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2010 Australian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic review

30th March 2010, 17:2431st March 2010, 18:51 | Written by Keith Collantine

Find all the F1 Fanatic Australian Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review.

Australian GP team-by-team analysis

29th March 2010, 23:58 | Written by Keith Collantine

Fernando Alonso comfortably out-qualified Felipe Massa on Saturday but never looked likely to beat his team mate on race day. And while Vitantonio Liuzzi scored point for Force India for the second race in a row, Adrian Sutil seems to have better pace so far. Take a closer look at how each of the team … Continue reading Australian GP team-by-team analysis

2010 Australian Grand Prix stats and facts

29th March 2010, 11:0621st March 2012, 9:04 | Written by Keith Collantine

After the Australian Grand Prix Sebastian Vettel has led more laps in 2010 than all the other drivers put together. But unreliability has kept him from winning either of the races so far. Read on for more stats and facts from round two of the 2010 F1 season.

Melbourne was a blast but F1’s aero problem remains (Australian GP analysis)

28th March 2010, 22:3429th March 2010, 9:17 | Written by Keith Collantine

The Australia Grand Prix was every bit as thrilling as Bahrain was dull. But don’t expect many more races like that unless we get a lot more rain, because F1’s aerodynamic problem hasn’t gone away – as the later stages of today’s race showed.

Alonso fourth, Schumacher tenth in their battle from the back in Melbourne

28th March 2010, 15:3128th March 2010, 22:33 | Written by Keith Collantine

Fernando Alonso and Michael Schumacher fell to the back of the pack at the start of today’s Australian Grand Prix after colliding on the first lap. But while Alonso climbed back through the field to finish fourth Schumacher was only able to grab tenth place and the final point on the penultimate lap. How did … Continue reading Alonso fourth, Schumacher tenth in their battle from the back in Melbourne

Australian Grand Prix fastest laps

28th March 2010, 14:06 | Written by Keith Collantine

Fastest laps Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1’28.358 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’28.489 0.131 3 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1’28.506 0.148 4 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 1’29.185 0.827 5 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 1’29.210 0.852 6 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1’29.291 0.933 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1’29.537 1.179 8 Robert … Continue reading Australian Grand Prix fastest laps

Button wins thrilling Australian GP

2010 Australian Grand Prix

28th March 2010, 9:012nd January 2016, 10:36 | Written by Keith Collantine

Jenson Button scored his first win for McLaren in his second start for the team at Melbourne. The world champion made an early switch to slick tyres on a damp track which paid dividends. But once again Sebastian Vettel lost the lead with an apparent car failure on his Red Bull. Lewis Hamilton endured a … Continue reading Button wins thrilling Australian GP

Australian Grand Prix result

28th March 2010, 8:5318th May 2010, 9:11 | Written by Keith Collantine

Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 58 4 2 11 Robert Kubica Renault 58 12.034 12.034 9 3 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 58 14.488 2.454 5 4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 58 16.304 1.816 3 5 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 58 16.683 0.379 6 6 2 Lewis Hamilton … Continue reading Australian Grand Prix result

F1 championship points after Australia

28th March 2010, 8:456th September 2023, 23:35 | Written by Keith Collantine

F1 drivers’ points after Australia 2010 Position Driver Points 1 Fernando Alonso 37 2 Felipe Massa 33 3 Jenson Button 31 4 Lewis Hamilton 23 5 Nico Rosberg 20 6 Robert Kubica 18 7 Sebastian Vettel 12 8 Michael Schumacher 9 9 Vitantonio Liuzzi 8 10 Mark Webber 6 11 Rubens Barrichello 5 =12 Nico … Continue reading F1 championship points after Australia

Rate the race: Australia

28th March 2010, 8:3925th March 2015, 6:06 | Written by Keith Collantine

So, who thought Melbourne gave us a better race than Bahrain? Rate the Australian Grand Prix out of ten and leave a comment below.

