Sebastian Vettel has been crowned the 2010 Formula 1 World Champion after driving a remarkable race at the Abu Dhabi GP. Today’s achievement adds to Red Bull’s 2010 constructor’s title which the team bagged last week in Brazil. The youngest ever World Champion from Germany was the first driver to cross the finish line after starting from pole. His top rival, Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso who could have become champion if he finished in fourth place only managed seventh and lost the title by four points.
The double World Champion spent a lot of time behind Renault’s Vitaly Petrov and failed to overtake the Russian rookie and that pretty much took his championship chances away. Red Bull’s Mark Webber who was also a strong contender for the championship suffered from the same fate and spent the entire duration of the 55-lap race behind Alonso.
Vettel’s first place finish was accompanied by McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton who was closing the gap between himself and Vettel during the final few laps. Third place went to Hamilton’s teammate Jenson Button, champion of 2009. This meant that the podium of the 2010 Abu Dhabi GP at the Yas Marina circuit was made up by the 2008 champion (Hamilton), 2009 champion and of course of the freshly-crowned 2010 champion.
Fourth was taken up Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg while Renault’s Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov finished in fifth and sixth places respectively. Alonso crossed the line in seventh ahead of Webber while ninth and tenth spots were taken up by Jaime Alguersuari from Toro Rosso and Felipe Massa from Ferrari.
The best of the new comers is officially Lotus Racing as Heikki Kovalainen finished the race in 17th place ahead Virgin’s Lucas di Grassi. The Hispania duo Bruno Senna and Christian Klien finished in 19th and 20th. Jarno Trulli of Lotus who suffered from various issues including a broken rear wing managed 21st. The were only three retirements of the day and they were Timo Glock of Virgin, Michael Schumacher of Mercedes and finally Vitantonio Liuzzi of Force India.
All drivers had clean starts when the lights went green but Alonso slipped from third to fourth by the first corner. Vettel managed to maintain his lead and stayed up in front, ahead of both the McLaren drivers. Just moments later, within the first lap, Schumacher spun while exiting a corner and Liuzzi crashed straight into him. That caused the one and only Safety Car period of the race.
After the restart the top positions were maintain with Vettel leading the McLaren drivers, Alonso, Webber and Massa. Webber was the first of the top runners to pit after suffering tire issues. His pit stop then prompted Massa and subsequently Alonso’s pit stops. Many say that if Alonso didn’t pit as early as he did, he could have collected his third title. Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he got stuck behind Petrov until the very end of the race as the Russian already performed his pit stop during the Safety Car period earlier. Webber was also in the same train, behind Alonso.
Alonso tried his best to overtake Petrov but the Russian did an excellent job in keeping the title contender at bay. Today was the final race of the season and we will meet again next for the 2011 Bahrain GP on March 13th. Meanwhile expect more news from the high-adrenaline world of Formula 1 as teams perform winter testing with new Pirelli rubber, launch their new contenders and announce their drivers. We will also find out if Lotus Racing will be able to keep the “Team Lotus” designation.
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congrats vettel
alonso, vettel n kimi r product of former sauber petronas
I don’t remember Alonso being a Sauber driver previously…
yes…
vettel…. vettel…. vettel…. vettel…. vettel…. vettel… vettel…. vettel
you will see many red bull drink in renault pit in next season….
vettel…. vettel… World Champion… you are the best…. sorry la abdul hadi… hahahahahaha
SAD to see ferrari use wrong strategy while Red Bull really very obvious favor Vettel by pit Webber in early lap of the race…But however it good Vettel to win the title bcoz he is really talented fast driver no matter now or sooner next season he sure will be world champion…This is the consequence Webber make Red bull bosses angry what he said in the press b4 the race…Really pity him no help from his own team…
Actually Webber already damage his tyre and they decide to pit early.
it was webber’s call to pit early as he complained about his tyres. i repeat, it was HIS call.
Congratulations Sebastian Vettel!!! A WELL DESERVED F1 World Championship title…
Saw Alonso being a jerk after the race at Petrov…
He thinks Petrov gonna get radioed by his team: “Alonso is faster than you, can you confirm you understand this?”
