Vettel's victory had left him "speechless", and expressed his delight at winning the Championship. za24_AdSite='/8900/24.com/Web/Wheels24'; The 2010 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 64th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. [74], The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) had planned to introduce a budget cap, in order to safeguard the sport during the current economic downturn. Points were awarded to the top 10 classified finishers. From factory to racer: The epic journey of an F1 car bolt, Aragon GP: Suzuki's Joan Mir grabs championship lead as Alex Rins claims first win, Marquez on the podium? [135] The penultimate[136] and last days saw sunny weather with Jenson Button setting the fastest time (1:18.871). za24_AdZone='/Forumla1/Landing'; This compromise proposal would involve the supply of parts and design knowledge to the new entrants, but not full customer cars, in return for which the budget cap idea was dropped. Team Struggling to Reach Start Line", https://argent.fia.com/web/fia-public.nsf/769C703CE7A440A4C12575A80044A6C1/$FILE/1-2010+F1+SPORTING+REGULATIONS+30-04-2009.pdf, "FIA parc ferme relies on Big Brother camera technology", "Mercedes unveils new gull-wing safety car", "Mercedes-AMG GT S: Bernd Mayländers neues Safety-Car", "Mercedes unveils new 2015 safety and medical cars", "CP24-Court rejects Ferrari's bid to stop F1 budget caps – CTV News, Shows and Sports – Canadian Television", "Bernie Ecclestone confident of deal over Formula One budget caps – Telegraph", "Anderson: USF1 could miss up to four races", "Valencia day one – Massa leads the way for Ferrari", "Valencia day two – Massa stays quickest in Spain", "Valencia day three – Ferrari stay top as Alonso debuts", "Jerez day four – Hamilton and McLaren end on a high", "Jerez day three – advantage Webber and Red Bull in Spain", "Jerez day four – Button ends test on top", "Barcelona day one – Webber sets the standard", "Barcelona day three – Rosberg on top for Mercedes GP", "Barcelona day four – Hamilton in charge on final day", "Red Bull civil war playing into Button and Hamilton's hands at McLaren", "Vettel claims Formula One world title after Abu Dhabi triumph", The official website of The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010_Formula_One_World_Championship&oldid=982271110, Articles with dead external links from January 2016, Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Following the end of the European season at the, Refuelling during the race was abolished for the first season since. [115], Following negotiations, the FOTA teams unanimously decided to withdraw at the end of the 2009 season unless the budget cap rules were changed. Alonso took third place, ahead of Webber, Kubica and Felipe Massa. Preparing for Portimão: Mike Talks Tyres, Tarmac, Set-Up and Simulations! Webber won the race after passing Vettel from second off the start, who then developed a puncture on the first lap and was forced to pit.[141].