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2009 Japan Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: The championship battle rubber band has snapped back to once again give hope, albeit slight, to the chasers.

EVENT: The Japanese have always loved open wheel racing, and apparently enjoy the return to Suzuka.

TRACK: With all the European media attention on places like Spa, Monza, and Silverstone, it's easy to overlook the fact that Suzuka is also a great, proper track beloved by all the drivers.

QUALIFYING: The most action packed (and penalty filled) of the year.

RACE: On the flip side, the race itself was generally a snoozer.

START: Nice and clean for once.

VETTEL: When Sebastian is on, no one can catch him. Even with an "overused" engine.

WEBBER: Should have stayed home.

TRULLI: Now Jarno gets the second spot. And his reward may be the same as Glock's.

GLOCK: How quickly the fortunes of racing change. Get better for Brazil, Timo. After all, those fans love you so much...

TOYOTA: If they do indeed stay in F1, it appears they will go about it all wrong.

HAMILTON: Lewis' newfound happiness may evaporate if Raikkonen comes on board next year.

RAIKKONEN: Kimi will get paid ~$46 million to not drive for Ferrari. Where can we find a job like that?

ROSBERG: Running out the season for Williams.

BARRICHELLO: Once again, Rubens out qualifies and out races his teammate. Next, he gets the extra inspiration of his hometown fans for the final push.

BUTTON: Eked out another point. This has got to be the slowest championship clinching ever.

KUBICA: Will love to see Robert at Renault.

ALONSO: Not on pace this weekend. Soon, we'll get to see how well he does mentally with a competitive teammate again

FISICHELLA: His Ferrari dream will end his career.

SUTIL: A lost opportunity as there was no need to make that move when Adrian was about to pit anyway.

NAKAJIMA: No home country inspiration.

ALGUERSUARI: Ouch!

BUEMI: Someone else who would have been better off staying at home.

MOSLEY: Max doesn't seem to want to go quietly. Now he's pissing off the entire Middle East.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Degner.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 3 -- The number of red flags during qualifying.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: The World Driver's title was decided in Japan 12 times. The first time was one of the most famous ones in the first Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in 1976 at Fuji. After surviving a near fatal crash at the Nurburgring, Niki Lauda pulled out of the Japan race during a monsoon stating his life was more important than the championship. Shortly afterwards, the rain let up, and James Hunt finished third to pass Lauda for the championship. The race was won by Mario Andretti.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Toro Rosso team boss Franz Tost after a disastrous weekend, "I know this is a very expensive country. That was certainly the case for us this weekend!"

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Rubens Barrichello on Suzuka perhaps alluding to all the qualifying crashes, "It's a track that invites you to go as fast as you can, but you don't know where the limit is. Suzuka is about that."

SCHEDULE: Back to Brazil, the scene a year ago for one of the wildest championship finishes in history. The locals will sure be wound up not for Massa this time, but Rubens, against once again another Brit.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Vettel 53
2. Trulli 53
3. Hamilton 53
4. Raikkonen 53
5. Rosberg 53
6. Heidfeld 53
7. Barrichello 53
8. Button 53
9. Kubica 53
10. Alonso 53
11. Kovalainen 53
12. Fisichella 53
13. Sutil 53
14. Liuzzi 53
15. Nakajima 53
16. Grosjean(R) 52
17. Webber 51
R Alguersuari(R) 43
R Buemi(R) 12

Time of Race
1:28:20.443

Margin of Victory
4.877 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 5 laps

Lead Changes
None

Lap Leaders
Sebastian Vettel

Fastest Race Lap
Mark Webber

Pole Position
Sebastian Vettel

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 85
2. Barrichello 71
3. Vettel 69
4. Webber 51.5
5. Raikkonen 45
6. Hamilton 43
7. Rosberg 34.5
8. Trulli 30.5
9. Alonso 26
10. Glock 24
11. Massa 22
  Kovalainen 22
13. Heidfeld 15
14. Kubica 9
15. Fisichella 8
16. Sutil 5
17. Buemi(R) 3
18. Bourdais 2

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 156
2. Red Bull 120.5
3. Ferrari 67
4. McLaren 65
5. Toyota 54.5
6. Williams 34.5
7. Renault 26
8. Sauber 24
9. Force India 13
10. Toro Rosso 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
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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
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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
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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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