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2009 Singapore Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Though the excitement is still there race to race, the championship battle is becoming anti-climatic.

EVENT: Singapore is rapidly becoming the Monaco of Asia.

TRACK: The track may be a bit faster and roomier than Monaco, but it's still limited in racing.

QUALIFYING: It was building up to be another exciting qualifying session, but spoiled by Barrichello's crash, especially since Vettel and Rosberg were on very hot laps at the time.

RACE: Since there were no crashes on purpose, it was a typical F1 street race.

START: Good call on Webber's penalty for gaining an advantage by running off the track. Too bad these rulings can't be consistent across all races.

HAMILTON: Lewis seems to be enjoying himself more without the pressure of a championship battle.

GLOCK: Excellent showing for Timo and Toyota.

TRULLI: Then why can't Jarno do this?

TOYOTA More and more signs point to their withdrawal.

ALONSO: A podium spot at Singapore. Legally.

ROSBERG: What an idiot. An opportunity, finally, for a much needed great finish, and Nico throws it away because he can't stay on the proper side of the pit exit curb.

VETTEL: What an idiot, squared. A great opportunity to stay in the championship hunt, and Sebastian throws it away because he can't press a button properly.

SUTIL: What an idiot. Cubed. Way to keep your foot in it and knock out one of your competitors.

HEIDFELD: What a lousy way to end your 40-race completion streak.

BUTTON: Jenson probably feels slightly more comfortable now. Slightly.

BARRICHELLO: Rubens is probably going to need some help now in order to catch his teammate.

RAIKKONEN: Back to the old don't give a sh*t Kimi.

FISICHELLA: Not exactly lighting that Ferrari on fire...

WEBBER: Eliminated.

ALGUERSUARI: How many crew members did Bourdais ever run over in the pit lane?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Bans.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Infinite -- The amount of time Flavio Briatore is banned from F1.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: The first Singapore Grand Prix, though not part of the Formula One World Championship, took place in 1966 won by Lee Han Seng in a Lotus 22 Ford run to Formula Libre rules. However, the same circuit hosted races before Singapore gained their independence in 1965. Originally called the Orient Year Grand Prix in 1961 before being renamed the following year to the Malaysian Grand Prix through 1965.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Lewis Hamilton about making up for the last race: "I wanted to redeem myself after the last lap in Monza - and we got it!"

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Nick Heidfeld was quite blunt about what he thought of Sutil's antics, "I think we need to find Sutil a new brain."

SCHEDULE: Back to Suzuka with a number of drivers who have never raced there.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Hamilton 61
2. Glock 61
3. Alonso 61
4. Vettel 61
5. Button 61
6. Barrichello 61
7. Kovalainen 61
8. Kubica 61
9. Nakajima 61
10. Raikkonen 61
11. Rosberg 61
12. Trulli 61
13. Fisichella 61
14. Liuzzi 61
R Alguersuari(R) 47
R Buemi(R) 47
R Webber 45
R Sutil 23
R Heidfeld 19
R Grosjean(R) 3

Time of Race
1:56:06.337

Margin of Victory
9.634 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 6 laps

Lead Changes
2 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso

Fastest Race Lap
Fernando Alonso

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 84
2. Barrichello 69
3. Vettel 59
4. Webber 51.5
5. Raikkonen 40
6. Hamilton 37
7. Rosberg 30.5
8. Alonso 26
9. Glock 24
10. Trulli 22.5
11. Massa 22
  Kovalainen 22
13. Heidfeld 12
14. Kubica 9
15. Fisichella 8
16. Sutil 5
17. Buemi(R) 3
18. Bourdais 2

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 153
2. Red Bull 110.5
3. Ferrari 62
4. McLaren 59
5. Toyota 46.5
6. Williams 30.5
7. Renault 26
8. Sauber 21
9. Force India 13
10. Toro Rosso 5
 
 

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2023 Thoughts
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Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
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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
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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
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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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