Williams endured yet another frustrating Grand Prix in India which involved the team’s two cars running into each other. Pastor Maldonado eventually retired with a gearbox problem as Rubens Barrichello, after a long pit-stop on Lap 1, finished two laps down and in 15th position.
At Turn 1, Barrichello knocked off his front wing by running into the back of Maldonado, who ran wide and also lost places as a result.
“I lost my nose going into the first corner, so I had to come in for an unscheduled pit-stop,” the Brazilian explained. “That ruined my race from the outset because I came out of the pits so far behind.
“After that, we had to change our strategy to a one-stop to avoid losing more time. We dragged it back a little bit, but not enough to score points. It’s a shame because our times were strong and tyre degradation was okay, so we could have done better.”
“We had a problem with the gearbox today, but we don’t know the exact cause yet so we need to have a look into it,” added Venezuelan Maldonado, last year’s GP2 Champion. “My pace was looking good before that and the tyres were working well. Just bad luck. We need to look forward to the last two races now.”
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  S. Vettel | Red Bull | 30:35.002 |
| 2. | J. Button | McLaren | +8.433 |
| 3. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | +24.301 |
| 4. | M. Webber | Red Bull | +25.529 |
| 5. | M. Schumacher | Mercedes | +1:05.421 |
| 6. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | +1:06.851 |
| 7. | L. Hamilton | McLaren | +1:24.183 |
| 8. | J. Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap |
| 9. | A. Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap |
| 10. | S. Perez | Sauber | +1 Lap |
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