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[commadore183]

[url="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81819" target="]Team US F1 shuts down operation[/url]

Team US F1's Formula 1 hopes appeared to be over on Tuesday, with high level sources revealing to AUTOSPORT that the outfit has now effectively closed down.

Against the backdrop of weeks of uncertainty about the future of the American team, which had been struggling to get a car ready for the start of the season, sources have revealed team personnel have now been informed they are no longer required as the operation could not continue in its present guise.

Looks like Peter and Ken bit off way more than they could chew. Gotta give them props, through, as they wanted to do it from the ground up. Very disappointing.

No word on who will take the open grid spot. The FIA could open up a bidding process for it (seems a bit late in the running to do so), or they could give it to this Toyota F1 Racing, er, Stefan GP, team, a team that is backed by Bernie, which, for me, automatically detested me, so I hope the FIA would open it up for a bid, or just leave it empty.

Newcomers Campos rebranded as Hispania Racing F1 Team

The Campos Formula 1 team has been renamed Hispania Racing (HRT F1) after being taken over by Spanish financier Jose Ramon Carabante.

The new identity highlights the Spanish roots of the team, which is based in the south-eastern city of Murcia.

A formal launch of the new team will take place on Thursday, when the driver line-up for 2010 could be revealed.

India's Karun Chandhok and Bruno Senna have been widely tipped as the drivers for the team's debut F1 season.

"The new team name signifies a new birth for our Formula 1 ambitions and highlights the incredible effort that is going on behind the scenes to ensure we make a successful debut in Bahrain on 14 March," said team principal Colin Kolles.

Edited by commadore183, 07 March 2010 - 11:45 AM.

[commadore183]

Chandhok announced as HRT driver

Karun Chandhok has been confirmed at the new HRT Formula 1 team, ahead of its official presentation in Spain today.

Chandhok will be presented to the public at the Murcia unveiling, which is set to confirm the team's new identity and its plans for 2010.

[F.Michael]

I like the new Renault livery; reminds me of what they had years ago.

Speaking of Renault - I was shocked to hear that Petrov "borrowed" the $15 million that he paid for the ride...Are they that desperate?

[commadore183]

Bahrain GP results

1) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (25)
2) Felipe Massa, Ferrari (18)
3) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (15)
4) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault (12)
5) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (10)
6) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes (8)
7) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes (6)
8) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault (4)
9) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes (2)
10) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (1)
11) Robert Kubica, Renault
12) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
13) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
15) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth
16) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
17) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics
Ret) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Hydraulics)
Ret) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth (Mechanical)
Ret) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Gearbox)
Ret) Vitaly Petrov, Renault (Suspension)
Ret) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Hydraulics)
Ret) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth (Accident)

WDC Points
1) Fernando Alonso: 25
2) Felipe Massa: 18
3) Lewis Hamilton: 15
4) Sebastian Vettel: 12
5) Nico Rosberg: 10
6) Michael Schumacher: 8
7) Jenson Button: 6
8) Mark Webber: 4
9) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 2
10) Rubens Barrichello: 1

WCC Points
1) Ferrari: 43
2) McLaren-Mercedes: 21
3) Mercedes: 18
4) Red Bull-Renault: 16
5) Force India-Mercedes: 2
6) Williams-Cosworth: 1
7) Renault: 0
8) Toro Rosso: 0
9) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
10) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructor's Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next Race: Qantas Australian Grand Prix, March 26-28

While BMW Sauber-Ferrari may look strange, but it's like that for a reason, as Peter Sauber has decided to keep the "BMW Sauber" moniker for this season because of the Concorde Agreement related to the monies that they are owed when it was under BMW's management. Sauber has said that he will change the name in due time, but for now, it is still "BMW Sauber F1 Team", powered by Ferrari.

