Ignition - Turkey Grand Prix

May 2011

iGNITIONTURKEY

Turkish GP previewThe challenge of completing 58 laps round Istanbul Park

Push the buttonWe reveal the complexities of the FW33 steering wheel

People PowerWhat it takes to get into Formula One - and stay there

Pastor looks for improvements Chinese Grand Prix, 17 April 2011

Im pleased that we finished the race because we now have more data to analyse how the FW33 is working over a race distance which we havent had to date. My car felt OK but we need to find more speed and improve our performance.

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NEXT RACE: TURKEYThe Istanbul Park circuit undulates and has several fast corners which require aerodynamic performance from the cars and full commitment from the drivers.

Former Williams F1 driver David Coulthard refers to Istanbul Park as a modern day classic. The most challenging corner on the lap is the quadruple-apex Turn 8, through which the drivers pull 5G for nearly seven seconds. The entry to the corner is blind and theres a bump mid-corner that tries to throw the cars off-line. Being the first of only five anti-clockwise circuits on the calendar, its a physical track for the drivers because the left side of the neck takes a pounding. However fit you are, says Rubens, youll begin to feel your neck by the end of this race. Its tough.

I love Istanbul Park. It is one of the most challenging circuits on the calendar and we will aim to be flat out there. Everyone says Turn 8 is a highlight, and it is, but I also find the circuit nice from a set-up point of

view with qualifying also a good challenge.

Ive been to Istanbul Park four or five times and I think it is a good circuit to race on. Last year I had one of my best races of the season in Istanbul racing in GP2. It is also quite a technical circuit, and if we can get the car performing as we want, it will be a good event for us.

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Circuit information Number of laps: 58Circuit length: 5.3km / 3.3miles2010 Winner: Hamilton, McLaren

Race Schedule (all times local)

Friday 6th May FP1 10:00 - 11:30 FP2 14:00 - 15:30

Saturday 7th MayFP3 11:00 - 12:00 Qualifying 14:00 Sunday 8th May Race 15:00

CHASSIS CHAT WITH SAM MICHAELWere bringing a number of upgrades to the FW33 over the next few races, starting with Istanbul. The package for Turkey will include new brake ducts, revised front wing and rear wings, plus some other secondary items. Combined, these components should give the FW33 a decent step-up in performance. Our objective is to get the car into the points as soon as possible. Istanbul Park has a great layout for the drivers to get their teeth into. In particular, it boasts an excellent natural overtaking spot at the end of the back straight. Turkey has the notorious Turn 8, a left hander which places considerable loads on the cars aerodynamics. A car that can handle those pressures, combined with one capable of some significant kerb riding through the last sequence of corners, is critical at this track.

COSWORTHS ENGINE NOTESIstanbul Park is one of the most complicated circuits on the Formula One calendar with a varied mix of high, medium and low-speed sections which puts engines through a tough workout. The vagaries of the track require effective power delivery from the bottom end of the rev range right up to peak power output. The multi-apex Turn 8 remains a stiff challenge for drivers and demands a consistent response from the engine at high-speed. Good traction is critical upon the exit of Turn 12 to negotiate the slow final section of the lap. The tracks location at 125m above sea level and with almost 46m of elevation change over the lap exacerbates the demands placed on the engine.

PIRELLIS TYRE TALK Turkey is a very exciting track, and from Pirellis perspective it is almost our second home race: the Izmit factory, where all the Formula One tyres are made, is only half an hour away from the circuit. Istanbul Park is a very demanding track for tyres as we normally see high temperatures on top of some very challenging corners. Like everyone, we were pleased to see Williams get both cars to the finish in China and with the depth of experience that is clear to anyone who has worked with the team, were sure its not going to be long before the team is hitting all of its targets.

Turkey is one of only five anti-clockwise circuits on the 2011 calendar. The others are Abu Dhabi, Singapore, Korea and Brazil.

Ferraris Felipe Massa has won the race three times between 2006-2008.

The cars reach speeds approaching 195mph down the back straight into Turn 12.

