2010 chinese grand prix articles archive

Find all the F1 Fanatic Chinese Grand Prix coverage in one place below – from Friday practice to the post-race review and our live comments on every session.

The McLaren drivers ended up at the front of the field but each took very different routes there. Jenson Button repeated his Melbourne feat of calling the conditions to perfection. Meanwhile Lewis Hamilton once again found himself battling through the field to make up for lost time – and nearly made it all the way … Continue reading Hamilton pushes Button to the end (Chinese GP team-by-team: McLaren)

Michael Schumacher continues to struggle on his F1 return after finishing 52 seconds behind his team mate – despite the benefit of a mid-race safety car period. Nico Rosberg, meanwhile, goes from strength to strength and is now second in the world championship.

Red Bull’s qualifying performance was clearly not affected by the FIA’s clarification about ride height control devices as they locked out the front row in Shanghai. But they can’t be happy about turning a one-two qualifying result into a six-eight finish.

How badly did Fernando Alonso not want to spend another race stuck behind his team mate? We can judge that from his bold pass on his team mate on their way into the pit lane which the team sought to play down after the Chinese Grand Prix.

Another weekend to forget for Williams who failed to score in Shanghai. Rubens Barrichello Nico Hulkenberg Qualifying position 11 16 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’35.748 (-0.899) 1’36.647 Race position 12 15 Average race lap 1’55.461 (-2.385) 1’57.846 Laps 56/56 55/56 Pit stops 4 6 Rubens Barrichello Nearly made it into Q3 at the expense of … Continue reading Chinese GP team-by-team: Williams

Renault were the only team to respond to the conditions correctly with both their cars, paving the way for the first double points score of the year. Robert Kubica Vitaly Petrov Qualifying position 8 14 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’35.550 (-0.761) 1’36.311 Race position 5 7 Average race lap 1’54.721 (-0.453) 1’55.174 Laps 56/56 56/56 … Continue reading Chinese GP team-by-team: Renault

No points for Force India in China for the first time in 2010. Adrian Sutil Vitantonio Liuzzi Qualifying position 10 18 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’36.671 (-0.49) 1’37.161 Race position 11 Average race lap 1’55.447 Laps 56/56 0/56 Pit stops 4 0 Adrian Sutil Qualified tenth for the third time in 2010 and kept up … Continue reading Chinese GP team-by-team: Force India

More bad luck for Sebastien Buemi who suffered two major crashes at Shanghai. Sebastien Buemi Jaime Alguersuari Qualifying position 13 12 Qualifying time comparison (Q2) 1’36.149 (+0.102) 1’36.047 Race position 13 Average race lap 1’55.600 Laps 0/56 56/56 Pit stops 0 6 Sebastien Buemi There’s no question who suffered the worst weekend in Shanghai – … Continue reading Chinese GP team-by-team: Toro Rosso

The HRT drivers were in a race of their own once again – one that was won conclusively by Bruno Senna. Karun Chandhok Bruno Senna Qualifying position 24 23 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’40.578 (+0.109) 1’40.469 Race position 17 16 Average race lap 2’04.212 (+3.69) 2’00.522 Laps 52/56 54/56 Pit stops 4 4 Karun Chandhok … Continue reading Chinese GP team-by-team: HRT

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso owed their large points hauls in Shanghai at least partly thanks to the second appearance of the safety car. The erased the huge amount of time they had lost with extra pit stops at the start of the race and, in Alonso’s case, a penalty for jumping the start. But … Continue reading Safety car spares Hamilton and Alonso’s blushes (Chinese Grand Prix analysis)

Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1’42.061 2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1’42.358 0.297 3 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1’42.609 0.548 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1’42.886 0.825 5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’43.245 1.184 6 Robert Kubica Renault 1’43.630 1.569 7 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari 1’43.755 1.694 8 Vitaly … Continue reading Chinese Grand Prix fastest laps

Mark Webber was pushed off the circuit and lost several places in a controversial incident behind the safety car during the Chinese Grand Prix. Webber made contact with Lewis Hamilton’s McLaren as the field was very tightly bunched up before the re-start after the second safety car period. Should the stewards get involved over the … Continue reading Webber loses out in safety car incident

Update: The stewards have given Hamilton and Vettel reprimands and no penalties have been applied. The results of the Chinese Grand Prix may change as the stewards consider whether to take action against McLaren for an incident in the pits. Lewis Hamilton was released alongside Sebastian Vettel during their pit stop – a move which … Continue reading Hamilton’s pit lane dice with Vettel could cost him second (Update: no penalty)

Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 56 2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 56 1.530 1.530 3 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 56 9.484 7.954 4 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 56 11.869 2.385 5 11 Robert Kubica Renault 56 22.213 10.344 6 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 56 33.310 11.097 … Continue reading Chinese Grand Prix result