After failing to score at Silverstone Ferrari bounced back with a one-two at the Hockenheimring. But the race will only be remembered for their controversial decision to order Felipe Massa to let Fernando Alonso by to win. That might not have been needed had Alonso not made a crucial mistake which cost him an opportunity … Continue reading Crucial mistake delayed Alonso’s pursuit of Massa (Ferrari race review)
Renault team principal Eric Boullier has joined the call to increase the amount of testing in Formula 1, saying safety could be put at risk if teams are not allowed to test during the season. Speaking in the Renault F1 Team podcast he said: We need to have more testing, clearly, for many reasons. It’s … Continue reading Boullier joins call for more testing
While all the attention was elsewhere Williams quietly reached a sad centenary of races without a win. And while Felipe Massa is yet to win a race in 2010 he has led more laps than team mate Fernando Alonso, who scored his second win. More stats and facts from the German Grand Prix below.
It seems Keith spoke to soon in yesterday’s round-up. A year to the day since Felipe Massa’s horrific accident in Hungary, he came close to scoring his first victory since the crash. But the controversial circumstances of the race made for a subdued podium ceremony. Read our full German Grand Prix analysis. Here’s today’s round-up: … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 26/7/2010
After the German Grand Prix Ferrari claimed they had ordered Felipe Massa to let Fernando Alonso by because they were concerned Sebastian Vettel could pass the pair of them. But it’s clear from the lap times that Vettel was hardly catching either of them at the time – indeed he wasn’t even close enough to … Continue reading Vettel not pressuring Ferraris ahead of switch (German Grand Prix analysis)
You need to upgrade your Flash Player View interactive chart full screen Tick/untick drivers’ names to show their laps, click and drag to zoom Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’15.824 2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’15.880 0.056 3 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1’16.097 0.273 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes … Continue reading German Grand Prix fastest laps
German Grand Prix pictures Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa faced a largely hostile media in the post-race press conference. In scenes reminiscent of the Austria 2002 press conference, when Rubens Barrichello had handed victory to Michael Schumacher, the pair were repeatedly challenged on why Massa had been ordered to gives up his win to Alonso. … Continue reading Ferrari duo hounded in press conference
Ferrari have been fined $100,000 for breaking the Sporting Regulations during the German Grand Prix. The stewards of the race have also referred the matter to the World Motor Sports Council. The result of the race stands for the time being.
Fernando Alonso claimed his second win of 2010 in Germany – but only after team mate Felipe Massa was ordered to let him by.
Drivers’ championship points Position Driver Points 1 Lewis Hamilton 157 2 Jenson Button 143 3 Mark Webber 136 4 Sebastian Vettel 136 5 Fernando Alonso 123 6 Nico Rosberg 94 7 Robert Kubica 89 8 Felipe Massa 85 9 Michael Schumacher 38 10 Adrian Sutil 35 11 Rubens Barrichello 29 12 Kamui Kobayashi 15 13 … Continue reading Hamilton retains title lead – points in full
Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 67 2 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 67 4.196 4.196 3 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 67 5.121 0.925 4 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 67 26.896 21.775 5 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 67 29.482 2.586 6 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 67 43.606 … Continue reading German Grand Prix result
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Ferrari controversially instructed Felipe Massa to hand victory in the German Grand Prix to Fernando Alonso.
It’s race day – and it’s also a year to the day since Felipe Massa’s horrible crash in Hungary. How fitting it would be if he scored his first victory since the crash today… Here’s the Sunday round-up: Links F1 podcast: German Grand Prix (Daily Telegraph) The Daily Telegraph’s Tom Cary reckons South Korean Grand … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 25/7/2010
Red Bull have their tenth pole position of the year but they’ve only managed to convert them into five wins so far. Sebastian Vettel will have to resist the fast Ferraris and his team mate if he’s to win on home ground. Take a look ahead to the German Grand Prix below.
Sebastian Vettel beat Fernando Alonso to pole position by just two thousandths of a second at the Hockenheimring.
Row 1 1. Sebastian Vettel 1’13.791Red Bull-Renault 2. Fernando Alonso 1’13.793Ferrari Row 2 3. Felipe Massa 1’14.290Ferrari 4. Mark Webber 1’14.347Red Bull-Renault Row 3 5. Jenson Button 1’14.427McLaren-Mercedes 6. Lewis Hamilton 1’14.566McLaren-Mercedes Row 4 7. Robert Kubica 1’15.079Renault 8. Rubens Barrichello 1’15.109Williams-Cosworth Row 5 9. Nico Rosberg 1’15.179Mercedes 10. Nico Hulkenberg 1’15.339Williams-Cosworth Row 6 11. … Continue reading 2010 German Grand Prix grid
Sebastian Vettel took up his usual place at the top of the times in final practice for his home race. The Red Bull driver beat Fernando Alonso by two-tenths of a second in a late flurry of laps as the track dried out at the end of the hour’s running.
Don’t forget to get those predictions in before final practice starts in a few hours’ time. Make your German Grand Prix predictions now. Here’s today’s round-up: Links German GP Chalk Talk (Speed TV) “Steve Matchett offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Formula One teams attach the nose cone to the chassis and how they manage … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 24/7/2010
Red Bull and Ferrari look very closely matched after the second practice session at the Hockenheimring – Sebastian Vettel described the red cars as “extremely competitive”. But question marks remain over McLaren’s pace following a disrupted session, with the team yet to decide whether they will run their new exhaust-blown diffuser during the rest of … Continue reading Ferrari & Red Bull lead the way (German GP practice two interactive data)