[commadore183]

Australian GP Results

1) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
2) Robert Kubica, Renault
3) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
4) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
5) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes-Benz
6) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
7) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes
8) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
9) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
10) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes-Benz
11) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
13) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth
14) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth
Ret) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Suspension)
Ret) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault (Wheel Issue)
Ret) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes (Engine)
Ret) Vitaly Petrov, Renault (Spin)
Ret) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari (Accident)
Ret) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth (Accident)
Ret) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Accident)
Ret) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics)

WDC Points
1) Fernando Alonso: 37
2) Felipe Massa: 33 (-4)
3) Jenson Button: 31 (-6)
4) Lewis Hamilton: 23 (-14)
5) Nico Rosberg: 20 (-17)
6) Robert Kubica: 18 (-19)
7) Sebastian Vettel: 12 (-25)
8) Michael Schumacher: 9 (-28)
9) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 8 (-29)
10) Mark Webber: 6 (-31)
11) Rubens Barrichello: 5 (-32)
12) Jaime Alguersuari: 0
13) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
14) Adrian Sutil: 0
15) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
16) Nico Hulkenberg: 0
17) Karun Chandhok: 0
18) Sebastien Buemi: 0
19) Jarno Trulli: 0
20) Timo Glock: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi: 0
22) Bruno Senna: 0
23) Vitaly Petrov: 0
24) Kamui Kobayashi: 0

WCC Points
1) Ferrari: 70
2) McLaren-Mercedes: 54 (-16)
3) Mercedes-Benz: 29 (-41)
4) Renault: 18 (-52)
5) Red Bull-Renault: 18 (-52)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 8 (-62)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 5 (-65)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 0
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructor's Points:
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next race is the Malaysian GP this Sunday, April 4th.

[commadore183]

Malaysian GP Results

1) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
2) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
3) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
4) Robert Kubica, Renault
5) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
6) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
7) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
8) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
9) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
11) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
13) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (Engine)
14) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
15) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth
16) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth
17) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth
Ret) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Vitaly Petrov, Renault (Gearbox)
Ret) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes (Throttle)
Ret) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes (Wheel Issue)
Ret) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Engine)
Ret) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Spin)
DNS) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Engine)

WDC Points
1) Felipe Massa: 39
2) Fernando Alonso: 37 (-2)
3) Sebastian Vettel: 37 (-2)
4) Jenson Button: 35 (-4)
5) Nico Rosberg: 35 (-4)
6) Lewis Hamilton: 31 (-8)
7) Robert Kubica: 30 (-9)
8) Mark Webber: 24 (-15)
9) Adrian Sutil: 10 (-29)
10) Michael Schumacher: 9 (-30)
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 8 (-31)
12) Rubens Barrichello: 5 (-34)
13) Jaime Alguersuari: 2 (-37)
14) Nico Hulkenberg: 1 (-38)
15) Sebastien Buemi: 0
16) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
17) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
18) Karun Chandhok: 0
19) Lucas di Grassi: 0
20) Bruno Senna: 0
21) Jarno Trulli: 0
22) Timo Glock: 0
23) Vitaly Petrov: 0
24) Kamui Kobayashi: 0

WCC Points
1) Ferrari: 76
2) McLaren-Mercedes: 66 (-10)
3) Red Bull-Renault: 61 (-15)
4) Mercedes: 44 (-32)
5) Renault: 30 (-46)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 18 (-58)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 6 (-70)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 2 (-74)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructors Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next Race: Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai International Circuit, 18 April 2010. Later.

[commadore183]

Chinese GP Results

1) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
2) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
3) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
4) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
5) Robert Kubica, Renault
6) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
7) Vitaly Petrov, Renault
8) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
9) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
10) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
11) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
12) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
13) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth
15) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
16) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth
17) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth
Ret) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth (Clutch)
Ret) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Technical)
Ret) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari (Accident)
Ret) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Accident)
Ret) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes (Accident)
Ret) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Engine, DNS)

