F1: British GP Results

Finally someone other than Jenson Button won a Formula 1 race. Prior to the British Grand Prix, he had won six of seven events with Sebastian Vettel taking the Chinese Grand Prix. It's only fitting that Vettel took this race as well after winning the pole and dominating at Silverstone.

For his part, Button finish only sixth. Is the competition finally catching up to him? Don't assume that just yet because teammate Rubens Barrichello was in third.

In several races this year the Brawn teammates Button and Barrichello finished one-two. Red Bull Racing kept that tradition alive by placing Mark Webber in second. That was his fourth consecutive top-five finish this season, which has made him a good driver to keep on your roster.
One other item of note: with the exception of Sebastian Bourdais and Heikki Kovalainen who retired at the start, everyone finished either one the lead lap or only one circuit off the pace and an impressive 11 drivers completed the distance.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status	Avg Fin
1	1	Sebastian Vettel	60	Running	10.00
2	3	Mark Webber	60	Running	12.43
3	2	Rubens Barrichello	60	Running	7.65
4	11	Felipe Massa	60	Running	7.86
5	7	Nico Rosberg	60	Running	8.75
6	6	Jenson Button	60	Running	9.90
7	4	Jarno Trulli	60	Running	11.46
8	9	Kimi Raikkonen	60	Running	4.78
9	8	Timo Glock	60	Running	10.50
10	16	Giancarlo Fisichella	60	Running	8.93
11	5	Kazuki Nakajima	60	Running	9.50
12	14	Nelson Piquet Jr	59	Running	14.00
13	12	Robert Kubica	59	Running	10.33
14	10	Fernando Alonso	59	Running	8.63
15	15	Nick Heidfeld	59	Running	10.40
16	19	Lewis Hamilton	59	Running	6.67
17	18	Adrian Sutil	59	Running	18.67
18	20	Sebastian Buemi	59	Running	18.00
19	17	Sebastian Bourdais	0	Retired	15.00
20	13	Heikki Kovalainen	0	Retired	10.67

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F1: Vettel, Weber tops both practices

Sebastian Vettel and Mark Weber were the fastest and second fastest drivers respectively in the two practice sessions for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

In the first practice, the two Brawn Racing teammates Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were not far behind, placing third and fourth on the grid.

Our View: These two teams have been the class of the field all season and those four drivers are likely to dominate in the top-five again.

Practice 1 Times
Practice 2 Times

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F1: Turkish GP Results

O.k., this is getting ridiculous—unless you happen to be a Jenson Button fan. He's won six of the seven Formula 1 races this year and the championship is nearly a foregone conclusion. And this is coming from a driver who couldn't buy a top-five last year with a best of sixth in Spain and only a handful of top-10s. That just goes to show you how much difference strong equipment makes.

The biggest story was the failure to finish by Rubens Barrichello. He has been the wingman of Button all year and has also swept the top five with three runner-up finishes to this credit. He spun after making contact with Heikki Kovalainen and damaged his nose with contact from Adrian Sutil.

Red Bull teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel finished second and third, which puts tem in a position to pounce in the unlikely event that Button stumbles.

Results, with average finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status	Avg Fin
1	2	Jenson Button	58	Running	6.80
2	4	Mark Webber	58	Running	12.20
3	1	Sebastian Vettel	58	Running	13.00
4	5	Jarno Trulli	58	Running	9.00
5	9	Nico Rosberg	58	Running	9.50
6	7	Felipe Massa	58	Running	5.60
7	10	Robert Kubica	58	Running	7.75
8	13	Timo Glock	58	Running	10.50
9	6	Kimi Raikkonen	58	Running	7.20
10	8	Fernando Alonso	58	Running	4.60
11	11	Nick Heidfeld	58	Running	10.40
12	12	Kazuki Nakajima	58	Running	15.50
13	16	Lewis Hamilton	58	Running	6.67
14	14	Heikki Kovalainen	57	Running	10.67
15	18	Sebastian Buemi	57	Running	15.00
16	17	Nelson Piquet Jr	57	Running	15.50
17	15	Adrian Sutil	57	Running	18.00
18	20	Sebastian Bourdais	57	Running	18.00
19	3	Rubens Barrichello	47	Retired	13.60
20	19	Giancarlo Fisichella	4	Retired	11.80

