For a bit of visual aid, here is a comparison of race results for the first nine rounds of the 2012 and 2013 season. It’s not hard to see why (from a driver point of view) the 2013 season so far hasn’t been as thrilling as the 2012 season. This year we’ve consistently seen a swapping between Vettel, Alonso, and Rosberg on the top step (and a bit of Kimi). Where as last year the points were still so close together where is wasn’t until round 8 that Alonso became the first driver to win more than one race.
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2013 |
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Round 1: Australia |
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| Qualifying Pole | Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Podium | Jensen Button (McLaren-Mercedes) | Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) |
| Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | |
| Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:29.187 Jensen Button (McLaren-Mercedes) | 1:29.274 Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) |
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Round 2: Malaysia |
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| Qualifying Pole | Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Podium | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) | Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | |
| Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:40.722 Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | 1:39.199 Sergio Perez (McLaren-Mercedes) |
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Round 3: China |
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| Qualifying Pole | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| Podium | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) |
| Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Jensen Button (McLaren-Mercedes) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:39.960 Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) | 1:36.808 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
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Round 4: Bahrain |
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| Qualifying Pole | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Podium | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber-Ferrari) | Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) | Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:36.379 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | 1:36.961 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
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Round 5: Spain |
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| Qualifying Pole | DSQ Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
| Podium | Pastor Maldonado (Williams-Renault) | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) |
| Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | Felipe Massa (Ferrari) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:26.250 Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) | 1:26.217 Esteban Gutierrez (Sauber-Ferrari) |
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Round 6: Monaco |
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| Qualifying Pole | Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
| Podium | Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
| Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | |
| Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:17.296 Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) | 1:16.577 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
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Round 7: Canada |
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| Qualifying Pole | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Podium | Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | |
| Sergio Perez (Sauber-Ferrari) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:15.752 Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | 1:16.182 Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
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Round 8: Europe |
Round 8: Great Britain |
| Qualifying Pole | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| Podium | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) |
| Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | |
| Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:42.163 Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) | 1:33.401 Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
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Round 9: Great Britian |
Round 9: Germany |
| Qualifying Pole | Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) |
| Podium | Mark Webber (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) |
| Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) | Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing-Renault) | Romain Grosjean (Lotus-Renault) | |
| Fastest Lap | 1:34.661 Kimi Räikkönen (Lotus-Renault) | 1:33.468 Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) |
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