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2010 Korea Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Can this season have any more dramatic turnarounds? Sure. There's still two more races to go!

EVENT: Many other organizers are able to pull off first-time events with little or no glitches. So, why does Korea get away with excuses over why grandstands weren't completed, crew members had to stay in brothels, traffic jams miles long prevented many fans from getting in, etc. Oh, that's right. It's all about the money ... in Bernie's pockets.

QUALIFYING: Too bad for Red Bull, points are not awarded for pole position.

RACE: Just when the race was about to "settle in" another jaw dropping, season changing event occurred.

TRACK: One would think with all the new F1 tracks popping up all over the world that the science of track design would have the basics down. Then, how do you explain a pit entrance at the same location as a blind apex to a corner with no runoff? Or curbing lower than the track surface?

START: Finally!

ALONSO: This drive is a prime example why Fernando can win a championship without the best car.

MASSA: While Felipe cannot.

FERRARI: Just think, Ferrari was within one race of giving up on the season and concentrating on next year's design. Now, they can win a driver's championship.

HAMILTON: Maybe not completely right back in it, but certainly within pouncing range of anyone who makes a mistake. Too bad his slight mistake cost him the win.

WEBBER: Potentially watched his championship wash away.

VETTEL: Potentially watched his championship go up in smoke.

RED BULL: Castrated bulls.

SCHUMACHER: Even though Michael was once again outdone by his teammate, he did put in a wet performance reminiscent of the old Michael.

ROSBERG: Speaking of Nico, was aiming for a fantastic race (sure schooled Hamilton in the rain) until Webber made Rosberg a casualty.

LIUZZI: From 17th to sixth. Pretty darn impressive.

HEIDFELD: A professional drive.

HULKENBERG: Nice recovery into the points after the late race spin and tire change.

BUTTON: A very poor race for Jenson on all accounts.

SUTIL: A one-man wrecking crew.

PETROV: Gee, Vitaly crashed again. What a shock...

BUEMI: Ahhh, Sebastien, that was never going to work.

TRULLI: The Retirement King, mostly through no fault of his own.

DI GRASSI: You came in a million times to change tires, yet still couldn't figure out which tires to use and wind up crashing out of the race after just three green flag laps? What was the point of it all?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Unfinished.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 42 laps -- the moment the race went three-quarters distance to award full points and Webber knew he was screwed.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: The last time Red Bull failed to have a car finish the race was the first event in 2008, the Australian GP, with David Coulthard and Mark Webber.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Sebastian Vettel talking about the long straights at Yeongam, "It's so long you could drink a couple of beers."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: This weekend was also the date for the Surfer's Paradise event, once a successful stop for CART/Champ Car only to have the IRL burn every bridge possible, is now a special international V8 Supercar event, whose boss, Tony Cochrane, said, "Indy will not return to the Gold Coast in the next 100 years."

SCHEDULE: Though it should be the season's finale (and will be next year), Brazil will still play a significant role in the championship in front of a rabid crowd.

Copyright © 2010 by Deep Throttle. All Rights Reserved.



RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Alonso 55
2. Hamilton 55
3. Massa 55
4. Schumacher 55
5. Kubica 55
6. Liuzzi 55
7. Barrichello 55
8. Kobayashi 55
9. Heidfeld 55
10. Hulkenberg(R) 55
11. Alguersuari 55
12. Button 55
13. Kovalainen 54
14. Senna(R) 53
15. Yamamoto 53
R Sutil 46
R Vettel 45
R Petrov(R) 39
R Glock 31
R Buemi 30
R di Grassi(R) 25
R Trulli 25
R Webber 18
R Rosberg 18

Time of Race
2:48:20.810

Margin of Victory
14.999 sec.

Safety Car
3 for 25 laps

Lead Changes
1 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Sebastian Vettel, Fernando Alonso

Fastest Race Lap
Fernando Alonso

Pole Position
Sebastian Vettel

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Alonso 231
2. Webber 220
3. Hamilton 210
4. Vettel 206
5. Button 189
6. Massa 143
7. Kubica 124
8. Rosberg 122
9. Schumacher 66
10. Sutil 47
  Barrichello 47
12. Kobayashi 31
13. Liuzzi 21
14. Petrov(R) 19
15. Hulkenberg(R) 18
16. Buemi 8
17. de la Rosa 6
  Heidfeld 6
19. Alguersuari 3

  Team Pts.
1. Red Bull 426
2. McLaren 399
3. Ferrari 374
4. Mercedes 188
5. Renault 143
6. Force India 68
7. Williams 65
8. Sauber 43
9. Toro Rosso 11
 
 

2024 Thoughts
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China Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco
Canada Spain Austria Great Britain
Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Qatar Abu Dhabi

2023 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Azerbaijan
Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco Spain
Canada Austria Great Britain Hungary
Belgium Holland Italy Singapore
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
Sao Paulo Las Vegas Abu Dhabi

2022 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Emilia Romagna
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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