Red Bull
Sebastian Vettel, P1
Mark Webber, P2
What a day for Red Bull as their dominant one-two clinched their first constructors’ championship. That means that Adrian Newey has won titles with three different teams… Vettel never looked like being challenged, but for much of the race Webber had an overheating problem that required him to turn down the Renault engine’s power and denied him the chance of pushing his team mate. It was interesting to note, their lack of need to push really hard notwithstanding, that they only set the fourth (Webber) and sixth (Vettel) fastest race laps. The big question, however, is whether the refusal to ask Vettel to move over for Webber will ultimately cost the team the drivers’ title. Alonso has 246 points, Webber 238, Vettel 231, but it could have been Alonso 246, Webber 245, Vettel 224. If Brazil’s podium order is repeated in Abu Dhabi, Alonso will be champion…
Ferrari
Fernando Alonso, P3
Felipe Massa, P15
Alonso lost too much time struggling with Hulkenberg in the opening seven laps, and by the time he got past the Red Bulls were long gone. Even the safety car offered little fresh opportunity as he had seven backmarkers between himself and Webber. But third kept him on track for the title, so he was happy. Interestingly, he set the second-fastest lap. Massa was not happy. He ran strongly early on but a loose right front wheel necessitated a second pit stop, and that left him to a series of unhappy adventures in the midfield for the rest of the afternoon.
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McLaren
Lewis Hamilton, P4
Jenson Button, P5
Hamilton said that his MP4-25 lacked straight-line pace and was concerned that his F duct wasn’t working properly, though the team radioed to say it was okay. He said the car simply wasn’t fast enough, and with 222 points to Alonso’s 245 and only 25 up for grabs in Abu Dhabi, his championship chances are all but over. Button’s are, as his fifth-place finish brought his tally to 199. The outgoing champion was, however, much happier with his car in race trim, and the MP4-25s set the fastest (Hamilton) and third-fastest (Button) race laps.
Mercedes GP
Nico Rosberg, P6
Michael Schumacher, P7
Schumacher looked strong all weekend, but handed sixth place to Rosberg after the younger German went for fresh rubber under the safety car. Rosberg had to stop twice because of a wheel problem, but kept in contention as the field shuffled together, then moved up thanks to Schumacher, who took seventh.
Williams
Nico Hulkenberg, P8
Rubens Barrichello, P14
There was no fairy story for Williams. Hulkenberg lost the pole advantage to Vettel even before the first corner, then second place to Webber before the lap was over, but he kept Alonso behind him for seven laps and Hamilton never did get by until the pit stops. The young German did himself a power of good with a strong run ahead of Kubica to eighth place, which put Williams ahead of Force India in the constructors’ stakes. Barrichello was a points contender until his passing move on Alguersuari saw the Toro Rosso clip the Williams’ left front tyre, which was cut. He thus finished a disappointed 14th.
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