2010 Formula One Season Starts This Weekend
After a long winter, the 61st season of the FIA Grand Prix is finally here. Starting tomorrow at the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Current world champion Jenson Button has left Brawn GP and joined McLaren for this season, with 2008 World Champion Lewis Hamilton. Michael Schumacher has come out of retirement and made a comeback after a 3 year absence.
The FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile) have changed a few rules for the 2010 season, like banning fuel stops - so each team can only use one tank of fuel for each race, this has changed the overall look of the car - this was originally set to save money for teams. KERS has been scrapped this year to cut costs, although this has not been banned, no teams have confirmed that they will be using this. The wheel covers that help channel air to the brakes have been banned for this season. The points system has also been reviewed for the 2010 GP season - this is as follows: -
| Position | Points |
|---|
| 1 |
25 |
| 2 |
18 |
| 3 |
15 |
| 4 |
12 |
| 5 |
10 |
| 6 |
8 |
| 7 |
6 |
| 8 |
4 |
| 9 |
2 |
| 10 |
1 |
Three new teams have joined the 2010 season, Hispania Racing F1 Team, Lotus Racing and Virgin Racing. These make up the 12 strong teams that will partake in this seasons racing. The table set below shows the teams and drivers
| Teams | Constructors | Drivers |
|---|
| Vodafone McLaren Mercedes |
McLaren |
Jenson Button / Lewis Hamilton |
| Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team |
Mercedes |
Michael Schumacher / Nico Rosberg |
| Red Bull Racing |
Red Bull |
Sebastian Vettel / Mark Webber |
| Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro |
Ferrari |
Felipe Massa / Fernando Alonso |
| AT&T Williams |
Williams |
Rubens Barrichello / Nico Hulkenberg |
| Renault F1 Team |
Renault |
Robert Kubica / Vitaly Petrov |
| Force India F1 Team |
Force India |
Adrian Sutil / Vitantonio Liuzzi |
| Scuderia Toro Rosso |
Toro Rosso |
Sebastien Buemi / Jaime Alguersuari |
| Lotus Racing |
Lotus |
Jarno Trulli / Heikki Kovalainen |
| Hispania Racing F1 Team |
HRT |
Karun Chandhok / Bruno Senna |
| BMW Sauber F1 Team |
BMW Sauber |
Pedro de la Rosa / Kamui Kobayashi |
| Virgin Racing |
Virgin |
Timo Glock / Lucas di Grassi |
Drivers and teams of the 2010 F1 season will have a total of 19 races to compete, all over the world starting on Sunday at the Bahrain GP in the Gulf then moving to Australia on the 28th of March.
| Race | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date |
|---|
| Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix |
Bahrain GP |
Bahrain International Circuit |
14/03/2010 |
| Qantas Australian Grand Prix |
Australian GP |
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit |
28/03/2010 |
| Petronas Malaysian Grand Prix |
Malaysian GP |
Sepang International Circuit |
04/04/2010 |
| Chinese Grand Prix |
Chinese GP |
Shanghai International Circuit |
18/04/2010 |
| Gran Premio de España Telefónica |
Spanish GP |
Circuit de Catalunya |
09/05/2010 |
| Grand Prix de Monaco |
Monaco GP |
Monaco Circuit de Monaco |
16/05/2010 |
| Turkish Grand Prix |
Turkish GP |
Turkey Istanbul Park |
30/05/2010 |
| Grand Prix du Canada |
Canadian GP |
Canada Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
13/06/1009 |
| Telefónica Grand Prix of Europe |
European GP |
Valencia Street Circuit |
27/06/2010 |
| Santander British Grand Prix |
British GP |
Silverstone Circuit |
11/07/2010 |
| Großer Preis Santander von Deutschland |
German GP |
Hockenheim ring |
25/07/2010 |
| Magyar Nagydíj |
Hungarian GP |
Hungaroring |
01/08/2010 |
| Belgian Grand Prix |
Belgian GP |
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps |
29/08/2010 |
| Gran Premio Santander d'Italia |
Italian GP |
Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
12/09/2010 |
| SingTel Singapore Grand Prix |
Singapore GP |
Marina Bay Street Circuit |
26/09/2010 |
| Japanese Grand Prix |
Japanese GP |
Suzuka |
10/10/2010 |
| Korean Grand Prix |
Korean GP |
South Korea Korean International Circuit |
24/10/2010 |
| Grande Prêmio Petrobras do Brasil |
Brazilian GP |
Autódromo José Carlos Pace |
07/11/2010 |
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12-Mar-2010
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