-Formula 1 - Season 2010 -

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[genius83]

Hulkenberg hopes pole helps F1 future
Nico Hulkenberg is hopeful that earning his maiden Formula 1 pole position at Interlagos today will help him cement his place in the Williams team for next year.

Webber: Third great in circumstances
Mark Webber said he was very pleased to take third on the grid in a qualifying session in which he felt all the title contenders had a lot to lose, as a drying track at Interlagos shook up the order.

Heidfeld 'annoyed' with qualifying result
Nick Heidfeld felt Sauber had mishandled qualifying at Interlagos after he only managed 16th on the grid.

Kubica happy with qualifying calls
Robert Kubica was happy with his Renault team's calls during qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Schumacher was hoping for moreMichael Schumacher says he expected more from qualifying from the Brazilian Grand Prix after finishing in eighth position.

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[genius83]

Button unharmed in armed incident
World champion Jenson Button escaped unharmed from an attempted armed robbery on Saturday night after assailants made an approach on his car as he left the Interlagos circuit.

Hulkenberg pole not down to set-up
Nico Hulkenberg deserves the full credit for his shock pole position in the Brazilian Grand Prix, claim his team, after it was revealed his performance had nothing to do with a pure wet weather set-up gamble.

[genius83]

Stewart: Hulkenberg future not in doubt
Nico Hulkenberg will have no problems in securing his Formula 1 future after his maiden pole position, reckons Jackie Stewart, who thinks that the biggest danger now is actually that Williams ends up losing him.

RBR keen to know Webber's frustrations
Red Bull Racing says it wants to understand exactly why Mark Webber has felt frustrations about his treatment this year, after making it clear the team is wholly committed to him remaining in 2011.

Sutil, Liuzzi unhappy with each other
Adrian Sutil says his Force India team will speak to team-mate Vitantonio Liuzzi after the two drivers held each other up during their qualifying runs at Interlagos on Saturday.

Button: Attack shows Sao Paulo dangers
Jenson Button hopes his escape from an attempted armed robbery in Brazil on Saturday night helps bring home how dangerous Sao Paulo can be - so that people take more care to avoid similar trouble in the future.

[m_waqas]

Button unharmed in armed incident
lolz.. mobile snatchers ...

Button tells of his great escape
Reigning world champion Jenson Button and his entourage have just arrived at the Interlagos circuit to tell the story of how they escaped machine gun wielding bandits last night.

F1 drivers could lose racing licence for road offences
The FIA General Assembly met today and voted through some important changes to the International Sporting Code.

The most eye catching is that “the FIA is allowed to impose sanctions on Super Licence holders who commit road traffic offences.” This is in light of Lewis Hamilton’s so called “Hooning” incident in Melbourne this year. With the FIA on a course of ramming home its Make Roads Safe message, it needed to have a lever over the most visible and high profile drivers -those in F1 – with regard to their behaviour on the roads.

The challenge of the start at Interlagos
Everyone is talking about the start of this afternoon’s Grand Prix and how decisive it will be to the outcome of the race. There is even a sweepstake on what position Hulkenberg will be in at the end of lap one.

[m_waqas]

man i m gonna miss today's crucial race on my fav circuit :0 .. damn damn... but don't kill me yet.. if possible, i'll try to catch the glimpse now and then...

[m_waqas]

eddie something to cheer us both ...

//youtu.be/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGztkHQQlMk&feature=player_embedded

[genius83]

@m_waqas
I don't think those gunmen's were mobile snatchers:S because for mobile snatching one don't need machine guns.:o

On a funny side, I think it was a warning by Hamilton's friends so that Button forget about his title chance and tries to help Hamilton in what ever way possible. Especially considering this incident happens after qualifying and Button have already gave a statement saying that because of his bad qualifying he is in no position to help Hamilton.:-#

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[genius83]

Vettel win sets Abu Dhabi showdown
Sebastian Vettel ensured that a four-way title fight will go to Abu Dhabi by beating Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso to victory at Interlagos today.

