Grassi Korea - Adrian Sutil Brazil - Vitantonio Liuzzi Abu Dhabi - Podium rose water
Also, at the start of the season, the site predicted who/what the ‘Rejects of the Season’ would be. Some of them were quite accurate:
Bahrain's 'endurance' layout – did not prove popular, and the race will go back to the old layout in 2011.
Crowds (or lack thereof) in Istanbul – lack of crowds at Istanbul has been a talking point, but the race is currently on the provisional 2011 calendar despite some initial doubts.
The new teams' hopes of matching the established outfits – despite points now being awarded down to 10th, all the new teams failed to score.
Williams' aspirations of being a front-running team again – Williams were a distinctly midfield team all season (bar Hulkenberg’s pole).
Renault - you know you're in trouble when you're sponsored by Lada – Considering the situation they were in at the end of 2009, 2010 was not actually a bad season at all for Renault.
Virgin's all-CFD design – this novel approach managed to underestimate the size of the fuel tank. The car was also particularly unreliable in the early part of the season.
The "BMW Sauber Ferrari" name – this name is due to be changed for 2011.
Of the drivers, Vitantonio Liuzzi and Pedro de la Rosa – de la Rosa was dropped mid-season, and Liuzzi’s future was in doubt on more than one occasion.
Zoran Stefanovic - you know you haven't heard the last of him yet – did apply unsuccessfully to enter in 2011.
USF1's attempts to be back on the grid in 2011 – I think we all know what happened here…
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 21, 2010 22:50:07 GMT 1
Drivers’ Championship
27th Place – Christian Klien (Austria) (HRT) – 0 pts 4th season in F1 (competed for Jaguar in 2004 and Red Bull in 2005-06 (15 races in both seasons)). Only competed in Singapore, Brazil and Abu Dhabi (replacing Sakon Yamamoto), qualifying 22nd, 23rd and 24th respectively. He retired with hydraulics failure in Singapore, but finished 22nd and 20th in the other races. This is the first season in which he has failed to score a point, and 27th is his lowest championship finish.
26th Place – Sakon Yamamoto (Japan) (HRT) – 0 pts 3rd season in F1 (competed in 7 races for Super Aguri in 2006 and in 7 races for Spyker in 2007). Competed from Britain onwards (replacing Bruno Senna in Britain, and then Karun Chandhok afterwards), with the exception of Singapore, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi (7 races in total). He only qualified off the back row twice (19th in Belgium equalling his career best), and his best finish was 15th in Korea (his last race). He only retired once, due to engine failure in Germany. 26th is his joint-lowest championship position (he has never scored a point).
25th Place – Timo Glock (Germany) (Virgin) – 0 pts 4th season in F1 (competed in 4 races for Jordan in 2004 and Toyota in 2008-09, missing last 2 races of 2009). Only reached Q2 on one occasion (16th in Malaysia). Had 6 mechanical retirements in the first 8 races (including a DNS in China), but just 3 retirements (2 of them mechanical) in the last 11 races. His best finish was 14th in Japan, making 2010 the first season that he has not scored a point, and resulting in his worst championship position.
24th Place – Lucas di Grassi (Brazil) (Virgin) – 0 pts 1st season in F1. Only qualified off the back 2 rows once (20th in Singapore). Had 7 mechanical retirements (although was still classified in Italy), 2 non-mechanical retirements (including a crash on his way to the grid in Japan), and a non-classified finish in Brazil. His best finish was 14th in Malaysia.
23rd Place – Bruno Senna (Brazil) (HRT) – 0 pts 1st season in F1. Competed in all races bar Britain, with a best qualifying of 18th in Belgium and a best finish of 14th in Korea. Had 7 mechanical and 2 non-mechanical retirements.
22nd Place – Karun Chandhok (India) (HRT) – 0 pts 1st season in F1. Competed only in first 10 races. His best qualifying was 22nd in Australia and Malaysia, and his best finishes were 14th in Australia and Monaco (where he was classified despite a late collision). He had 2 other non-mechanical retirements, and a late mechanical retirement in Turkey.
