| Who? |
What |
Points |
Action |
Lap |
| Race |
|
McLaren
|
|
0 pts
|
Hamilton’s delay in the pits caused the the sticky front left, meant that he rejoined behind teammate Button effectively costing him a podium position.
|
38 |
| Other |
|
McLaren
|
 |
15 pts
|
Adrian Newey, designer of the RB7, made clear his assumption that Mclaren’s big leap forward in performance is due to Mclaren team copying Red Bull’s new exhaust system.
|
|
| Race |
|
McLaren
|
 |
5 pts
|
To add extra irony, Massa’s arrival in the pits delayed Hamilton further
|
35 |
|
McLaren
|
|
5 pts
|
A sticky left rear wheel delayed Button’s pit stop.
|
40 |
|
McLaren
|
|
5 pts
|
|
23 |
|
McLaren
|
 |
10 pts
|
As Button left the wheel almost detached itself a number of times and Button decided it would be better to pull over on the exit of the pits. The team were investigated for an unsafe pit release, which it was, but there was no one left to punish.
|
40 |
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