A MOMENT IN HISTORYJacques scores his first Formula One win

When Formula One returned to Europe after three long-haul races in the 1996 season, rookie driver Jacques Villeneuve scored his first Formula One victory at the Nrburgring. Villeneuve led from the start but was under pressure from Michael Schumachers Ferrari throughout the race. The Williams driver responded brilliantly to keep the World Champion behind and crossed the line less than a second ahead of the Ferrari.

ISTANBUL BECOMES ISTANCOOL!Over the Grand Prix weekend an inspiring programme of arts, fashion, design, literature and film diplomacy takes over Istanbul as the Istancool festival gets underway. Visit to rub shoulders with the worlds leading cultural figures, fashion gurus, influential writers and many talented artists.

Sam Michael, Technical DirectorThere is nothing satisfying about finishing out of the points. Reliability-wise, however, it was positive to get both cars to the finish. There were stages during the race when our performance was respectable so we need to focus on those areas and improve our qualifying pace. We have some sound upgrades planned for Istanbul and we will be concentrating our efforts on those.

Rubens Barrichello We opted for a two-stop strategy today, others did three, but I dont think that made a difference. The car isnt performing as well as it should. I am going to work hard to help the team improve it. I need this car to be performing better and I know we can make it happen.

Pastor Maldonado Im pleased that we finished the race because we now have more data to analyse how the FW33 is working over a race distance which we havent had to date. My car felt ok, but we need to find more speed and improve our performance. We have a long gap between now and Turkey to look over the data and make improvements.

CLASSIFICATION

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren2 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull3 Mark Webber Red Bull4 Jenson Button McLaren5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes6 Felipe Massa Ferrari7 Fernando Alonso Ferrari8 Michael Schumacher Mercedes9 Vitaly Petrov Renault10 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber11 Paul Di Resta Force India12 Nick Heidfeld Renault13 Rubens Barrichello AT&T Williams14 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso15 Adrian Sutil Force India16 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus17 Sergio Perez Sauber18 Pastor Maldonado AT&T Williams19 Jarno Trulli Lotus20 Jerome DAmbrosio Virgin21 Timo Glock Virgin22 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT23 Narain Karthikeyan HRT

DNF Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso

The third race in four weeks on the other side of the world gave AT&T Williams a double finish in China with Rubens finishing 13th and Pastor completing his first race distance in 18th place.

The drivers lined up 15th and 17th on the starting grid, their final positions compromised by a red flag in Q2 when Vitaly Petrovs Renault stopped on the circuit with a little over two minutes remaining in the session. That forced most of the field back out on track but neither AT&T Williams driver could get enough clear air on a congested track to improve their grid position.

At the start, Rubens maintained his 15th place while Pastor initially dropped to 20th but re-passed the two Lotus cars by the end of the first lap.

At the start of lap two the AT&T Williams cars were separated by Mark Webbers Red Bull and the Sauber of Sergio Perez. Webber, starting 18th after a troublesome qualifying session, passed Rubens on lap three and then Perez began challenging the Brazilian.

Starting lap seven the Sauber was just 0.7s behind Rubens and pulled alongside going into the braking zone at Turn 11, dropping Rubens to 17th, with Pastor 4s behind. The Venezuelan then came under attack from Heikki Kovalainen, the Lotus driver finding a way past on lap eight.

Two laps later Pastor pitted, taking on the harder tyres and resuming the race in 22nd place, before making a

DRS-assisted pass on the Hispania of Narain Karthikeyan into Turn 14 on lap 11.

Rubens meanwhile had moved up to P14 through the pitstop phase and was tracking Perez just 0.7s ahead, but then started to lose ground as his tyres began to fade, the gap to the Sauber opening to 0.9s, 1.6s, 2.7s, and then 4.4s as Michael Schumachers Mercedes overtook the Brazilian on lap 14. Rubens gave it two more laps on his soft tyres before pitting for hards and rejoined in 17th, with a 7.4s gap to Perez who stopped at the same time.

Both cars moved up two places when the Lotus duo stopped on laps 19 and 20, crossing the line to start lap 22 with a 4.6s gap between the two FW33s. Rubens set about keeping the gap to Nick Heidfelds Renault down, while Pastors times started to increase towards the end of his second stint. The gap to Rubens widened 3.6s, 3.8s, 6.1s, 7.4s before the rookie pitted again on lap

25 for a second set of the harder tyres, rejoining in 18th.