21st Place – Jarno Trulli (Italy) (Lotus) – 0 pts 14th season in F1 (competed for Minardi in 1997, Prost in 1997-99, Jordan in 2000-01, Renault in 2002-04 and Toyota in 2004-09). Best qualifying was 15th in Belgium, and best finish was 13th in Japan. Had 10 mechanical failures (6 of them hydraulics-related), including a DNS in Australia (he was still classified in Bahrain). He also had a late-race collision in Monaco. 21st is his lowest championship position, and this is the first season in which he has not scored a point.
20th Place – Heikki Kovalainen (Finland) (Lotus) – 0 pts 4th season in F1 (competed for Renault in 2007 and McLaren in 2008-09). His best qualifying was 13th in Belgium, and his best finish was 12th in Japan (he also had 2 13ths and 2 14ths). Had just 4 mechanical retirements (including a DNS in Spain and a late engine failure in Singapore), and 2 non-mechanical retirements. 20th is his lowest championship position, having scored at least 22 points in each of his first 3 seasons.
19th Place – Jaime Alguersuari (Spain) (Toro Rosso) – 5 pts 2nd season in F1 (competed in 8 races in 2009 for Toro Rosso). Was a consistent qualifier – always qualifying between 11th and 18th (Belgium and Singapore being his best). He was also a consistent finisher – always finishing between 9th and 15th with the exception of 2 mechanical retirements. 9th place finishes in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi and 10th in Spain were his best finishes. He scored 5 points more and finished 5 places higher overall than in 2009.
18th Place – Nick Heidfeld (Germany) (BMW Sauber) – 6 pts 11th season in F1 (competed for Prost in 2000, Sauber in 2001-03, Jordan in 2004, Williams in 2005 (14 races), and BMW Sauber in 2006-10). Only competed in last 5 races, replacing Pedro de la Rosa. Always qualified between 11th and 15th, his best being at Japan, where he also achieved his best 2010 finish of 8th (9th in Korea was his other points-scoring finish). His only retirement was a collision in Singapore. 18th is his lowest championship position since 2004 (when he finished 18th with just 3 points). 2010 was also the first season since 2004 in which he did not manage a podium.
17th Place – Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) (BMW Sauber) – 6 pts 7th season in F1 (competed for Arrows in 1999-2000, Jaguar in 2001-02 (13 races in 2001), McLaren in 2005-06 (1 race in 2005, 8 races in 2006)). Only competed in first 14 races, reaching Q3 twice (9th in Britain and Hungary). He only finished 7 races, his only points finish being 7th in Hungary. He had 5 mechanical retirements (including a DNS in Malaysia) and 2 non-mechanical retirements. He finished 6 places lower overall than in 2006.
16th Place – Sébastien Buemi (Switzerland) (Toro Rosso) – 8 pts 2nd season in F1 (competed for Toro Rosso in 2009). Qualified between 11th and 16th in each of the first 15 races (best being 11th in Europe), but did not qualify inside the top 15 in any of the last 4 races. Had 4 points-scoring finishes, the best being 8th in Canada (where he led a lap). Had 2 mechanical retirements (but was still classified in Bahrain), and 4 non-mechanical retirements. He finished in the same position overall as in 2009.
15th Place – Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) (Force India) – 21 pts 5th season in F1 (competed for Red Bull in 2005 (4 races), Toro Rosso in 2006-07, and Force India in 2009-10 (5 races in 2009)). Reached Q3 on 3 occasions in the early part of the season (qualifying a career-best 5th in Canada), but qualifying form slipped in the later part of the season. Had 6 points-scoring finishes, including a career-best-equalling 6th in Korea. He had 2 mechanical retirements (but was still classified in Spain), and 5 non-mechanical retirements (including 4 crashes/collisions in the last 5 races). 15th is his best championship position to date.
14th Place – Nico Hulkenberg (Germany) (Williams) – 22 pts 1st season in F1. Reached Q3 on 8 occasions, including pole position in Brazil. Only scored 2 points in the first 11 races, but managed a further 5 points-scoring finishes after that, including 6th place in Hungary. Had 2 mechanical and 2 non-mechanical retirements.
13th Place – Vitaly Petrov (Russia) (Renault) – 27 pts 1st season in F1. Reached Q3 on 5 occasions (best being 7th in Hungary). Did not finish any of the first 3 races, but did manage 5 points-scoring finishes, including 7th in China, 5th in Hungary, and 6th in Abu Dhabi. He had 3 mechanical and 3 non-mechanical retirements (although was still classified in Monaco).
