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I'm actually going with an NFL type of conferences, with equal numbers of East/West teams in each conference. But of course, if I had my way, there would be no Winnipeg, no Phoenix, just 28 teams, deeper talent pool, and no worrying about who goes where because we know the NHL will NEVER send the Wings to the East so long as the West teams need the money.

This all wouldn't have happened if the NHL did the right thing and just killed ATL. No realignment needed, especially if PHX were to go bankrupt. There isn't a need for 30 teams when many of them are having a hard time bringing money in. Plus, contraction would help the NHL by deepening the talent pool. No Winnipeg, no Phoenix, no problem.

Imagine how ugly that jersey would look if Montreal was added.

I don't think there are more concussions, I think that we hear about them more because they are being reported more thanks to research into their effects. 5-10 years ago no one really cared about concussions and the effect they had on players, but now that we know that multiple concussions can severe affect a players life long after they've retired, there's more awareness and, thus, more reporting on it.

A fine at most. I would be hesitant on suspending someone for something that wasn't called unless it was really egregious. Seems like the Penguins should change their team logo to this, and the team mascot to this.

Ovechkin is considered a repeat offender under the NHL's CBA (his first suspension was a knee-to-knee hit on Tim Gleason in 2009, then suspended again for a hit on Brian Campbell in March 2010 or so), but I don't think the spear rises to the level of another suspension. A large fine, yes, but a suspension? No. I don't think he's been in much trouble (fined or suspended) since the Campbell hit, a fine would be the most I would expect from the NHL, but who knows.

I don't think the dive that that dramatic, it did look realistic enough for someone who got speared in the gut. Even with the padding and such, it's possible Ovechkin's stick found a seam or one of those gaps and stunned him. Either way, Ovechkin should have gotten a penalty for the spearing. At most now a fine.

There's a reason MacDonald has only played 87 games in 5 seasons in the NHL. There's a reason he's spent more time in the AHL than the NHL. There's a reason the Wings signed Conklin instead of keeping/bringing MacDonald up. MacDonald is not an NHL calibre-goalie, not to the Detroit Red Wings standards. The most games he's started was 49 when he was with the NYI (2008-2009); outside of that, 15 was the most for him (2010-2011 DET season), then 8 (2006-2007 DET), 7 (06-07 BOS), 6 (09-10 TOR), and 2 (07-08 NYI). Other than the Islanders, all other teams he's played for have seen the same thing and came to the same conclusion: he's just not that good. And as others have said, it's hard to get a good look at a new (or in Conks' case, returning) player when said player has only had 3 starts in 24 games this season. Kinda hard to get a groove going on that. Conks' is here for the season. MacDonald (if I remember correctly) was lit up here at times for his play, and not in a good way. MacDonald has been, and will always be, a career AHL'er, with a few spot starts here if one of the Wings' goalies gets injured.

The manner in which some hit the LGW Panic Button TM is funny at times. Some give a gentle press, others pound on it, some use a sledgehammer, but this one just does a ball-flop on it in a mankini, grinding his balls into it for extra effect. The French judge only gave it a 3.2, though, so that's going to affect the overall score.

The visors, I think, are more for the (asscheeks spread, elbow deep, reaching for a number) 90% of times the pucks and sticks and other random s*** to the face, but (in this case) not for the other 10% of the times (puck/stick deflected up and under the visor). The only true 100% method to keep crap out of the face would be the cage or to not play.

From the video, it looks like Grabovski's stick slides up Pronger's after the shot and hits Pronger near the eye (the puck may have also hit him but you can definitely hear the two sticks striking together). Since Pronger left the game, it's obviously more than just a puck striking him. Plus Bob McKenzie has this on Twitter: Frankly, I want Pronger to leave the NHL because no one wanted him instead of leaving because of injuries that will affect his daily life.

Sucks that he's retiring as he's still near the top of his game. Either way, one of the best goalies the Wings have had in a while. You're not going to find another goalie of his caliber for the money he was making (less than $1M, I think). Thanks for the memories, Mr 400! See ya in the HHOF!

Choking the chicken. Boxing the clown. Slammin' the ham. Dick-rollin'. Now smacking the cabbie? These yoots keep finding new euphemisms for some old-fashion wanking.

