Heidfeld 10th, Kubica 14th as Webber clinches maiden win


By BMWF1Talk
July 12 2009

The rain didn't come in the end, and while this made the race less exciting, it was incredible to see Webber's comeback after drive-through penalty and to take a dominant win. Big loser of the day was Barrichello, who after the race heavily criticized his team; lets see how they react. On the other hand there is little to say about the BMW Sauber drivers, with both failing to score points.

Kubica had a better start off the grid, leapfrogging Heidfeld, but eventually by mid race the German retook the position, and while he settled for 10th, the Polish lagged further backwards, only to finish 14th.

Not a good day for the Swiss-German squad, but with no rain there was little more to expect after yesterday's qualifying. The car upgrades haven't been enough, clearly.

 More info, including the drivers and management reactions, to come soon...

Race Results:

Pos   Driver Team Engine Car Lap Time
1   Webber Red Bull Renault RB5 60 1h36:43.310
2   Vettel Red Bull Renault RB5 60 +9.252
3   Massa Ferrari Ferrari F60 60 +15.906
4   Rosberg Williams Toyota FW31 60 +21.099
5   Button Brawn GP Mercedes BGP 001 60 +23.609
6   Barrichello Brawn GP Mercedes BGP 001 60 +24.468
7   Alonso Renault Renault R29 60 +24.888
8   Kovalainen McLaren Mercedes MP4/24 60 +58.692
9   Glock Toyota Toyota TF109 60 +1:01.457
10   Heidfeld BMW Sauber BMW F1.09 60 +1:01.925
11   Fisichella Force India Mercedes VJM02 60 +1:02.327
12   Nakajima Williams Toyota FW31 60 +1:02.876
13   Piquet Renault Renault R29 60 +1:08.328
14   Kubica BMW Sauber BMW F1.09 60 +1:09.555
15   Sutil Force India Mercedes VJM02 60 +1:11.941
16   Buemi Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 60 +1:30.225
17   Trulli Toyota Toyota TF109 60 +1:30.970
18   Hamilton McLaren Mercedes MP4/24 59 +1 Lap
19   Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari F60 34 Retired
20   Bourdais Toro Rosso Ferrari STR4 18 Retired

 Fastest Lap: Alonso (Renault) 1:33.365

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