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2015 Mexico Thoughts

THE BIG PICTURE: Ferrari vetoes engine cost caps, FIA green lights low tech customer engine specs, Red Bull is still searching for an engine, Ron Dennis vetoes Honda giving them one, and even Manor is back in turmoil. In other words, same ole, same ole for Formula 1.

EVENT: After 23 years, the Mexicans sure were hungry for an F1 event.

QUALIFYING: Rosberg grabs his fourth pole in a row but has very little to show for it, Perez channels the home crowd to top his teammate, and who knows what McLaren does.

RACE: Whatever happened to that 90% chance of rain? This race desperately needed it.

TRACK: We always thought Mid-Ohio was the greasiest track when wet in the world, but after practice, Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez now takes that prize.

START: Rosberg is calm under pressure holding off Hamilton, and former teammates, Ricciardo and Vettel, try to occupy the same spot.

ROSBERG: Nico tried to throw it away, but this time he held on.

HAMILTON: Strategy may have cost him a chance at a win.

MERCEDES: Rolling along.

BOTTAS: Back on the podium complete with some sweet revenge earlier.

RAIKKONEN: Payback's a bitch.

VETTEL: Overdrove the entire race, and it finally caught up to Sebastian.

FERRARI: A terrible race. This time it was purely the drivers' fault.

RED BULL: Surprisingly good results from a track with such tremendous speeds.

PEREZ: Perhaps not exactly the results he wanted in his country, but still a memorable experience.

HULKENBERG: Nico finally beat his teammate.

BUTTON: Hey, Jenson beat the Manor drivers...

NASR: He wasn't the only one whose brakes alit over the weekend.

LOTUS: Is Renault going to buy these guys or not? Let's face it, if this deal falls through, Lotus is done for.

MANOR: They finally get their financial act together, moving forward on the technical front for next year, and turmoil amongst the management structure erupts.

FIA vs. DENNIS: The FIA has a rule that an engine manufacturer must supply two teams in its second year if the demand is there. Ron Dennis has a contract with Honda allowing him to veto any team from running a Honda. Who do you think is going to win this battle?

WORD OF THE WEEKEND: Brakes.

STAT OF THE WEEKEND: 90,000 -- The number of fans who showed up on a Friday. That's more than many of the useless Asian races get for the whole weekend!

HISTORICAL STAT OF THE WEEKEND: Sergio Perez is the first Mexican to score points at his home grand prix since 1970 which was the last year of the first incarnation of the Mexican GP at the Magdalena Mixhuca circuit. That was the year which saw an unmanageable crowd of 200,000 literally sitting on the edge of the track sometimes running across it. Miraculously, no one was killed, except a dog that Jackie Stewart hit. Jacky Ickx in a Ferrari won followed by his teammate Clay Regazzoni. Pedro Rodríguez finished sixth to grab the last point. F1 did not return until 1986.

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND: Lewis Hamilton sends both a compliment and a dig Rosberg's way, "Nico drove well today -- no mistakes, no gust of wind."

QUOTE OF THE WEEKEND RUNNERUP: The war of words between the Finns continue. Raikkonen said, "I'm sure he's going to blame me," while Bottas said, "Of course I'm not going to back off."

SCHEDULE: From one passionate country to another.

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RACE RESULTS
  Driver Laps
1. Rosberg 71
2. Hamilton 71
3. Bottas 71
4. Kvyat 71
5. Ricciardo 71
6. Massa 71
7. Hulkenberg 71
8. Perez 71
9. Verstappen(R) 71
10. Grosjean 71
11. Maldonado 71
12. Ericsson 71
13. Sainz(R) 71
14. Button 71
15. Rossi(R) 69
16. Stevens(R) 69
NC Nasr(R) 57
NC Vettel 50
NC Raikkonen 21
NC Alonso 1

Time of Race
1:42:35.038

Margin of Victory
1.954 sec.

Safety Car
1 for 5 laps

Lead Changes
4 among 2 drivers

Lap Leaders
Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton

Fastest Race Lap
Nico Rosberg

Pole Position
Nico Rosberg

CURRENT STANDINGS
  Driver Pts.
1. Hamilton 345
2. Rosberg 272
3. Vettel 251
4. Bottas 126
5. Raikkonen 123
6. Massa 117
7. Kvyat 88
8. Ricciardo 84
9. Perez 68
10. Verstappen(R) 47
11. Grosjean 45
12. Hulkenberg 44
13. Nasr(R) 27
14. Maldonado 26
15. Sainz(R) 18
16. Button 16
17. Alonso 11
18. Ericsson 9

  Team Pts.
1. Mercedes 617
2. Ferrari 374
3. Williams 243
4. Red Bull 172
5. Force India 112
6. Lotus 71
7. Toro Rosso 65
8. Sauber 36
9. McLaren 27
 
 

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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
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2020 Thoughts
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Spain Belgium Italy Tuscany
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2019 Thoughts
Australia Bahrain China Azerbaijan Spain
Monaco Canada France Austria
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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
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Spain Monaco Canada Europe
Great Britain Germany Hungary Belgium
Italy Singapore Japan South Korea
India Abu Dhabi Brazil

2010 Thoughts
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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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