Hahahahhaha!! Serves his right!! Cheaterrrrr!!!!
This call ALONSO is really not a gentlement, need to past petrov, us the brain lah….I’m happy what petrov had done.
Congratulation : World Champion 2010 – Seb Vettel.
Am glad that Alonso lost, i remember he was all ‘black face’ when he lost to a race with michael schumacher many many years ago.
Alonso is such a sore loser.
Damn…dats a fast update !!! cheers Paultan.org~
congrats Vettel for pole, race and… the youngest ever World Tiltle !!!
congratulation! bravo for vettel… bravo for redbulllleehhhhh….
congratulation vettel!!
This kid worked so hard all season long!
Well done Seb! You are truly a deserving champion!
YESSSSSSS!!!!!! YES YES YES YES YES YESSS YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!
Sing it men!! We are the champion… WE ARE THE CHAMPIONNN!!!!!! YESYESYESYESYESSSS!!!
PADAN MUKA CHEATER!!! Serves you right to be held back by two renaults!!!!! MUAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!
Haha..
I love to see the Alonso can’t past the 2 ‘yellow markers’…that what I called ‘THE RENAULT CURSE’..lols..
nice lulz
bravo vettel!
congratulation
although the system the circus implemented these days means even the driver with the less number of race wins could be crown world champion
and that farce about non refueling.
the fact is bernie making use of the reason for ‘F1 to be closer to people’ so that he can travel and offer unbelievable contracts to anyone wishing to be associated closely to the ‘premier racing competition’ by building circuits in deserted, unbelievable places. cramming about nearly 20 races in like 5-6 months is a really good job, bernie.
well done.
lets not forget the farce about team orders. i thought the whipping continues (no no not max mosley’s) from 2009 calendar where one team was ridiculously fined extra terrestrial amount of money for having team orders. but Ferrari got away with petty 100k fine or something when massa was told the Sacred Secret Code
could the new head that french guy is the link? well,it is unfair to say things about him but is he not the person who worked with the red italian team for so long before he gone sabbatical and went to replace max mosley?
kudos to redbull racing. they proved that they got the best package. adrian is purely genius.
Well deserved World Champion.. just raw talent…
Congratulations!! As i expectation b4 the race!!
What a classic race.. 4 driver’s want to win the driver’s title..the prancing horses fails again.. Alonso fails to overtake the Russian rookies..its o.k there’s always be next season..for Vettel congrats for the double 2010 champion’s..
Now we will see Richard Branson in Air Asia girl’s tight skirt. That would be a sight to behold.
how bout richard branson n tony teratai’s bet? still on ka?
Still on. Richard will dress up in AA stewardess attire.
GREAT JOB VETTEL :):]……!!!!!!!
Some say what comes around goes around and Alonso paid the price for the German fiasco…
Anyway IMHO, Sebastian Vettel truly deserve to be crowned 2010 world champion..
how bout richard branson n tony teratai’s bet? still on ka?
uuuhhh congratz vettel…
btw im waiting virgin boss wear airasia dress haha that flight should be very famous one….
lotus win over virgin….woohhooooo…
Now Team Lotus finished ahead of Virgin in the constructor standing, will Sir Richard Branson honor his bet with Tony? Wonder which AK flight he will put up the dress and sell Nasir lemak cause I surely love to be in that flight! Keeekeeeee!
As per Team Lotus … here some news
“Renault To Sell 25 Percent Of F1 Team Stake On Wednesday – Report: A contract formalizing the sale of French carmaker Renault SA’s minority shareholding in the Enstone-based Formula One team will be signed on Wednesday. That is the claim of the Paris daily Le Figaro, revealing that the buyer of the 25 percent share is Proton, the Malaysian carmaker. Without naming its sources close to the transaction, the newspaper said Proton’s Group Lotus brand will then become the title sponsor, in a EUR 30 million per season deal over five years.”