Vettel beats Webber to Melbourne pole (Australian Grand Prix qualifying)

27th March 2010, 7:537th April 2015, 14:00 | Written by Keith Collantine

Sebastian Vettel denied team mate Mark Webber a pole position start in front of his home crowd at Melbourne. Vettel edged his team mate by less than a tenth of a second in qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix. But the biggest surprise of the session was Lewis Hamilton failing to make it into the … Continue reading Vettel beats Webber to Melbourne pole (Australian Grand Prix qualifying)

2010 Australian Grand Prix grid

27th March 2010, 7:0518th September 2012, 9:01 | Written by Keith Collantine

Row 1 Sebastian Vettel 1’23.919Red Bull-Renault Mark Webber 1’24.035Red Bull-Renault Row 2 Fernando Alonso 1’24.111Ferrari Jenson Button 1’24.675McLaren-Mercedes Row 3 Felipe Massa 1’24.837Ferrari Nico Rosberg 1’24.884Mercedes Row 4 Michael Schumacher 1’24.927Mercedes Rubens Barrichello 1’25.217Williams-Cosworth Row 5 Robert Kubica 1’25.372Renault Adrian Sutil 1’26.036Force India-Mercedes Row 6 Lewis Hamilton 1’25.184McLaren-Mercedes Sebastien Buemi 1’25.638Toro Rosso-Ferrari Row 7 Vitantonio … Continue reading 2010 Australian Grand Prix grid

Australian GP practice two analysis

26th March 2010, 12:1126th March 2010, 12:43 | Written by Keith Collantine

McLaren ended the first day of practice in Australia in a positive mood, talking up their chances after a strong showing in both sessions. But Ferrari and Red Bull still look like the teams to beat ahead of qualifying tomorrow.

McLaren on top after wet second practice

26th March 2010, 7:1226th March 2010, 7:33 | Written by Keith Collantine

Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button headed the times after today’s second practice session in Melbourne. The pair set their times in between the two rain showers which fell at the track early in the session.

Australian GP practice one analysis

26th March 2010, 5:1526th March 2010, 12:15 | Written by Keith Collantine

While Robert Kubica topped the times in free practice one Ferrari once again look to have good long-run pace. And at this early stage it looks as though McLaren might have found a better set-up for Melbourne than they had at Bahrain. Take a closer look at the lap times from free practice one below.

Kubica quickest in disrupted first practice

26th March 2010, 3:1726th January 2011, 16:27 | Written by Keith Collantine

Robert Kubica put Renault at the top of the times sheets at the end of free practice one for the Australian Grand Prix. But Sauber suffered a difficult session. Kamui Kobayashi suffered two broken front wings which caused a pair session stoppages and Pedro de la Rosa’s car rolled to a halt with ten minutes … Continue reading Kubica quickest in disrupted first practice

2010 Australian Grand Prix – The F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme

25th March 2010, 10:1425th March 2010, 18:05 | Written by Keith Collantine

Have all the important information for this weekend’s Australian Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme:

Di Resta excited ahead of Force India debut

23rd March 2010, 10:2323rd March 2010, 17:47 | Written by Keith Collantine

Force India test driver Paul di Resta says he is excited ahead of his F1 practice debut this weekend – but won’t be trying to set headline-grabbing lap times. The British driver will take the place of Adrian Sutil in the Friday practice session at Melbourne. Sutil was fastest in the first practice session of … Continue reading Di Resta excited ahead of Force India debut

2010 Australian Grand Prix preview

22nd March 2010, 9:3025th March 2010, 6:56 | Written by Keith Collantine

Can Fernando Alonso bolster his championship lead with another win at Melbourne? Might Mark Webber finally get on the podium or even win his home Grand Prix? F1 heads into the first double-header event of the season with the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne followed by the trip to Sepang for next week’s Malaysian Grand … Continue reading 2010 Australian Grand Prix preview

Low chance of rain at Melbourne

22nd March 2010, 8:3124th March 2011, 7:01 | Written by Keith Collantine

We haven’t had a wet Australian Grand Prix since the event moved to Melbourne in 1996 and it looks set to stay that way for the 15th F1 race at the Albert Park track this weekend. There is only a slight chance of rain during the race according to the Australian Government Bureau of Meterology, … Continue reading Low chance of rain at Melbourne

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