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Hungary
I did many laps in FP1 evaluating 5 different setups. The 3rd and 5th were the best and very close, but I went for the 5th one. In FP2 and FP3 I did only a few laps to pass the research and development objective and get an update.
In Q1 the weather saw heavy rain, and I immediately topped the sheets. As the track dried, I became last and went out again, to finish the session 1st with 3 seconds on my closest rival. I qualified 4th, with Webber on pole, Vettel 2nd, Hamilton 3rd and Alonso 5th. Webber had a 2-tenths gap on Vettel as well as me, so we were all very close.
I passed Hamilton and Vettel at turn 1 to be 2nd, and later in the lap Webber, to lead. As the pit stops approached, Vettel passed me entering the pit lane, but ahead of him Button was waiting for Hamilton to finish his pit stop, so he was stopped and finished the race last; I had just chosen him as my rival in the championship. Hamilton passed me in the pits, Webber had yet to pit along with my team mate. Alonso pitted and I passed him after a few turns, and when Webber pitted he exited behind me. Kobayashi and some backmarkers were ahead of me, and when the Japanese pitted he came out ahead of me. He and Hamilton were ahead of me after the pit stops. At the penultimate corner of the last lap I half-spun, Senna got alongside me and passed me for 3rd place at the final turn. I finished in the same position as I started.

Season 4 – Ferrari #1
Poles: 8 – Wins: 8 – Doubles: 7 – Grand Slams: 1

Bahrain – Pole + 1st
Australia – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Malaysia – Pole + 1st
China – Pole + 1st
Spain – 2nd + 6th
Monaco – 2nd + 1st
Turkey – Pole + 1st
Canada – Pole + 1st
Europe – 5th + 5th
Great Britain – Pole + 3rd
Germany – Pole + 1st
Hungary – 4th + 4th

Italy
From FP1 to Q2, I headed every single session. In Q3 I decided to try and take pole on hard tyres, with one only objective in mind: Grand Slam. Pole was mine, with Alonso second. In the first 7 laps, on hard tyres, I pushed to have a gap that, once I pitted, would have guaranteed me first place. Alonso pitted on lap 4 for hard tyres, and Kobayashi was second when my turn came, but he pitted on that same lap. Hulkenberg inherited second place and I came out with over ten seconds on him. When he pitted, Alonso became second again, so my first Italian GP for Ferrari resulted in me taking first place in every session, fastest lap, led every lap, and a one-two.
I got the first Ferrari win in Monza since 2006, the first for an Italian and an Italian driving a Ferrari since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.

Season 4 – Ferrari #1
Poles: 10 – Wins: 10 – Doubles: 9 – Grand Slams: 3

Bahrain – Pole + 1st
Australia – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Malaysia – Pole + 1st
China – Pole + 1st
Spain – 2nd + 6th
Monaco – 2nd + 1st
Turkey – Pole + 1st
Canada – Pole + 1st
Europe – 5th + 5th
Great Britain – Pole + 3rd
Germany – Pole + 1st
Hungary – 4th + 4th
Belgium – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Italy – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)

Japan
I wasn’t on the top of the sheets for the whole weekend, but in Q3 I did a perfect lap which put me one tenth ahead of Vettel, in pole.
The race was wet, but suitable for intermediates. I knew wet tyres would have helped me to go faster, but would’ve degraded faster. I managed to make them last for half race, as long as the intermediates would have, and seeing I no longer earned on the other drivers on inters and the appearance of a dry line, I put slick tyres on. I ran wide at turn 1, where Senna passed me, but I passed him back a few turns later. On the following lap Vettel came out behind me and I set purple times by one second. Vettel had slicks as well, one lap fresher, but I kept him behind quite easily and won the race.

Season 4 – Ferrari #1
Poles: 12 – Wins: 12 – Doubles: 11 – Grand Slams: 3

Bahrain – Pole + 1st
Australia – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Malaysia – Pole + 1st
China – Pole + 1st
Spain – 2nd + 6th
Monaco – 2nd + 1st
Turkey – Pole + 1st
Canada – Pole + 1st
Europe – 5th + 5th
Great Britain – Pole + 3rd
Germany – Pole + 1st
Hungary – 4th + 4th
Belgium – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Italy – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Singapore – Pole + 1st
Japan – Pole + 1st

Brazil
Looking at the times I thought I wasn’t going to make it to pole. A great lap however put me in provisional first place, and the others improved to almost matching my time but I kept first place.
Before the race, my manager told me Ferrari weren’t going to renew my contract. How’s that possible? I won on my debut with them, I won them the drivers’ title with 4 races left and the constructors’ title with 2 left, and I trashed Alonso who is currently 6th in the standings and they decide not to keep me?
I had two options for the race: show my disappointment by losing interest in achieving good results with them or show them that their decision was wrong and that with my speed I’m going to win title for rival teams.
I chose the second. The race was extremely wet, the third in a row, and I kept going faster and faster to achieve a lights-to-flag win. Alonso by turn 2 of lap 1 was 2nd having started 5th, but Vettel overtook him half-race through.
Red Bull have offered me a contract; I’d like to go to Sauber but their offer expired and I now consider going to Toro Rosso.