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-grand-prix-news-briefs75/
So Fernandes, dont argue, just use 1Malaysia Racing Team instead…
14th GE is comin next year… 1Malaysia is still usable?
suppose to be 13th rite?…but from current situation it look 1malaysia will be usable after 13th GE
yeap.. fernandes should shut up and let proton spend euro$150million for the next 5 years to sponsor renaultf1 and be lotus-renaultf1
next year will be awesome
No no please. Proton is state owned means funded by us Rakyat. WHy dont we get a say in it. They will waste precious money for nothing. All we need are good cars for the rakyat at good price.
because we’re not “mat saleh” that was awesome
LOL
2009 Proton Annual Report…to avoid misleading info
http://www.proton.com/public/media/mediacentre/documents/annualreports/AReport_2009.pdf
A well deserved champion. Congrats to vettel. Serves cocky alonso right for the farcical team orders and his cockiness arrogance towards petrov at end of the race.
He probably got screwed by Renault’s team orders to hold him back to facilitate a red bull win in a Renault engine.
What goes around come around.
Really glad that the f1 champion was not an arrogant serial cheat.
Vettel, take it all in. You deserved it!
congrats vettel…
u rocks….
i am 1 of ur fan…..
huhu……
What a season. Vetttel and RBR are well deserved champions. Meanwhile maybe time to scout for Casio Edifice Team Red Bull watches if there any…… :P
Also great job for new lotus racing, they are the best among the new teams at last. So can we see Sir Richard Branson on tight red stewardness outfit? :P
edifice?! noooo! should be a protrek bah! or a G shock like the one for red bull air racing! now that would be sweeeeet!
Congrats to Vettel, Alonso lose out on team tactics. Ferrari was having too much concern with Webber and they fail to anticipate the whole outcome of the race. If Alonso remains in the race and have not pitted early, than he could have clinched the world title.
Domenicali…..arrrrggghhhh bodo bodo bodo………
Got bluffed by Webber early pitstop……….. bodo bodo bodo……
So clear to see from beginning that webber was no threat……..
So clear to see where early pitstop would put you traffic wise…..
Domenicali…..u r bodoh
Ferrari fail to see Vettel is potential WC…they are too worried about Webber. Congrat Vettel as WC2010.
and alonso just don’t had his ‘talent’ anymore. it’s funny to hear his team radio repeated the word ‘talent’ again and again…. pity alonso, that’s what he deserve for not able to overtake petrov.
The Renault was good at high speed starights and Petrov did a good job protecting his place. I blame it on Ferrari’s tactics.
Pity Schumi, support him ! Vettel’s performance is ( ). What will you fill in ?
he was very emotioanl , loughing and crying at the same time !
ferrari screwed up the strategy for alonso , bt thats racing , bring on next season , and hopefully rules and regulation will dictate more overtaking bcos this season has been very boring generally….
congrats..the youngest F1 champ ever!!
GREAT JOB PETROV !!!!!!
Padan muke ferrari.. wahahahahahaha!!!!
wow! what a season! well done to my boys Mclaren who fought all the way to the end! but FULL CREDIT to RBR, webber and vettel! best car, good driving well deserved success!
haha! cheaters do not win and so neither did Alanciao (Alonso)!
boring race… the only excitement was when Vettel win the race & actually get the 2010 WDC! impressive race by him, truly deserved it.. congrats & excellent job by him to come back with 15 points behind & win it!!
Two Red Bull Sebs rule the world… Vettel and Loeb are simply the best
vettel still has to catch up as loeb already had 7 titles under his belt.
good job RedBull..thanks to the genius of Adrian Newey….evnthough personally im a McLaren fan, but RedBull deserve the championship
Alonso, had proven again, he’s the ultimate crybaby in F1…what do he expect, for other drivers to rollover & give him the place he wants, just as the how Massa was treated? what a prat…
next season lining up to be a frikkin exciting season, with mutiple world champions & competitive team…hope too that Raikkonen be back into an F1 car, Lotus-Renault maybe…
“Sebastian is faster than you, can you confirm you understood that message?”
Epic quote kekekeke XD
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hSPiWjspvw&feature=related
Glad that Alonso did not Win…Hate that driver!
It is unbelieveable, that Vettel won the Championship, he never lead it, but now he does.
Nice pic paul, reminds me the Tamil superstar “Rajinikanth”! Anyway, you are the man Vettel!
Congrats to Vettel. Did he get 10 pole positions and 6 wins?