[U]<font color='blue'>Brazilian GP Race Result</font>[/U]
Pos  Driver        Team                       Time
 1.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault           1h33:11.803
 2.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault           +     4.243
 3.  Alonso        Ferrari                    +     6.807
 4.  Hamilton      McLaren-Mercedes           +    14.634
 5.  Button        McLaren-Mercedes           +    15.593
 6.  Rosberg       Mercedes                   +    35.300
 7.  Schumacher    Mercedes                   +    43.400
 8.  Hulkenberg    Williams-Cosworth          +     1 lap
 9.  Kubica        Renault                    +     1 lap
10.  Kobayashi     Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap
11.  Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +     1 lap
12.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes       +     1 lap
13.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari         +     1 lap
14.  Massa         Ferrari                    +     1 lap
15.  Petrov        Renault                    +     1 lap
16.  Barrichello   Williams-Cosworth          +     1 lap
17.  Heidfeld      Sauber-Ferrari             +     1 lap
18.  Kovalainen    Lotus-Cosworth             +    2 laps
19.  Trulli        Lotus-Cosworth             +    2 laps
20.  Glock         Virgin-Cosworth            +    2 laps
21.  Senna         HRT-Cosworth               +    2 laps
22.  Klien         HRT-Cosworth               +    6 laps
Fastest lap: Hamilton, 1:13.851
Not classified/retirements:
Driver        Team                         On lap
Di Grassi     Virgin-Cosworth              63
Liuzzi        Force India-Mercedes         50

World Championship Standings for WDC and WCC after Brazilian GP:

[U]<font color='red'>World Championship Standings</font>[/U]
Drivers:                    Constructors:             
 1.  Alonso       246        1.  Red Bull-Renault          469
 2.  Webber       238        2.  McLaren-Mercedes          421
 3.  Vettel       231        3.  Ferrari                   389
 4.  Hamilton     222        4.  Mercedes                  202
 5.  Button       199        5.  Renault                   145
 6.  Massa        143        6.  Williams-Cosworth          69
 7.  Rosberg      130        7.  Force India-Mercedes       68
 8.  Kubica       126        8.  Sauber-Ferrari             44
 9.  Schumacher    72        9.  Toro Rosso-Ferrari         11
10.  Barrichello   47       
11.  Sutil         47       
12.  Kobayashi     32       
13.  Hulkenberg    22       
14.  Liuzzi        21       
15.  Petrov        19       
16.  Buemi          8       
17.  De la Rosa     6       
18.  Heidfeld       6       
19.  Alguersuari    3

Alonso: Red Bull friction no advantage
Fernando Alonso does not expect any friction inside Ferrari's main title rival Red Bull Racing to boil over onto the track in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Red Bull clinches constructors' title
Red Bull Racing has clinched the constructors' world championship following a dominant 1-2 finish in the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Alonso: Title fight still wide open
Fernando Alonso feels he is still in for a 'stressful' weekend in Abu Dhabi despite minimising the damage to his world championship lead by finishing only one place behind Mark Webber in Brazil.

Hamilton says he needs a miracle now
Lewis Hamilton admits he will need a miracle to win the world championship in Abu Dhabi, going into the race 24 points behind Fernando Alonso with just 25 available.

Vettel still optimistic about titleSebastian Vettel says he remains optimistic that he can clinch the drivers' title after winning the Brazilian Grand Prix.

Newey celebrates Red Bull's title
Red Bull's chief technical officer Adrian Newey says it feels amazing to have played a part in the team's first constructors' championship, but admitted that doubts had begun to creep in when it failed to score in Korea.

[MoizIrfan]

If Webber wins in Abu Dhabi Alonso have to be second at least,
If Webber comes second Alonso have to be third at least to win the title.
Its going to be an exciting race next week.The team orders in Ferrari is
showing its effects.
Any ways congrats to Red Bull for wining constructor's championship.

[Blackeye117]

If Webber Finishes 2nd Then I Think Alonso have to finish atleast finish 5th .... Genius Will Tell Us Better

[genius83]

Webber accepts team orders stance
Mark Webber has admitted that it would have been 'a help' if Red Bull had employed team orders to boost his championship position in the Brazilian Grand Prix, but said he accepts his squad's policy and is not expecting any extra assistance in Abu Dhabi next weekend.

