2010 Formula One World Championship the week (1:20.472) with most teams doing low fuel runs on Sunday. In stark contrast to , no one driver emerged as dominant in the early stages of the 2010 season. Fernando Alonso won the opening race of the season in Bahrain after Sebastian Vettel's engine misfired, with Alonso becoming just the sixth Ferrari driver to win on debut for the Italian team. Reigning World Champion Jenson Button claimed victory in Australia for the second year in succession, whilst Vettel won in Malaysia, setting up a unique situation that would last for the rest of the season whereby no driver
Sebastian Vettel his life achievements, on his behalf, along with Schumacher's long-term manager Sabine Kehm a year later. Vettel also made an emotional speech commemorating Schumacher's achievements in the sport. The two of them had got to know each other well from racing together in Formula One and in the Race of Champions and are – along with Nico Rosberg – the only German Formula One title winners. In 2014, Vettel cited Schumacher as one of his inspirations in becoming a Ferrari driver from 2015 saying; ""When I was a kid, Michael Schumacher in the red car was my greatest idol and