Fernando Alonso claimed victory in a dramatic inaugural Korean Grand Prix which saw the 2010 F1 world championship turned on its head after both Red Bull drivers failed to finish for the first time this season.
For a long time it appeared that Sebastian Vettel would be in line to benefit from a rare error by team-mate Mark Webber, who put a wheel off the road on only the second lap of a wet race that eventually started after 17 laps behind the safety car but, even as he was reporting that it was getting too dark to see the braking points at certain corners, the German lit up the gloom as his engine let go.
The failure allowed Alonso to take the lead just as the race qualified for full points - after doubts that it would reach the 75 per cent distance required - and the Spaniard had enough in hand to keep Lewis Hamilton at bay.
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The McLaren man would have been in prime position to succeed Vettel as leader had he not made an error at the third restart that handed back the advantage he had gained from a slow Ferrari pit-stop, but kept himself in the hunt for a second title by claiming the 18 points for second place. Yahoo! Eurosport UK
Vitantonio Liuzzi was sixth for Force India with Rubens Barrichello in seventh in the Williams. The two Saubers of Kamui Kobayashi and Nick Heidfeld were eighth and ninth, respectively while Nico Hulkenberg claimed the final points scoring position in 10th.
Red Bull maintain their lead in the constructors’ championship, with a lead of 27 points over McLaren, despite their misfortunes in Korea. The charging Ferrari team is a further 25 points adrift. CNN International
Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired 1 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari Winner 2 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +14.9 secs 3 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari +30.8 secs 4 3 Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +39.6 secs 5 11 Robert Kubica Renault +47.7 secs 6 15 Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes +53.5 secs 7 9 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +69.2 secs 8 23 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari +77.8 secs 9 22 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber-Ferrari +80.1 secs 10 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth +80.8 secs 11 17 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +84.1 secs 12 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +89.9 secs 13 19 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth +1 Lap 14 21 Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps 15 20 Sakon Yamamoto HRT-Cosworth +2 Laps Ret 14 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes Accident Ret 5 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault Engine Ret 12 Vitaly Petrov Renault Accident Ret 24 Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth Accident Ret 16 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari Accident Ret 25 Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth Accident Ret 18 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth +30 Laps Ret 6 Mark Webber RBR-Renault Accident Ret 4 Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP Accident
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