Formula 1: Webber Wins Spanish Grand Prix

This year's Formula 1 season continues to keep the field wide open. Mark Webber arguably drove the race of his career to win the Spanish Grand Prix.
Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel started the Spanish Grand Prix on the front row, and while Webber drove a fantastic race to lead throughout and win, Vettel ended the race at number 3, just behind Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. McLaren's Lewis Hamilton was 2nd for most of the race, but his front left tire blew out with just one lap of the race remaining, sending him into the wall at turn three.

Michael Schumacher has been progressing slowly this Formula 1 season, and finished a credible 4th, interestingly the first time ahead of teammate Nico Rosberg. World champion Jenson Button started the race 5th on the grid and could not manage to better his position, finishing in the same position, just ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa.

Race Classification
  1. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 25 pts
  2. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 18 points
  3. Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 15 pts
  4. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 12 pts
  5. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 10 pts
  6. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 8 pts
  7. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 6 pts
  8. Robert Kubica (Renault) 4 pts
  9. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 2 pts
  10. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) 1 pt
Driver Standings

Position Driver Team Points
1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70
2 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 67
3 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 60
4 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 53
5 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 50
6 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 49
7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 49
8 Robert Kubica Renault 44
9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 22
10 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 16
11 Vitantonio Luizzi Force India-Mercedes 8
12 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 7
13 Vitaly Petrov Renault 6
14 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 3
15 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1

Constructor Standings

Position Team Points
1 McLaren-Mercedes 119
2 Ferrari 116
3 Red Bull-Renault 113
4 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 72
5 Renault 50
6 Force India-Mercedes 24
7 Williams-Cosworth 8
8 STR-Ferrari 3
9 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0
10 Lotus-Cosworth 0
11 HRT-Cosworth 0
12 Virgin-Cosworth 0

McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull are separated by just 6 points at the top, and we will definitely see movement there as the season progresses, so this year's Formula One season seems to be anybody's game.

See you in Monaco over the coming weekend.
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Published: 5/10/2010
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