Well, the first race of the season is only three weeks away, but there was some big stories coming out before the start of March. First, the calendar. Australia Date: March 27 Official Title: Qantas Australian Grand Prix Circuit: Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit Location: Albert Park, Victoria, Australia Circuit Length: 3.295 miles/5.303 kilometers Race Distance: 58 laps, 191.071 miles/307.574 kilometers 2010 Winner: Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes Malaysia Date: April 10 Official Title: Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix Circuit: Sepang International Circuit Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Circuit Length: 3.444 miles/5.543 kilometers Race Distance: 56 laps, 192.878 miles/310.408 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault China Date: April 17 Official Title: UBS Chinese Grand Prix Circuit: Shanghai International Circuit Location: Shanghai, China Circuit Length: 3.387 miles/5.451 kilometers Race Distance: 56 laps, 189.559 miles/305.066 kilometers 2010 Winner: Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes Turkey Date: May 8 Official Title: Turkish Grand Prix Circuit: Istanbul Park Location: Istanbul, Turkey Circuit Length: 3.317 miles/5.338 kilometers Race Distance: 58 laps, 192.250 miles/309.396 kilometers 2010 Winner: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes Spain Date: May 22 Official Title: Gran Premio de España Circuit: Circuit de Catalunya Location: Montemelo, Spain Circuit Length: 2.892 miles/4.655 kilometers Race Distance: 66 laps, 190.825 miles/307.104 kilometers 2010 Winner: Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault Monaco Date: May 29 Official Title: Grand Prix de Monaco Circuit: Circuit de Monaco Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco Circuit Length: 2.075 miles/3.340 kilometers Race Distance: 78 laps, 161.887 miles/260.520 kilometers 2010 Winner: Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault Canada Date: June 12 Official Title: Grand Prix du Canada Circuit: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Circuit Length: 2.709 miles/4.361 kilometers Race Distance: 70 laps, 189.694 miles/305.270 kilometers 2010 Winner: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes Europe Date: June 26 Official Title: European Grand Prix Circuit: Valencia Street Circuit Location: Valencia, Spain Circuit Length: 3.367 miles/5.419 kilometers Race Distance: 57 laps, 191.931 miles/308.883 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault Britain Date: July 10 Official Title: Santander British Grand Prix Circuit: Silverstone Circuit Location: Towcester, England, United Kingdom Circuit Length: 3.667 miles/5.901 kilometers Race Distance: 52 laps, 190.604 miles/306.747 kilometers 2010 Winner: Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault Germany Date: July 24 Official Title: Grosser Preis Santander von Deutschland Circuit: Nurburgring GP-Strecke Location: Nurburg, Germany Circuit Length: 3.199 miles/5.148 kilometers Race Distance: 60 laps, 190.424 miles/306.458 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault (Hockenheimring), Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault (2009 Nurburgring) Hungary Date: July 31 Official Title: Eni Magyar Nagydij Circuit: Hungaroring Location: Budapest, Hungary Circuit Length: 2.722 miles/4.381 kilometers Race Distance: 70 laps, 190.560 miles/306.663 kilometers 2010 Winner: Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault Belgium Date: August 28 Official Title: Belgian Grand Prix Circuit: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps Location: Francorchamps, Belgium Circuit Length: 4.352 miles/7.004 kilometers Race Distance: 44 laps, 191.410 miles/308.052 kilometers 2010 Winner: Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes Italy Date: September 11 Official Title: Gran Premio Santander d’Italia Circuit: Autodromo Nazionale Monza Location: Monza, Italy Circuit Length: 3.600 miles/5.793 kilometers Race Distance: 53 laps, 190.596 miles/306.720 kilometers 2010 Winner: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari Singapore Date: September 25 Official Title: Singapore Grand Prix Circuit: Marina Bay Street Circuit Location: Marina Bay, Singapore Circuit Length: 3.148 miles/5.067 kilometers Race Distance: 61 laps, 192.066 miles/309.087 kilometers 2010 Winner: Fernando Alonso Japan Date: October 9 Official Title: Japanese Grand Prix Circuit: Suzuka International Race Course Location: Suzuka, Japan Circuit Length: 3.608 miles/5.807 kilometers Race Distance: 53 laps, 191.117 miles/307.573 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault Korea Date: 16 October Official Title: Korean Grand Prix Circuit: Korean International Circuit Location: Yeongam, Republic of Korea (South Korea) Circuit Length: 3.49 miles/5.621 kilometers Race Distance: 55 laps, 192.1 miles/309.155 kilometers 2010 Winner: Fernando Alonso, Ferrari India Date: October 30 Official Title: Indian Grand Prix Circuit: Jaypee Group Circuit Location: Greater Noida, India Circuit Length: 3.2 miles/5.15 kilometers Race Distance: 60 laps, 192 miles/309 kilometers (estimate) 2010 Winner: none Abu Dhabi Date: November 13 Official Title: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Circuit: Yas Marina Circuit Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Circuit Length: 3.451 miles/5.554 