Le Figaro on Lotus Renault ( 13th Nov )

“French carmaker Renault SA is about to sell its remaining 25 percent stake in its namesake Formula One team to Malaysia’s Proton, Le Figaro reported, citing people close to the matter it didn’t identify. “Proton’s Lotus Cars brand will be the team’s sponsor for about 30 million euros ( $41 million ) annually over five years, and the team’s new name may be Lotus-Renault as the French automaker will keep providing engines, Le Figaro said.”

Abu Dhabi GP: PlanetF1.com on Robert Kubica + lap chart + pit stop data


Star of the Race
Robert Kubica, Renault, 5th
Robert Kubica drove an exhilarating race after getting caught out at the start - 14th at Turn 1 - and made his own luck as he progressed through the field. He put in two crucial overtaking moves on Adrian Sutil and Kamui Kobayashi (see below) who were on the similar tyre strategy. Sutil and Kobayashi finished outside of the points in P13 and P14 respectively, but Kubica clawed his way past and up into P5. He also managed to keep in front of Lewis Hamilton, not that that aided his position at all, if anything it could have hindered it. For a car that hasn't been developed much since Spa it was a tremendous result.
Overtaking Move of the Race
Lap 25: Robert Kubica on Kamui Kobayashi for P4
Robmert Kubica could have won this twice over, first for his overtaking move on Sutil and second for his overtaking move on Kobayashi. The Japanese driver held the inside line going into Turn 11 (a corner which really should have been reprofiled to give more room on the exit and to allow cars to run through it side by side) but Kubica used the Renault's straight line speed to good advantage and got far enough in front before the turn-in to dissuade Kobyashi from doing a Webber-at-Singapore move.


Lap chart


Pit Stops

Place where the red and orange bars meet indicates the very first pit stop.
Graphs and data from f1fanatic.co.uk

FINAL STANDINGS 2010

Drivers’ championship

PositionDriverPoints
1Sebastian Vettel256
2Fernando Alonso252
3Mark Webber242
4Lewis Hamilton240
5Jenson Button214
6Felipe Massa144
7Nico Rosberg142
8Robert Kubica136
9Michael Schumacher72
10Rubens Barrichello47
11Adrian Sutil47
12Kamui Kobayashi32
13Vitaly Petrov27
14Nico Hülkenberg22
15Vitantonio Liuzzi21
16Sebastien Buemi8
17Pedro de la Rosa6
18Nick Heidfeld6
19Jaime Alguersuari5
20Heikki Kovalainen0
21Jarno Trulli0
22Karun Chandhok0
23Bruno Senna0
24Lucas di Grassi0
25Timo Glock0
26Sakon Yamamoto0
27Christian Klien0

Constructors’ championship

PositionTeamPoints
1Red Bull498
2McLaren454
3Ferrari396
4Mercedes214
5Renault163
6Williams69
7Force India68
8Sauber44
9Toro Rosso13
10Lotus0
11HRT0
12Virgin0

ABU DHABI 14th Nov 2010. RACE RESULTS.



Pos.#DriverTeam
15Sebastian VettelRed Bull
22Lewis HamiltonMcLaren
31Jenson ButtonMcLaren
44Nico RosbergMercedes
511Robert KubicaRenault
612Vitaly PetrovRenault
78Fernando AlonsoFerrari
86Mark WebberRed Bull
917Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso
107Felipe MassaFerrari
1127Nick HeidfeldSauber
129Rubens BarrichelloWilliams
1314Adrian SutilForce India
1423Kamui KobayashiSauber
1516Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso
1610Nico HülkenbergWilliams
1719Heikki KovalainenLotus
1825Lucas di GrassiVirgin
1921Bruno SennaHRT
2028Christian KlienHRT
2118Jarno TrulliLotus

OUR PREDICTION: VETTEL

Be with us on Sunday!

Brief Qualifying Analysis

The worst qualifying session by Robert so far and the very first time out of Q Top10. Sunday grid looks terrific, though. Two Mercedes in front of two Renaults, Vettel first, Alonso third and Webber fifth. One hell of a race coming on Sunday. To cheer you all up a bit some nice artwork combined with ABBA song called 'Fernando' ;-) 



"Fernando"



Can you hear the drums Fernando?
I remember long ago another starry night like this
In the firelight Fernando
You were humming to yourself and softly strumming your guitar
I could hear the distant drums
And sounds of bugle calls were coming from afar

They were closer now Fernando
Every hour every minute seemed to last eternally
I was so afraid Fernando
We were young and full of life and none of us prepared to die
And I'm not ashamed to say
The roar of guns and cannons almost made me cry

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

Now we're old and grey Fernando
And since many years I haven't seen a rifle in your hand
Can you hear the drums Fernando?
Do you still recall the fateful night we crossed the Rio Grande?
I can see it in your eyes
How proud you were to fight for freedom in this land

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando

There was something in the air that night
The stars were bright, Fernando
They were shining there for you and me
For liberty, Fernando
Though we never thought that we could lose
There's no regret
If I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando
Yes, if I had to do the same again
I would, my friend, Fernando... 

