2010 April archive
Pit lane pass hands advantage to Alonso (Chinese GP team-by-team: Ferrari) 19th April 2010, 17:16
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. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Chinese GP team-by-team: Williams
Another weekend to forget for Williams who failed to score in Shanghai. Rubens Barrichello Nico Hülkenberg 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 [...]
Chinese GP team-by-team: Renault
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 [...]
Chinese GP team-by-team: Force India
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 [...]
Chinese GP team-by-team: Toro Rosso
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 – [...]
Kovalainen beats a Williams (Chinese GP team-by-team: Lotus)
Excellent strategic calls and and another fine drive in the wet in Shanghai allowed Heikki Kovalainen to bring his Lotus home ahead of one of the established teams’ cars on merit for the first time. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
Chinese GP team-by-team: HRT
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 [...]
Chinese GP team-by-team: Sauber
The arrival of new technical director James Key at the helm did not bring about an instant change in Sauber’s fortunes: they completed seven laps in China compared to eight in Malaysia. However that was partly due to Kamui Kobayashi’s elimination in the lap one pile-up, for which he was blameless. Pedro de la Rosa [...]
Chinese GP team-by-team: Virgin
Virgin once again demonstrated the best one-lap pace of the new teams but also the worst reliability. Timo Glock Lucas di Grassi Qualifying position 19 22 Qualifying time comparison (Q1) 1’39.278 (-0.505) 1’39.783 Race position Average race lap 3’55.358 Laps 0/56 8/56 Pit stops 0 0 Timo Glock Took ‘new team pole position’ with a [...]
Points for Petrov and first McLaren 1-2 since 2007 (Chinese GP stats and facts)
The Chinese Grand Prix saw McLaren score their first one-two finish since Fernando Alonso drove for them. It was also the first British one-two in 11 years and Russia became the 33rd country to score points in F1. Read on for all the stats and facts from China. Share this article with your friends: Tweet
