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2009 Turkey Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Yes, Brawn and Button continue to dominant, but we still believe there's got to be somebody capable of eventually catching them. Though, right now, Red Bull appears to be the only hope.

EVENT: Why is there a Grand Prix in Turkey? The country doesn't give a rat's ass about the event. Judging from the flags and banners, there appears to be more people at the event from other European countries than the host country. Bernie rents the track, so he can't possibly be making the huge sanctioning fees he rapes traditional facilities for. So, just why is there a Grand Prix in Turkey?

TRACK: We would love to experience Turn 8.

QUALIFYING: Vettel once again shows he and the Red Bull car are fast.

RACE: Decided on the first lap mistake by Vettel. It would have been a lot more interesting had Sebastian held the lead for longer.

START: With all the predictions of front wing parts spraying the countryside, this year has seen the cleanest collection of starts in a long, long time. Knock on wood...

BUTTON: Has Jenson made a mistake this year? Any mistake? Sure, he has a super car (but how many mistakes has Barrichello made with the same car?), but even the greats in unbeatable cars, like Hamilton, Schumacher, Senna, have made a mistake or two in a championship year. Jenson has been pressured. He has not always started from the pole. He has run electrifying pole position times on final qualifying laps. He simply has not made a mistake, while forcing others to do so. Does Briatore still think that Button is an unworthy potential champion?

BARRICHELLO: Speaking of mistakes, blew the start with a faulty clutch, but then drove like a desperate young, immature driver.

BRAWN GP: Omigosh! A DNF! Is the world coming to an end?

WEBBER: If there is a driver all F1 fans would love to see win a Grand Prix, it's Mark.

VETTEL: First race he lost from the pole. Probably because it wasn't raining....

TRULLI: Hey, the Toyotas are back to doing something again.

ROSBERG: Speaking of doing something again, Nico had a much, much better weekend. But, we don't see Williams being able to hold onto him.

FERRARI: Were there Ferraris in this race?

KUBICA: Can you believe it took till the seventh race for Robert to score some points?

GLOCK: With American racing fans following Bourdais so closely, it's Timo who has done so much better going from Champ Car to F1 (albeit, with a stop in GP2).

RAIKKONEN: Expect Alonso to have his seat.

ALONSO: Fernando is in a Ferrari next year. Mark our words.

HEIDFELD: Second 11th place in a row.

HAMILTON: Did not get lapped ... barely. Hip, hip, hooray!

NAKAJIMA: Hamilton couldn't even beat Nakajima.

PIQUET: Start putting your Renault fire suit up on e-Bay.

TORO ROSSO: A useless weekend.

GP2: After a relatively Plain Jane season, the Turkish rounds reminded us why GP2 is one of the most entertaining open wheel series to watch.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Empty.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 6 out of 7 -- An amazing run so far by Button.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Talk about consistency. This is the third straight year the race ran in an hour and 26 minutes plus change. If you include the first two years, the average time per year is also 1:26 plus change.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Mark Webber on the lack of support for the Turkish GP, "I am looking forward to Silverstone because I think it will be a great atmosphere, unlike here. There was no one here."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Jenson Button describing his car after winning, "Outrageous!"

SCHEDULE: Which will be more entertaining at the British GP: the action on the track or the quotes from Bernie?

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Button 58
2. Webber 58
3. Vettel 58
4. Trulli 58
5. Rosberg 58
6. Massa 58
7. Kubica 58
8. Glock 58
9. Raikkonen 58
10. Alonso 58
11. Heidfeld 58
12. Nakajima 58
13. Hamilton 58
14. Kovalainen 57
15. Buemi(R) 57
16. Piquet 57
17. Sutil 57
18. Bourdais 57
R Barrichello 47
R Fisichella 4

Time of Race
1:26:24.848

Margin of Victory
6.714 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
3 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Jenson Button, Mark Webber

Fastest Race Lap
Jenson Button

Pole Position
Sebastian Vettel

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Button 61
2. Barrichello 35
3. Vettel 29
4. Webber 27.5
5. Trulli 19.5
6. Glock 13
7. Rosberg 11.5
8. Alonso 11
  Massa 11
10. Raikkonen 9
  Hamilton 9
12. Heidfeld 6
13. Kovalainen 4
14. Buemi(R) 3
15. Bourdais 2
  Kubica 2

  Team Pts.
1. Brawn GP 96
2. Red Bull 56.5
3. Toyota 32.5
4. Ferrari 20
5. McLaren 13
6. Williams 11.5
7. Renault 11
8. Sauber 8
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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