12th Place – Kamui Kobayashi (Japan) (BMW Sauber) – 32 pts 2nd season in F1 (competed in 2 races for Toyota in 2009). He reached Q3 on 4 occasions (9th in Malaysia being his career best), and despite only finishing 2 of the first 8 races, he managed 8 points-scoring finishes, including a career-best-equalling 6th in Britain. He had 4 mechanical and 4 non-mechanical retirements.
11th Place – Adrian Sutil (Germany) (Force India) – 47 pts 4th season in F1 (competed for Spyker in 2007 and Force India in 2008-10). Sutil started the season well in qualifying – reaching Q3 in the first 4 races (including 4th on the grid in Malaysia), but only reached Q3 twice after that. He was a consistent points-scorer (although the points dried up somewhat later in the season), managing 9 points-scoring finishes, the best being 5th in Malaysia and Belgium. He had 2 mechanical and 2 non-mechanical retirements. 11th is his highest championship position (even though he did not equal the 4th-place finish he managed in Italy 2009).
10th Place – Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) (Williams) – 47 pts 18th season in F1 (competed for Jordan in 1993-96, Stewart in 1997-99, Ferrari in 2000-05, Honda in 2006-08 and Brawn GP in 2009). Equalling Graham Hill’s record for most seasons in F1, Barrichello reached Q3 on all bar 6 occasions (with a run of 7-10-6-7-10-6-7 in the last 7 races), but never qualified higher than 6th (which he managed in Singapore and Brazil). He only had 2 retirements (both non-mechanical), and scored points on 10 occasions, including 4th in Europe and 5th in Britain. Overall he finished lower than in 2009 (when he was 3rd), but higher than the 14th place he managed in 2008.
9th Place – Michael Schumacher (Germany) (Mercedes) – 72 pts 17th season in F1 (competed for Jordan in 1991 (1 race), Benetton in 1991-95 (5 races in 1991), Ferrari from 1996-2006 (10 races in 1999)). Returning after a 3-year absence, Schumacher reached Q3 in each of the first 7 races and each of the last 5 races, but only 1 race in between. His best qualifying was 5th in Turkey (making 2010 his first season without a pole position since 1993). He scored points on 12 occasions, with a best finish of 4th in Spain, Turkey, and Korea. He only failed to finish twice (tyre in Malaysia, collision in Abu Dhabi). 2010 is his first season without a win since 1991 (and thus his first full season without a win), and his lowest championship position (excluding 1997 when he was excluded) since 1991.
8th Place – Robert Kubica (Poland) (Renault) – 136 pts 5th season in F1 (competed for BMW Sauber in 2006-09 (6 races in 2006)). Kubica only missed Q3 once (in Abu Dhabi), and managed a front-row start in Monaco. He only finished outside the points once (in Bahrain), and managed 3 podiums (2nd in Australia, 3rd in Monaco and Belgium). He had 2 mechanical retirements and 1 non-mechanical retirement. He finished higher in the championship than in 2009 (14th), but not as high as 2007 or 2008 (6th and 4th).
7th Place – Nico Rosberg (Germany) (Mercedes) – 142 pts 5th season in F1 (competed for Williams in 2006-09). Rosberg only qualified outside the top 10 on 3 occasions (and one of them was due to a grid penalty), and managed his first front-row start in Malaysia. He only failed to score on 4 occasions (including 2 tyre failures and a collision), and managed 3rd-place finishes in Malaysia, China (where he led 16 laps), and Britain, and equalled his best championship finish of 7th (which he managed in 2009).
6th Place – Felipe Massa (Brazil) (Ferrari) – 144 pts 8th season in F1 (competed for Sauber in 2002, 2004-05, and Ferrari in 2006-10 (10 races in 2009)). Only missed Q3 on 3 occasions (on 2 of those occasions he didn’t make it to Q2), with 2nd in Bahrain being his best. Failed to score on just 5 occasions, including 3 consecutive races in the middle of the season, as well a first-lap collision in Japan (his only retirement). He had 5 podiums – 2nd in Bahrain and Germany, and 3rd in Australia, Italy and Korea. He led 40 laps in Germany (until being told that Fernando Alonso was faster than him), and 2 laps in Italy. 6th is his lowest championship position for a full season since 2005.
