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Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso is the only one of the five title contenders who could - in theory - wrap up the 2010 drivers’ championship in Brazil this weekend. But what must happen for the Spaniard to achieve that?
The answer: he must finish on the podium for starters, and then it depends on where Red Bull’s Mark Webber finishes. Alonso’s three title-winning combinations are…
1. Alonso wins, Webber fifth or lower
2. Alonso second, Webber eighth or lower
3. Alonso third, Webber tenth or lower
As for Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, the permutations that would allow them to stay in the hunt heading to Abu Dhabi are almost endless.
Suffice to say they must heavily outscore Alonso and Webber in Brazil, with Button needing a near miracle to avoid surrendering his crown at Interlagos, the very circuit at which he secured it last year.
In the constructors' stakes, Red Bull need to outscore McLaren by 16 points this weekend to prevent a title decider at the Yas Marina season finale.
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Jennie B wrote on 05-11-2010 09:47 AM
Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso is the only one of the five title contenders who could - in theory - wrap up the 2010 drivers’ championship in Brazil this weekend. But what must happen for the Spaniard to achieve that?
The answer: he must finish on the podium for starters, and then it depends on where Red Bull’s Mark Webber finishes. Alonso’s three title-winning combinations are…
1. Alonso wins, Webber fifth or lower
2. Alonso second, Webber eighth or lower
3. Alonso third, Webber tenth or lower
As for Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button, the permutations that would allow them to stay in the hunt heading to Abu Dhabi are almost endless.
Suffice to say they must heavily outscore Alonso and Webber in Brazil, with Button needing a near miracle to avoid surrendering his crown at Interlagos, the very circuit at which he secured it last year.
In the constructors' stakes, Red Bull need to outscore McLaren by 16 points this weekend to prevent a title decider at the Yas Marina season finale.
A good one is Vettel must beat Alonso to stay in contention
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Engine usage:
If a reminder about the importance of a reliable engine were needed, then Sebastian Vettel’s failure ten laps before the end of the Korean race was it. Watching the smoke billow from the back of Vettel’s Red Bull was a cursory reminder that nothing in Formula One racing is certain and that a car’s reliability is just as important as its pace.
The rules are clear cut, specifying that each driver may use no more than eight engines during a championship campaign. And if a driver uses more than eight? He automatically drops 10 places on the starting grid of the event at which an additional unit is to be used.
As we approach the season finale most drivers are already at the end of their allocation. This means the reliability of their existing V8s will become ever more important over the final two rounds. With Mark Webber opting to run his final fresh engine in Korea, all five title contenders have used up their eight.
But it is not as worrying as it sounds. Used units are routinely brought back into service. Yes, they may have slightly less power and teams are likely to restrict track time during practice, but the recalled V8s are still usable. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso has proved that - he used his last new engine at September’s Italian Grand Prix and has been eking out his stock of used, but fully functional, engines over the last three races - two of which he’s won.
Those sitting pretty with an engine in hand are Williams’ Rubens Barrichello, Renault’s Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov and HRT’s Bruno Senna and Sakon Yamamoto.
Engine usage to date:
McLaren Mercedes
1 Jenson Button 8
2 Lewis Hamilton 8
Mercedes GP
3 Michael Schumacher 8
4 Nico Rosberg 8
RBR Renault
5 Sebastian Vettel 8
6 Mark Webber 8
Ferrari
7 Felipe Massa 9
8 Fernando Alonso 8
Williams Cosworth
9 Rubens Barrichello 7
10 Nico Hulkenberg 8
Renault
11 Robert Kubica 7
12 Vitaly Petrov 7
Force India Mercedes
14 Adrian Sutil 8
15 Vitantonio Liuzzi 8
STR Ferrari
16 Sebastien Buemi 8
17 Jaime Alguersuari 8
Lotus Cosworth
18 Jarno Trulli 8
19 Heikki Kovalainen 8
HRT Cosworth
20 Sakon Yamamoto 7
21 Bruno Senna 7
BMW Sauber Ferrari
22 Nick Heidfeld (formerly Pedro de la Rosa’s car) 9
23 Kamui Kobayashi 8
Virgin Cosworth
24 Timo Glock 8
25 Lucas Di Grassi 8
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I had a dream about the Grand Prix last night. I dreamed that Lewis Hamilton came off the track (unhurt) and was really annoyed that he couldn't finish the race.
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STACE wrote on 05-11-2010 10:55 AM
I had a dream about the Grand Prix last night. I dreamed that Lewis Hamilton came off the track (unhurt) and was really annoyed that he couldn't finish the race.
So sort of like what has happened to him a handful of times already this season?
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05-11-2010 09:47 AM
Will be interesting!!!
