Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won today's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix in the McLaren while Fernando Alonso finished second on the Ferrari and Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button rounded out the podium.

Mark Webber in the Red Bull finished fourth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished fifth, Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished sixth and seventh respectively in the Mercedes, Adrian Sutil and Paul di Resta finished eighth and ninth respectively in the Force India while Kamui Kobayashi rounded out the points in the Sauber.

The 55-lap dash through the Yas Marina Circuit saw Sebastian Vettel retire on the first lap with a puncture but other than that was pretty uneventful.

The next race is the final one of the season with the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in two weeks time.

On to Brazil.

Indian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won today's inaugural Indian Grand Prix in the Red Bull followed by Jenson Button in the McLaren and Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari rounded out the podium.

Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished fourth, Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg finished fifth and sixth respectively in the Mercedes, Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished seventh, Jaime Alguersuari finished eighth in the Toro Rosso, Adrian Sutil finished ninth in the Force India, while Sergio Perez rounded out the points in the Sauber.

With the 60-lap dash at the Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of New Dehli being F1's first foray into India, it produced a largely boring race but I still hope F1 has a bright future in India as a market of 1.2 billion people can hardly be overlooked.

The next race is the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit in two weeks time.

On to Abu Dhabi.

Korean Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in the Red Bull while Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren finished second with Vette's teammate Mark Webber rounding out the podium.

Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button finished fourth, Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa finished fifth and sixth respectively in the Ferrari, Jaime Alguersuari finished seventh, Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes finished eighth, Alguersuari's teammate Sebastien Buemi finished ninth, and Paul di Resta rounding out the points in the Force India.

The race was entertaining with many battles for various positions although it was too bad many more races were not like this before the title was clinched by Vettel.

The next race will be the inaugural Indian Grand Prix on the outskirts of New Dehli.

On to India.

Japanese Grand Prix

Jenson Button won today's Japanese Grand Prix in the McLaren, Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari finished second, and Sebastian Vettel in the Red Bull rounded out the podium by finishing third.

Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished fourth, Lewis Hamilton finished fifth in the McLaren, Michael Schumacher finished sixth in the Mercedes, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished seventh, Sergio Perez finished eighth in the Sauber, Vitaly Petrov finished ninth in the Renault, and Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg finished tenth.

The 53-lap race started off uneventfully but the last half of the race was more exciting as Button, Vettel, Alonso, and Hamilton were constantly fighting for the lead. Even Schumacher led briefly until he had to pit.

The result also meant that Vettel clinched the World Championship and became the youngest driver to win back-to-back titles.

The next race is the Korean Grand Prix at Yeongam next Sunday.

On to Korea.

Singapore Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Singapore Grand Prix in the Red Bull with Jeson Button in the McLaren finishing second and Vettel's teammate finishing third.

Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari finished fourth, Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fifth, Paul di Resta finished sixth in the Force India, Nico Rosberg finished seventh in the Mercedes, di Resta's teammate Adrian Sutil finished eighth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished ninth, and Sergio Perez rounded out the points by finishing tenth in the Sauber.

The 61-lap dash was largely an uneventful one as Vettel only needs one more point to clinch the championship for the second year in a row.

The next race is in two weeks time with the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka.

On to Japan.

Italian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won today's Italian Grand Prix at Monza in the Red Bull, with Jenson Button in the McLaren and Fernando Alonso rounding out the podium in the Ferrari. Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, Michael Schumacher finished fifth in the Mercedes, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished sixth, Jaime Alguersuari finished seventh in the Toro Rosso, Paul di Resta in the Force India finished eighth, Bruno Senna finished ninth in the Renault, and Alguersuari's teammate Sebastien Buemi finished tenth.

The 53-lap race was a largely unexciting one and other than Alonso briefly leading the race at the start, Vettel dominated once he regained the lead and was not in any real danger of losing it again. Most of the excitment too place mostly for the other points paying positions.

The results leave Vettel with 284 poitns, Alonso with 172, Button and Webber both at 167, and Hamilton at 158. Red Bull lead with 451 points, McLaren with 325, Ferrari with 254, and Mercedes with 108.

The next race is in two weeks' time with the Singapore Grand Prix.

On to Singapore.

Belgian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Belgian Grand Prix in the Red Bull with his teammate Mark Webber finishing second and Jenson Button in the McLaren finished third. Fernando Alonso finished fourth in the Ferrari, both Mercedes cars of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg finished fifth and sixth respectively, Adrian Sutil in the Force India finished seventh, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished eighth, Vitaly Petrov finished ninth in the Renault, with Pastor Moldonado rounding out the points in the Williams finishing tenth.

The next race is the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sept. 11.

On to Italy.

Hungarian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won today's Hugarian Grand Prix in what was his 200th GP start. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel finished second while Ferrari's Fernando Alonso finished third to round out the podium.

Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished fourth, Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished fifth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished sixth, Paul di Resta in the Force India finished seventh, Sebastien Buemi in the Toro Rosso finished eighth, Nico Rosberg finished ninth while Buemi's teammate Jaime Alguersuari finished tenth.

The 70-lap race around the Hungaroring in Budapest was an entertaining one and featured quite a bit of rain.

The results leave Vettel with 234 points, Webber at 149, Hamilton at 146, Alonso at 145, Button at 134, and Massa at 70.

Red Bull are at 328 points, McLaren at 218, and Ferrari at 164.

The next race is the Belgian Grand Prix at Spa-Francorchamps in four weeks' time.

On to Belgium.

German Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won today's German Grand Prix in the McLaren ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Red Bull's Mark Webber.

Webber's teammate Sebastian Vettel finished fourth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished fifth, Adrian Sutil in the Force India finished sixth, the Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher finished seventh and eighth respectively, Kamui Kobayashi finished ninth in the Sauber while Vitaly Petrov in the Renault rounded out the top ten.

The 60-lap race around the Nurburgring was a thrilling one featuring many lead changes and a lot of overtaking.

The next race is the Hungarian Grand Prix next week at the Hungaroring in Budapest.

On to Hungary.

British Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso won today's British Grand Prix in the Ferrari, with the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finishing second and third respectively. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren finished fourth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished fifth, Nico Rosberg in the Mercedes finished sixth, Sergio Perez in the Sauber finished seventh, Nick Heidfeld in the Renault finished eighth, Rosberg's teammate Michael Schumacher finished ninth, and Jaime Alguersuari finished tenth in the Torro Rosso.

The 52-lap dash through the Silverstone circuit was a fairly exciting one as it was not another dominating performance by the pole-sitter and the battle for second and fourth came down to the wire. I am also glad that Alonso won as having Vettel run away with the championship would have made the season very boring. Prince Harry was also on hand and handed the winner's trophy to Alonso after the race.

The results leave Vettel in the lead at 204 points, Webber at 124, Alonso at 112, Hamilton and Jenson Button both at 109, and Massa at 52. Red Bull stands at 328 points, McLaren at 218, and Ferrari at 164.

The next race is in two weeks time with the German Grand Prix at the Nurburgring.

On to Germany.

European Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the European Grand Prix at Valencia, Spain in the Red Bull with Fernando Alonso coming in second in the Ferrari, and Vettel's teammate Mark Webber coming in third. Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren finished fourth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished fifth, Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button finished sixth, Nico Rosberg finished seventh in the Mercedes, Jaime Alguersuari finished eighth in the Torro Rosso, Adrian Sutil finished ninth in the Force India, and Nick Heidfeld finished tenth in the Renault.

The next race is the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.

Canadian Grand Prix

Jenson Button won today's wet and wild Canadian Grand Prix in the McLaren after a dramatic pass on Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on the last lap who finished second after starting the race in pole position, while Vettel's teammate finished third to round out the podium. Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes finished fourth after running as high as second late in the race, Vitaly Petrov in the Renault finished fifth, Felipe Massa finished sixth in the Ferrari, Kamui Kobayashi finished seventh in the Sauber, Jaime Algersuari finished eighth in the Toro Rosso, Rubens Barrichello finished ninth in the Williams, and Alguersuari's teammate Sebastien Buemi finished tenth.

The 70-lap race through the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve at Ile-Notre-Dame in Montreal was marred by the start of the race by safety car, a shunt between Button and his teammate Lewis Hamilton, a two hour rain delay, several more safety car deployments, which all resulted in the race lasting four hours (the longest in F1 history). Button was in 21st place at the restat and finished at the top of the podium even after an investigation by the stewards as a result of the coming together between th e two former world champions (Button and Hamilton). The race was an exciting one and was certainly one for the ages.

Transport Minister Denis Lebel handed out the winner's trophy to Button, while Quebec Finance Minister Raymond Bachand handed out the constructor's trophy to McLaren, and Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay handed out the second place trophy to Vettel.

The results leave Vettel with 161 points, Button with 101, Webber at 94 points, Hamilton with 85 points, and Massa's teammate Fernando Alonso at 69 points. Red Bull stand at 255 points, McLaren at 186 points, Ferrari at 101 points, Renault at 60 points, and Mercedes at 52 points.

The next race is the European Grand Prix in two weeks time at Valencia in Spain. On to Valencia.

