Red Bull Claims its First Constructors’ Championship Title

The LG-sponsored Red Bull Racing team has won the 2010 Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship following a one-two finish by its drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber at the Brazil Grand Prix. The win set off scenes of jubilation among the Red Bull Racing team, which claimed its first Constructors’ Championship just six years after joining Formula 1.

While the Constructors’ title was decided in Brazil, Fernando Alonso’s third-place finish means that the drivers’ championship is still up for grabs going into the final race of the season in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari’s Alonso remains in first place overall, with Webber and Vettel trailing him by 8 and 15 points, respectively.

Now on 246 points, Alonso is guaranteed to win the title if he comes at least second in Brazil. Among other permutations, Webber can win the title if he comes first and Alonso finishes third or lower, while Vettel must count on a win and Alonso finishing no better than fifth. Now all eyes are on the final showdown at Abu Dhabi, not very far from Bahrain, where the season opened this year.