Formula 1: Podium finish for Nico Rosberg
The German Nico Rosberg recorded a third place finish in the British GP. The Mercedes-GP driver, whose car is equipped with ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, started the race from fifth on the grid and made up two places. Rosberg celebrated his third podium finish of the current season as a result. He lies sixth in the championship standings. Team mate Michael Schumacher finished ninth at Silverstone and, in doing so, scored two points.
The BMW Sauber Team, whose cars are also equipped with dampers made in Schweinfurt, also scored points. Kamui Kobayashi crossed the finish line in sixth place and thus celebrated his best position of the season.
The race weekend ran less successfully for Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, who clashed in the opening stages and who were also involved later in various incidents. The two Ferrari drivers, who also rely on ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers, finished in 14th and 15th position. Some consolation for Fernando Alonso was his fastest race lap.
Sebastien Buemi, in whose STR-Ferrari ZF Sachs Race Engineering clutches and dampers are used, finished the race in twelfth position.
The two HRT F1 team drivers, Karun Chandhok and Sakon Yamamoto, who trust clutches and dampers made in Germany, crossed the finish line in nineteenth and twentieth positions.
Result British GP (GB), round 10, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 09.07.-11.07.2010:
1. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 1h 24m 38.200s
2. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, + 1.360s
3. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 21.307s ZF Sachs
4. Jenson Button, McLaren, + 21.986s
5. Rubens Barrichello, Williams, + 31.456s
6. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber, + 32.171s, ZF Sachs
7. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, + 36.734s
8. Adrian Sutil, Force India, + 40.932s
9. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 41.599s ZF Sachs
10. Nico H�lkenberg, Williams, + 42.012s
Drivers� World Championship standings:
1. Lewis Hamilton, 145 points; 2. Jenson Button, 133; 3. Mark Webber, 128; 4. Sebastian Vettel, 121; 5. Fernando Alonso, 98; 6. Nico Rosberg, 90; 7. Robert Kubica, 83; 8. Felipe Massa, 67; 9. Michael Schumacher, 36; 10. Adrian Sutil, 35.
Manufacturers� World Championship standings:
1. McLaren, 278 points; 2. Red Bull, 249; 3. Ferrari, 165; 4. Mercedes, 126; 5. Renault, 89; 6. Force India, 47; 7. Williams, 31; 8. Sauber, 15; 9. Scuderia Toro Rosso, 10.
Other results:
Result Silverstone (GB), round 6, Supercup, 09.07.-11.07.2010:
1. Nick Tandy, Porsche, 25m 36.352s, ZF Sachs
2. Ren� Rast, Porsche, + 5.572s, ZF Sachs
3. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 8.648s, ZF Sachs
4. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 9.332s, ZF Sachs
5. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 11.700s, ZF Sachs
6. Jaap van Lagen, Porsche, + 12.016s, ZF Sachs
7. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 12.645s, ZF Sachs
8. Matthew Halliday, Porsche, + 19.415s, ZF Sachs
9. Jan Seyffarth, Porsche, + 19.597s, ZF Sachs
10. Damien Faulkner, Porsche, + 21.575s, ZF Sachs
Drivers� Championship standings:
1. Ren� Rast, 106 points; 2. Nick Tandy, 90; 3. Jeroen Bleekemolen, 74; 4. Stefan Rosina, 73; 5. Norbert Siedler, 68; 6. Patrick Huisman, 56; 7. Jaap van Lagen, 54; 8. Jan Seyffarth, 43; 9. Sean Edwards, 37; 10. Sascha Maassen, 32.