5th Place – Jenson Button (Great Britain) (McLaren) – 214 pts 11th season in F1 (competed for Williams in 2000, Benetton in 2001, Renault in 2002, BAR in 2003-05, Honda in 2006-08, and Brawn GP in 2009). The defending world champion missed Q3 on 4 occasions, with his only front-row start coming in Italy. He scored 2 wins early on in the season (Australia and China), and also achieved podiums with 2nd places in Turkey, Canada and Italy, and 3rd places in Europe and Abu Dhabi. He retired twice – engine trouble in Monaco and a collision in Belgium, and finished outside the points in Korea. He led more laps than anybody other than the Red Bull drivers (leading in Australia, China, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Japan and Abu Dhabi). This was his 3rd-best season to date (after 2009 and 2004).
4th Place – Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain) (McLaren) – 240 pts 4th season in F1 (competed for McLaren in 2007-10). Only qualified outside the top 8 on 2 occasions (both at the start of the season in Australia and Malaysia), managing a pole position in Canada (2010 is thus the first season in which he has scored fewer than 4 pole positions). He had 4 retirements – a late puncture in Spain, a transmission failure in Hungary, and collisions in Italy and Singapore, but finished every other race in the top 6. He had 9 podiums – 3rd in Bahrain, 2nd in China, Europe, Britain, Korea and Abu Dhabi, and wins in Turkey, Canada and Belgium (these being the only 3 races that he led), keeping alive his record of scoring at least 2 wins per season. He finished higher overall in 2009, but failed to match his first 2 seasons.
3th Place – Mark Webber (Australia) (Red Bull) – 242 pts 9th season in F1 (competed for Minardi in 2002, Jaguar in 2003-04, Williams in 2005-06, and Red Bull in 2007-10). Only started 1 race from outside the top 6 (and that was due to a gearbox change). He managed pole in Malaysia, Spain, Monaco, Turkey and Belgium. He only failed to score twice – a collision in Europe and a spin in Korea, but did have 2 8th places and a 9th place in the first 4 races. He managed 10 podiums – 3rd in Turkey and Singapore, 2nd in Malaysia, Belgium, Japan and Brazil, and wins in Spain, Monaco, Britain and Hungary, making this his best season to date. He also led laps in Australia, Malaysia, Turkey, Canada, Japan and Brazil.
2nd Place – Fernando Alonso (Spain) (Ferrari) – 252 pts 9th season in F1 (competed for Minardi in 2001, Renault in 2003-06, McLaren in 2007, and Renault in 2008-09). Only started outside the top 5 on 4 occasions (including a pit-lane start in Monaco), managing pole positions in Italy and Singapore, and no fewer than 8 3rd-place starts. He failed to score on just 3 occasions (a late engine failure in Malaysia, a 14th place in Britain, and a crash in Belgium), and managed 10 podiums – 3rd in Canada, Japan and Brazil, 2nd in Spain and Hungary, and wins in Bahrain, Germany, Italy, Singapore, and Korea. Curiously, Singapore was the only race in which he led more than 20 laps – he also briefly led in China and Canada.
1st Place – Sebastian Vettel (Germany) (Red Bull) – 256 pts 4th season in F1 (competed for BMW Sauber in 2007 (1 race), Toro Rosso in 2007-08 (7 races in 2007), and Red Bull in 2009-10). Only once qualified outside the top 4, managing 10 pole positions (Bahrain, Australia, China, Europe, Britain, Germany, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Abu Dhabi). He failed to score on 4 occasions (brake failure in Australia, collision in Turkey, 15th place in Belgium, and an engine failure in Korea), but managed 10 podiums – 3rd in Spain, Germany, Hungary, 2nd in Monaco and Singapore, and wins in Malaysia, Europe, Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi. He only led the championship once – after the final race – and was 3rd going into that race. This is his first title, having finished runner-up in 2009.
