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Penalty for Adrian - P9 in Singapore
Finished on 8th - 20-sec-penalty after race
UPDATE:
Following a stewards' enquiry Adrian was handed a 20 second post-race drivethrough penalty for leaving the track at turn seven on the first lap of the Singapore Grand Prix and gaining an advantage. The penalty demoted Adrian to 10th position.
However the Stewards upheld a protest stating that Nico Hulkenberg had also left the track on lap one of the race and gained an advantage. The Williams driver was also awarded a 20 second drivethrough penalty.
With the combined penalties Adrian thus moves to ninth position overall.
Race report
The Force India F1 Team picked up further points to add to its 2010 championship tally in today's Singapore Grand Prix. Adrian Sutil put in a fighting drive to eighth position despite starting from 15th on the grid. Adrian moved up through the field thanks to a creative strategy that saw him pit on lap three under the first safety car period. When the rest of the field pitted he moved steadily up the order to secure four points. But after the post-race penalty he only could gain 2 points by the removing to final ninth position.
Adrian: "It was a really hard race today, in the heat and the humidity and having to race the whole way - I always had a car following really closely behind! Starting from 15th on the grid, I think this was the maximum we could have done. It's a fantastic result, particularly after the disappointment yesterday. I said before it is very important to score every single point we can so we can keep ahead of Williams in the constructors' championship. That's why I tried so hard to keep Hulkenberg behind - any points we get are very important. We now go onto Suzuka, one of my favourite tracks, where I'll try my best to keep everything on track until the end of the season."
Following a stewards' enquiry Adrian was handed a 20 second post-race drivethrough penalty for leaving the track at turn seven on the first lap of the Singapore Grand Prix and gaining an advantage. The penalty demoted Adrian to 10th position.
However the Stewards upheld a protest stating that Nico Hulkenberg had also left the track on lap one of the race and gained an advantage. The Williams driver was also awarded a 20 second drivethrough penalty.
With the combined penalties Adrian thus moves to ninth position overall.
Race report
The Force India F1 Team picked up further points to add to its 2010 championship tally in today's Singapore Grand Prix. Adrian Sutil put in a fighting drive to eighth position despite starting from 15th on the grid. Adrian moved up through the field thanks to a creative strategy that saw him pit on lap three under the first safety car period. When the rest of the field pitted he moved steadily up the order to secure four points. But after the post-race penalty he only could gain 2 points by the removing to final ninth position.
Adrian: "It was a really hard race today, in the heat and the humidity and having to race the whole way - I always had a car following really closely behind! Starting from 15th on the grid, I think this was the maximum we could have done. It's a fantastic result, particularly after the disappointment yesterday. I said before it is very important to score every single point we can so we can keep ahead of Williams in the constructors' championship. That's why I tried so hard to keep Hulkenberg behind - any points we get are very important. We now go onto Suzuka, one of my favourite tracks, where I'll try my best to keep everything on track until the end of the season."
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