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2016 Russia Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Nico Rosberg said it best when he looked at the big picture. It's only "four races from 21."

TRACK: Still blah.

EVENT: We have to admit that Sochi is definitely enticing enough to want to go to a Russian GP.

QUALIFYING: Hamilton's engine goes pfft again, Ferrari can't put the fight to Mercedes, Williams does wonderful, and McLaren nearly has a breakthrough.

RACE: Once the first lap was over, you knew the race was over.

START: Rosberg says see ya, Vettel says a lot of bad things, Kimi says hey nobody hit me, and Claire says super duper.

ROSBERG: It's not like Nico is complaining that his teammate keeps having problems. He's doing what he's supposed to do -- run the best he can regardless of what goes on around him.

HAMILTON: The petulant Lewis returns. We knew the new, mature, calm Lewis couldn't last long.

MERCEDES: You guys really need to fix that engine problem which is ruining a good championship fight.

RAIKKONEN: It's interesting how Kimi's best drives come when Vettel is out of the picture.

VETTEL: Talk about taking it up the backside.

FERRARI: The war is over. You have no chance of beating Mercedes for the constructors' title. Now, the only hope is to win the race battles.

BOTTAS: A safe nondescript drive.

MASSA: Ditto.

WILLIAMS: They continue to be content to rack up the points.

ALONSO: Sure, some top cars had problems, but for Fernando to finish sixth after the disaster of last season is worth writing home about.

BUTTON: And Jenson even squeezes out a point.

VANDOORNE: Stoffel, you are no longer the "number one" driver for McLaren...

MAGNUSSEN: Heck, if a McLaren can surprise everyone, why not a Renault also.

GROSJEAN: And throw in Haas with another points finish.

RED BULL: While Team Whining Babies (okay, okay, they have been pretty good this year, but it's hard to drop such an enjoyable nickname) is completely shutout.

PALMER: First Jolyon finishes dead last in China even losing to Rio Haryanto. Then, he gets beat in FP1 by an 20-year-old who has never driven an F1 car ... by a second. In the race, he had the slowest fastest lap amongst all the finishers. That doesn't bode well for his F1 future.

KVYAT: If this were hockey, Daniil would have gotten a game misconduct and a suspension for hitting from behind and targeting.

FORCE INDIA: We're trying to understand this. Sahara Group's Subrata Roy owns 42.5% of the team, but he's in jail for financial troubles. Kingfisher Airlines' Vijay Mallya owns 42.5% of the team, but India just issued an arrest warrant and revoked his passport for financial troubles. So, just how is this team able to put a budget together?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: F---!

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 0 -- The number of victories Lewis Hamilton has this year so far.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Nico Rosberg is now tied for third for most consecutive wins to start the season with Ayrton Senna (1991) and Michael Schumacher (1994). He is one behind the record of five held by Nigel Mansell (1992) and Michael Schumacher (2004). Lewis Hamilton has never won the first two races of a season.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Sebastian Vettel after letting out an expletive filled tirade when he was knocked out of the race on the first lap concluded with, "What are we f------ doing here?"

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Mercedes' Toto Wolff on the "lunatic" conspiracy theorists especially after the team's incredible work to get Hamilton's car on the grid Sunday, "I think it's very difficult to take people seriously out there who are lying in their bed with their laptop on their chest. You wonder what goes through people's minds."

SCHEDULE: It's May, so it must be the start of the European season with Spain and Monaco.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Rosberg 53
2. Hamilton 53
3. Raikkonen 53
4. Bottas 53
5. Massa 53
6. Alonso 52
7. Magnussen 52
8. Grosjean 52
9. Perez 52
10. Button 52
11. Ricciardo 52
12. Sainz 52
13. Palmer(R) 52
14. Ericsson 52
15. Kvyat 52
16. Nasr 52
17. Gutierrez 52
18. Wehrlein(R) 51
NC Verstappen 33
NC Vettel 0
NC Hulkenberg 0
NC Haryanto(R) 0

Time of Race
1:32:41.997

Margin of Victory
25.022 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 3 laps

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Nico Rosberg

Fastest Race Lap
Nico Rosberg

Pole Position
Nico Rosberg

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Rosberg 100
2. Hamilton 57
3. Raikkonen 43
4. Ricciardo 36
5. Vettel 33
6. Massa 32
7. Grosjean 22
8. Kvyat 21
9. Bottas 19
10. Verstappen 13
11. Alonso 8
12. Magnussen 6
  Hulkenberg 6
14. Sainz 4
15. Perez 2
16. Button 1
  Vandoorne(R) 1

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 157
2. Ferrari 76
3. Red Bull 57
4. Williams 51
5. Haas 22
6. Toro Rosso 17
7. McLaren 10
8. Force India 8
9. Renault 6
 
 

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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
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Spain Monaco Canada Azerbaijan
Austria Great Britain Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Malaysia Japan
United States Mexico Brazil Abu Dhabi

2016 Thoughts
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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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