Rubens had made it to 11th place on lap 33 but was back in the pits on lap 35 for hard tyres, now going through to the end of the race on a two-stop strategy.

Pastor was running in-between the two Lotus cars going into his final stint on a three-stop strategy, with Kovalainen 14s ahead and Trulli 8s behind. Pastor reduced that gap to 8s by the time Kovalainen passed Perez for P16 on lap 50, while the second Lotus was never in a position to challenge, falling away to 14s behind at the flag.

The end to Rubens race was marked by a battle with the Toro Rosso of Sebastien Buemi, who was on a charge. The Swiss driver closed lap-by-lap 3.6s, 2.4s, 1.5s, 0,7s and then 0.4s going into the last lap, but some good defensive driving saw Rubens hold off Buemi by half a second at the chequered flag.


RACE REVIEW: CHINATeams reliability concerns are eased after both cars finish inChina, now the focus is on closing the gap to the points.


How do you get a job in Formula One? iGNITION gets the inside track from Donna Byatt in the AT&T Williams Human Resources team.

GETTING INTO FORMULA ONE

It is one of the most desirable sports in the world and the team regularly receives hundreds, if not thousands of applications for an advertised role.

The sport requires a particular type of person and not everyone is cut out for it due to the sheer amount of work that is required of each and every employee.

There are no quiet jobs in Formula One, but the people who make up the 470 staff at the AT&T Williams factory arent here for a quiet life theyre here to win.

Having recently joined the team from Randstad, the global recruitment company which has been a high-profile partner of the team since 2006, Donna Byatt is ideally placed to discuss the type of people that AT&T Williams look for.

It has been an easy transition to make, she says of her recent move from the Newbury branch of Randstad, half an hours drive from the factory in Grove, Oxfordshire.

It seemed like a natural progression for me to make this move as I had been personally supplying high quality staff to Williams for the two years that I worked for Randstad so had a strong understanding of the expectations of the Williams team. Of course, it helped that I knew all of the staff that I had placed here (who are all still here) and had also been working closely with the HR team for those two years.

The culture in which we work is very demanding and fast-paced, she

says when asked what life is like at AT&T Williams on a day-to-day basis.

Our people are expected to be innovative, vigorous, flexible and proactive. A can-do attitude is essential. Often the individuals specialism is a given due to the specialist engineering types of roles that we have.

Being a team player is key, and in that sense the values that Williams and Randstad share are very similar, she added.

Both companies employ very talented people and have high expectations regarding the delivery of their product. Our brands are recognised worldwide and we both work very hard in relation to our corporate social responsibility. Williams and Randstad have always sought to maximise the opportunity to work together in the placing of world-class talent.

Donnas role encompasses not only the racing team, but other companies in the Williams Group including Williams Hybrid Power and the Williams Technology Centre in Qatar.

Our role is to recruit, retain, motivate and develop individuals who have world class talent in their specialist field to ensure each of our companies has the capability of delivering world class performance, said Donna.

Our areas of responsibility are numerous and include recruitment, induction, employee relations, talent management, training and

development, employee reward and benefits, work experience / student placements, organising staff events, to mention but a few.

One of the most enjoyable parts of our roles is the organisation and running of a number of staff events which include Staff Race Days and the Staff Open Day. We find it rewarding to meet the families and friends of staff whom we come into contact with on a daily basis.

Donna outlined the way the team deal with applications in partnership with Randstad:

We receive applications from all over the world and from many different sources which also include direct advertising on our website and in publications such as Autosport, she said.

We also work closely with Randstad to fill positions in Qatar and in the UK. Typically applicants submit their resumes either directly via our website or where applicable through Randstad.

These are then reviewed against job requirements by the relevant managers and where individuals are of interest to us contact will be made accordingly. Typically the process is a series of interviews which also incorporate personality, ability and job specific tests.

The process isnt really much different from the procedure for any other job, but of course most other jobs dont have the appeal that working for AT&T Williams does!


