Articles tagged with: championship
Drivers: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Timo Glock (Toyota), Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), Kazuki Nakajima (Williams) and Adrian Sutil (Force India) Q: Adrian, you have had a certain amount of experience at this circuit. Adrian Sutil: Yes, I know the circuit quite well from my time in Formula Three here.
The drivers’ championship is moving into its crucial period, with four races left and -mathematically, at least – four drivers still in the running for the crown. Trailing by 28.5 points, Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix will be critical to the title hopes of Red Bull’s Mark Webber.
Following an intensive selection and due diligence process, the FIA has awarded the 13th entry in the 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship to the new Lotus team, headed by Air Asia boss Tony Fernandes and with Mike Gascoyne as technical director. The FIA also plans to consult existing constructors on its hopes to add a 14th team for 2010.
Red Bull’s Mark Webber on his early exit; Toyota’s Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli on their team mate tussles for position; McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton on his last lap mistake; and Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button on taking Brawn GP back to the top. All 20 drivers and senior team personnel report back on Sunday’s race action
1st Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), 1h23m50.995s; 2nd Giancarlo Fisichella (Force India), 1h23m51.934s; 3rd Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), 1h23m54.870s. Q: Kimi, your fourth victory here in Spa. It has been a difficult season for the team but today you proved a point.
The five years between wins was not the easiest of times for Rubens Barrichello, so no wonder his Valencia victory was overwhelming. Moving up to second in the championship was also a bonus he is ready to embrace – despite the considerable 18 point gap to Brawn team mate Jenson Button
Drivers: 1st Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1m 39.498s; 2nd Heikki Kovalainen (McLaren), 1m 39.532s; 3rd Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP), 1m 39.563s Q: Lewis, a tight fight with your team-mate. But following on from your win in Budapest I bet you are wishing the season started in July rather than in March? Lewis Hamilton: That would have been fantastic, but it didn’t
Brawn GP’s Jenson Button is looking cool, calm and collected ahead of this weekend’s Hungarian Grand Prix. It’s true that Red Bull, fresh from two consecutive wins, are looking strong in terms of the championship, but Button has been through tougher times. He’s still leading the standings by 21 points, and is wise enough, and confident enough, to realise there’s still everything to play for
Although Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel would much rather be in Jenson Button’s commanding position in the championship, he’s enjoying the thrill of the title hunt.
Drivers: Jaime Alguersuari (Toro Rosso), Robert Kubica (BMW Sauber), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) Q: Robert, you organised a karting event last weekend. Can you tell us about it and how it relates to Formula One