During the podium interviews, DC spoke to Vettel then moved back to Kimi.
As he was talking to Kimi, Vettel got onto the steps of the podium and poured 'champagne' over DC's head and rather sharp suit.
He did not look amused.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2012, Yas Marina - Race 18/20
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During the podium interviews, DC spoke to Vettel then moved back to Kimi.
As he was talking to Kimi, Vettel got onto the steps of the podium and poured 'champagne' over DC's head and rather sharp suit.
He did not look amused.
"Vettel's Epic Recovery Drive"...
Lap 9 - Safety Car Deployed - +23.9s
Lap 14 - Vettel Pits - +24.9s
Lap 15 - Race Restart
Lap 38 - Vettel Pits
Lap 39 - Safety Car Deployed - +24.3s
So... Safety Car 1 time gained (23.9s) + Pitstop Behind Safety Car (24.9s) + Safety Car 2 time gained (24.3s) = 73.1s TIME GAINED
Lap 9 - Safety Car Deployed - +23.9s
Lap 14 - Vettel Pits - +24.9s
Lap 15 - Race Restart
Lap 38 - Vettel Pits
Lap 39 - Safety Car Deployed - +24.3s
So... Safety Car 1 time gained (23.9s) + Pitstop Behind Safety Car (24.9s) + Safety Car 2 time gained (24.3s) = 73.1s TIME GAINED
If you compare that to other top drivers that start from the back and then how far they get to by end of the race (ignoring any safety cars/steward intervention) I bet they werent 73 seconds from the lead 
Though at end of day Vettel got himself to the right place at the right time, but to say the safety cars didnt play a significant part in him getting on the podium is kinda stupid
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Though at end of day Vettel got himself to the right place at the right time, but to say the safety cars didnt play a significant part in him getting on the podium is kinda stupid
ps3ud0
Now go and do the calculations for every other driver.
And get your maths right too. It was 16 seconds gained on the leader in the first SC period and 26 in the second. And while he got a 'free' pitstop under the SC, he made 2 stops in total, one more than most other people.
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I'll do Button's - he was 9.8s off the race leader at both Safety Car deployments - therefore, he gained precisely 19.6s.
Wow. I didn't realise Button was exactly alongside the leader at both restarts. The commentators must have missed that...
Vettel looked like he was just trying to upstage Kimi while Alonso looked on uninterested in either of them.
Kimi is playing this persona now. He can tell the crowd and fans are warming to this 'character' and is going to milk it. The whole uninterested emotionless win is a front. He was never that bad before. It become kinda 'cool'.
Kimi said **** and Vettel tried to raise him with a ****. If it carries on the FIA will start fining teams/drivers and rightly so. I wouldn't want my son hearing that on a sunday afternoon.
I'm actually surprised that we haven't heard anything from the FIA yet about this. If Ferrari can be fined for bringing the sport into disrepute for a rather harmless swapping of drivers about on the podium, I don't see how broadcasting swearing from the podium is acceptable?
As funny as it was.
That and the over the top swearing after Kimi did it, wreaked of trying to be cool and part of the boys. He looked a bit of a **** really.
Yeah, especially how sensitive we all are about going to other countries and offending the locals. Alonso looked totally bemused by the whole thing. I think there will be some warnings going out very soon.
I found Kimis radio messages hilarious, the dead pan stuff is funny as well at times.
Yeah I found it terribly cringey, the rose water over DC's head and his looks to the crowd where like panto.
Well they do a press conference straight after so dont understand what compels them to swear during this new podium procedure - perhaps the interviewers shouldnt be people they really know as they seem to get very informal (which is great IMO and Id hate to lose this) and this obviously leads to what happened.
I dno perhaps a small reminder before the podium (just like they are reminded to whack on all the sponsor stuff) that its going across the world way before the watershed in most places would be enough.
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Only 25% of people who responded to the F1 fan survery in F1 Racing last month thought the new Podium interviews added anything. They are not a popular move, and are only going to be less so if the driver use them to swear at the audience.
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They are cringe worthy, I wish they would do away with them.
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lol, what a pair of plonkers.... "its not their first language".... lol, yeah DC! They speak better English than half of London!
Quite agree. It has added little.