GETTING STARTED IN MOTORSPORT

There are currently in excess of 40,000 people working in Motorsport throughout the world. Motorsport consists of various sporting events and activities undertaken by various vehicles.

For the purpose of this summary we are focusing on engineering roles within F1 specifically, however some of the advice applies across other areas of the Motorsport industry.

Many teams have their preferences and contacts with Universities. At AT&T Williams, the preference is for a strong Mechanical Engineering or Aerodynamics degree. Members of staff have studied at Oxford Brookes, Southampton, Coventry, Bath, Imperial, Cranfield to name a few, but this is not an exhaustive list and does not mean you will not be considered for jobs if you did not attend the favoured universities. You should thoroughly research the subjects studied as part of the Degree course you intend to apply for.

At this stage get involved in volunteering at local motorsport events, Formula Student or Engineering initiatives through your University. In addition, part time jobs relevant to the subjects or environments you wish to work

in demonstrate your practical application of the skills you are learning at University. Even if not directly related to Motorsport, the transferable skills can be imperative in making you an attractive candidate for a job vacancy.

There are limited opportunities for graduates in F1. Typically teams look for students who have achieved a minimum 2:1 classification in a relevant degree.

Vacancies occasionally become available for graduates in the teams Test Facilities or Aerodynamic Departments. Graduate vacancies appointed in the last 12 months include Wind Tunnel Technician, Junior Model Designer, Junior Aerodynamicist and Junior CFD Aerodynamicist. The successful applicants were all able to demonstrate practical experience through previous work experience, placements or hobbies. This demonstrates the value of a placement opportunity. It can give you up to a years experience at an early stage of your learning which

remains on your CV for the rest of your life.

Alternatives to a direct graduate entry into F1 could be to initially seek employment in other areas of the Motorsport industry, including other Motorsport series, rally car teams, as well as suppliers of F1 teams.

Other credible options include securing opportunities in the broader engineering or aerospace industries, which offer more graduate opportunities than F1, and have the support and spare resources built into their workforce to train fresh graduates. The experience gained within such industries can also prove highly valuable in an F1 environment.

As a Motorsport Team which deals solely with F1, each year we receive in excess of 8,000 CVs. These are a mixture of job applications, speculative CVs, and placement and work experience applications. This demonstrates the competition for any vacancy we advertise, and the importance of showing you are the best in the industry at what you do.

Becoming a Formula One Engineer

F1 is demanding and at the same time rewarding. It has changed a lot in recent years with manufacturer involvement increasing the size of the teams ten-fold.

This means more management and planning is required. Engineering and production techniques applied ten years ago are no longer viable. It is a team sport and has become more so.

WHAT SHOULD I STUDY?Mechanical and aerospace engineering are the primary degrees applicable to working in F1. There is scope for electrical and manufacturing engineering as well.

There are many areas of specialisation within those fields such as composites, materials, etc.There are a few essential subjects to take at university including: engineering mechanics (dynamics), fluid mechanics (aerodynamics), vibration analysis (dynamics), mechanics of solids (design), CAD (design) and materials science (design).

It is also useful to have knowledge of mechanical and electronic control systems and computer programming.

There are many systems on the car such as active differentials, seamless gearshift actuators and fly by wire throttles and clutches that require control systems.

If you are a mechanical designer working on those systems you will always be better off if you actually understand how they will be controlled. F1 engine design would also require thermodynamic studies.

WHAT SORT OF WORK EXPERIENCE DO I NEED?Experience in your local open wheeler category is essential. This can be karts, then Formula Ford, Formula 3, Formula Atlantic, Formula BMW, etc.

Anything that is an open wheeler with adjustable suspension, wings and slick tyres is great to learn on. Touring cars are okay, but

wont teach the same sensitivities that open wheelers have to aerodynamics and tyres. Dont be afraid to ask questions!

Even starting out with basics such as driving the race team truck and helping out the mechanics is good.

It gives grass roots training and that is how fundamentals are understood. If you miss this stage you will struggle to go back to it!

Progressing to understanding on-board data acquisition systems and lap simulations gives a better understanding again of aerodynamics and tyres.

