F1 2010: Adu Dhabi GP. Alonso, Webber, Vettel or Hamilton?

[Ferry_vO]

One race to go, still four contenders for the title!

First seven out of qualifying:

18: Buemi
19: Trulli
20: Kovalainen
21: Glock
22: Di Grassi
23: Senna
24: Klien

[Ferry_vO]

These drivers didn't make it into Q3:

11: Kubica
12: Kobayashi
13: Sutil
14: Heidfeld
15: Hulkenberg
16: Liuzzi
17: Alguersuari

[Ferry_vO]

Top ten results:

1: Vettel
2: Hamilton
3: Alonso
4: Button
5: Webber
6: Massa
7: Barrichello
8: Schumacher
9: Rosberg
10: Petrov

[Ferry_vO]

Complete results:

<TABLE border=0 width=430><TBODY><TR class=theader><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>1.</TD><TD>Sebastian Vettel</TD><TD>Red Bull</TD><TD>01:39.394</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>2.</TD><TD>Lewis Hamilton</TD><TD>McLaren</TD><TD>01:39.425</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>3.</TD><TD>Fernando Alonso</TD><TD>Ferrari</TD><TD>01:39.792</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>4.</TD><TD>Jenson Button</TD><TD>McLaren</TD><TD>01:39.823</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>5.</TD><TD>Mark Webber</TD><TD>Red Bull</TD><TD>01:39.925</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>6.</TD><TD>Felipe Massa</TD><TD>Ferrari</TD><TD>01:40.202</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>7.</TD><TD>Rubens Barrichello</TD><TD>Williams</TD><TD>01:40.203</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>8.</TD><TD>Michael Schumacher</TD><TD>Mercedes Grand Prix</TD><TD>01:40.516</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>9.</TD><TD>Nico Rosberg</TD><TD>Mercedes Grand Prix</TD><TD>01:40.589</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>10.</TD><TD>Vitaly Petrov</TD><TD>Renault</TD><TD>01:40.901</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>11.</TD><TD>Robert Kubica</TD><TD>Renault</TD><TD>01:40.780</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>12.</TD><TD>Kamui Kobayashi</TD><TD>Sauber</TD><TD>01:40.783</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>13.</TD><TD>Adrian Sutil</TD><TD>Force India F1</TD><TD>01:40.914</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>14.</TD><TD>Nick Heidfeld</TD><TD>Sauber</TD><TD>01:41.113</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>15.</TD><TD>Nico Hulkenberg</TD><TD>Williams</TD><TD>01:41.418</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>16.</TD><TD>Vitantonio Liuzzi</TD><TD>Force India F1</TD><TD>01:41.642</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>17.</TD><TD>Jaime Alguersuari</TD><TD>Scuderia Toro Rosso</TD><TD>01:41.738</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD></TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD><TD> </TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>18.</TD><TD>Sebastien Buemi</TD><TD>Scuderia Toro Rosso</TD><TD>01:41.824</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>19.</TD><TD>Jarno Trulli</TD><TD>Lotus F1</TD><TD>01:43.516</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>20.</TD><TD>Heikki Kovalainen</TD><TD>Lotus F1</TD><TD>01:43.712</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>21.</TD><TD>Timo Glock</TD><TD>Virgin Racing</TD><TD>01:44.095</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>22.</TD><TD>Lucas Di Grassi</TD><TD>Virgin Racing</TD><TD>01:44.510</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row1><TD>23.</TD><TD>Bruno Senna</TD><TD>HRT F1 Team</TD><TD>01:45.085</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR class=row2><TD>24.</TD><TD>Christian Klien</TD><TD>HRT F1 Team</TD><TD>01:45.296</TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

[Panther_99FS]

Hmmm.....

[Ferry_vO]

Hmmm.....

Hmm?

[Wing_Z]

1 Fernando Alonso
2 Sebastian Vettel
3 Mark Webber

Something happened in Webber's head, around about Korea...something not good.

[demorier]

I think it may have happened sometime before then Wing. Webber insisting that red bull concentrate on his championship effort and not Vettel....much as I would like to see Webber win the championship he had no right to EXPECT it to be that way.

[Ferry_vO]

Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel! :ernae:

[lefty]

The fastest guy won, so that's good.

Don't like Alonso much (does anyone ?) but he took it reasonably well.

I fear that may have been Webber's chance blown now. Too many quick youngsters around.

[noddy]

It made me laugh that Alonso waved is fist at Petrov, good on Petrov for holding him off.

Sad not to see Webber win the title, but at least it wasn't Alonso.

Well done Seb

[Cazzie]

It made me laugh that Alonso waved is fist at Petrov, good on Petrov for holding him off.

Sad not to see Webber win the title, but at least it wasn't Alonso.

Well done Seb

My concurrency also, don't like Alonzo at all.

[Wing_Z]

...and one of the tightest finishes I can recall.
I didn't see how Alonso could lose the Championship, really.
Nor, I reckon, could the entire Board of Ferrari, and Fiat, all present at Yas Marina for this moment of glory.
Heads will roll, for sure.

Some will be happy, and others less happy, with the final outcome, but surely this was one of the best F1 seasons, ever.
It proved to me that this is not merely a rigged show which favours one or team or driver, but an honest test of Who's the Best.

Congratulations to Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel!

[Cazzie]

Well, we can't say Seb didn't earn it today. He's a whiner like Alonso, but he can drive the rubber out of a race car and he got no favors today, he did it on his own.

Caz

[Panther_99FS]

I think it may have happened sometime before then Wing. Webber insisting that red bull concentrate on his championship effort and not Vettel....much as I would like to see Webber win the championship he had no right to EXPECT it to be that way.

I think Vettel successfully got inside of Mark's head.......

Congratulations to Sebastian & Red Bull! :ernae:

[Wing_Z]

Something happened in Webber's head, around about Korea...something not good.



I think it may have happened sometime before then Wing.

Too right...the stupid bastard broke his shoulder and drove the last four races under painkillers, of course without mentioning this small issue to the team.
The title went to the right guy.

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