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F1: Turkish GP Lineup, with avg. start/fin

For the second time in 2009, Sebastian Vettel wrestled the pole from Jenson Button, and just like the site of his previous pole the Chinese Grand Prix, he took the top spot after Button won the honor in back-to-back weeks. This is Vettel's first time to start near the lead in Turkey, however. His two previous attempts there have started 18th and 14th and ended 19th and 17th respectively.

Button and teammate Rubens Barrichello continue to make a mockery of the sport by starting second and third. There is absolutely no reason to think they are going to finish anywhere but at the front.

Lineup, with average start/finish

Start	Driver	Avg. Fin	Avg. Start	Attempts
1	Sebastian Vettel	18.00	16.00	2
2	Jenson Button	8.25	13.25	4
3	Rubens Barrichello	12.25	14.50	4
4	Mark Webber	14.75	8.50	4
5	Jarno Trulli	10.25	8.50	4
6	Kimi Raikkonen	6.75	3.75	4
7	Felipe Massa	5.50	2.75	4
8	Fernando Alonso	3.25	4.25	4
9	Nico Rosberg	11.00	11.00	3
10	Robert Kubica	8.00	6.00	3
11	Nick Heidfeld	10.25	6.50	4
12	Kazuki Nakajima	19.00	16.00	1
13	Timo Glock	13.00	15.00	1
14	Heikki Kovalainen	9.00	4.50	2
15	Adrian Sutil	18.50	19.00	2
16	Lewis Hamilton	3.50	2.50	2
17	Nelson Piquet Jr	15.00	17.00	1
18	Sebastian Buemi
19	Giancarlo Fisichella	9.75	9.00	4
20	Sebastian Bourdais	18.00	18.00	1

F1: Vettel has lightest car

Sebastian Vettel qualified fourth for the Monaco Grand Prix with the lightest car on the grid. With the driver weight and fuel load, his car is nearly 10.5ks lighter than anyone else. The complete list can be found at Crash.net.

Our View: If not for the fact that Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were in front of him, Vettel might be able to scoot to the lead, but they are going to be hard to pass. Once in the lead, they have more fuel on board to give them a chance to employ alternate strategy.

F1: Spanish Grand Prix Results

Jenson Button has gotten off to an amazing start in 2009 by winning four of the first five events on the Formula 1 calendar, but the Spanish Grand Prix was a study in domination for the entire team. This week, Button led teammate Rubens Barrichello to the line. Team orders may have come into play, but either way, both drivers earned maximum points.

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status
1	1	Jenson Button	66	Running
2	3	Rubens Barrichello	66	Running
3	5	Mark Webber	66	Running
4	2	Sebastian Vettel	66	Running
5	8	Fernando Alonso	66	Running
6	4	Felipe Massa	66	Running
7	13	Nick Heidfeld	66	Running
8	9	Nico Rosberg	66	Running
9	14	Lewis Hamilton	65	Running
10	6	Timo Glock	65	Running
11	10	Robert Kubica	65	Running
12	12	Nelson Piquet Jr	65	Running
13	11	Kazuki Nakajima	65	Running
14	20	Giancarlo Fisichella	65	Running
15	16	Kimi Raikkonen	17	Hydraulics
16	18	Heikki Kovalainen	7	Gear Box
17	7	Jarno Trulli	0	Accident
18	15	Sebastian Buemi	0	Accident
19	17	Sebastian Bourdais	0	Accident
20	19	Adrian Sutil	0	Accident