And for those outside Europe, it is then important to get to Europe, to understand the cultures involved in motor racing and F1 in particular. You need to have residency permits if required. Most teams dont want to deal with these details so you need to sort it out yourself beforehand.

TOP TIPS FOR A CAREER IN MOTORSPORT

1. Plan your education as early as possible and study hard to achieve your academic goals.

2. Get involved in networking through volunteering at Motorsport Events and Formula School or Student initiatives.

3. Get as much practical experience as possible, utilise all the resources at school, college or University to demonstrate your practical skills and build up your CV.

4. Competition is high - differentiate yourself from other colleagues and students.

5. Enjoy the whole experience. The road can be a long one, but when you achieve your ultimate goal it will be worth all the blood, sweat and tears. It is important you come to the sport with the same passion as you had when you watched that first ever Grand Prix, or Motorsport event!


A BUSY DAY IN THE OFFICEPastor Maldonados Race Engineer Xevi Pujolar details how much the drivers have to do in the cockpit, and looks ahead to Turkey...

no problem but after a longer run they might say I need some support for that specific corner.

There are a couple of other corners on the calendar which approach the physical challenge of Turn 8, as Xevi outlined.

In Brazil there is a high loading corner similar to Istanbul through Turn 4, the tight left-hander onto the back straight. Its not as fast as Turn 8 but they still pull quite high G through there. In Shanghai Turn 13 onto the back straight is also similar, and Turn 3 in Barcelona is also a challenge.

Two of the first three Grands Prix of Pastor Maldonados career have all come on circuits which the Venezuelan had never drive before Melbourne and Shanghai but the reigning GP2 champion competed at Istanbul Park in three of his four

season in the category, winning by nearly 20 seconds in 2010. Pujolar outlined the challenges of the circuit for him and his driver.

The speeds are higher in Formula One and the braking is stronger, but I cannot see any more problems at Turkey than at any other circuit that he has driven in GP2, he said. For me, Turn 8 is a corner that, once he gets the right feeling and right line, it will not be a problem.

The last three corners will be harder to get right as you lose much more time there if you get it wrong, two or three tenths easily if you get too deep in the first corner or dont get a good exit from the last one. At Turn 8, once he gets the right speed throughout the sessions we should be fine.

Car setup poses a few more problems to be overcome this season, with the higher-wearing Pirelli tyres a major factor in the first three races.

We have to see with the tyres, through Turn 8 you tend to damage the right-front quite a lot, sometimes in the past we get graining on the Friday but in the race it will be better.

Theyre on the limit, he said when asked about the rate of wear the teams are experiencing in races this season. A lot of drivers complained before the season because they want to push on every lap, but for me I think its interesting if everything is on the limit and everyone is doing more pit stops.

The new regulations for the 2011 Formula One season have caused much discussion among commentators, fans and drivers about the workload placed on the drivers in the cockpit.

With a plethora of switches, dials and buttons already in place to adjust settings including brake balance, differentials, torque maps and more, the addition of driver-operated KERS and the DRS system was felt by some to be a step too far.

So far in the first three races, the new systems, allied to the higher degradation of the Pirelli tyres, have produced some excellent racing, with the previous race in Malaysia a case in point. With so much more happening in Grands Prix this year, what effect does that higher workload have on the drivers? iGNITION sat down with Pastor Maldonados race engineer Xevi Pujolar to talk over the subject.

The amount the drivers must do

inside the cockpit has definitely increased, but with more and more practice it will become more natural, said Xevi. We had some experiences during winter testing where if the driver makes one mistake or presses the wrong button at the wrong time, hes off the track. For the drivers, it was easier in the days when we had automatic gears and traction control, but with those now banned it is much more demanding.

Xevi revealed the pressure is really on in qualifying this year to make maximum use of the new systems.

During the race, as the wing is used only once you get into a rhythm with it, he said. I think the main pressure is in qualifying, especially in the first two sessions when there are a lot of cars on track. On top of that the tyres last only one lap so you have to keep the temperature in the tyres during the out lap, charge your KERS, look at the traffic and get everything ready for the one timed lap.

The addition of KERS and DRS was thought by some to favour younger drivers, the so-called Playstation Generation, but Xevi sees it differently.