QUALIFYING SESSION AND GRID POSITIONS ( Abu Dhabi )



Row 11. Sebastian Vettel 1’39.394
 Red Bull-Renault
2. Lewis Hamilton 1’39.425
McLaren-Mercedes
Row 23. Fernando Alonso 1’39.792
Ferrari
4. Jenson Button 1’39.823
McLaren-Mercedes
Row 35. Mark Webber 1’39.925
Red Bull-Renault
6. Felipe Massa 1’40.202
Ferrari
Row 47. Rubens Barrichello 1’40.203
Williams-Cosworth
8. Michael Schumacher 1’40.516
Mercedes
Row 59. Nico Rosberg 1’40.589
Mercedes
10. Vitaly Petrov 1’40.901
 Renault
Row 611. Robert Kubica 1’40.780
 Renault
12. Kamui Kobayashi 1’40.783
Sauber-Ferrari
Row 713. Adrian Sutil 1’40.914
Force India-Mercedes
14. Nick Heidfeld 1’41.113
Sauber-Ferrari
Row 815. Nico Hülkenberg 1’41.418
Williams-Cosworth
16. Vitantonio Liuzzi 1’41.642
Force India-Mercedes
Row 917. Jaime Alguersuari 1’41.738
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
18. Sebastien Buemi 1’41.824
Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Row 1019. Jarno Trulli 1’43.516
Lotus-Cosworth
20. Heikki Kovalainen 1’43.712
Lotus-Cosworth
Row 1121. Timo Glock 1’44.095
Virgin-Cosworth
22. Lucas di Grassi 1’44.510
Virgin-Cosworth
Row 1223. Bruno Senna 1’45.085
HRT-Cosworth
24. Christian Klien 1’45.296
HRT-Cosworth

All Abu Dhabi practice times combined ranking

Combined Abu Dhabi practice times P1 + P2 + P3

PosDriverCarFP1FP2FP3Total laps
1Sebastian VettelRed Bull-Renault1’42.7601’41.1451’40.69664
2Mark WebberRed Bull-Renault1’43.8401’41.3151’40.82963
3Lewis HamiltonMcLaren-Mercedes1’43.3691’40.8881’41.28054
4Fernando AlonsoFerrari1’44.1211’41.3141’41.49060
5Robert KubicaRenault1’44.0801’41.5761’41.87768
6Jenson ButtonMcLaren-Mercedes1’43.7851’42.1321’41.57864
7Felipe MassaFerrari1’45.1601’41.5831’41.97853
8Vitaly PetrovRenault1’45.4451’42.0961’41.68969
9Michael SchumacherMercedes1’44.1991’42.2461’41.69066
10Nico RosbergMercedes1’44.7181’42.2221’41.72965
11Nick HeidfeldSauber-Ferrari1’44.7371’42.9501’41.89373
12Nico HülkenbergWilliams-Cosworth1’46.6641’42.4491’41.93469
13Vitantonio LiuzziForce India-Mercedes1’45.5851’42.2031’42.85859
14Rubens BarrichelloWilliams-Cosworth1’45.4741’42.9141’42.31667
15Adrian SutilForce India-Mercedes1’45.5521’42.5351’42.58759
16Kamui KobayashiSauber-Ferrari1’44.6041’42.7681’42.56660
17Jaime AlguersuariToro Rosso-Ferrari1’46.0031’43.1281’42.99357
18Sebastien BuemiToro Rosso-Ferrari1’47.1051’43.5841’43.34473
19Heikki KovalainenLotus-Cosworth1’45.1801’44.87651
20Jarno TrulliLotus-Cosworth1’48.4721’45.6121’45.04875
21Timo GlockVirgin-Cosworth1’48.4501’45.2591’45.05070
22Bruno SennaHRT-Cosworth1’49.5901’47.4341’45.49062
23Lucas di GrassiVirgin-Cosworth1’49.3751’46.0531’45.62964
24Christian KlienHRT-Cosworth1’50.2741’47.2101’46.46466
25Fairuz FauzyLotus-Cosworth1’51.70518
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