How Button, Vettel and Hamilton got to the front (Brazilian Grand Prix analysis)

Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton may have been disappointed with their qualifying performances but they made up for it with impressive drives to the front in the race.
Take a look at how they did it and get more insight into how the race unfolded with the Brazilian Grand Prix analysis.

Championship standings after Brazil

Drivers’ championship

Driver
Points

1
Jenson Button
89

2
Sebastian Vettel
74

3
Rubens Barrichello
72

4
Mark Webber
61.5

5
Lewis Hamilton
49

6
Kimi Raikkonen
48

7
Nico Rosberg
34.5

8
Jarno Trulli
30.5

9
Fernando Alonso
26

10
Timo Glock
24

11
Heikki Kovalainen
22

12
Felipe Massa
22

13
Robert Kubica
17

14
Nick Heidfeld
15

15
Giancarlo Fisichella
8

16
Adrian Sutil
5

17
Sebastien Buemi
5

18
Sebastien Bourdais
2

19
Kamui Kobayashi
0

20
Vitantonio Liuzzi
0

21
Kazuki Nakajima
0

22
Nelson Piquet Jnr
0

23
Romain Grosjean
0

24
Luca Badoer
0

25
Jaime Alguersuari
0

Constructors’ championship

Driver
Points

1
Brawn
161

2
Red Bull
135.5

3
McLaren
71

4
Ferrari
70

5
Toyota
54.5

6
Williams
34.5

7
BMW
32

8
Renault
26

9
Force India
13

10
Toro Rosso
7

Early pit stop could compromise Barrichello (Brazilian GP fuel strategies)

Rubens Barrichello won’t have everything his own way tomorrow as the fuel weight for the Brazilian Grand Prix revealed he will have to stop two laps earlier than Mark Webber and Adrian Sutil.
Jarno Trulli, who starts fourth, will also make his first stop later than Barrichello. Here’s the fuel weights in full:

Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying in pictures

It may have taken the best part of three hours, but qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix provided high drama and set up a fascinating grid ahead of tomorrow’s race.
Here’s a selection of pictures of the drivers in action on an utterly soaked circuit at Interlagos.

Barrichello on pole at home as Button slumps to 14th (Brazilian GP qualifying)

Rubens Barrichello has a precious opportunity to slash Jenson Button’s championship lead in tomorrow’s Brazilian Grand Prix.
The home hero took pole position in a wet session that took a mammoth two hours and 45 minutes to complete. Button was eliminated in Q2 and starts 14th, two places ahead of Sebastian Vettel.

Brazilian Grand Prix grid (Updated)

1. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn-Mercedes – 1′19.576
2. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault – 1′19.668
3. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes – 1′19.912
4. Jarno Trulli, Toyota – 1′20.097
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari – 1′20.168
6. Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari – 1′20.250
7. Nico Rosberg, Williams-Toyota – 1′20.326
8. Robert Kubica, BMW – 1′20.631
9. Kazuki Nakajima, Williams-Toyota – 1′20.674
10. Fernando Alonso, Renault – 1′21.422
11. Kamui [...]

Vitantonio Liuzzi suffers huge crash as qualifying starts in heavy rain (Video)

Just as in Suzuka two weeks ago, qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos was repeatedly delayed – this time due to bad weather and crashes.
The session began on time but was stopped after Giancarlo Fisichella spun at the first corner.
Race control originally decided to start Q2 after a delay even when there was [...]

Barrichello needs a big result on home ground (Brazilian Grand Prix preview)

If the Brazilian Grand Prix this weekend is half as exciting as the one we had last year, it’ll be a race to remember.
Although we’re unlikely to see an exciting conclusion to the championship on Sunday, anyone rooting for a down-to-the-wire title battle will be hoping for a home win for Rubens Barrichello or for [...]

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Now a refuelling ban is on the cards for 2010. What has brought about the happy change of heart at the FIA?