Monaco Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the 69th running of the Monaco Grand Prix in the Red Bull which was marred by an accident on lap 69 of the 78 lap dash through the streets of Monte Carlo resulting in a red flag on lap 72 and the remaining 6 laps finishing under a safety car. Fernando Alonso finished second in the Ferrari, Jenson Button finished third in the McLaren, Vettel's teammate finished fourth, Kamui Kobayashi finished fifth in the Sauber, Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished sixth, Adrian Sutil finished seventh, Nick Heidfeld in the Renault finished eighth, Rubens Barrichello finished ninth in the Williams, while Sebastien Buemi finished tenth in the Toro Rosso.

I really felt that the fans were cheated of a great finish to the race as the the battle for the first few positions was very competitive and for the rest of the race to finish under a safety car was a huge injustice.

Spanish Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Spanish Grand Prix in the Red Bull, the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button finishing second and third respectively, Vettel's teammate Mark Weber finished fourth, Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari finished fifth, the Mercedes of Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg finished sixth and seventh respectively, Nick Heidfeld in the Renault finished eighth while the Saubers of Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi finished ninth and tenth respectively.

Turkish Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won the Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul as Mark Webber and Fernando Alonso rounded out the podium. Lewis Hamilton, Nico Rosberg, Jenson Button, Nick Heidfeld, Vitaly Petrov, Sebastian Buemi, and Kamui Kobayashi rounded out the points.

Chinese Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton won today's Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai in the McLaren with the Red Bulls of Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber finishing second and third respectively. Webber had started the race from eighteenth on the grid.

Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button finished fourth, Nico Rosberg finished fifth in the Mercedes, the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso finished sixth and seventh respectively, Rosberg's teammate Michael Schumacher finished eighth, Vitaly Petrov finished ninth in the Renault, while Kamui Kobayashi rounded out the points in the Sauber by finishing tenth.

Hamilton ended up winning late in the race by passing Vettel on the 52nd lap out of 56 while Hamilton's teammate made a boneheaded move during the pit stops by stopping in front of the Red Bull garage. Perhaps he still thought he was World Champion. Nevertheless, I really don't know what was going through his mind when he decided to do that.

The results leave Vettel still in the championship lead with 68 points, Hamilton with 47, Button with 38, Webber with 37, Alonso with 26, Massa with 24, Petrov with 17, Heidfeld with 15, and Rosberg with 10. Red Bull maintain their lead in the Constructor's race with 105 points, McLaren with 85, Ferrari with 50, Renault with 32, and Mercedes with 16.

The next race will be in three weeks time with the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul. On to Turkey.

Malaysian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won today's Malaysian Grand Prix in the Red Bull with Jenson Button in the McLaren finishing second and Nick Heidfeld finishing third in the Renault. Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished fourth, the Ferraris of Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso finished fifth and sixth respectively, Kamui Kobayashi in the Sauber finished seventh, Button's teammate Lewis Hamilton finished eighth after being assessed a 20-second penalty which dropped him from seventh place, Michael Schumacher in the Mercedes finished ninth, while Paul diResta in the Force India finished tenth for the second straight race (and second career F1 race).

The question hovering above the 56-lap race at the Sepang Circuit in Kuala Lampur was whether or not the race would be marred by rain but was able to dodge that bullet for the most part. Vettel was never really challenged for the race lead after starting from pole position but was not necessarily a boring race.

With the results of this race, Vettel remains the leader of the Driver Championship with 50 points, Button at 26 points, Hamilton with 24, Webber with 22, Alonso with 20, Massa with 16, and Heidfeld with 15 points. Red Bull maintain their lead in the Constructor's Championship with 72 points, McLaren with 48, Ferrari with 36, and Renault with 30.

The next race is the Chinese Grand Prix next week in Shanghai. On to China.

Australian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel won today's Australian Grand Prix in the Red Bull with Lewis Hamilton in the McLaren-Mercedes finishing second and Vitaly Petrov in the Renault rounding out the podium by finishing third.

Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari finished fourth, Vettel's teammate Mark Webber finished fifth, Hamilton's teammate Jenson Button finished sixth, Alonso's teammate Felipe Massa finished seventh, Sebastien Buemi in the Toro Rosso finished eighth, Adrian Sutil and Paul Di Resta in the Force India finished ninth and tenth respectively.

The defending World Champion won the 58-lap dash through Albert Park in Melbourne with relative ease making the race a boring one but it was nice to drivers such as Buemi and Di Resta (who made his F1 debut) finish in the points.

The results leave Vettel in the lead with 25 points, Hamilton with 18, Petrov with 15, Alonso with 12, Webber with 10, Button with 8, Massa with 6, Buemi with 4, Sutil with 2, and Di Resta with 1.

In terms of the Constructor's Championship, Red Bull have 35 points, McLaren-Mercedes have 26, Ferrari have 18, Renault have 15, Toro Rosso have 4, and Force India have 3.

The next race is the Malaysian Grand Prix at the Sepang Circuit in Kuala Lampur in two weeks' time.

On to Malaysia.