A young driver uses more of his overall capacity to drive the car, so even if he is used to playing with the switches, hes focusing more on his ability to drive the car. When you have an experienced driver like Rubens, he may not be as used to the buttons but he can drive so naturally that he has more spare capacity to think about it, so it evens out to about the same level.

With all of the extra demands on the drivers, perhaps the last thing they need is to go to a circuit like Istanbul, which combines a serious physical test with the on-track challenge of the awesome Turn 8, a quadruple-apex left-hander taken at over 160mph. The drivers experience over 5G for seven seconds, punishing the left-hand neck muscles and many opt for a supportive pad in the cockpit to rest their head on through the corner.

In the past it used to be more of a problem but now the drivers are very fit and the cars are easier to drive - they are pretty stable even when youre pulling high G-forces, said Xevi. The only thing they like to have is a pad on the right hand side so they can rest their head on it through Turn 8.

Some drivers need it more and it will be affected by their level of fitness and how they want to deal with that corner. Sometimes in the first session well do a short run and they

Xevi and Pastor on the grid in China

Wondering what all the fuss is about? Turn over to see how many buttons, dials and switches are on the FW33 steering wheel!


With hundreds of adjustments to be made during a race, its no wonder the steering wheel alone costs more than 30,000.

PUSH THE BUTTON...!

Neutral/ReverseTo engage neutral or reverse gears

Drinkbutton

Enginekill switch

KERSDriver holds down button

depending on the amount of KERS he wants to use

Brake Balance / AcknowledgeThis registers on the telemetry so a driver can mark a specific point on the track to discuss

with his engineers

Differential adjustment for corner entry

Differential adjustment for

corner exit

Engine Mode(fuel / ignition)

Downshift

ClutchUpshift

Clutch

Clutch tuning

KERS releaseAdjusts the horsepower released when the KERS button is pressed

Multi-functionAllows adjustments to several

settings including adjusting what readouts appear on the display, engine mapping and fuel pumps

Drivertorque mapsKERS harvesting

Engine and torque mapsStart / Normal running switch

DRS activation

Clutch calibration

Radio Activates

car to pit radio

Pitlane speed limiter

Marshal lights (red/blue/yellow)

Tyre setting

Minus buttonFor settings on display

Plus buttonFor settings on display


INSIDE WILLIAMSF1

The adventures of Rennfahrer BiberleIn the build-up to the Chinese Grand Prix a mysterious photo emerged showing an AT&T Williams team member crouched on the track in Shanghai, taking pictures of a small red racing car.

That engineer turned out to be Rubens physio Achim Hofstdter, shown here with Rubens and Toto Wolff on the grid in China, so iGNITION tracked down the fitness guru to find out what was going on. In 2009 I decided to try and combine my passion for photography along side my full time job as Rubens physio. I wanted to find a theme that would fit into my working day and could develop over the course of the year, he said.

My intention was to show Formula One in a different light. It would have been impossible to take photos while I was at work and the cars were running, so I left that side of things to the pros while I focused on something a little more fun

I was searching for a character in a model racing car that expressed humour and a certain comical brilliance - which wasnt easy to find! The choice of model F1 cars is almost limitless, but at the end of the day they were all a bit too...serious for my needs. Plus, if you wanted a driver inside one that actually shows a hint of expression it gets quite difficult!

After a long time searching I finally came across one and started to take photos, trying to capture all the iconic scenes of the circuits we go to. At first I got some strange looks from people in the paddock, but when they eventually saw the pictures they could see the irony and the funny side of it!

So, Biberle became my little travelling companion from the 2009 Formula One season. From the cold winds at the Nurburgring, to the bright lights at Abu Dhabi, I enjoyed taking photos of him at every single racetrack!

