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2012 China Thoughts

[EDITOR NOTE -- Deep Throttle is going on a forced hiatus starting in August. However, apparently he thought that meant all year. Then, everyone wrote and complained, so we insisted he come back until August. We don't know why. The only thing Deep Throttle ever accomplished was receiving a nasty note from Alex Sperafico. Oh ... on second thought...]

THE BIG PICTURE: Three races. Three winners. No dominate team emerging. This is fun!

EVENT: So, how many college students did they force to attend this year's event to make the attendance look good?

QUALIFYING: A wild one. Vettel doesn't make it out of Q2, Button mistimed his last laps, and Rosberg finally gets a pole.

RACE: Behind first place, the wheel to wheel and interlocking wheel to interlocking wheel battles were some of the best in Formula 1 history. And no one touched anyone. That's a season's worth of highlights right there.

TRACK: It's interesting how this track produces some great passes when it shouldn't be able to.

START: Super start by Rosberg, Perez reaffirms his standing on the team, Kobayashi wastes his great spot, and Button jumps into the fray.

ROSBERG: It may have taken seven years and 111 races, but no one can deny Nico did not finally deserve it. It was nice to see his competitors genuinely happy for Nico.

SCHUMACHER: Certainly is driving better this year. Though, it doesn't help when your team forgets to tighten a lug nut.

MERCEDES: All of a sudden the Silver Arrows is easy on tires.

BUTTON: Talk about out performing your teammate. Once again, Jenson shows the way on McLaren.

HAMILTON: However, Lewis did get his third straight third place for the points lead.

MCLAREN: Another screwed up pit stop cost a top position.

WEBBER: Nice wheelie!

VETTEL: Umm, Sebastian, your teammate is kicking your ass this year.

RED BULL: Sucks not to have blown exhausts.

GROSJEAN: Romain's return to F1 has gone pretty well.

RAIKKONEN: How do you fall from second to 12th in two laps, then to 14th in two more laps? That's a faster fall than a politician caught with a prostitute.

LOTUS: Renault, Lotus, whatever you want to call them, has gotten off to a good start.

SENNA: Still can't figure Bruno out. Worthwhile or not?

MALDONADO: Pastor seems to have something this year.

ALONSO: What Fernando is doing with a lousy car is remarkable.

MASSA: What Felipe is doing with a lousy car is pathetic.

FERRARI: What the Scuderia is doing with a lousy car is criminal.

KOBAYASHI: Once again, Kamui is fun to watch in this race.

PEREZ: Last year, we laughed at the idea of Sergio in a Ferrari. This year ... not so much.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Exhilarating.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 111 -- The number of F1 races it took Nico Rosberg to win his first and the number of years after Mercedes won their first race at the 1901 Nice Speed Weeks.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: All the talk was how this was Mercedes' first F1 victory since 1955. That last win was full of tragic irony. Juan Manual Fangio won the Italian GP at Monza, the last race of the season, on September 11, after the horror of Le Mans in June. Contrary to popular belief, Mercedes did not withdraw from racing for decades after Le Mans, but rather after the season was completed. When they did pull out of the 24 Hours race after one of their cars driven by Pierre Levegh flew into the crowd killing an estimated 83 spectators, it was Fangio who was leading at the time. Fangio won the F1 drivers title and in sports cars Mercedes won the constructors championship

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: The always in touch with the world Bernie Ecclestone after being told about a teenage boy shot by police during a funeral in Bahrain, "Nobody has been shot. What are you talking about?"

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: We thought we were tough. Italian journalist Stefano Mancini: "Massa is a useless presence; not yet scoring a point and only wasting petrol."

SCHEDULE: Let's see a show of hands. Who wants to help out in Bahrain?

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Rosberg 56
2. Button 56
3. Hamilton 56
4. Webber 56
5. Vettel 56
6. Grosjean 56
7. Senna 56
8. Maldonado 56
9. Alonso 56
10. Kobayashi 56
11. Perez 56
12. di Resta 56
13. Massa 56
14. Raikkonen 56
15. Hulkenberg 56
16. Vergne(R) 56
17. Ricciardo 56
18. Petrov 55
19. Glock 55
20. Pic(R) 55
21. de la Rosa 55
22. Karthikeyan 54
23. Kovalainen 53
R Schumacher 12

Time of Race
1:36:26.929

Margin of Victory
20.626 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
4 among 3 drivers

Lap Leaders
Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Sergio Perez

Fastest Race Lap
Kamui Kobayashi

Pole Position
Nico Rosberg

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Hamilton 45
2. Button 43
3. Alonso 37
4. Webber 36
5. Vettel 28
6. Rosberg 25
7. Perez 22
8. Raikkonen 16
9. Senna 14
10. Kobayashi 9
11. Grosjean 8
12. di Resta 7
13. Vergne(R) 4
  Maldonado 4
15. Ricciardo 2
  Hulkenberg 2
17. Schumacher 1

  Team Pts.
1. McLaren 88
2. Red Bull 64
3. Ferrari 37
4. Sauber 31
5. Mercedes 26
6. Lotus 24
7. Williams 18
8. Force India 9
9. Toro Rosso 6
 
 

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China Miami Emilia Romagna Monaco
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Hungary Belgium Holland Italy
Azerbaijan Singapore United States Mexico City
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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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