WDC Points
1) Jenson Button: 60
2) Nico Rosberg: 50 (-10)
3) Fernando Alonso: 49 (-11)
4) Lewis Hamilton: 49 (-11)
5) Sebastian Vettel: 45 (-15)
6) Felipe Massa: 41 (-19)
7) Robert Kubica: 40 (-20)
8) Mark Webber: 28 (-32)
9) Adrian Sutil: 10 (-50)
10) Michael Schumacher: 10 (-50)
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 8 (-52)
12) Vitaly Petrov: 6 (-54)
13) Rubens Barrichello: 5 (-55)
14) Jaime Alguersuari: 2 (-58)
15) Nico Hulkenberg: 1 (-59)
16) Sebastien Buemi: 0
17) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
18) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
19) Karun Chandhok: 0
20) Lucas di Grassi: 0
21) Bruno Senna: 0
22) Jarno Trulli: 0
23) Timo Glock: 0
24) Kamui Kobayashi: 0

WCC Points
1) McLaren-Mercedes: 109
2) Ferrari: 90 (-19)
3) Red Bull-Renault: 73 (-36)
4) Mercedes GP: 60 (-49)
5) Renault: 46 (-63)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 18 (-91)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 6 (-103)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 2 (-107)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructors Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

The next GP is the Spanish GP on May 9th. Later.

[commadore183]

Spanish GP Results

1) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
2) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
3) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
4) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
5) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
6) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
7) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
8) Robert Kubica, Renault
9) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
10) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11) Vitaly Petrov, Renault
12) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
13) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
14) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (Accident)
15) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes (Technical)
16) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
17) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth
18) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth
19) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
Ret) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari (Hydraulics)
Ret) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth (Suspension)
Ret) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Accident damage)
Ret) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth (Accident)
Ret) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth (Gearbox)

WDC Points
1) Jenson Button: 70
2) Fernando Alonso: 67 (-3)
3) Sebastian Vettel: 60 (-10)
4) Mark Webber: 53 (-13)
5) Nico Rosberg: 50 (-20)
6) Lewis Hamilton: 49 (-21)
7) Felipe Massa: 49 (-21)
8) Robert Kubica: 44 (-26)
9) Michael Schumacher: 22 (-48)
10) Adrian Sutil: 16 (-54)
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 8 (-62)
12) Rubens Barrichello: 7 (-63)
13) Vitaly Petrov: 6 (-64)
14) Jaime Alguersuari: 3 (-67)
15) Nico Hulkenberg: 1 (-69)
16) Sebastien Buemi: 0
17) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
18) Kamui Kobayashi: 0
19) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
20) Karun Chandhok: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi: 0
22) Bruno Senna: 0
23) Jarno Trulli: 0
24) Timo Glock: 0

[b]WCC Points{/b}
1) McLaren-Mercedes: 119
2) Ferrari: 116 (-3)
3) Red Bull-Renault: 113 (-6)
4) Mercedes GP: 72 (-47)
5) Renault: 50 (-69)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 24 (-95)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 8 (-111)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 3 (-116)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructor's Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next race is the Monaco Grand Prix this weekend. Enjoy!

[Jimmy Jazz]

If Red Bull can sort out their realibility issues as they clearly have the fastest car the rest of the field better watch out. Had it not been for car issues Vettel would have probably won the first three races. Having said that I think it's a Alonso-Button-Vettel race to the championship.

[commadore183]

Monaco GP Results

1) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
2) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
3) Robert Kubica, Renault
4) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
5) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
6) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
7) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
8) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
9) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes
10) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12) Michael Schumacher*, Mercedes GP
13) Vitaly Petrov, Renault (Retired)
14) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth (Accident)
15) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosowrth (Accident)
Ret) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth (Steering)
Ret) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth (Hydraulic)
Ret) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (Accident)
Ret) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Gearbox)
Ret) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth (Wheel Problem)
Ret) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Rear Suspension)
Ret) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari (Hydraulics)
Ret) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes (Engine)
Ret) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth (Accident)

*Michael Schumacher was originally scored in 6th position, but was docked 20 seconds for passing Fernando Alonso on the last lap under the safety car. Mercedes GP had stated that they would appeal the penalty, but have now decided to drop the appeal. As such, Schumacher is officially scored in 12th place.

