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2013 China Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: We've been okay with the tire rules creating excitement. But, we are starting to think this year it's a bit much. Especially when combined with DRS, it's actually making passing too easy.

EVENT: We're still not convinced this event is (finally) becoming a hit with the Chinese. Though, if they put 22 Kimi Raikkonen's in the field, it would be off the charts.

QUALIFYING: Webber gets totally boned, Vettel takes a huge gamble, Ricciardo surprises, and Hamilton does for Mercedes what Schumacher could not.

RACE: The strategy was simple -- run the soft tires for three laps and then send them to the burn pit. The key was which three laps?

TRACK: The super long straightaway with the medium to slow turns makes this a setup engineering nightmare.

START: Hamilton is flawless, Kimi pulls a Webber, Massa is superb, and Webber didn't have to worry about it.

ALONSO: Riveting race, super strategy, perfect pace. It all added up to a convincing win.

MASSA: This time, Felipe could not keep up with his teammate all weekend.

FERRARI: They have to be feeling really good about this season as they are positioned a lot better than last year at this time.

RAIKKONEN: Kimi is picking up where he left off last year -- grabbing as many points as he can every race.

GROSJEAN: This time, Romain had the same parts as his teammate, but continued to ride in Kimi's shadow.

LOTUS: Must be feeling like Ferrari last year not having two drivers who can score a batch of points.

HAMILTON: Lewis is clearly happy with this new team, and the results are showing it.

ROSBERG: Nico's good performance streak in China ends.

MERCEDES: Dare we say ... a championship contender by the end of the season?

VETTEL: In the end, it was a failed strategy.

WEBBER: In the end, it was a failed weekend.

RED BULL: Before everyone goes over the deep end with their conspiracy theories, the last race proved Red Bull will do anything to score maximum points. They would never willingly give up points for any of their drivers.

BUTTON: A far better result than even Jenson probably thought he would ever get.

PEREZ: Bad car or not, Sergio needs to step up his game.

MCLAREN: And it is a bad car they continue to give their drivers.

WILLIAMS: Speaking of bad cars, even counting McLaren, Williams is by far the biggest disappointment so far this year.

RICCIARDO: Daniel's best race weekend of his career.

FORCE INDIA: Losing points amongst themselves.

GUTIERREZ: Give Esteban credit. Unlike other drivers -- like Schumacher last year at Singapore -- he didn't try to blame it on anyone or anything else but himself. Otherwise, he gets the bonehead move of the race.

BIANCHI: Once again, the rookie tops his teammate.

DRS: So, why did the FIA switch software suppliers for DRS? It has been a complete failure with no fix in sight. Wasn't it working perfectly okay before?

MOSS: Sir, and we say that very loosely, Stirling has lost his gentleman status and garnered the Neanderthal Man of the Year award.

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Soft.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 5 -- About the limit in laps for the life span of the soft tires.

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Alonso becomes the second driver to win in China twice (2005 and 2013), equaling Lewis Hamilton (2008 and 2011). Ferrari now tops all constructors with four wins, passing McLaren who has three.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Kimi Raikkonen obviously perturbed at Sergio Perez with their incident, "What the hell is he doing?"

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: Force India deputy team principal Bob Fernley on his drivers coming together on the opening lap, "We just need to make sure they clearly understand that it's not acceptable, not on the first lap."

SCHEDULE: Dirty, sandy, and gritty. The Bahrain track should prove very, very interesting with this year's tires.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Alonso 56
2. Raikkonen 56
3. Hamilton 56
4. Vettel 56
5. Button 56
6. Massa 56
7. Ricciardo 56
8. di Resta 56
9. Grosjean 56
10. Hulkenberg 56
11. Perez 56
12. Vergne 56
13. Bottas(R) 56
14. Maldonado 56
15. Bianchi(R) 55
16. Pic 55
17. Chilton(R) 55
18. van der Garde(R) 55
R Rosberg 21
R Webber 15
R Sutil 5
R Gutierrez(R) 4

Time of Race
1:38:26.945

Margin of Victory
10.168 sec.

Safety Car
None

Lead Changes
9 among 6 drivers

Lap Leaders
Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg, Jenson Button, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Felipe Massa

Fastest Race Lap
Sebastian Vettel

Pole Position
Lewis Hamilton

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Vettel 52
2. Raikkonen 49
3. Alonso 43
4. Hamilton 40
5. Massa 30
6. Webber 26
7. Rosberg 12
  Button 12
9. Grosjean 11
10. di Resta 8
11. Ricciardo 6
  Sutil 6
13. Hulkenberg 5
14. Perez 2
15. Vergne 1

  Team Pts.
1. Red Bull 78
2. Ferrari 73
3. Lotus 60
4. Mercedes 52
5. Force India 14
  McLaren 14
7. Toro Rosso 7
8. Sauber 5
 
 

2024 Thoughts
Bahrain Saudi Arabia Australia Japan
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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