kilometers Race Distance: 55 laps, 189.810 miles/305.470 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault Brazil Date: November 27 Official Title: Grande Premio do Brasil Circuit: Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace Location: Sao Paulo, Brazil Circuit Length: 2.677 miles/4.309 kilometers Race Distance: 71 laps, 190.067 miles/305.909 kilometers 2010 Winner: Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault Changes from 2010 to 2011: -The addition of the Indian Grand Prix -The Malaysian Grand Prix will have its name changed to the Malaysia Grand Prix for tourism purposes -The cancellation of the Bahrain Grand Prix The Bahrain Grand Prix, originally scheduled for March 13th, was canceled due to anti-government protests. There was no threat to the drivers or others involved in the Grand Prix race, but the Bahrain monarchy decided to focus all of their attention to the protesters' demands instead of having it divided with the Grand Prix. It is possible that the race will be rescheduled to a later date, most likely near the end of the season. A final decision about the race is expected to be made before the start of the Australian Grand Prix weekend. Next, the Teams and Drivers: Red Bull Racing (AUT) Chassis: Red Bull RB7 Engine: Renault RS27-2011 Drivers: #1 Sebastian Vettel/VET (DEU), #2 Mark Webber/WEB (AUS) Vodafone McLaren-Mercedes (GBR) Chassis: McLaren MP4-26 Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y Drivers: #3 Lewis Hamilton/HAM (GBR), #4 Jenson Button/BUT (GBR) Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro (ITA) Chassis: Ferrari 150th Italia Engine: Ferrari 056 Drivers: #5 Fernando Alonso/ALO (ESP), #6 Felipe Massa/MAS (BRA) Mercedes GP Petronas F1 Team (DEU) Chassis: Mercedes MGP W02 Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y Drivers: #7 Michael Schumacher/MSC (DEU), Nico Rosberg/ROS (DEU) Lotus Renault GP (FRA) Chassis: Renault R31 Engine: Renault RS27-2011 Drivers: #9 Robert Kubica/KUB (POL) & Bruno Senna/SEN (BRA), #10 Vitaly Petrov (RUS) AT&T Williams (GBR) Chassis: Williams FW33 Engine: Cosworth CA2011 Drivers: #11 Rubens Barrichello/BAR (BRA), #12 Pastor Maldonado/MAL (VEN) Force India F1 Team (IND) Chassis: Force India VJM04 Engine: Mercedes-Benz FO 108Y Drivers: #14 Adrian Sutil/SUT (DEU), #15 Paul di Resta/RES (GBR) Sauber F1 Team (SUI) Chassis: Sauber C30 Engine: Ferrari 056 Drivers: #16 Kamui Kobayashi/KOB (JPN), #17 Sergio Perez/PER (MEX) Scuderia Toro Rosso (ITA) Chassis: Toro Rosso STR6 Engine: Ferrari 056 Drivers: #18 Sebastien Buemi/BUE (SUI), #19 Jamie Alguersuari/ALG (ESP) Team Lotus (MAL) Chassis: Lotus T128 Engine: Renault RS27-2011 Drivers: #20 Heikki Kovalainen/KOV (FIN), #21 Jarno Trulli/TRU (ITA) Hispania Racing F1 Team (ESP) Chassis: HRT F111 Engine: Cosworth CA2011 Drivers: #22 Narain Karthikeyan/KAR (IND), #23 Vitantonio Liuzzi/LIU (ITA) Marussia Virgin Racing (GBR) Chassis: Virgin MVR-02 Engine: Cosworth CA2011 Drivers: #24 Timo Glock/GLO (DEU), #25 Jerome d’Amboise (BEL) Changes from 2010-2011: Team Changes -Hispania F1 has a partnership with Williams to supply a transmission system; also forging a partnership with Spanish businessman Juan Villalonga -Lotus Racing team principle Tony Fernandez purchased the rights to the Team Lotus name from David Hunt so as to rename the team; the team (now known as Team Lotus) then terminated their three-year contract with Cosworth and switched to Renault engines. -Lotus Cars partnered with Renault F1 and became the title sponsor of the team, now known as Lotus Renault GP, but the chassis and constructor will still be officially known as Renault because of the Concorde Agreement. -Infiniti will be a major sponsor of Red Bull Racing, but despite earlier reports, will not rebrand the engine as an Infiniti. -PDVSA, the government-controlled oil company of Venezuela, will be a long-term sponsor of the Williams team after the departure of RBS, Philips and AirAsia. -Russian sport car manufacturer Marussia acquired a significant stake of Virgin Racing and, as such, the team as been renamed "Marussia Virgin Racing". Driver Changes -GP2 driver Jerome d'Ambrosio replaces Lucas di Grassi at Virgin Racing. -DTM champion Paul di Resta replaces Vitantonio Liuzzi at Force India. -Nico Hulkenberg was released from Williams before the 2010 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He will become a test driver for Force India. -Narain Karthikeyan returns to F1 to drive for the Hispania team. He previously competed in F1 with the former Jordan team. -The biggest driver news, Robert Kubica was seriously injured during the Ronde di Andora rally in Italy; the car he was piloting struck a section of guardrail that then penetrated through the car, into the cockpit, then out the rear of his Skoda. The accident nearly severed his right arm, not to mention the multiple fratures to his arm, hand and leg. He is estimated to take a year to recover from his injuries. Because of this, Nick Heidfeld will take over the driving duties of the Pole. -The 2010 GP2 champion, Pasto Maldonado, signed on for the Williams team, taking Hulkenberg's seat. -2010 GP2 runner-up Sergio Perez is teaming up with Kamui Kobayashi for the Sauber team, coinciding with the partnership between Telmex and Sauber. -Bruno Senna left Hispania Racing after the 2010 season and has joined Lotus Renault GP as a test/reserve driver.

