German Car Zone

PROVISIONAL RACE RESULTS

The Chinese Grand Prix
Shanghai International Circuit, China;
56 laps; 305.066km;
Weather: Wet.

Classified:

Pos Driver Team Time
1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault (B) 1h57:43.485
2. Webber Red Bull-Renault (B) + 10.970
3. Button Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) + 44.975
4. Barrichello Brawn GP-Mercedes (B) + 1:03.704
5. Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 1:05.102
6. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes (B) + 1:11.866
7. Glock Toyota (B) + 1:14.476
8. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 1:16.439
9. Alonso Renault (B) + 1:24.309
10. Raikkonen Ferrari (B) + 1:31.750
11. Bourdais Toro Rosso-Ferrari (B) + 1:34.156
12. Heidfeld BMW Sauber (B) + 1:35.834
13. Kubica BMW Sauber (B) + 1:46.853
14. Fisichella Force India-Mercedes (B) + 1 lap
15. Rosberg Williams-Toyota (B) + 1 lap
16. Piquet Renault (B) + 2 laps

Fastest lap: Barrichello, 1:52.592

Not classified/retirements:

Driver Team On lap
Sutil Force India-Mercedes (B) 51
Nakajima Williams-Toyota (B) 44
Massa Ferrari (B) 23
Trulli Toyota (B) 19


World Championship standings, round 3:

Drivers:
1. Button 21
2. Barrichello 15
3. Glock 10
4. Vettel 10
5. Webber 9.5
6. Trulli 8.5
7. Alonso 4
8. Heidfeld 4
9. Hamilton 4
10. Kovalainen 4
11. Rosberg 3.5
12. Buemi 3
13. Bourdais 1

Constructors:
1. Brawn GP-Mercedes 36
2. Red Bull-Renault 19.5
3. Toyota 18.5
4. McLaren-Mercedes 8
5. Renault 4
6. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 4
7. BMW Sauber 4
8. Williams-Toyota 3.5

Ferrari is finished, they are toast.

can we already call KERS the biggest flop in 2009 ?

Here we are hearing Takuma Sato could possibly take his seat.

Definitely. Max Moseley should resign because he pushed for the introduction of KERS into Formula 1. It hasn't worked and he should go. The KERS have post the teams hundreds of millions of dollars to design and engineer and most teams have binned it. KERS could not have come at a worse time.

Seriously, I can't see why Bernie and Max refuse to step down now. Bernie is pushing 80 years old and Max is in his 60's. The legacy they will leave behind is one not dissimilar to the one left behind by Stalin and Lenin. They will not be remembered for improving and professionalising Formula 1 to Olympic standards. Rather, they will be forever remembered and hated for the grubby political games they played to advance their agenda.

I wonder where Max gets his fix these days.........................his dignity was not stolen from him by the News of the World publishing pictures and videos of his sick sexual exploits. He lost his dignity long ago because of his other deeds.

on the other hand formula 1 got more exciting
making teams go back to zero again was a good move.
i'm not questioning past steps, i'm only questioning KERS
KERS could be a good idea, but not if only a handfull of cars carry it

KERS is excellent but isn't a priority now when the teams are focusing on getting their cars up to scratch with Brawn's. The technology will get its spot light next year, it's an excellent idea.

Brawn is not the issue, as demonstrated by Vettel and the Red Bull squad. While all the other companies are complaining like spoiled little kids, real designers like Newey (spelling) are actually making good cars.

KERS is a good idea. But the technologies being developed and used in F1 have nearly zero application to roadcars. The cost of engineering the KERS into the car has proved immensely difficult and expensive for all teams.