Vettel's first win had come in Malaysia, but then his team-mate Mark Webber stepped to the fore with brilliant back-to-back victories in Spain and Monaco a race where Michael Schumacher passed Fernando Alonso under the safety car at the last corner, only to be penalised by the race's ex-driver steward: Damon Hill. Button's decision to join McLaren had drawn him plenty of criticism, but he silenced his doubters with a masterful drive in drying conditions in Melbourne to take victory, and then did the same to lead Hamilton home in China to take the championship lead. So it proved, as Sebastian Vettel looked all set to take a dominant win at the season opener until an exhaust problem relegated him to third behind Alonso and Felipe Massa. At the front, Red Bull looked the class of the field as the Adrian Newey-effect really kicked in, with Ferrari close behind. Despite Bernie Ecclestone's doubts as to their future, they would see out the season. Off the track, the points system changed with 25 awarded for a win, and places down to tenth scoring.įor HRT it was a tougher winter than most, as they first rolled out one of their cars in qualifying at Bahrain.

Fernando Alonso finally made his switch to Ferrari in search of a championship winning car after two seasons at Renault, and at the back of the grid the Lotus name returned, as did fellow new teams Virgin and HRT. Schumacher replaced the 2009 winner Jenson Button, who switched to McLaren in search of a new challenge alongside Lewis Hamilton in a British dream team. Having come from the brink of existence to win the constructors' championship, Brawn were taken over by Mercedes, and the German marque managed to tempt a certain seven-time world champion out of retirement - Michael Schumacher joining three other title winners on the grid. Season's results | Drivers' Championship | Constructors' Championship

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