British GP Results 1 #5 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (1:28:41.196) 2 #1 Sebastian Vettel, RBR-Renault (+16.5 secs) 3 #2 Mark Webber, RBR-Renault (+16.9 secs) 4 #3 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (+28.9 secs) 5 #6 Felipe Massa, Ferrari (+29.0 secs) 6 #8 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+60.6 secs) 7 #17 Sergio Perez, Sauber-Ferrari (+65.5 secs) 8 #9 Nick Heidfeld, Renault (+75.5 secs) 9 #7 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes (+77.9 secs) 10 #19 Jaime Alguersuari, STR-Ferrari (+79.1 secs) 11 #14 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes (+79.7 secs) 12 #10 Vitaly Petrov, Renault (+80.6 secs) 13 #11 Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 14 #12 Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 15 #15 Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes (+1 Lap) 16 #24 Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (+2 Laps) 17 #25 Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin-Cosworth (+2 Laps) 18 #23 Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT-Cosworth (+2 Laps) 19 #22 Daniel Ricciardo, HRT-Cosworth (+3 Laps) Ret #4 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes (Wheel nut) Ret #18 Sebastien Buemi, STR-Ferrari (Accident damage) Ret #16 Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari (Oil leak) Ret #21 Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Renault (Oil leak) Ret #20 Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Renault (Gearbox) Both Sauber and McLaren were fined 20k Euros and 5k Euros, respectively, for unsafe pit releases during the race, after Kobayashi was released into traffic and Button was released without a right-front wheel nut. WDC Standings 1 Sebastian Vettel: 204 2 Mark Webber: 124 (-80) 3 Fernando Alonso: 112 (-92) 4 Lewis Hamilton: 109 (-95) 5 Jenson Button: 109 (-95) 6 Felipe Massa: 52 (-152) 7 Nico Rosberg: 40 (-164) 8 Nick Heidfeld: 34 (-170) 9 Vitaly Petrov: 31 (-173) 10 Michael Schumacher: 28 (-176) 11 Kamui Kobayashi: 25 (-179) 12 Adrian Sutil: 10 (-194) 13 Jaime Alguersuari: 9 (-195) 14 Sergio Perez: 8 (-196) 15 Sebastien Buemi: 8 (-196) 16 Rubens Barrichello: 4 (-200) 17 Paul di Resta: 2 (-202) 18 Pedro de la Rosa: 0 19 Jarno Trulli: 0 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi: 0 21 Jerome d'Ambrosio: 0 22 Heikki Kovalainen: 0 23 Pastor Maldonado: 0 24 Timo Glock: 0 25 Narain Karthikeyan: 0 26 Daniel Ricciardo: 0 The maximum number of points remaining to a driver is 250 points. No one is mathematically eliminated, yet. WCC Standings 1 Red Bull-Renault: 328 2 McLaren-Mercedes: 218 (-110) 3 Ferrari: 164 (-164) 4 Mercedes: 68 (-260) 5 Renault: 65 (-263) 6 Sauber-Ferrari: 33 (-295) 7 Toro Rosso-Ferrari: 17 (-311) 8 Force India-Mercedes: 12 (-316) 9 Williams-Cosworth: 4 (-324) 10 Lotus-Renault: 0 11 HRT-Cosworth: 0 12 Virgin-Cosworth: 0 The maximum amount of points left in the season for the constructors is about 430 points. The next race will be the German GP at the Nurburgring on July 24.

