2010 European GP: Vettel Takes Controversial Win

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Published: June 28, 2010

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Sebastien Vettel won his first European GP on the streets of Valencia last weekend, and this win will ensure that he is back on track for the World Championship hunt. Vettel has not won a race since Malaysia, and after his crash at Turkey, this win will do a lot to boost his confidence ahead of the British GP.

He is now only 12 points behind championship leader Hamilton, and 12 points ahead of teammate Webber who failed to score any points over the weekend.

But Webber should be happy that he was able to walk away from his car after a horrific shunt with Lotus’s Heikki Kovalainen. This was Webber’s fault as he misjudged the speed of the Lotus car which was a few seconds slower than the Red Bull.

McLaren managed to get to the other two podium places, but despite the good results there was a lot of controversy with Hamilton’s rule-breaking performance; enabling him to retain second even with a penalty. Hamilton took the most advantage of the safety car, even overtaking it, and got away with a drive-through penalty. The race stewards were too late in making the call, giving him enough time to go in and come back.

The FIA should look at this as Ferrari’s Alonso, who was just behind Hamilton, got a real raw deal as he ended up finishing the race eighth while Schumacher, who was third during the safety car period, ended up with one of his worst finishes ever—15th place.

Jenson Button had a steady race, and, thanks to the safety car luck, managed to finish third. He now trails Hamilton by only six points.

While it was back-markers that cost Alonso the race in Canada, Ferrari and Alonso had one of their worst weekends despite a very good car. This time around, the safety car and the weird rules of the FIA cost them a podium place. Even Massa was running well, but due to the safety car even he failed to finish in points.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Formula 1

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