And most of you know what this means. It goes to show that the engine strategies used by the title contenders have worked out in similar ways, with the sole exception of Ferrari, whose drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa had already used their 8th and final engine before the Italian GP, at Monza.
From now on, engine reliability will become crucial. An extra engine will cost each of the aforementioned drivers a 10-place grid penalty for the race in which they'll use it, this translating into a big blow in the overall classification.
A good news for the 5 contending racers in 2010 is that the upcoming 2 races – Interlagos and Abu Dhabi – are not high-speed ones, meaning that the lower power for the used units will not become a great factor in the outcome of the race. Just to make things perfectly clear though, we'll present you with the engine situation for all the drivers in the 2010 roster, as showed by the F1's official website.
McLaren Mercedes - Jenson Button 8, Lewis Hamilton 8
Mercedes GP - Michael Schumacher 8, Nico Rosberg 8
RBR Renault - Sebastian Vettel 8, Mark Webber 8
Ferrari - Felipe Massa 9, Fernando Alonso 8
Williams Cosworth - Rubens Barrichello 7, Nico Hulkenberg 8
Renault - Robert Kubica 7, Vitaly Petrov 7
Force India Mercedes - Adrian Sutil 8, Vitantonio Liuzzi 8
STR Ferrari - Sebastien Buemi 8, Jaime Alguersuari 8
Lotus Cosworth - Jarno Trulli 8, Heikki Kovalainen 8
HRT Cosworth - Sakon Yamamoto 7, Bruno Senna 7
BMW Sauber Ferrari - Nick Heidfeld (formerly Pedro de la Rosa’s car) 9, Kamui Kobayashi 8
Virgin Cosworth - Timo Glock 8, Lucas Di Grassi 8
Google News