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 19, 2010 23:59:31 GMT 1
Constructors’ Championship
12th Place – Virgin-Cosworth (0 pts) Drivers: Timo Glock, Lucas di Grassi. A newcomer to F1, Virgin were the team who suffered the most retirements, with 15 mechanical failures and 3 non-mechanical failures. On 5 occasions, neither driver finished. Only appearance in Q3 was in Malaysia, where Glock qualified 16th. Di Grassi’s 14th in Malaysia and Glock’s 14th in Japan were the team’s best finishes.
11th Place – HRT-Cosworth (0 pts) Drivers: Karun Chandhok (first 10 races), Bruno Senna (all races bar Britain), Sakon Yamamoto (7 races), Christian Klien (3 races). Another F1 newcomer, HRT never qualified higher than 18th (achieved by Senna in Belgium). They had 15 retirements, 10 of them mechanical (including 3 double DNFs), but did manage 3 14th place finishes (Chandhok in Australia and Monaco, and Senna in Korea), which means they finish above Virgin.
10th Place – Lotus-Cosworth (0 pts) Drivers: Jarno Trulli, Heikki Kovalainen. Returning the name to F1 for the first time since 1994, Lotus reached Q3 in Malaysia (Kovalainen qualifying 15th), and the drivers qualified 13th and 15th in Belgium. They had 17 retirements, 14 of them mechanical (including 2 double DNFs), with a best finish of 12th and 13th in Japan.
9th Place – STR-Ferrari (13 pts) (finished 10th in 2009) Drivers: Sébastien Buemi, Jaime Alguersuari. Despite being regulars in Q2, STR never reached Q3 (the drivers qualifying 11th on 3 occasions between them). They did manage several points-scoring finishes throughout the season, Buemi’s 8th place in Canada being the best (where he also led a lap). They had 4 mechanical and 4 non-mechanical retirements.
8th Place – BMW Sauber-Ferrari (44 pts) (finished 6th in 2009) Drivers: Pedro de la Rosa (first 14 races), Nick Heidfeld (last 5 races), Kamui Kobayashi. Keeping the BMW Sauber name despite the withdrawal of BMW, the team reached Q3 on 6 occasions, with Kobayashi and de la Rosa managing 3 9th-place starts between them. All 3 drivers scored points, with Kobayashi’s 6th place in Silverstone being the team’s best result. Reliability was not the team’s strong point, with only 1 finish from the first 4 races. Overall they had 9 mechanical and 7 non-mechanical retirements (the joint-highest of all teams), with 6 double DNFs.
7th Place – Force India-Mercedes (68 pts) (finished 9th in 2009) Drivers: Adrian Sutil, Vitantonio Liuzzi. Force India’s season started off relatively well, with frequent Q3 appearances and frequent points-scoring finishes – the highlight being Sutil’s 4th-place on the grid and 5th-place finish in Malaysia. However, performance dwindled somewhat in the second half of the season, with the main highlights being Sutil’s 5th place in Belgium and Liuzzi’s 6th place in Korea. Had 4 mechanical retirements and 7 non-mechanical retirements (the joint-highest of all teams), with 1 double-DNF.
6th Place – Williams-Cosworth (69 pts) (finished 7th in 2009) Drivers: Rubens Barrichello, Nico Hulkenberg. The team was a regular in Q3, with Hulkenberg giving the team a pole in Brazil. The team were also consistent point-scorers, with Barrichello’s 4th place in Europe being the best result. The team only had 2 mechanical retirements, but 4 non-mechanical retirements. They had 1 double-DNF.
5th Place – Renault (163 pts) (finished 8th in 2009) Drivers: Robert Kubica, Vitaly Petrov. Kubica far outperformed Petrov, reaching Q3 in all races bar Abu Dhabi (Petrov only reached Q3 on 5 occasions), and scoring 126 of the team’s points. Kubica had a front-row start in Monaco and scored 3 podiums (2nd in Australia, 3rd in Monaco and Belgium). Had 4 mechanical and 4 non-mechanical retirements, including 1 double-DNF.
4th Place – Mercedes (214 pts) (finished 1st as Brawn GP in 2009) Drivers: Michael Schumacher, Nico Rosberg. Team were consistent qualifiers, with Rosberg only missing Q3 on 3 occasions and Schumacher on 6 occasions (all in the middle of the season). Rosberg managed a front-row start in Malaysia and 3rd-place finishes in Malaysia, China, and Britain. Had 3 mechanical retirements and 2 non-mechanical retirements.
