Europe 2010 - Race information - Formula One heads to Valencia for the next stop on the calendar
Published by Mr. C
After the highs of the Canadian Grand Prix, F1 returns to Europe with a bump, as it faces the prospect of racing around an unspectacular dockyard. Welcome to follow the leader, Formula 1 style.
The weather
Early weather predictions have the weekend down as a dry and sunny one. There's almost no chance of anything interesting happening in the sky. Patchy cloud on Friday is as dramatic as it gets.
The circuit
Bridgestone will again bring their medium and super soft compounds to the track. Although the nature of the circuit means the combination is unlikely to pose teams such extreme problems as were witnessed in Canada. A lack of grip off the racing line, means overtaking is all but impossible, and that's before you factor in a whopping 25 corners per lap.
| Location | Valencia |
| Timezone | GMT +2 |
| First Race | 2008 |
| Total Grand Prix | 2 |
| Laps | 57 |
| Length | 5.419 km |
| Pole Position | 1m 38.989s | Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 2008 |
| Fastest Lap | 1m 38.683s | Timo Glock (Toyota) | 2009 |
| Race Time | 1hr 35m 32.339s | Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | 2008 |
Event schedule
An F1 weekend comprises of events spanning three days. Action begins on Friday and ends on Sunday.
| Day | Session | Start Time (GMT +0100) | Start Time (Local) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | Free Practice 1 | 09:00 | 10:00 |
| Free Practice 2 | 13:00 | 14:00 | |
| Saturday | Free Practice 3 | 10:00 | 11:00 |
| Qualifying | 13:00 | 14:00 | |
| Sunday | Drivers Parade | 11:30 | 12:30 |
| The Race | 13:00 | 14:00 |
Support racing for this event includes GP2, GP3, Formula BMW and Porsche Supercup.
Press conference schedule
Official press conferences are organised by the FIA and happen four times during the weekend.
| Day | Time (GMT +0100) | Time (Local) | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | 14:00 | 15:00 | Jaime Alguersuari |
| Fernando Alonso | |||
| Pedro de la Rosa | |||
| Vitantonio Liuzzi | |||
| Vitaly Petrov | |||
| Friday | 15:00 | 16:00 | Aldo Costa |
| Colin Kolles | |||
| Vijay Mallya | |||
| Peter Sauber | |||
| Saturday | Post qualifying | Three fastest drivers | |
| Sunday | Post race | First three finishing drivers |
The qualifying and post race press conferences will take place after the television unilateral interviews.
Following live
A thread will be created on Sidepodcast.com for every session and every thread is live enabled, meaning you can follow along and contribute to the conversation without refreshing the page.
