Jonathan Neale has insisted that McLaren-Mercedes is under no false illusions at Spa-Francorchamps ahead of the Belgian Grand Prix this weekend, well aware that the race is likely to signal the end of the squad's current purple patch of form.
Brawn's Rubens Barrichello secures the victory at the European Grand Prix, his first of the season and his first since 2004. Follow the links below for team-by-team reaction to the race at Valencia in Spain:
1. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 57 laps 1hr 35m 51.289s 2. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes +2.3s 3. Kimi Raikkonen Finland Ferrari-Ferrari +15.9s
1. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1m 42.460s 2. Heikki Kovalainen Finland McLaren-Mercedes 1m 42.636s 3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 42.654s
Rubens Barrichello has confirmed that Felipe Massa appears to be well on the way to recovery after visiting his fellow Brazilian at home during the extended break between Formula One grands prix.
After musing over the options available to the current grand prix crop yesterday [see separate story - click here ], today we take a punt on just what the F1 2010 starti
F1 world championship points leader Jenson Button refused to enjoy a relaxing break from on-track action, instead taking part in the Mazda London Triathlon as part of his schedule between the Hungarian and European grands prix.
In 1997, Damon Hill looked set for an entirely unheralded victory for Arrows in the Hungarian Grand Prix, having endured up until that point a desultory season as reigning F1 World Champion.
German Grand Prix winner Mark Webber has jokingly suggested that his drive-thru' penalty for contact with Rubens Barrichello may have been used to make the race more interesting, such was the apparent dominance of his Red Bull car.
1. Jenson Button Britain Brawn-Mercedes 58 laps 1hr 26m 24.848s 2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault +00m 06.7s 3. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault +00m 07.4s
Jenson Button left it late, but claimed a fourth pole in six races as he overcame the challenge of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Brawn GP team-mate Rubens Barrichello.
1. Rubens Barrichello Brazil Brawn-Mercedes 1m 17.189s 2. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari 1m 17.499s 3. Lewis Hamilton Britain McLaren-Mercedes 1m 17.578s
Drivers: Jenson Button (Brawn GP), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull), Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP) TV unilaterals: Q: Jenson, out in the very last minute of Q3 and what a lap it was.
Rubens Barrichello has questioned the tyre choice that official supplier Bridgestone has made for this weekend's Chinese Grand Prix, echoing similar suggestions that the supersoft compound will not fare well.
Despite speculation to the contrary in the run-up to, and during, the recent Australian Grand Prix, Anthony Davidson has yet to be officially installed as Brawn GP's test and reserve driver.