Results of the 2010 Malaysian F1 Grand Prix.
Another impressive one-two finish for Team Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel was able to clinch a win, after only place third in the qualifying round and redeeming his frustrating spinout in the Australian Grand Prix. He is followed by teammate Mark Webber in second place and Nico Rosberg in third place. This results pushes Vettel into third place in the Drivers' Championship, after Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso. In the Constructors' Championship, Team Red Bull is slowly inching up, in third place now, preceded by Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes.
Conditions were tough, in sweltering heat and high humidity. This meant that the Malaysian Grand Prix again was a physical endurance test for the drivers, who are under immense physical strain even under normal weather conditions. The qualifying rounds were plagued by heavy rain, which put some of the faster cars, such as Ferrari and McLaren-Mercedes in the back of the pack. Pole position was taken by Mark Webber, followed by Nico Rosberg and Sebastian Vettel.
It was a frustrating race day for Pedro de la Rosa, Team BMW Sauber, who's engine failed when moving to the grid, he was unable to start the race. The race had plenty of overtaking maneuvers, exciting F1 fans. Right off the bat, Vettel overtook Rosberg and Webber to take the lead. The first few laps saw plenty of overtaking and position changes among drivers, but with Vettel valiantly keeping his lead position.
An early victim was Timo Glock, who spun out in lap 2. Various mechanical and technical faults forced out Kobayashi, Schumacher and Liuzzi. This was disappointing for Kobayashi, as he had managed to qualify in 9th position for the Australian Grand Prix. In the end, seven drivers were unable to finish the race. All in all, another disappointing race for Michael Schumacher. After the initial overtaking frenzy and slew of retirees, the race was uneventful and for some, bordered on boring.
Full Race Results
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:33:48.412
- Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) +4.8s
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) +13.5s
- Robert Kubica (Renault) +18.5s
- Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) +21.0s
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) +23.4s
- Felipe Massa (Ferrari) +27.0s
- Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 37.9s
- Jaime Alguersuari (Torro Rosso-Ferrari) +70.6s
- Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) +73.3s
- Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso- Ferrari) +78.9s
- Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) +1 lap
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) +2 laps
- Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) +3 laps
- Karun Chandhok (Hispania-Cosworth) +3 laps
- Bruno Senna (Hispania-Cosworth) +4 laps
- Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) +5 laps
- Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) +10 laps
- Vitaly Petrov (Renault) Retired, 32 laps
- Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) Retired, 12 laps
- Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) Retired, 9 laps
- Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) Retired, 8 laps
- Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) Accident, 2 laps
- Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) Did not start