If you want to see more of Achims photography - and we recommend you do! - go to www.rennfahrerbiberle.com.

http://www.rennfahrerbiberle.com


2011: THE SEASON SO FAR DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 682 Lewis Hamilton McLaren 473 Jenson Button McLaren 384 Mark Webber Red Bull 375 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 266 Felipe Massa Ferrari 247 Vitaly Petrov Renault 178 Nick Heidfeld Renault 159 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1010 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber 711 Michael Schumacher Mercedes 612 Sebastien Buemi Toro Rosso 413 Adrian Sutil Force India 214 Paul Di Resta Force India 215 Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 016 Jarno Trulli Lotus 017 Rubens Barrichello AT&T Williams 018 Jerome DAmbrosio Virgin 019 Timo Glock Virgin 020 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 021 Sergio Perez Sauber 022 Pastor Maldonado AT&T Williams 023 Vitantonio Liuzzi HRT 024 Narain Karthikeyan HRT 0

CONSTRUCTORSCHAMPIONSHIP 1 Red Bull 1052 McLaren 853 Ferrari 504 Renault 325 Mercedes 166 Sauber 77 Toro Rosso 48 Force India 49 Lotus 010 AT&T Williams 011 Virgin 012 HRT 0

Melbourne, AustraliaWinner: VettelRubens: DNF Pastor: DNF

Sepang, MalaysiaWinner: VettelRubens: DNF Pastor: DNF

Shanghai, ChinaWinner: HamiltonRubens: P13 Pastor: P18

Istanbul, Turkey6-8 May2010 Winner: Hamilton

Barcelona, Spain20-22 May2010 Winner: Webber

Monte Carlo, Monaco26-29 May2010 Winner: Webber

Montreal, Canada10-12 June2010 Winner: Hamilton

Valencia, Europe24-26 June2010 Winner: Vettel

Silverstone, Great Britain8-10 July2010 Winner: Webber

Nrburgring, Germany22-24 July2010 Winner: Alonso

Budapest, Hungary29-31 July2010 Winner: Webber

Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium26-28 August2010 Winner: Hamilton

Monza, Italy9-11 September2010 Winner: Alonso

Marina Bay, Singapore23-25 September2010 Winner: Alonso

Suzuka, Japan7-9 October2010 Winner: Vettel

Yeongam, Korea14-16 October2010 Winner: Alonso

New Delhi, India28-30 October2010 Winner: N/A

Yas Marina, Abu Dhabi11-13 November2010 Winner: Vettel

Interlagos, Brazil25-27 November2010 Winner: Vettel

ThursdayThe freight made it safely to Shanghai and, much to our surprise, so did our race engineers. They spent a couple of nights in Bangkok before the Chinese Grand Prix and some people expected them never to surface again. But were told they were very restrained in Thailands capital and they even took time out to visit a zoo. Dont they see enough animals in the F1 paddock?

FridayDont mess with AT&T Williams. Various members of our pit crew were stitched up earlier in the week by a local chancer selling fake goods. Foolishly, this Chinese Del Boy returned to the F1 paddock to try his luck on another team and he was immediately lynched by the boys, who got their money back.

SaturdayHappy birthday to the boss. Frank Williams turned 69 on 16th April and youll never guess how he spent his big day in the office! He shared his birthday with Force India driver Paul di Resta, who celebrated by getting into Q3 for the first time in his F1 career.

SundayTechnical Director Sam Michael was the first member of AT&T Williams to board a flight to the UK this evening, so he wasnt allowed to travel light. Team coordinator Paul Singlehurst gave him six suitcases to take back to the factory, which led to quizzical looks and sarcastic comments from check-in staff. Couldnt decide what to bring on holiday, could we sir?

Did you know that a new record was set in the Chinese Grand Prix? Only one car retired from the race, that of Toro Rossos Jaime Alguersuari, meaning 23 cars crossed the finish line.

That broke the previous record of 22 finishers that had been jointly held by the 1952 British Grand Prix and the 2010 Brazilian GP.


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williamsowlWe only have this situation at the minute as the teams are still learning about the different compounds. After a few more races I believe that most of the teams will be on the same strategy.

TheSeffI think F1 is back to what it was before: lots of overtaking, drivers have to save and manage their tires, and the most important thing is the return of strategies! Its not confusing, its exciting!

Timv_RuBarriFormula 1 isnt confusing nowadays, its just that they are developing a lot and the technology and their inventions are growing a lot too. Its getting even MORE fun to watch.

DISCUSSION POINT Has Formula One become

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