WDC Points
1) Mark Webber: 78
2) Sebastian Vettel: 78 (-0)
3) Fernando Alonso: 75 (-3)
4) Jenson Button: 70 (-8)
5) Felipe Massa: 61 (-17)
6) Robert Kubica: 59 (-19)
7) Lewis Hamilton: 59 (-19)
8) Nico Rosberg: 56 (-22)
9) Michael Schumacher: 22 (-56)
10) Adrian Sutil: 20 (-58)
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 10 (-68)
12) Rubens Barrichello: 7 (-71)
13) Vitaly Petrov: 6 (-72)
14) Jaime Alguersuari: 3 (-75)
15) Sebastien Buemi: 1 (-77)
16) Nico Hulkenberg: 1 (-77)
17) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
18) Kamui Kobayashi: 0
19) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
20) Karun Chandhok: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi: 0
22) Jarno Trulli: 0
23) Bruno Senna: 0
24) Timo Glock: 0

WCC Points
1) Red Bull-Renault: 156
2) Ferrari: 136 (-20)
3) McLaren-Mercedes: 129 (-27)
4) Mercedes GP: 78 (-78)
5) Renault: 65 (-91)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 30 (-126)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 8 (-148)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 4 (-152)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructor's Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next race will be the Turkish Grand Prix on May 30th. Later.

[commadore183]

US GP returns to Austin, TX

Formula One World Championship Limited and Formula One Administration Limited (together, the F1 Commercial Rights Holder) and Full Throttle Productions, LP, promoter of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™, announce that a historic agreement has been reached for Austin, Texas to serve as the host city of the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix™ for years 2012 through 2021.

The location for the purpose-built circuit has already been chosen and bought. Herman Tilke will design the circuit. They have about 2 years to complete the circuit, which will be a tall order. Hopefully this isn't one of those Bernie deals where he tries to pressure another promoter into accepting his deal or purposefully set up Full Throttle Productions to fail just so that Bernie can say to everyone "See, no one is serious about F1 in the US!".

Going to be very interesting to see how this turns out. No circuit plan has been release yet, obviously, but they want the circuit to be similar to Silverstone or Spa, and the proposed site is said to be fairly hilly, so hopefully it'll work out.

[F.Michael]

I see this track/race go the way of the former USF1 team - nowhere.

I'm certain if it does go thru - I won't be in attendance (unlike the F1 races held at Indy - I was at each, and every 1); tickets will be very expensive (unlike Indy), and with Austin being 1200 miles away it's no 1 day drive like Indy was for me as well.

If we're all lucky Bernie will slip on a banana peel

Edited by F.Michael, 27 May 2010 - 03:27 PM.

[commadore183]

Turkish GP Results

1) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
2) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
3) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
4) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
5) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
6) Robert Kubica, Renault
7) Felipe Massa, Ferrari
8) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
9) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
10) Kamui Kobayahi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
11) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
12) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
13) Vitanonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes
14) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
15) Vitaly Petrov, Renault
16) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
17) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
18) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth
19) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
20) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth (Fuel Pump)
Ret) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth (Fuel Pressure)
Ret) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault (Accident)
Ret) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics)
Ret) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth (Hydraulics)

WDC points
1) Mark Webber: 93
2) Jenson Button: 88
3) Lewis Hamilton: 84
4) Fernando Alonso: 79
5) Sebastian Vettel: 78
6) Robert Kubica: 67
7) Felipe Massa: 67
8) Nico Rosberg: 66
9) Michael Schumacher: 34
10) Adrian Sutil: 22
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 10
12) Rubens Barrichello: 7
13) Vitaly Petrov: 6
14) Jaime Alguersuari: 3
15) Sebastien Buemi: 1
16) Kamui Kobayashi: 1
17) Nico Hulkenberg: 1
18) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
19) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
20) Karun Chandhok: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi: 0
22) Jarno Trulli: 0
23) Bruno Senna: 0
24) Timo Glock: 0

WCC Points
1) McLaren-Mercedes: 172
2) Red Bull-Renault: 171
3) Ferrari: 146
4) Mercedes GP: 100
5) Renault: 73
6) Force India-Mercedes: 32
7) Williams-Cosworth: 8
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 4
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 1
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next race is the Canadian GP on June 13th. Enjoy.

