As it happened: 2010 Germany - The Race

• 12:00

  Morning everyone. We're slightly early with the Factbyte Factbox today so we can do a bit of testing.

• 12:02

  Hello to Twitter users following @factbytefactbox.

• 12:03

  Testing out new hashtags.

• 12:04

  Tweet from @LucasdiGrassi. Everything ready to go! Its gonna be a tough race but me (and the team) are up for it.

• 12:07

  Comment from lou regarding the BBC coverage: they've already started counting down to the end of the season! grrr

• 12:11

  Tweet from @MikeGascoyne: Some teams will take a chance on starting on the prime and gaining position but the gamble will be how long will the option last at the end

• 12:25

  If you're in the UK, the BBC are streaming the race alongside live text updates: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8851860.stm

• 12:26

  Autosport are also posting live updates: http://live.autosport.com/commentary.php/id/252

• 12:26

  Live timing (when it works) is available on the official site: http://www.formula1.com/live_timing/

• 12:27

  And of course, if you're at a loose end, join us in the live comments at Sidepodcast: https://sidepodcast.com/livecommenting/

• 12:28

  The actual post (with added Lucas): https://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/25/live-germany-2010-the-race/

• 12:28

  Lewis makes his final preparations.

• 12:30

  Tweet from @OfficialMGP: All is calm in the garage as Jock says good afternoon to Nico over the radio as he jumps in the car

• 12:34

  Lotus getting ready to race. Bonus points for correctly identifying which car it is.

• 12:35

  The pit lane is open and cars are heading towards the grid.

• 12:38

  Comment from Lukeh: FBFB - I'm gonna say it's Heikki!

• 12:38

  The Factbyte Factbox would like to admit it doesn't actually know the answer. Bonus points all round.

• 12:41

  

  21°C

  Track	32°C
  Wind Speed	0.7mps
  Humidity	43%

• 12:43

  Tweet from @autosportlive: Michael Schumacher climbs out of the Mercedes and immediately checks underneath. Meantime, most of the drivers are now on the grid.

• 12:44

  Interview with Mark Webber: Interesting race coming up. First stint will be interesting on the tyres. Not happy to be on the second row, first time since Bahrain. Looking forward to getting some points back. Will try and make it difficult for Jenson if we get away well."

• 12:46

  Interview with Felipe Massa: "Maybe it will be dry, but here you never know. Looking forward to the race, seem to have a good car. Determination is very high."

• 12:47

  Interview with Jenson Button: "First lap here is a lot of fun. Did a good run on Friday with high fuel, so we know what it feels like on the option tyre. It's always tough to know the strategies here."

• 12:48

  Pitlane has now closed, all cars ready to get going.

• 12:48

  Don't forget that Sutil received a five place grid penalty yesterday after qualifying due to a gearbox change.

• 12:53

  Christian Horner remarks that Vettel is handling any extra pressure cool, going through his usual routines, listening to his iPod. I wonder what tunes he's playing.

• 12:57

  Team radio to Timo Glock: "Last update was no rain."

• 12:58

  Vettel will lead the pack away on the formation lap - probably quite slowly. He and Alonso were almost half a second up on the rest of the field in qualifying.

• 13:00

  Comment from Alex Andronov: "So anyone want to predict the fist spinner?" So far guesses include Yamamoto, Massa, Kobayashi, Alonso, Webber and De la Rosa.

• 13:01

  Tweet from @VirginRacing: " Both hrts on options. Kov on opttions. Tru on primes. We are on primes."

• 13:03 Lap 1

  Race started.

• 13:04 Lap 1

  Vettel had a terrible start, Massa jumped into the lead ahead of teammate Alonso.

• 13:04 Lap 1

  Buemi has lost his rear wing.

• 13:05 Lap 2

  Sutil, Liuzzi, Buemi and Alguersuari enter the pits.

• 13:06 Lap 2

  Trulli is going very slowly.

• 13:07 Lap 3

  Fastest lap for Massa - 1:20.064.

• 13:07 Lap 3

  Driver Positions

  1	Massa	Ferrari
  2	Alonso	Ferrari
  3	Vettel	Red Bull
  4	Hamilton	McLaren
  5	Webber	Red Bull

• 13:10 Lap 5

  Buemi and Trulli have both retired.

• 13:10 Lap 5

  Interview with Buemi. "...my teammate was 15 metres behind me but finished on top of my car."

• 13:12 Lap 6

  Both Force India cars have both pitted twice and are running 21st and 22nd which is, erm, last.

• 13:12 Lap 7

  Fastest lap for Alonso - 1:19.153. He's chasing his teammate for P1.

• 13:14 Lap 7

  One to Watch

  Rosberg	vs.	Kobayashi
  9th	+0.574s	10th

• 13:15 Lap 8

  Di Grassi started last after qualifying last and getting a 5 place drop, but is now up to 17th after a good start.

• 13:18 Lap 12

  Force India have pitted so many times because they put Sutil's tyres on Liuzzi's car and vice versa.

