Singapore GP: Hulkenberg given 20 second penalty

By Andrew Hooper
September 30 2010

After a review by the Race Stewards AT&T Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg would be given a twenty second penalty following a protest by the Force India team after the finish of the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

 
 Hulkenberg given 20 second penalty
 

After a review by the Race Stewards AT&T Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg would be given a twenty second penalty following a protest by the Force India team  after the finish of the 2010 Singapore Grand Prix.

Force India protested against Hulkenberg after their driver Adrian Sutil was given a twenty second penalty for gaining an advantage by going around the outside of Turn 7 on the opening lap of the race. Force India also felt the Nico has gained from cutting a corner.

Sutil who had finished the race in eighth had been given a twenty second penalty that saw him drop to tenth. But with Nico's penalty Sutil would move to ninth and Nico was now tenth. Force India moves back back in front of Williams in the Constructors' Championship.

The revised results are listed below.
  

Pos  Driver        Team                    
 1.  Alonso        Ferrari
 2.  Vettel        Red Bull-Renault
 3.  Webber        Red Bull-Renault
 4.  Button        McLaren-Mercedes
 5.  Rosberg       Mercedes
 6.  Barrichello   Williams-Cosworth
 7.  Kubica        Renault
 8.  Massa         Ferrari
 9.  Sutil         Force India-Mercedes
10.  Hulkenberg    Williams-Cosworth
11.  Petrov        Renault
12.  Alguersuari   Toro Rosso-Ferrari
13.  Schumacher    Mercedes
14.  Buemi         Toro Rosso-Ferrari
15.  Di Grassi     Virgin-Cosworth
16.  Kovalainen    Lotus-Cosworth
 

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