Vettel coy on team orders position
Sebastian Vettel stopped short from confirming he will help team-mate Mark Webber in Abu Dhabi if the Australian needs it to clinch the title.

Happy Hulkenberg says he gave it allNico Hulkenberg declared himself happy with his eighth-place finish at the Brazilian Grand Prix, despite having started from pole position.

Schumacher let Rosberg through
Michael Schumacher let team-mate Nico Rosberg through during the Brazilian Grand Prix as he felt he stood a better chance of overtaking Jenson Button.

Red Bull will not issue driver orders
Red Bull Racing will leave any decision on team orders wholly up to its drivers in the Abu Dhabi season finale, with the management convinced Sebastian Vettel will do the right thing off his own back if needed.

@MoizIrfan and Blackeye117
Moiz, as for your scenario it is not at least situation if Webber wins Alonso have must be on 2nd to clinch the title otherwise if Webber wins and Alonso on 3rd then Webber wins the title.

Blackeye117, what you are saying about Alonso to finish atleast 5th if Webber is 2nd then they both will be equal on points, but if Vettel wins the race then all 3 of them will be on the same points and Vettel will wins the title. Atleast 5th is only securing the title for Alonso if Vettel is not on 1st otherwise Alonso needs to be on 4th to win the title.

[saadtn1]

Now thats really nail biting stuff.

What if Crash kid Sr crashes into Alonso in Abu Dahbi?
What will be going on into Vettel's head?
Will Webber stop crying and give some better result?
Alonso must be grinning all night at the situation...

[m_waqas]

Red Bull clinches constructors' title

too bad .. anyway thats how it works.. steve, one treat is due on you now ...

Alonso must be grinning all night at the situation...

why man??.. ALO should've wrapped up the driver's championship yesterday :S ...

i didn't watch the race but its good to see ALO is still on top.. but pressure has increased... yesterday i managed to catch one safety car period (in which Liuzzi retired).. and i couldn't understand, may be due to all the noise around me, that why did ALO HAM BUT remained behind some traffic after safty car pulled in?? :S ...

when's the next race ??..

this is a great link provided by steve to check porbable points situations..

http://www.marca.com/2010/11/02/multimedia/graficos/1288693841.html?a=b681944565f1034783822600a91ddde7&t=1289191814

[genius83]

@m_waqas
Yes, I know so if either RBR Driver's win the WDC in next race I will be giving a party.

Next Race is next week, so start preparing your self for some exciting week.

There were back markers after the safety car because the rule to let backmarkers unlap themselves during a safety car session has abonded this year. Also, this is the first race where only 7 drivers finished on the lead lap.

Even both Mercedes were caught out by the traffic problem and were not been able to challenge Button in the last laps. But the most exciting racing was happening from 8th to 15th position.

[m_waqas]

u are giving the party either way ...

last race is a must watch for us all.. me, zia and UK :S ..

There were back markers after the safety car because the rule to let backmarkers unlap themselves during a safety car session has abonded this year. Also, this is the first race where only 7 drivers finished on the lead lap.

really??.. why didn't i feel that in any other race this season ...

[genius83]

@m_waqas
No one feels it through out the season because all the other tracks were longer and the distances between the cars remains the same during the safety car session, on this track because it is shorter then most other tracks we sees this, also because of qualifying some drivers were in the place where they should not be, like Hulkenberg, Petrov.

I don't remember any race this season where just after 7 laps the time difference between 1st and 3rd will be over 13 secs. In this race it happens as after both RBR passes Hulkenberg, Alonso and others queued up behind Hulkenberg forming a train. If that queue remains for over 10 laps it may be possible for the both RBR to even take a pitstop and still comes out ahead of the train.

What ever Williams and Hulkenberg was saying after qualy about the pace was wrong, they were lucky to have a pole in front of RBRs, Ferrari and McLaren.

Also lack of retirements also help in creating that situation, as effectively only Liuzzi retires from the race, while Di Grassi have gone in the pits on lap 45 or 46 but then came out after some repairs and finishes 9 laps down. Klien who was not able to start the race after some problem came out 4 laps down and finishes 6 laps down.