• 13:19 Lap 12

  Comment from Alex Andronov: Nine Laps done, The start was good fun, Yamamoto is slow, But at least he had his own tyres on

  More poetry please.

• 13:19 Lap 13

  Vettel enters the pits.

• 13:20 Lap 13

  Ferrari crew are waiting in the pits.

• 13:20 Lap 14

  It is Alonso that comes in.

• 13:21 Lap 14

  Webber also pits and returns to the track in 9th place, behind Rosberg.

• 13:21 Lap 14

  Alonso emerged in front of Vettel.

• 13:22 Lap 15

  Massa and Hamilton enter the pits.

• 13:23 Lap 15

  Button now leads the race, but of course, still has to pit.

• 13:24 Lap 15

  One to Watch

  Massa	vs.	Alonso
  2nd	+0.7s	3rd

• 13:25 Lap 17

  Massa had a serious wobble and appears to be struggling under braking. Alonso is hunting him down.

• 13:26 Lap 18

  Kubica pits from 8th place.

• 13:27 Lap 18

  When Kubica returned to the track, a great battle between him and Schumacher, but the Renault remained in front.

• 13:29 Lap 20

  Team radio to Button:"Jenson, keep going, clear the traffic."

• 13:29 Lap 20

  Hamilton calling for blue flags as he meets traffic. He has just managed to get past Liuzzi.

• 13:31 Lap 21

  Approaching a back marker, Alonso closed up to Massa, poked his nose ahead but Massa kept the position.

• 13:31 Lap 22

  Team radio from Alonso: "This is ridiculous."

• 13:32 Lap 22

  Button is streaking away now, 5 seconds ahead as the mechanics come out.

• 13:33 Lap 23

  Button pits and comes out in 5th, ahead of Mark Webber.

• 13:34 Lap 24

  Fastest lap for Massa - 1:18.711.

• 13:34 Lap 24

  Driver Positions

  1	Massa	Ferrari
  2	Alonso	Ferrari
  3	Vettel	Red Bull
  4	Hamilton	McLaren
  5	Button	McLaren

• 13:35 Lap 24

  Petrov pits from 8th place.

• 13:36 Lap 24

  Rosberg pits from 7th.

• 13:36 Lap 24

  Petrov emerged from his pit stop in 13th, but ran Kobayashi wide and took the position.

• 13:37 Lap 25

  Top Speed

  Sector 1	Rosberg	207kph
  Sector 2	Alonso	257kph
  Sector 3	Button	262kph
  Speed Trap	Button	319kph

• 13:38 Lap 25

  Yamamoto appears to have retired. I didn't notice. Did anyone notice?

• 13:38 Lap 27

  Comment from Pat W: "Look at all the full grandstands! This place was losing attendance the last few runnings."

• 13:40 Lap 28

  Four drivers have not yet pitted - Hulkenberg, De la Rosa, Di Grassi and Glock.

• 13:40 Lap 28

  Team radio from Rob Smedly to Massa:"Gap is 3 seconds, we need everything Felipe, concentrate. Keep this going, you can win."

• 13:41 Lap 29

  Fastest lap for Alonso - 1:18.075.

• 13:43 Lap 30

  Tweet from @VirginRacing: Timo is catching Lucas, 8 secs now. KOV close. behind Timo

• 13:46 Lap 32

  One to Watch

  Kubica	vs.	Rosberg
  9th	+0.8s	10th

• 13:47 Lap 33

  Tweet from @clubforce: Tonio has overtaken Di Grassi now to move up 1 place. P17 for him. He is behind Alguersuari who is behind Adrian.

• 13:48 Lap 34

  The top six drivers are separated by just under 20 seconds, and then... well, then there's Hulkenberg who adds an entire 20 seconds of his own, currently 42.6 behind the race leader.

• 13:48 Lap 34

  Six drivers have fallen one lap behind, whilst Bruno Senna is currently two laps down.

• 13:49 Lap 35

  De la Rosa just passed Hulkenberg.

• 13:49 Lap 35

  Hulkenberg pits. He must have heard me.

• 13:51 Lap 36

  Sutil has pitted for the third time after a bit of a wobble out on track.

• 13:53 Lap 37

  Let us compare how the German drivers are doing at their home race:

  Driver Positions

  3	Vettel	Red Bull
  9	Rosberg	Mercedes
  10	Schumacher	Mercedes
  14	Hulkenberg	Williams
  17	Sutil	Force India

  My table only has space for five drivers. Rats. Glock is 19th.

• 13:53 Lap 37

  Lewis told to save fuel.

• 13:55 Lap 39

  Talking of Glock, the rear light is hanging off the back of his car.

• 13:56 Lap 40

  Team radio to Webber: "You need to drop back. 4 second gap to Button ahead. Stay flat on the straight."

• 13:57 Lap 41

  Live Championship Standings

  Pos	Driver	Pts
  1	Hamilton	157
  2	Button	143
  3	Vettel	136
  4	Webber	136
  5	Alonso	116

• 13:57 Lap 41

  Fastest lap for Sutil - 1:17.300.

• 13:57 Lap 41

  Sutil? Really? But he is running 17th after three pit stops. How odd.

