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Williams team would see their cars start from eleventh and twelfth, with
Rubens Barrichello ahead of Nico Hulkenberg, for the seventy lap Canadian
Grand Prix. But for Red Bull's Mark Webber he was given a five-place grid
penalty Red Bull Racing changed the gearbox on his car ahead of the race.
Webber will now start seventh for the race while team-mate Sebastian Vettel
will move up to the front row alongside pole position man Lewis Hamilton.
Hamilton would be starting the race on the softer tyre while Vettel was on
the harder tyre. This would be one of the interesting aspects to the race.
Alonso would now be starting from third and Button fourth. Liuzzi was fourth
followed by Massa, Webber now in seventh, Kubica, Sutil, Rosberg, Rubens and
Nico.
With
there being every likelihood that this race would be very unpredictable
there was every chance that the Williams team could score points in this
race. The grid would move off on its parade lap with both Rubens and Nico
starting on the harder tyre. The grid would form up and the lights would go
off and the field would head down to Turn one with Hamilton leading from
Vettel, Alonso, and Button. Massa and Liuzzi would make contact seeing
Liuzzi facing the wrong way. Webber was in fifth from Kubica, Sutil, and
Schumacher. Nico was in ninth while Rubens had dropped to be down in
fourteenth. De la Rosa and Liuzzi would both pit at the end of lap one.
Massa would join them while Kobayashi would end his race when he would cut
across the final chicane and hit the wall at the Wall of Champions. Both
Liuzzi and De la Rosa had new front wings fitted.
Lap two and Hamilton was fastest with a time of 1m:22.636 while Kobayashi
had retired. Lap three and Hamilton was again fastest with a 1m:22.109 with
Vettel now 1.1 seconds behind. Alonso was still third from Button, Webber,
and Kubica in sixth. Rubens had lost out in the mess of Turn one while
Schumacher had gained moving up to eighth. Massa was back out and would set
a new fastest lap on lap four with a 1m:20.605. Schumacher would pass Sutil
for seventh while at the front Vettel had closed the gap to Hamilton.
Rosberg and Trulli would pit but we would also see Button, Sutil, and Nico
all come in on lap seven. Hamilton was now
struggling on the softer tyre while Button had taken on the harder tyre.
Lap
eight and Hamilton and Alonso would both pit joined by Alguersuari and
Rubens. Like the other drivers Hamilton would switch to the harder tyre.
Alonso would come out in front of Hamilton doing so as they left the pits.
Vettel was now leading from Webber, Kubica, Schumacher, Buemi, Alonso,
Kovalainen, Hamilton, Button, and Sutil. Nico's pit stop was forced upon him
when he hit the rear of a Force India damaging his front wing. Lap ten and
Kubica would pit from third. After all the pit stops Nico and Rubens were
now running in fourteenth and seventeenth. What a disaster with any hope of
a result disappearing for the Williams team. Lap eleven and Vettel was
leading by 2.9 seconds over Webber with Schumacher now third. Rubens would
again pit on lap twelve while Button had set a new fastest lap, 1m:19.845.
Schumacher would also pit
on lap thirteen taking the harder tyre while Rubens would come back out
last. Webber would from second pit on lap fourteen remaining on the harder
tyre. Schumacher and Kubica would take to the grass as they fought for
position. Webber was now in sixth while Vettel still lead but now in second
was Buemi. Vettel would also pit on lap fifteen taking on the softer tyre
while Schumacher was also back in. Nico was now in tenth while Buemi was
also in for new tyres seeing Hamilton now leading from Alonso, Button,
Vettel, Webber, Kubica, Sutil, Rosberg, and Nico. Prior to Buemi pitting
Hamilton had passed Alonso at the hairpin. Rosberg was fastest on lap
seventeen, 1m:19.431. Rubens was now in twentieth as ninth placed Rosberg
continued to push.
The
reason why there was such a large number of tyre changes was due to the
teams finding the tyres were degrading quicker than they thought. Lap twenty
and the race had settled down Nico was running 8.2 seconds behind ninth
placed Rosberg while Rubens had moved up to eighteenth. Fifth placed Webber
was picking up his pace while Rubens was able to find one place and move up
to seventeenth. Massa would pit from fourteenth on lap twenty four. Nico
would pit from tenth on lap twenty five, joined by Liuzzi. Vettel was also
to pick up his pace as eleventh place Alguersuari pitted. Hamilton would pit
on lap twenty seven, joined by sixth placed Kubica. Hamilton would again
take on the harder tyre returning in fifth. Alonso was now leading from
Button but on lap twenty eight both Button and Vettel would pit joined by
Rosberg.