Edited by commadore183, 06 June 2010 - 12:22 PM.

[cusimano_brothers]

Welcome back, Montreal!

[Nev]

What a great race today! The first half of the race I was struggling to keep up with who was where it was all so frenetic - especially with all the kids squabbling and arguing around me! Good guys won in the end though

[F.Michael]

Very entertaining race...Glad to see Montreal back on the schedule.

[cusimano_brothers]

[commadore183]

Pretty entertaining Canadian GP. Nice to see some more on track action, thanks in part to Bridgestone bring some subpar tyres to the race (super softs and mediums were the ones brought to the race, I think I heard). They degraded enough to make the drivers work a bit, which is always good in my book (I would also like that combination on a a nice bumpy race track to really work over the driver's skills).

Canadian GP Results
1) #2 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
2) #1 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes
3) #8 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
4) #5 Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
5) #6 Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault
6) #4 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
7) #11 Robert Kubica, Renault
8) #16 Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
9) #15 Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes
10) #14 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes
11) #3 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
12) #17 Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
13) #10 Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth
14) #9 Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth
15) #7 Felipe Massa, Ferrari*
16) #19 Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth
17) #12 Vitaly Petrov, Renault
18) #20 Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth
19) #25 Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
Ret) #24 Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (Steering)
Ret) #18 Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth (Brakes)
Ret) #22 Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
Ret) #21 Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth
Ret) #23 Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari

*Felipe Massa was assessed a 20 second time penalty after the race for speeding on pit lane. Since he was a lap over P16, it did not affect his position.

WDC Points
1) Lewis Hamilton: 109
2) Jenson Button: 106 (-3)
3) Mark Webber: 103 (-6)
4) Fernando Alonso: 94 (-15)
5) Sebastian Vettel: 90 (-19)
6) Nico Rosberg: 74 (-35)
7) Robert Kubica: 73 (-36)
8) Felipe Massa: 67 (-42)
9) Michael Schumacher: 34 (-75)
10) Adrian Sutil: 23 (-86)
11) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 12 (-97)
12) Rubens Barrichello: 7 (-102)
13) Vitaly Petrov: 6 (-103)
14) Sebastien Buemi: 5 (-104)
15) Jaime Alguersuari: 3 (-106)
16) Kamui Kobayashi: 1 (-108)
17) Nico Hulkenberg: 1 (-108)
18) Pedro de la Rosa: 0
19) Heikki Kovalainen: 0
20) Karun Chandhok: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi: 0
22) Jarno Trulli: 0
23) Bruno Senna: 0
24) Timo Glock: 0

WCC Point
1) McLaren-Mercedes: 215
2) Red Bull-Renault: 193 (-22)
3) Ferrari: 161 (-54)
4) Mercedes GP: 108 (-107)
5) Renault: 79 (-136)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 35 (-180)
7) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 8 (-207)
8) Williams-Cosworth: 8 (-207)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 1 (-214)
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructor's Points
1)Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next grand prix is on June 27th. Have a good time!

Edited by commadore183, 30 June 2010 - 10:34 AM.

[commadore183]

I was down in Ohio for the past week, missing most of the racing action around the world as we didn't have all of the channels where I stayed. Thankfully, I managed to catch the GP thanks to it being on FOX .

European GP results

1) #5 Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault
2) #2 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes
3) #1 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes*
4) #9 Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth*
5) #11 Robert Kubica, Renault*
6) #14 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes*
7) #23 Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari
8) #8 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari
9) #16 Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari*
10) #4 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP
11) #7 Felipe Massa, Ferrari
12) #22 Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari*
13) #17 Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14) #12 Vitaly Petrov, Renault*
15) #3 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP
16) #15 Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes*
17) #25 Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth
18) #20 Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth
19) #24 Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth+
20) #21 Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth
21) #18 Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth
Ret) #10 Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth (Exhaust)*
Ret) #19 Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth (Accident damage)
Ret) #6 Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault (Accident)

* = Penalized 5 seconds () after the race for speeding under safety car conditions.
+ = Penalized 20 for failing to heed the blue flags.

