European Grand Prix 2010

[Vida]

Schumacher's 16th place was his worst ever result in 259 races

i think he should retired again..

[phil1993]

Vettel drove a classic Vettel race. Dominant from pole position - its the only way he knows how to win

[Vida]

NobleF1
5 seconds penalty for all drivers under investigation over SC rule breach - apart from Glock who gets 20 seconds. More soon

[phil1993]

NobleF1
5 seconds penalty for all drivers under investigation over SC rule breach - apart from Glock who gets 20 seconds. More soon

Alonso gains a position then

[Vida]

he gain 2 position i think..

[Denorth]

He has a right to say something. but not moan like he did. The stewards are getting worse race by race, reprimands here warnings there, a penalty 20 laps later when it doesnt mater etc.

let's not forget that at the moment the situation with LH happend everyone was preatty much occupied with the Webber's situation. I am not defending stewards at all. Just trying to say that it is easy to say 'it is 20 laps after'. When exactly the stewards noticed LH breach? at the same moment as Alonso or a bit later? Of course they should've noticed it when it happend, but in reality: did they?
And this brings us to another/same questions: if they didn't notice it at firsts, then they took less than 20 min to investigate, but at the same time why they didn't notice it when it happened?
OR: if they noticed it immidiatelly why it took so long?
BUT: all this questions about the qualities of stewards, not about McLaren or LH or Button or others.

P.S. It is possibly the first time in this season when Alonso wasn't lucky to gain more than he theoretically could under the SC. Fernando, be a man, take it on the chin

[iceman1]

@InsideFerrari : EUR - Alonso eighth and Massa twelfth after the Stewards’ decision

[elie]

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/84857

[elie]

Pos Driver Team
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault
2. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
3. Button McLaren-Mercedes
4. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth
5. Kubica Renault
6. Sutil Force India-Mercedes
7. Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari
8. Alonso Ferrari
9. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
10. Rosberg Mercedes
11. Massa Ferrari
12. De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari
13. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
14. Petrov Renault
15. Schumacher Mercedes
16. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes
17. Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth
18. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth
19. Glock Virgin-Cosworth
20. Senna HRT-Cosworth
21. Trulli Lotus-Cosworth

World Championship standings, round 9:

Drivers:
1. Hamilton 127
2. Button 121
3. Vettel 115
4. Webber 103
5. Alonso 98
6. Kubica 83
7. Rosberg 75
8. Massa 67
9. Schumacher 34
10. Sutil 31
11. Barrichello 19
12. Liuzzi 12
13. Buemi 9
14. Kobayashi 7
15. Petrov 6
16. Alguersuari 3
17. Hulkenberg 1

[elie]

Constructors:
1. McLaren-Mercedes 248
2. Red Bull-Renault 218
3. Ferrari 165
4. Mercedes 109
5. Renault 89
6. Force India-Mercedes 43
7. Williams-Cosworth 20
8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10
9. Sauber-Ferrari 7

[iceman1]

Code: Select all

The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident :
a) A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping ;
b) A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds and then re-join the race.
c) a drop of any number of grid positions at the driver’s next Event.
However, should either of the penalties under a) and b) above be imposed during the last five laps, or after the end of a race, Article 16.4b) below will not apply and 20 seconds will be added to the elapsed race time of the driver concerned in the case of a) above and 30 seconds in the case of b).

It seems there's no such thing as 5 second penalty

[Mitsuro Sano]

About Hulkenberg's incident, did the tyre puncture then rip off the bodywork or the exhaust explodes ( with the bodywork ) and damage the tyres ?

[Vida]

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The stewards may impose any one of three penalties on any driver involved in an Incident :
a) A drive-through penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane and re-join the race without stopping ;
b) A ten second time penalty. The driver must enter the pit lane, stop at his pit for at least ten seconds and then re-join the race.
c) a drop of any number of grid positions at the driver’s next Event.
However, should either of the penalties under a) and b) above be imposed during the last five laps, or after the end of a race, Article 16.4b) below will not apply and 20 seconds will be added to the elapsed race time of the driver concerned in the case of a) above and 30 seconds in the case of b).

It seems there's no such thing as 5 second penalty

maybe they only try to please ferrari by given them a penalty...

[Liffonmelsmork]

Sorry Alonso, you weren't quick enough today mate. Take some advice from your former team-mate and concentrate on performing better, instead of constantly whinging like a spoilt child.

[Denorth]

About Hulkenberg's incident, did the tyre puncture then rip off the bodywork or the exhaust explodes ( with the bodywork ) and damage the tyres ?

Nico Hulkenberg: "It was going really well and points were definitely possible today. I was running in tenth before the safety car came out. It wasn’t good timing for me because I had called in a flat spot on my tyre half a lap earlier and wanted to pit but by then it was too late. Combined with having to stack, I really lost all my places there. When the safety car came in I couldn’t keep Alonso behind me, but after that it was quite a processional race up until something caught fire on my car. That obviously ended it for me."

Sam Michael, Technical Director: "That was a good performance today by both cars, and definitely a step forward. Unfortunately, an exhaust failure cost Nico a possible point today and we will be investigating the cause back at the factory. The team is now looking forward to its home race at Silverstone and consolidating the step in performance we’ve made with further upgrades for the FW32."