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2011 Singapore Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Well, the championship is not quite clinched. There's quite a fight for second place amongst the next three competitors. The silver lining? We can now see drivers go for broke to win races.

EVENT: The more we see of Singapore, the more we start pushing the traditional great European events behind this Grand Prix as a must visit race destination.

QUALIFYING: Per the season's script, Red Bull's domain.

RACE: Like the last race, all the excitement, and there was plenty of it, occurred behind the leader.

TRACK: For a street course with very little straightaways, a lot of turns, and physically tough, it is surprising how much the drivers like it and how racy it can sometimes be.

START: Webber doinks it again, Hamilton pays for the Aussie's balk, Alonso gets a lightning start again, Rosberg gets away with one, and most importantly, Vettel does exactly what he needed to do.

VETTEL: You can put it in cruise control now, Sebastian.

WEBBER: Mark made not one, but two hair raising passes on Alonso.

RED BULL: Just how will the rest of the field catch you next year?

BUTTON: Once again, Jenson is rewarded by taking care of his tires and staying out of trouble.

HAMILTON: Lewis can take some lessons from his teammate. Just how many cars, walls, sand traps do you plan on encountering this year?

MCLAREN: On the cusp of knowing what it takes to catch Red Bull.

ALONSO: Once again, willed his Ferrari to a near podium finish.

MASSA: This time his finish did not do Felipe's drive justice. He drove hard, aggressive, and quick, but foiled by his arch nemeses.

FERRARI: Will be working on next year's car. They may need more time than that as word from Maranello is a complete redesign is on the table.

DI RESTA: A fabulous drive for this rookie who will soon become a much sought after driver.

SCHUMACHER: Michael, just what were you thinking? Maybe, it's time to retire ... oh, wait, you already tried that...

PETROV: Not the kind of weekend one needs when trying to keep his seat.

SENNA: Bruno didn't exactly do much better for a miserable Renault weekend.

KOBAYASHI: How not to take the chicane during qualifying...

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Almost.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 1 -- The number of points Vettel needs in the next five races to win the World Championship.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Not a stat this time, but a historical video documentary of the first Singapore Grand Prix in 1966. Note the feature Formula Libre race mixes formula cars with sports cars.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Felipe Massa about Lewis Hamilton and the altercation between them after the race, "My thoughts are that, again, he cannot use his mind - even in qualifying."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Not related to F1, but we couldn't pass on this great quote from the Bucks County Courier Times, "Danica Patrick is proof that people with no exceptional talent can be financially successful. Look at Snooki, who has no real talent; she is making millions."

SCHEDULE: Off to Japan, where Kobayashi is already planning a lot of activities around the recovery effort.

Copyright © 2011 by Deep Throttle. All Rights Reserved.



RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Vettel 61
2. Button 61
3. Webber 61
4. Alonso 61
5. Hamilton 61
6. di Resta(R) 61
7. Rosberg 60
8. Sutil 60
9. Massa 60
10. Perez(R) 60
11. Maldonado(R) 60
12. Buemi 60
13. Barrichello 60
14. Kobayashi 59
15. Senna 59
16. Kovalainen 59
17. Petrov 59
18. d'Ambrosio(R) 59
19. Ricciardo(R) 57
20. Liuzzi 57
21. Alguersuari 56
R Trulli 47
R Schumacher 28
R Glock 9

Time of Race
1:59:06.757

Margin of Victory
1.737 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 5 laps

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Sebastian Vettel

Fastest Race Lap
Jenson Button

Pole Position
Sebastian Vettel

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Vettel 309
2. Button 185
3. Alonso 184
4. Webber 182
5. Hamilton 168
6. Massa 84
7. Rosberg 62
8. Schumacher 52
9. Petrov 34
  Heidfeld 34
11. Sutil 28
12. Kobayashi 27
13. di Resta(R) 20
14. Alguersuari 16
15. Buemi 13
16. Perez(R) 9
17. Barrichello 4
18. Senna 2
19. Maldonado(R) 1

  Team Pts.
1. Red Bull 491
2. McLaren 353
3. Ferrari 268
4. Mercedes 114
5. Renault 70
6. Force India 48
7. Sauber 36
8. Toro Rosso 29
9. Williams 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
Japan Qatar United States Mexico City
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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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