Vettel scored his second win of the season at the European Grand Prix in June but did not taste victory again until the Japanese Grand Prix three and a half months later.ĭuring that period, the championship lead swung back and forth as Webber scored a brace of wins in Britain and Hungary, while Alonso fought back with victory at the German, Italian and Singapore Grands Prix. The McLaren pair of Lewis Hamilton and new teammate Button led on 127 and 121 points respectively, with Vettel (115 points) and Webber (103) close behind.ĭespite winning the season-opener in Bahrain, Ferrari’s new recruit Fernando Alonso had slipped to fifth on 93 points after a difficult run of results, but he’d soon bounce back to play a significant part in the second half of the year. The Brit scored wins in Australia and China to take an early championship lead, while Vettel experienced a stuttering start to the year with his win in Malaysia being his only podium to show from the opening four rounds.īy the midway point of the season, a clear lead pack had emerged at the top of the standings. Having switched to McLaren during the offseason, Jenson Button began his world title defence in ominous form.
Partnering him once again was Australian Mark Webber, and while there were few signs of the toxic atmosphere that would later develop between them, 2010 would prove a turning point in Red Bull’s intrateam dynamics. With the emergence of Red Bull protégé Vettel too, the 2010 season featured one of the most exciting and competitive fields in years.Įmbarking on his second year with Red Bull, Vettel had already marked himself out as a major talent with a series of eye-catching performances in 2009. Here’s a reminder of how Vettel’s first F1 title-winning campaign played out.Ģ010 was a fascinating year for Formula 1, with four world champions on the grid including the return of F1 legend Michael Schumacher. There’s a tendency for people to lump the events of 2010 alongside Vettel’s ‘dominant’ years at Red bull, when in fact, it couldn’t be further away from how it happened. Hard to believe, isn’t it? A full 10 YEARS since Sebastian Vettel was crowned the unlikely champion of that memorable F1 season. An entire decade has passed since the 2010 Formula 1 season came to an end.
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