Scariest moment of the race was when Mark Webber was blocked by Kovalainen, sending the Aussie into a flip and into the tyre barriers at the turn, taking with him a trackside sign board. Fortunately, Webber's okay and will race at Silverstone, but the same cannot be said of the chassis, let alone the signage. Webber is getting a new chassis for the British GP.

WDC Points
1) Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes: 127
2) Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes: 121 (-6)
3) Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault: 115 (-12)
4) Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault: 103 (-24)
5) Fernando Alonso, Ferrari: 98 (-29)
6) Robert Kubica, Renault: 83 (-44)
7) Nico Rosberg, Mercedes GP: 75 (-52)
8) Felipe Massa, Ferrari: 67 (-60)
9) Michael Schumacher, Mercedes GP: 34 (-93)
10) Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes: 31 (-96)
11) Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth: 19 (-108)
12) Vitantonio Liuzzi, Force India-Mercedes: 12 (-115)
13) Kamui Kobayashi, BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 7 (-120)
14) Sebastien Buemi, Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 7 (-120)
15) Vitaly Petrov, Renault: 6 (-121)
16) Jaime Alguersuari, Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 3 (-124)
17) Nico Hulkenberg, Williams-Cosworth: 1 (-126)
18) Pedro de la Rosa, BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 0
19) Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Cosworth: 0
20) Karun Chandhok, HRT-Cosworth: 0
21) Lucas di Grassi, Virgin-Cosworth: 0
22) Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Cosworth: 0
23) Bruno Senna, HRT-Cosworth: 0
24) Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth: 0

WCC Points
1) McLaren-Mercedes: 248
2) Red Bull-Renault: 218 (-30)
3) Ferrari: 165 (-83)
4) Mercedes GP: 109 (-139)
5) Renault: 89 (-159)
6) Force India-Mercedes: 43 (-205)
7) Williams-Cosworth: 20 (228)
8) Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 10 (-238)
9) BMW Sauber-Ferrari: 7 (-241)
10) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
11) HRT-Cosworth: 0
12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

New Constructors Points
1) Lotus-Cosworth: 0
2) HRT-Cosworth: 0
3) Virgin-Cosworth: 0

Next race is the British GP at Silverstone on July 11th. Later.

[commadore183]

Some news items:

Kubica to stay at Renault through 2012

Robert Kubica has extended his deal with Renault through to the end of 2012, the team has announced.

The Pole joined Renault from BMW Sauber this season, and has spearheaded a resurgence that has seen Renault get ever closer to the title contenders, taking podium finishes in Australia and Monaco.

Safety car procedures revamped

The FIA will introduce new safety car procedures from the British Grand Prix on Sunday in a bid to prevent a repeat of the controversy in Valencia a fortnight ago, AUTOSPORT has learned.

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Instead of operating to a 'delta' time of 120% of a regular F1 lap before the cars form up behind the safety car, as under the old regulations, drivers will instead be forced to slow down to the actual estimated speed of the safety car itself.

Yamamoto to race as Senna out of HRT seat

Sakon Yamamoto has replaced Bruno Senna at HRT, not just for Friday morning practice, but the whole of the British GP weekend.

The news was confirmed by team boss Colin Kolles tonight, although he declined to be quoted officially ahead of any press statement from the team. He indicated that full story would come out shortly.

Senna will continue to race for HRT

Bruno Senna remains one of HRT's drivers and will race in the remainder of the season, his team said on Friday, despite being dropped for the British Grand Prix.

HRT revealed late on Thursday night that Sakon Yamamoto was taking Senna's place at Silverstone, although no reason for the driver change has been explained.

This one sounds like a "Thanks for the money, here have a ride!" thing to me. Remember, HRT was formerly known as Campos Meta 1 before Adrian Campos failed to find the funding to 1) run the team and 2) pay for the chassis. Campos sold his team to Collin Kolles who apparently brought enough money to run the team for at least this season, thanks in part to Yamamoto. Senna will return at the next race, which is the German GP, I think. Don't be surprised if Senna (or Chandhok) get bumped again for Yamamoto's pleasure drives .