Season 4 – Ferrari #1
Poles: 13 – Wins: 14 – Doubles: 12 – Grand Slams: 4

Bahrain – Pole + 1st
Australia – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Malaysia – Pole + 1st
China – Pole + 1st
Spain – 2nd + 6th
Monaco – 2nd + 1st
Turkey – Pole + 1st
Canada – Pole + 1st
Europe – 5th + 5th
Great Britain – Pole + 3rd
Germany – Pole + 1st
Hungary – 4th + 4th
Belgium – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Italy – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Singapore – Pole + 1st
Japan – Pole + 1st
South Korea – 4th + 1st
Brazil – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)

I’m trying to finish most of my career before F1 2011 comes out ;)

Abu Dhabi
Qualifying on pole position was very tough, but I made it. On the other hand, the race was very easy. I had 4.1 seconds on my rivals by the end of lap 1, and I lost P1 only on the lap when I pitted. I later crashed and broke a flap of my front wing but I kept the lead and won my last race for Ferrari.
I had choices between Red Bull, Renault, Force India and Toro Rosso and I chose the latter for my fifth season. I’ve never stayed with the same team for more than one season.

Season 4 – Ferrari #1
Poles: 14 – Wins: 15 – Doubles: 13 – Grand Slams: 4

Bahrain – Pole + 1st
Australia – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Malaysia – Pole + 1st
China – Pole + 1st
Spain – 2nd + 6th
Monaco – 2nd + 1st
Turkey – Pole + 1st
Canada – Pole + 1st
Europe – 5th + 5th
Great Britain – Pole + 3rd
Germany – Pole + 1st
Hungary – 4th + 4th
Belgium – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Italy – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Singapore – Pole + 1st
Japan – Pole + 1st
South Korea – 4th + 1st
Brazil – Pole + 1st (Grand Slam)
Abu Dhabi – Pole + 1st

Total stats
Poles: 58 – Wins: 61 – Doubles: 53 – Grand Slams: 14
Drivers’ Championships: 4 – Constructors’ Championships: 3

Bahrain – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Australia – 3 Poles + 4 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Malaysia – 3 Poles + 3 1sts
China – 3 Poles + 4 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Spain – 1 Pole
Monaco – 1 Pole + 2 1sts
Turkey – 4 Poles + 4 1sts
Canada – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (2 Grand Slams)
Europe – 2 Poles + 3 1sts
Great Britain – 2 Poles + 2 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Germany – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Hungary – 3 Poles + 2 1sts
Belgium – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (3 Grand Slams)
Italy – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (2 Grand Slams)
Singapore – 3 Poles + 3 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Japan – 3 Poles + 3 1sts
South Korea – 2 Poles + 3 1sts
Brazil – 4 Poles + 4 1sts (1 Grand Slam)
Abu Dhabi – 3 Poles + 4 1sts

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Monaco (Dry)
Got a decent start up to 4th. Took 3rd from Alonso at Lowes hairpin. Spent a lap catching Webber and took second around the outside of Tabac. Tried to catch Vettel but every time i closed the gap, he extended it. This continued after the pitstops so I settled for second.

Turkey (Dry)
Qualfied 10th. Was hoping for a wet race but it never came, every race has been dry now, not happy. Got a good start and made up three places to 7th. Took some more places as i approached Webber in 5th and turn 7. Went round the outside and he hit me, spinning himself into the wall. Got up to 2nd by my pitstop and came out just behind Vettel who i passed straight away. Petrov and Barrichello had started on prime’s and so were miles out front and i was holding everyone up from net 2nd down Petrov rejoined in 3rd. He tried to overtake me at the last corner however, half spun and lost 3rd to Vettel. Hamilton won from me.

Canada (Dry)
Easily took pole on my best circuit in the dry by 2 seconds. Led from pole and every lap, got a 10sec penalty for pitlane speeding so i knew i had to win by 10secs+. I won by 17.5 and claimed my first ever victory, as well as fastest lap.

Season 1 – Lotus #19
Poles: 1 – Wins: 1 – Podiums: 3 – Doubles: 1 – Grand Slams: 1

Bahrain – 24th + 9th
Australia – 24th + 4th
Malaysia – 18th + 4th
China – 11th + 3rd
Spain – 19th + Ret
Monaco – 7th + 2nd
Turkey – 10th + 2nd
Canada – Pole + Win (Grand Slam)