3rd Place – Ferrari (396 pts) (finished 4th in 2009) Drivers: Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso. Each driver missed Q3 on just 3 occasions, with Alonso getting pole in Italy and Singapore. The team scored 15 podiums between them, with Alonso getting 5 wins (Bahrain, Germany, Italy, Singapore, Korea – the first two being 1-2 finishes). Had just 1 mechanical retirement and 2 non-mechanical retirements, the fewest retirements of any team.
2nd Place – McLaren-Mercedes (454 pts) (finished 3rd in 2009) Drivers: Jenson Button, Lewis Hamilton. The drivers missed Q3 on just 6 occasions between them (Hamilton managing pole in Canada), and the team scored points in every race, managing 16 podiums, with Button winning in Australia and China and Hamilton winning in Turkey, Canada and Belgium. China, Turkey and Canada were 1-2 finishes. Had 3 mechanical and 3 non-mechanical retirements.
1st Place – Red Bull-Renault (498 pts) (finished 2nd in 2009) Drivers: Sebastian Vettel, Mark Webber. Red Bull were the stars of qualifying – neither driver ever qualified outside the front 3 rows (although Webber only started 7th in Canada due to a gearbox change). Italy was the only race without a Red Bull on the front row, and the team locked out the front row on 8 occasions, with Vettel managing 10 poles and Webber managing 5. Race day was not quite as good, but both drivers scored in every race that they finished with the exception of Vettel in Belgium. Both drivers managed 10 podiums, with Vettel managing 5 wins (Malaysia, Europe, Japan, Brazil, Abu Dhabi) and Webber managing 4 wins (Spain, Monaco, Britain, Hungary). Malaysia, Monaco, Japan and Brazil were 1-2 finishes. The team had 2 mechanical and 3 non-mechanical retirements, and 1 double-DNF.
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 17, 2010 23:59:26 GMT 1
Head-to-heads:
Drivers - Quali - Race - Double DNF - Pts BUTvHAM - 6-13 - 7-12 - 0 - 214-240 MSCvROS - 4-15 - 5-14 - 0 - 72-142 VETvWEB - 13-6 - 11-7 - 1 - 256-242 MASvALO - 4-15 - 5-14 - 0 - 144-252 BARvHUL - 13-6 - 12-6 - 1 - 47-22 KUBvPET - 17-2 - 16-2 - 1 - 136-27 SUTvLIU - 16-3 - 11-7 - 1 - 47-21 BUEvALG - 11-8 - 8-11 - 0 - 8-5 TRUvKOV - 11-8 - 5-12 - 2 - 0-0 CHAvSEN - 2-7 - 6-1 - 2 - 0-0 CHAvYAM - 1-0 - 1-0 - 0 - 0-0 SENvYAM - 5-1 - 4-2 - 0 - 0-0 SENvKLI - 1-2 - 2-0 - 1 - 0-0 DLRvKOB - 7-7 - 3-6 - 5 - 6-21 HEIvKOB - 1-4 - 1-3 - 1 - 6-11 GLOvDIG - 16-3 - 8-6 - 5 - 0-0
# of entrants per race (*=non-starter): 24-24*-24*-24*-24*-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24-24*-24-24-24 # of classified finishers per race (*=driver who retired within last 10% of race): 17**-14-17*-17-19**-15***-20*-19-21-20-19-19-20-20*-16*-17*-15-22-21*
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 17, 2010 23:53:24 GMT 1
Some stats:
Race victories Vettel – 5 (3 from pole, 1 from 2nd, 1 from 3rd) Alonso – 5 (2 from pole, 1 from 2nd, 2 from 3rd) Webber – 4 (2 from pole, 2 from 2nd) Hamilton – 3 (1 from pole, 2 from 2nd) Button – 2 (1 from 4th, 1 from 5th)
Podiums Vettel – 10 Webber – 10 Alonso – 10 Hamilton – 9 Button – 7 Massa – 5 Rosberg – 3 Kubica – 3
There were 8 different podium finishers in the first 3 races – these were the only 8 drivers to finish on the podium.
