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2009 Germany Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Put Mosley and Ecclestone in a time machine and throw them in a Nazi concentration camp. Even that's too good for them. The whole F1 leadership has become a sorry state of human fecal matter.

EVENT: Another successful but on the financial rocks traditional venue.

TRACK: Sure the name Nürburgring has a great ring (no pun intended) to it, but every time you watch a race from the modern track, you can't help but have your mind wonder to the real track next to it.

QUALIFYING: A wild and crazy Q2.

RACE: In American racing, if you make an early mistake or receive a penalty, all you have to do is sit back and wait for a full course yellow to be given back what you lost. In F1, you have to make your comeback the old fashion way. You have to earn it.

START: Ultra aggressive first lap.

WEBBER: Way to blow your pole position, Mark. Oh, wait, you came back to win anyway. Holy Kangaroo!

VETTEL: It was his teammate's turn, but it hurt Sebastian trying to close the points gap.

RED BULL: Clearly, Red Bull will now make a battle out of the championship, despite the still large lead Jenson Button holds.

MASSA: After McLaren made great strides this weekend, it was a Ferrari who got the surprise podium spot. Racing isn't always fair.

ROSBERG: Was anyone else aware of Nico's fine race?

BUTTON: Ratchet up that pressure just a little bit.

BARRICHELLO: Listen, Rubens. We're getting quite sick of your whinefest and hollow threats after nearly every race. You have the best car out there. Do something with it. Either quit once and for all from the team that saved your career or STFU!

ALONSO: Fernando continues to work his magic with a subpar car.

HAMILTON: Way to blow an amazing start.

SUTIL: Way to blow a possible great finish.

BOURDAIS: He had his shot. Sebastien had some fine moments, but not good enough for F1 circles.

LOEB: Probably the only reason the World Rally Champion had been mentioned for a Toro Rosso seat is because his first name is Sebastien.

ALGUERSUARI: So, who is this guy besides the reigning British F3 champion? Is it a case of grabbing news by getting the youngest driver in F1 history? Is it a case of F1's obsession of finding the next great phenom? Or, is it a case of Jaime bringing in a ton of money? Probably a little bit of them all.

TORO ROSSO: How much of the sacking of Bourdais is being timed just before the major updates to the car are used at the next race to make "their" guy Alguersuari look good? Such are the brutal politics of F1.

PIQUET: Will Piquet quickly follow Bourdais on the unemployment line?

KOVALAINEN: And just how much time does Heikki have left in a McLaren?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Finally.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 132 -- The number of races it took Mark Webber to win one.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 28 -- the number of years it took an Australian to win an F1 race after Alan Jones last did it at the Las Vegas GP.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Mark Webber's reflections on his first win: "It's just an incredible day for all the people who have helped me get to where I am today."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Martin Whitmarsh indicating the political struggle is anything but over, "A FOTA series is clearly an option, and we need to know quickly what we are doing."

SCHEDULE: The Hungaroring was unique at one time for being the first, and only, race behind the Iron Curtain. It certainly wasn't because of its ability to produce good racing.

Copyright © 2009 by Deep Throttle. All Rights Reserved.



RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Webber 60
2. Vettel 60
3. Massa 60
4. Rosberg 60
5. Button 60
6. Barrichello 60
7. Alonso 60
8. Kovalainen 60
9. Glock 60
10. Heidfeld 60
11. Fisichella 60
12. Nakajima 60
13. Piquet 60
14. Kubica 60
15. Sutil 60
16. Buemi(R) 60
17. Trulli 60
18. Hamilton 59
R Raikkonen 34
R Bourdais 18

Time of Race
1:36:43.310

Margin of Victory
9.252 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
7 among 4 drivers

Lap Leaders
Mark Webber, Rubens Barrichello, Felipe Massa, Sebastian Vettel

Fastest Race Lap
Fernando Alonso

Pole Position
Mark Webber

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 68
2. Vettel 47
3. Webber 45.5
4. Barrichello 44
5. Massa 22
6. Trulli 21.5
7. Rosberg 20.5
8. Glock 13
  Alonso 13
10. Raikkonen 10
11. Hamilton 9
12. Heidfeld 6
13. Kovalainen 5
14. Buemi(R) 3
15. Bourdais 2
  Kubica 2

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 112
2. Red Bull 92.5
3. Toyota 34.5
4. Ferrari 32
5. Williams 20.5
6. McLaren 14
7. Renault 13
8. Sauber 8
9. Toro Rosso 5
10. Force India 0
 
 

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2023 Thoughts
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Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
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2022 Thoughts
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Miami Spain Monaco Azerbaijan
Canada Great Britain Austria France
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Singapore Japan United States
Mexico City Sao Paulo Abu Dhabi

2021 Thoughts
Bahrain Emilia Romagna Portugal Spain Monaco
Azerbaijan France Steiermark Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Russia Turkey United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Qatar Saudi Arabia Abu Dhabi

2020 Thoughts
Austria Steiermark Hungary Great Britain Anniversary
Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
Russia Eifel Portugal Emilia Romagna
Turkey Bahrain Sakhir Abu Dhabi

2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
Mexico United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2018 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Russia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2017 Thoughts
Australia China Bahrain Russia
Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Russia Spain
Monaco Canada Europe Austria
Great Britain Hungary Germany Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2015 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore Japan Russia United States
Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2014 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia Bahrain China
Spain Monaco Canada Austria
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan Russia
United States Brazil Abu Dhabi

2013 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Great Britain
Germany Hungary Belgium Italy
Singapore South Korea Japan India
Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2012 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi United States Brazil

2011 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Turkey
Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
Bahrain Australia Malaysia China
Spain Monaco Turkey Canada
Europe Great Britain Germany Hungary
Belgium Italy Singapore Japan
South Korea Brazil Abu Dhabi

2009 Thoughts
Australia Malaysia China Bahrain
Spain Monaco Turkey Great Britain
Germany Hungary Europe
Belgium Italy Singapore
Japan Brazil Abu Dhabi


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