Lap twenty seven and a fastest lap from Alonso, 1m:19.050. Vettel was now
back on the harder tyre after his stop while Alonso would pit on lap twenty
nine. Webber was now leading from Hamilton and Button. Alonso would come
back out in third. Nico would get a drive through penalty for speeding in
the pit lane. Sutil had pitted with a right rear puncture. Nico would take
his stop on lap thirty while Webber was now leading while Rubens would also
come in on lap thirty two. Nico was now in eleventh while Rubens had dropped
to be in sixteenth after De la Rosa stopped out on the track with what
looked like an engine failure. Kovalainen would pit from fifteenth seeing
Rubens take this position. Rubens was now one lap down while on lap thirty
four Schumacher would pit from ninth, taking on the softer tyre.
Fourteenth
placed Massa was fastest on lap thirty four, 1m:19.024, while on lap thirty
six Buemi would pit from sixth, taking on the harder tyre. Webber was now
leading by 11.8 seconds from Hamilton, Alonso, Button, Vettel, Kubica,
Rosberg, Buemi, Alguersuari, Schumacher, and Nico in eleventh. Rubens was
down in fifteenth while on lap thirty seven Button went fastest with a
1m:19.021. Hamilton would go faster on lap thirty eight with a time of
1m:18.868. Hamilton was now 11.0 seconds behind Webber. Lap thirty nine and
Hamilton was again faster with a 1m:18.810. He was now 10.2 seconds behind
Webber while Webber would tell his team that his tyres were starting to go
away. lap forty and Webber's lead was now only 9.0 seconds. Lap forty and
Vettel was fastest with a 1m:18.650, and closing right onto Button.
Hamilton continued to close onto Webber as fourteenth placed Massa would pit
on lap forty three. Ninth placed Alguersuari would pit on lap forty three.
This would see Nico move up to tenth as Alonso went fastest with a
1m:18.567. Sutil was right behind Nico and the Williams driver would miss
the final chicane as he tried to defend his position. Lap forty four and
Alonso was again fastest with a 1m:18.207. Webber was now only 4.4 seconds
in front of Webber. Rubens continued to run in fifteenth while Nico would
also go a lap down as Webber continued to struggle in the lead. Sutil
continued to run close behind Nico while Hamilton was now
just 1.7 seconds behind Webber. The top three were now running together
after forty nine laps with fourth placed Button 4.3 seconds behind Alonso.
Webber would be passed by Hamilton at Turn one and would finally pit from
second. He would take on the softer tyre while eighth placed Buemi would
also pit. Webber would come back out in fifth while on lap fifty one Nico
would set a personal best with a 1m:20.305. Hamilton was now leading Alonso
by 3.2 seconds from Button, Vettel, Webber, Kubica, Rosberg, Schumacher,
Buemi, and Nico in tenth. Nico was pushing setting another personal best
with a 1m:19.716. Massa had passed Sutil for eleventh and was 3.1 seconds
behind Nico. Rubens was running in a lonely fifteenth. Despite his efforts
Massa had started to close in onto Nico. Button was
able to get past Alonso for second, making it a McLaren one-two. Button was
able to make the most of Alonso having to pass slower traffic. Massa was now
2.6 seconds behind Nico as they completed lap fifty seven. Alonso was able
to run with Button while Button was also closing in onto Hamilton.
Nico would pit on lap sixty seeing him lose tenth place. Sixth placed Kubica
also would come in taking on the softer tyre. Nico was now in fourteenth 1.7
seconds ahead of Rubens. Hamilton would respond to Button with a new fastest
lap on lap sixty one with a 1m:18.025. Nico continued to set personal best
lap times, not that it matter given that he was 5.7 seconds behind
thirteenth. Hamilton's lead was now 3.4 seconds as Kubica went fastest
running on the softer tyre, 1m:17.606, on lap sixty one. lap sixty three
Hamilton continued to lead from Button, Alonso, Vettel, Webber, Rosberg,
Kubica, Buemi, Schumacher, and Massa in tenth. Nico and Rubens continued to
run in fourteenth and fifteenth. Massa would try to pass ninth placed
Schumacher and in the process get front wing damage at the final chicane.
Massa was forced to pit for a new nose on lap sixty six. Nico would set a
1m:18.912 on lap sixty five while Rubens would also set a personal best,
1m:19.470. Liuzzi was now in tenth after Massa's problems. Four laps
remained in the race with everyone in the top ten separated by fairly big
margins so and changes on places was unlikely. Nico and Rubens were running
in thirteenth and fourteenth as Kubica set a new fastest lap with a
1m:16.972 on lap sixty seven. Hamilton would start his final lap and would
finish it taking victory in the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix. Button was second
from Alonso, Vettel, Webber, Rosberg, Kubica, Buemi, Liuzzi, and
Sutil was able to finish in tenth. Schumacher had made contact with Liuzzi
on the last lap seeing both Force India cars pass the Mercedes.
For the Williams team the race again failed to produce any sort of result.
Yes they did have troubles in the opening lap but Nico also got a drive
through penalty while Rubens was simply off the pace. Another race where a
lot of promise was talked abut but neither driver delivered. With the next
race in Valencia one can only hope that the Williams team brings further
upgrades for their cars to try and find some extra pace. To have both Force
India cars finish in the points made Williams' race even more disappointing. |