Pole Positions Vettel – 10 (3 converted into wins) Webber – 5 (2 converted) Alonso – 2 (both converted) Hamilton – 1 (converted) Hulkenberg – 1 (not converted)
Laps in Lead (Races) Vettel – 382 (10) Webber – 317 (10) Button – 144 (7) Alonso – 126 (7) Hamilton – 100 (3) Massa – 42 (2) Rosberg – 16 (1) Buemi – 1 (1)
Fewest Laps Not In Lead 0 – Webber in Spain 0 – Webber in Monaco 0 – Vettel in Europe 0 – Webber in Britain 0 – Hamilton in Belgium 0 – Alonso in Singapore
Most Leaders 5 – Canada (Hamilton, Webber, Vettel, Alonso, Buemi)
Fewest Laps in Lead by Race Winner 10/55 – Alonso in Korea 16/49 – Alonso in Bahrain 16/53 – Alonso in Italy 18/58 – Hamilton in Turkey 19/67 – Alonso in Germany
Most Laps in Lead by Non-Race Winner 45/55 – Vettel in Korea 40/67 – Massa in Germany 37/58 – Webber in Turkey 35/53 – Button in Italy 33/49 – Vettel in Bahrain
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 14, 2010 23:32:31 GMT 1
Result of sprint race:
Pos Driver Team Time/Gap 1. Davide Valsecchi iSport 40m59.120s 2. Luiz Razia Rapax + 0.925s 3. Romain Grosjean DAMS + 5.107s 4. Dani Clos Racing Engineering + 5.597s 5. Josef Kral Super Nova + 17.853s 6. Oliver Turvey iSport + 21.516s 7. Brendon Hartley Coloni + 21.924s 8. Jules Bianchi ART + 22.567s 9. Jerome D'Ambrosio DAMS + 24.665s 10. Pastor Maldonado Rapax + 25.171s 11. Michael Herck DPR + 25.672s 12. Charles Pic Arden + 31.925s 13. Max Chilton Ocean + 35.481s 14. Ho-Pin Tung Racing Engineering + 36.654s 15. Fabrizio Crestani DPR + 37.828s 16. Fabio Leimer Ocean + 38.401s 17. Rodolfo Gonzalez Arden + 38.964s 18. James Jakes Coloni + 51.778s 19. Giedo van der Garde Barwa Addax + 1m16.380s
Retirements:
Marcus Ericsson Super Nova 18 laps Federico Leo Trident 10 laps Sam Bird ART 4 laps Sergio Perez Barwa Addax 4 laps Adrian Zaugg Trident 0 laps
Final Driver Standings: 1 Pastor Maldonado 87 (despite finishing with 5 non-scoring races) 2 Sergio Perez 71 3 Jules Bianchi 53 4 Dani Clos 51 5 Sam Bird 48 6 Oliver Turvey 48 7 Giedo van der Garde 39 8 Davide Valsecchi 31 9 Christian Vietoris 29 10 Charles Pic 28 11 Luiz Razia 27 12 Jerome d'Ambrosio 21 13 Giacomo Ricci 16 14 Romain Grosjean 14 15 Alvaro Parente 13 (despite only competing in 2 rounds) 16 Michael Herck 12 17 Marcus Ericsson 11 18 Adrian Zaugg 9 19 Fabio Leimer 8 (all coming in the first round) 20 Luca Filippi 5 21 Rodolfo Gonzalez 4 22 Alberto Valerio 4 23 Johnny Cecotto Jr 3 24 Josef Kral 3 25 Max Chilton 3 26 Edoardo Piscopo 2 27 Brendon Hartley 0 28 Ho-Pin Tung 0 29 Vladimir Arabadzhiev 0 30 Fabrizio Crestani 0 31 James Jakes 0 32 Federico Leo 0
Final Team Standings: 1 Rapax 114 2 Barwa Addax 110 3 ART 101 4 Racing Engineering 80 5 iSport 79 6 DAMS 35 7 Arden 32 8 DPR 28 9 Super Nova 19 10 Coloni 17 11 Trident 14 12 Ocean Racing 11 Coloni and Trident were the only teams not to win a race
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Post by paulgilb on Nov 14, 2010 19:33:53 GMT 1
Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel! Amazing that this is the first time that he has led the championship (he was level on points with Webber after Monaco, but Webber had won more races) - he emulates John Surtees and James Hunt in being World Champion despite only ever leading the championship once.
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