Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Newsletter/201009

The WikiProject Formula One Newsletter Year III · Issue 9 · September 6, 2010 – October 4, 2010 Previous month's issue
New users New members – Spa-Franks (talk · contribs) (September 21) Bjmullan (talk · contribs) (September 30) New recipients – Airbus A380 (talk · contribs) (September 16) New editors – WikiProject news Check out Apterygial's My Insane Idea userproject, which aims to improve the 2008 Formula One season article and that season's Grands Prix to Featured Topic status. Newsletter news	Article developments Formula One articles by quality and importance Quality Importance Top High Mid Low NA ??? Total FA 3 4 5 12 FL 1 2 1 4 A 2 2 GA 3 6 10 6 25 B 18 30 37 45 130 C 5 34 32 47 118 Start 15 95 159 356 177 802 Stub 1 38 103 1,136 353 1,631 List 3 9 12 2 26 Category 32 1 33 Disambig 5 1 6 Portal 35 35 Project 53 53 Redirect 2 1 5 1 9 Template 136 10 146 NA 15 3 18 Assessed 49 218 363 1,593 281 546 3,050 Unassessed 119 119 Total 49 218 363 1,593 281 665 3,169 See also: Wikipedia:WikiProject Formula One/Article alerts New Good Articles – Brabham BT49 Good Article Reassessments – Lewis Hamilton (delisted)
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Images Below is the F1 Picture of the month (found here). The picture has to be one uploaded in the last month and only from the current season. It is exclusive to the Newsletter. REMEMBER, YOU CAN VOTE. Fernando Alonso, Jenson Button and Felipe Massa line up at the front of the starting grid for the 2010 Italian Grand Prix. The trio finished in this order, but Button led the majority of the race before falling behind Alonso during the pit-stop sequence, allowing the Ferrari team to take its first home win since 2006. New images 1957 2010 Other
Article of the month – Brabham BT49, new Good Article The Brabham BT49 (pronounced /ˈbræbəm/) is a Formula One racing car designed by South African Gordon Murray for the British Brabham team. The BT49 competed in the 1979 to 1982 Formula One World Championships and was used by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet to win his first World Championship in 1981. The car was initially designed in 1979 as a short notice replacement for the team's Alfa Romeo-engined BT48, after Brabham team owner Bernie Ecclestone decided to end his relationship with the Italian engine manufacturer. The BT49 was created in only six weeks using elements of the BT48 chassis together with the widely used Cosworth DFV engine. It is a single seater with an open cockpit and exposed wheels. The monocoque chassis is made from aluminium alloy and carbon fibre composites. The car was fitted with controversial hydropneumatic suspension and water-cooled brakes at different points in its life. The BT49 was updated over four seasons taking a total of seven wins, six poles and 135 points. Seventeen were eventually built, most of which survive today. Some are used successfully in historic motorsport; Christian Glaesel won the 2005 FIA Historic Formula One Championship driving a BT49D. (More...)
Drivers' Championship Position Driver Team Points 1st Mark Webber Red Bull 202 2nd Fernando Alonso Ferrari 191 3rd Lewis Hamilton McLaren 182 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 181 5th Jenson Button McLaren 177 6th Felipe Massa Ferrari 128 7th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 122 8th Robert Kubica Renault 114 9th Adrian Sutil Force India 47 10th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 46 11th Rubens Barrichello Williams 39 12th Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber 21 13th Vitaly Petrov Renault 19 14th Nico Hülkenberg Williams 17 15th Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India 13 16th Sébastien Buemi Toro Rosso 7 17th Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber 6 18th Jaime Alguersuari Toro Rosso 3 19th Heikki Kovalainen Lotus 0 20th Karun Chandhok Hispania 0 21st Lucas di Grassi Virgin 0 22nd Jarno Trulli Lotus 0 23rd Bruno Senna Hispania 0 24th Timo Glock Virgin 0 25th Sakon Yamamoto Hispania 0 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 0 Christian Klien Hispania 0 Constructors' Championship Position Constructor Entered Chassis Points 1st Red Bull Racing RB6 383 2nd Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-25 359 3rd Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro F10 319 4th Mercedes GP Petronas MGP W01 168 5th Renault F1 Team R30 133 6th Force India F1 Team VJM03 60 7th AT&T Williams FW32 56 8th BMW Sauber F1 Team C29 27 9th Scuderia Toro Rosso STR5 10 10th Lotus Racing T127 0 11th Hispania Racing F1 Team F110 0 12th Virgin Racing VR-01 0 See 2010 Formula One season for more information
Italian Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:16:24.572 2nd Jenson Button McLaren + 2.938 3rd Felipe Massa Ferrari + 4.223 4th Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 28.196 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 29.942 6th Mark Webber Red Bull + 31.276 7th Nico Hülkenberg Williams + 32.812 8th Robert Kubica Renault + 34.028 9th Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP + 44.948 10th Rubens Barrichello Williams + 1:04.213 Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:24.139 on lap 52 Italian Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:21.962 Jenson Button McLaren 1:22.084 Row two Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:22.293 Mark Webber Red Bull 1:22.433 Row three Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:22.623 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:22.675 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:23.027 Nico Hülkenberg Williams 1:23.037 Row five Robert Kubica Renault 1:23.039 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:23.328 FriP1: Vettel splits McLarens at Monza FriP2: Vettel to the fore in Italy SatP: Hamilton pips Vettel for P1 at Monza Qualifying: Alonso delivers Monza pole for Ferrari Race: Alonso back in the hunt after Monza win
Singapore Grand Prix Driver Constructor Race Time 1st Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:57:53.579 2nd Sebastian Vettel Red Bull + 0.293 3rd Mark Webber Red Bull + 29.141 4th Jenson Button McLaren + 30.384 5th Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP + 49.394 6th Rubens Barrichello Williams + 56.101 7th Robert Kubica Renault + 1:26.559 8th Felipe Massa Ferrari + 1:53.297 9th Adrian Sutil Force India + 2:12.4161 10th Nico Hülkenberg Williams + 2:12.7912 Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:47.976 on lap 58 Singapore Grid Line up Driver Constructor Time Row one Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1:45.390 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull 1:45.457 Row two Lewis Hamilton McLaren 1:45.571 Jenson Button McLaren 1:45.944 Row three Mark Webber Red Bull 1:45.977 Rubens Barrichello Williams 1:46.236 Row four Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP 1:46.443 Robert Kubica Renault 1:46.593 Row five Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP 1:46.702 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber 1:47.884 1 – Sutil originally finished 8th (+ 1:52.416) but was penalised 20 seconds post-race for illegally gaining an advantage. Sutil handed 20-second time penalty 2 – Hülkenberg originally finished 9th (+ 1:52.791) but was penalised 20 seconds post-race for illegally gaining an advantage, after a protest by Force India. Hulkenberg penalised after Force India protest FriP1: Webber edges out Schumacher FriP2: Vettel streets ahead in Singapore SatP: Vettel stays ahead at Marina Bay Qualifying: Alonso snatches crucial pole for Ferrari Race: Alonso claims superb Singapore win