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2009 Europe Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: The Concord Agreement has been signed. All is right with F1. Until the next crisis which you know is just around the corner...

EVENT: Another venue where fans don't seem to give a hoot. Thanks Bernie.

TRACK: It certainly is an interesting layout. And, it's fast especially for a street circuit. But that's about it.

QUALIFYING: The old order continues to get restored.

RACE: The strategy saved this race. Watching Hamilton and Barrichello, McLaren and Brawn match wits was the only drama of the day. Of course, McLaren's pitstop mistake sure made a big difference in heightening that drama.

START: Typical. A few cars crashed. A few passes were made.

BARRICHELLO: Finally, Rubens was able to do exactly what his team told him to do, ripping off qualifying-like laps which he has been unable to do in the past. A Schumacher-like performance. A well deserved win. A very popular win.

BRAWN GP: Lately, the fastest driver is not the championship leader. What does the team do now in the last six races?

BUTTON: Terrible start. Terrible race. Just how long can he continue like this?

HAMILTON: Lewis and McLaren are officially back. Germany and Hungary were no flukes.

MCLAREN: Here's stating the obvious -- horrid pitstop.

KOVALAINEN: Outdone by the elder Finn.

RAIKKONEN: Now carrying the torch alone for Ferrari, Kimi drove well.

BADOER: Now we know why there was so much protest when Luca was named as Massa's replacement. However, we never expected he would be this bad. We were truly embarrassed for him.

ROSBERG: At this stage of the Williams car, Nico wound up where one would expect.

ALONSO: The hometown boy was fairly quiet, barely giving his fans anything to get excited about despite having a decent weekend.

WEBBER: Mark had the advantage to gain some points and then lost it.

KUBICA: Robert's services will be highly sought after.

HEIDFELD: Nick's as well.

BMW: Another one bites the dust.

GLOCK: It appears Timo is the favored son, and Trulli will be sent on his way.

GROSJEAN: It now makes sense Renault replaced Piquet with Roman.

ALGUERSUARI: Bourdais got sacked for this sort of performance from Jaime?

VETTEL: Yet another DNF!

SCHUMACHER: Even if he had a broken neck, Michael would have done better than Badoer. In the end, his comeback attempt was much ado about nothing.

MASSA: Great to see Felipe's recovery going so well. However, it makes no sense to try and return this year. Rehabilitate 100% and come back strong next season.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Inspirational.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 100 -- The number of victories Brazilian drivers now have in F1.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Emerson Fittipaldi set the stage for Brazilian drivers, notching the country's first F1 victory in the 1970 United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen. It was Fittipaldi's fourth F1 race.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: It has to be Barrichello's words: "I dedicate this to Brazil, but also to a special one, for Felipe."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Hamilton gracious in defeat: "We win and we lose together."

SCHEDULE: Starting with Valencia, F1 finishes the season with seven races in a 10 week span. It's gut check time for many down the stretch. What better place to continue than a gut check track like Spa?

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Barrichello 57
2. Hamilton 57
3. Raikkonen 57
4. Kovalainen 57
5. Rosberg 57
6. Alonso 57
7. Button 70
8. Kubica 57
9. Webber 57
10. Sutil 57
11. Heidfeld 57
12. Fisichella 57
13. Trulli 57
14. Glock 57
15. Grosjean(R) 57
16. Alguersuari(R) 56
17. Badoer 56
18. Nakajima 54
R Buemi(R) 41
R Vettel 23

Time of Race
1:35:51.289

Margin of Victory
2.358 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
4 among 3 drivers

Lap Leaders
Lewis Hamilton, Rubens Barrichello, Heikki Kovalainen

Fastest Race Lap
Timo Glock

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 72
2. Barrichello 54
3. Webber 51.5
4. Vettel 47
5. Rosberg 29.5
6. Hamilton 27
7. Raikkonen 24
8. Trulli 22.5
9. Massa 22
10. Glock 16
  Alonso 16
12. Kovalainen 14
13. Heidfeld 6
14. Buemi(R) 3
  Kubica 3
16. Bourdais 2

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 126
2. Red Bull 98.5
3. Ferrari 46
4. McLaren 41
5. Toyota 38.5
6. Williams 29.5
7. Renault 16
8. Sauber 9
9. Toro Rosso 5
10. Force India 0
 
 

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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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