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2014 Malaysia Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Mercedes continues to maintain its status as the team to beat, but now Red Bull has improved quicker than many probably hoped for while McLaren appears to have dropped a notch and Ferrari remains status quo.

EVENT: We'll repeat what we said last year -- Hot. Muggy. Sticky. Downpours. This is one F1 event we never cared to attend.

QUALIFYING: Rain, rain, rain ... and then rain. Surprisingly, Vettel did not hold on to the wet pole position.

RACE: So-so. Up front was the same as Australia, just a different Mercedes driver. Not as much dicing in the back of the field this time. The intrigue was created by a possible rainstorm.

TRACK: Should have been more racy this year when considering the width and two super long straights.

START: Rosberg jumps Vettel, again, then bobbles it away then gets it back, Hamilton runs away, and Kobayashi doesn't hit anyone.

HAMILTON: This is how Lewis' race should have gone in the season opener.

ROSBERG: Can Nico win when Lewis does not run into problems?

MERCEDES: The current kings of the hill.

VETTEL: Did Sebastian put the car on his back or is the car better than we think?

RICCIARDO: Can Red Bull screw you over anymore? First a DQ and now a botched pit stop followed by a botched recovery.

RED BULL: Funny how the fuel flow sensor only seems to fail on your cars just before the race. Hmmmm...

ALONSO: Where have we seen this script before?

RAIKKONEN: Race ruined by a fellow Scandinavian. But, we still think something is off with Kimi and Ferrari.

FERRARI: Are we in for another year of so close yet so far?

HULKENBERG: Nico once again does a masterful job of saving his tires, and is rewarded with a solid finish.

PEREZ: Well, at least Sergio didn't have to sit in a sauna for 56 laps...

BUTTON: Jenson is supposed to be the leader of the team. Then, why hasn't he been at least a force with a good car and the best engine?

MAGNUSSEN: Back to reality.

MCLAREN: All of a sudden, people are putting Red Bull ahead of McLaren.

MASSA: Nothing has changed. No matter where Felipe drives, he is always the "move over" man.

BOTTAS: Another great, entertaining drive.

WILLIAMS: Did you really think Massa was going to listen to team orders? It's not like you're Ferrari.

KVYAT: A second race for Daniil. A second points scoring position.

RENAULT: Three of the French engine cars drop out, though Ricciardo's had nothing to do with the engine.

KOBAYASHI: Kamui was invisible this race, which is a good thing for him.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Fuel.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 33 -- Lewis Hamilton ties Alain Prost and Jim Clark for fourth on the all time pole position list.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: The is the first 1-2 finish for Mercedes since the 1955 Italian Grand Prix. Juan Manuel Fangio took that win with Piero Taruffi 0.7 seconds behind him. Though it took place after the Le Mans tragedy, Mercedes did not pull out of racing until after the season was completed.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Felipe Massa on refusing team orders to let Bottas by, "What I did was the right thing."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Jenson Button on all the whiners about the engine sounds, "Go and race something else if you're not happy." Right on!

SCHEDULE: Off to Bahrain ... and protests.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Hamilton 56
2. Rosberg 56
3. Vettel 56
4. Alonso 56
5. Hulkenberg 56
6. Button 56
7. Massa 56
8. Bottas 56
9. Magnussen(R) 55
10. Kvyat(R) 55
11. Grosjean 55
12. Raikkonen 55
13. Kobayashi 55
14. Ericsson(R) 54
15. Chilton 54
NC Ricciardo 49
NC Gutierrez 35
NC Sutil 32
NC Vergne 18
NC Bianchi 8
NC Maldonado 7
NC Perez 0

Time of Race
1:40:25.974

Margin of Victory
17.313 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Lewis Hamilton

Fastest Race Lap
Lewis Hamilton

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Rosberg 43
2. Hamilton 25
3. Alonso 24
4. Button 23
5. Magnussen(R) 20
6. Hulkenberg 18
7. Vettel 15
8. Bottas 14
9. Raikkonen 6
  Massa 6
11. Vergne 4
12. Kvyat(R) 3
13. Perez 1

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 68
2. McLaren 43
3. Ferrari 30
4. Williams 20
5. Force India 19
6. Red Bull 15
7. Toro Rosso 7
 
 

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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