2010 British Grand Prix Review

                                                                POINTS,   STOPS,  FASTEST
                 P1        P2        P3       QUAL    RESULT    CSHIP     LAP     LAP 
R BARRICHELL  1:34.016  1:32.967  1:31.581  1:31.175    5th     29, 11th  1 (12)  1:33.615
              (10th)    (10th)    (10th)    (8th)                                 (11th)  
             
N HULKENBERG  1:33.377  1:33.164  1:31.867  1:31.635   10th      2, 17th  1 (27)  1:33.989
              (7th)     (12th)    (13th)    (13th)                                (13th)  

SM: Using the exhaust to blow the diffuser improves downforce during on-throttle conditions. Besides some minor work on heat shielding, we had no reliability issues with it.

Sam Michael, Technical Director Credit: Williams F1

SM: All the other parts worked as expected and improved the downforce of the car.

SM: Nico's tyres were fine. He could perhaps have stayed out even longer, but his lap times were starting to level off. Combined with the debris on the Hangar Straight threatening the release of the safety car, we decided to pit. It was the correct decision because the safety car was released just one lap later.

SM: The new layout was very bumpy. That improved as rubber was laid during the race, but it's something that needs to be addressed for 2011. On a positive note, I was impressed by how the new layout seemed to promote overtaking during the race.

SM: Rubens is doing a great job driving our development programme as well as delivering strong qualifying performances and race results. We are very satisfied with his contribution to the team as a whole and specifically with the role he is playing when it comes to which direction we take with the car.

SM: We aren't happy with our first half performance, it hasn't been good enough. We're playing development catch-up with the whole car package. That work does seem to be paying off now, but there's still a lot more work to do.

SM: Based on the results we've achieved at recent races where the tracks have all been fairly disparate, Hockenheim should go well.

CHAMPIONSHIP TABLES AFTER 10 OF 19 RACES

Drivers' Championship                       Constructors' Championship

Pos Driver       Points                     Pos Team            Points

1   L Hamilton    145                       1   McLaren          278        
2   J Button      133                       2   Red Bull Racing  249
3   M Webber      128                       3   Ferrari          165        
4   S Vettel      121                       4   Mercedes GP      126    
5   F Alonso       98                       5   Renault           89         
6   N Rosberg      90                       6   Force India       47     
7   R Kubica       83                       7   AT&T Williams     31   
8   F Massa        67                       8   BMW Sauber        15      
11  R Barrichello  29                       9   Toro Rosso        10      
17  N Hulkenberg    2                       10  Lotus Racing       0    

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