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One of the European Grand Prix's most astonishing performances came courtesy of BMW Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi. Kobayashi may have qualified a lowly 18th, but a strategic masterstroke combined with the C29's consistent race pace to gift the Japanese driver seventh place and his team their second haul of points of the season...

BMW Sauber celebrated a strong performance and six points at the European Grand Prix. Kamui Kobayashi drove almost the entire race on one set of tyres and put in some storming passes to take seventh, while team mate Pedro de la Rosa only missed out on a point thanks to a post-race time penalty. Both drivers, team principal Peter Sauber and technical director James Key reflect on the results from Valencia…

Back on home soil and with a heavily upgraded car, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was convinced he would get his title campaign back on course at last weekend's European Grand Prix, but things didn't quite go to plan. Alonso left Valencia frustrated and disappointed with his eighth-place result. However, after some reflection, the Spaniard is ready to refocus his energies on Silverstone...

Cosworth enjoyed a satisfying European Grand Prix around the streets of Valencia on Sunday, with Williams' Rubens Barrichello taking fourth place in his Cosworth-powered FW32. The result was the highest placed finish for a Cosworth-powered driver since David Coulthard took fourth for Red Bull in the 2005 European Grand Prix at Germany's Nurburgring. It was also Cosworth's best result of the year so far. Mark Gallagher, Cosworth's F1 Business Unit's General Manager, reflects on their weekend…

From ninth on the Valencia grid to a fourth-place finish, Williams' Rubens Barrichello - and his FW32 - enjoyed a very strong European Grand Prix. And although Nico Hulkenberg's race ended prematurely, he had also been running in the top ten in the second Williams. Overall it was a successful outing for the British team, and Sam Michael, Williams' technical director, is confident they will be equally competitive at the forthcoming Silverstone race…

On the face of it, Robert Kubica's fifth place in Sunday's European Grand Prix looked like a good result for Renault. However, had it not been for a bit of bad luck with the timing of the safety car the team are convinced it could have been a whole lot better, as chief race engineer Alan Permane explained in his post-race debrief…

Red Bull Mark Webber insists his high-speed crash in Sunday's European Grand Prix will not hamper his preparations for the next round of the championship at Silverstone. Webber emerged largely unscathed from the 300 km/h shunt, after running into the back of Heikki Kovalainen's Lotus...

Given Red Bull's 2010 pace, it's hard to believe that Sebastian Vettel's European Grand Prix victory was only his second win of the season. Lewis Hamilton may have extended his championship lead with second place, but Vettel now has him - and McLaren team mate Jenson Button - back in his sights. It was not such a great afternoon for two other title contenders, Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso...

Sebastian Vettel got his title challenge back on track on Sunday after ending his recent victory drought with an excellent win in Valencia. A minor brush with Lewis Hamilton aside, it was a flawless performance from the German, who then went on to see his nation defeat England in their World Cup clash. A good day all round then in the Vettel camp…

Despite a McLaren not as quick as the Red Bull and a drive-through penalty for passing the safety car, Lewis Hamilton still managed to bag second place in Valencia, much to the disgust of former team mate Fernando Alonso. Hamilton, who retained his lead in the driver standings, felt his penalty was fair and is now looking forward to an upgraded MP4-25 for his home race in two weeks' time…