• 13:58 Lap 41

  Team radio to Button: "You're one of the quickest cars on the circuit. Webber has been instructed to back away from you."

• 13:58 Lap 41

  Tweet from @VirginRacing: "OK clear air now. HAM 18 secs behind so at least 4 blue flag free laps?"

• 13:58 Lap 42

  Senna pits.

• 13:59 Lap 43

  De la Rosa and both Virgin cars still have yet to pit.

• 13:59 Lap 43

  Sutil's reign did not last long. Vettel sets the fastest lap - 1:17.242.

• 14:01 Lap 43

  Holly Samos on 5live says: "Webber has a high oil consumption problem."

• 14:02 Lap 45

  Tweet from @InsideFerrari: "just one second between felip and Fernando margin remained stable in the last 4 laps"

• 14:02 Lap 45

  Not sure who felip is, or why he doesn't get a capital letter. I callinequality in that team.

• 14:05 Lap 48

  Fastest lap for Alonso - 1:17.012.

• 14:06 Lap 48

  Team radio from Rob to Felipe: "Fernando is faster than you. Can you confirm you understand that message?"

• 14:06 Lap 48

  Wait for the inevitable red car passing red car now.

• 14:07 Lap 48

  Alonso has passed Massa. Shocker.

• 14:08 Lap 49

  Rob instructs Massa to move out the way of Alonso, albeit indirectly. Apologises to Massa afterwards.

• 14:10 Lap 51

  Driver Positions

  1	Alonso	Ferrari
  2	Massa	Ferrari
  3	Vettel	Red Bull
  4	Hamilton	McLaren
  5	Button	McLaren

• 14:11 Lap 52

  Tweet from @edb_lotusracing: "Whoa, can't believe Ferrari just did that! This'll be interesting later..."

• 14:12 Lap 52

  De la Rosa finally pits from 8th place and returns to the track in 14th.

• 14:12 Lap 53

  A brief yellow flag for di Grassi who spun and slid across plenty of track sideways. Continues onwards.

• 14:14 Lap 55

  Lucas di Grassi retires to the garage.

• 14:15 Lap 55

  Just Glock remaining without a pit stop under his belt now.

• 14:18 Lap 57

  De la Rosa overtook Hulkenberg after exiting the pits and is now chasing Barrichello - currently 0.5s behind.

• 14:19 Lap 57

  Backmarker count - seven drivers have been lapped, Sutil is down 2, whilst three drivers have fallen back 3 laps.

• 14:19 Lap 59

  Team radio to Petrov: "Vitaly, you must concentrate on shifting early to seventh gear. We'll have to turn your revs down if you don't do it properly."

• 14:20 Lap 59

  On 5live, Anthony Davidson says: "Not a message you want to be hearing, you should know stuff like that."

  Bad Vitaly.

• 14:20 Lap 59

  Kovalainen is moving slowly, and TV shots show a piece of bodywork on track.

• 14:21 Lap 59

  Kovalainen and De la Rosa came together, and the bodywork came from the Sauber.

• 14:21 Lap 60

  De la Rosa pits for a new front wing, takes on new tyres while he's at it.

• 14:22 Lap 61

  Kovalainen has also pitted.

• 14:23 Lap 61

  New front wing for Pedro.

• 14:24 Lap 61

  Kovalainen is out of the car, retired.

• 14:26 Lap 61

  Team radio to Hamilton: "There is no need to save fuel anymore."

• 14:27 Lap 64

  Liuzzi pits.

• 14:27 Lap 64

  One to Watch

  Barrichello	vs.	Hulkenberg
  12th	+0.9s	13th

• 14:30 Lap 66

  Comment from Stuart Taylor: "searching @insideferrari on twitter is hilarious"

  Parental advisory.

• 14:31 Lap 67

  Race complete.

  Fernando Alonso wins the German Grand Prix! (although Massa is the moral victor)

• 14:32 Lap 67

  Massa finished second, Vettel takes the final place on the podium.

• 14:34 Lap 67

  Team radio from Rob Smedley: "Very well done, Felipe Massa is back. Very magnanimous. You won't know what that means, I'll explain it to you later."

• 14:35

  Tweet from @eddstrawF1: That's the 23rd "win" for Alonso. That puts him =9th in the all-time list alongside Nelson Piquet.

• 14:36

  Tweet from @VirginRacing: Now he's slowed down, Timo's car has stopped at turn 13

• 14:40

  The German GP winner. A quick hug between him and Felipe and muted celebrations.

• 14:43

  Domenicali hugs each of his drivers in turn, then pulls them on the podium for a photo opportunity. Massa makes a hasty exit though.

• 14:46

  Join in the post-race debate on Sidepodcast.com: https://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/25/post-race-debate-your-thoughts-on-ferrari-team-orders-in-germany/

• 14:47

  And the conversation continues in the live comments: https://sidepodcast.com/2010/07/25/live-germany-2010-the-race/

• 14:47

  Thanks to everyone for joining the Factbyte Factbox today. See you back here for Hungary!