Halfway through Lap 26 of the British Grand Prix will mark the central point of the 2010 Formula 1 season. Before visiting a new-look Silverstone, GPUpdate.net reviews each driver’s performances, including highs and lows, from the first nine races of a highly dramatic championship.
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Tipped by many as a championship favourite before the season began, Sebastian very much remains a championship favourite halfway through. We’ve seen some quite exemplary driving by the young German so far, not least six front row starts from nine races – in fact, he’s yet to qualify outside the top three this year!
However, Vettel’s average finishing position is surprisingly eighth, hindered by costly retirements which mean he does not lead the standings after nine rounds. Having said that, rivals have also experienced similar moments although certain spark plugs and wheel nuts may come back to haunt Red Bull, come the end of the year…
Certainly, the collision with Mark Webber in Turkey was completely unnecessary and Sebastian, who was challenging his team-mate, was the big loser. After that moment, both in the immediate aftermath and in later interviews, we saw the arrogant, selfish side of Sebastian Vettel although these characteristics have been shared by a number of World Champions and are often the reasons people employ them.
Generally, though, Vettel remains highly popular with both the media and fans, being just as cooperative off the track as rapid as he is on it. One only needs to play back his Australian Grand Prix pole position lap to appreciate the incredible commitment applied by the man who turned 23 on Saturday and may well be Germany’s second F1 Champion in just over five months’ time.
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Highlight: Crucial win in Valencia ensures return to top three in championship, having taken victory on a track where rivals were expected to be quicker
Lowlight: Over-opportunistic move results in highly embarrassing retirement by coming together with team-mate Webber whilst battling for lead in Istanbul
Championship position: 3rd (12 points off lead)
Grid positions: 1-1-3-1-2-3-3-2-1
Average grid position: 2nd
Finishing positions: 4-R-1-6-3-2-R-4-1
Average finishing position: 8th
Retirements: 2 – (Australia – Loose left-front wheel nut ends chances of victory at Turn 13, Turkey – outrageously collides with team-mate Webber)
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