European GP results 1 #1 Sebastian Vettel, RBR-Renault (1:39:36.169) 2 #5 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (+10.8 secs) 3 #2 Mark Webber, RBR-Renault (+27.2 secs) 4 #3 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (+46.1 secs) 5 #6 Felipe Massa, Ferrari (+51.7 secs) 6 #4 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes (+60.0 secs) 7 #8 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+98.0 secs) 8 #19 Jaime Alguersuari, STR-Ferrari (+1 Lap) 9 #14 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes (+1 Lap) 10 #9 Nick Heidfeld, Renault (+1 Lap) 11 #17 Sergio Perez, Sauber-Ferrari (+1 Lap) 12 #11 Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 13 #18 Sebastien Buemi, STR-Ferrari (+1 Lap) 14 #15 Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes (+1 Lap) 15 #10 Vitaly Petrov, Renault (+1 Lap) 16 #16 Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari (+1 Lap) 17 #7 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes (+1 Lap) 18 #12 Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 19 #20 Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Renault (+2 Laps) 20 #21 Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Renault (+2 Laps) 21 #24 Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (+2 Laps) 22 #25 Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin-Cosworth (+2 Laps) 23 #23 Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT-Cosworth (+3 Laps) 24 #22 Narain Karthikeyan, HRT-Cosworth (+3 Laps) WDC Standings 1 Sebastian Vettel: 186 2 Jenson Button: 109 (-77) 3 Mark Webber: 109 (-77) 4 Lewis Hamilton: 97 (-89) 5 Fernando Alonso: 87 (-99) 6 Felipe Massa: 42 (-144) 7 Nico Rosberg: 32 (-154) 8 Vitaly Petrov: 31 (-155) 9 Nick Heidfeld: 30 (-156) 10 Michael Schumacher: 26 (160) 11 Kamui Kobayashi: 25 (-161) 12 Adrian Sutil: 10 (-176) 13 Jaime Alguersuari: 8 (-178) 14 Sebastien Buemi: 8 (-178) 15 Rubens Barrichello: 4 (-182) 16 Sergio Perez: 2 (-184) 17 Paul di Resta: 2 (-184) 18 Pedro de la Rosa: 0 19 Jarno Trulli: 0 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi: 0 21 Jerome d'Ambrosio: 0 22 Heikki Kovalainen: 0 23 Timo Glock: 0 24 Pastor Maldonado: 0 25 Narain Karthikeyan: 0 WCC Standings 1 RBR-Renault: 295 2 McLaren-Mercedes: 206 (-89) 3 Ferrari: 129 (-166) 4 Renault: 61 (-234) 5 Mercedes: 58 (-237) 6 Sauber-Ferrari: 27 (-268) 7 STR-Ferrari: 16 (-279) 8 Force India-Mercedes: 12 (-283) 9 Williams-Cosworth: 4 (-291) 10 Lotus-Renault: 0 11 HRT-Cosworth: 0 12 Virgin-Cosworth: 0 Next race is the British GP on July 10th.

Another Lidstrom for Norris? Congrats to El Capitan for winning his 7th Norris award!

Lidstrom returning? With the numbers he has (4 Stanley Cups, 6 Norris, numerous All-Star appearances, Conn Smythe winner and Olympic gold medalist), he would command MUCH more than $6.2M on the open market, so he is taking less money to play with the Wings than if he were to go anywhere else.

It's kinda sad that Vancouver fans scored more on the streets than their team did on the ice.

As soon as I saw that picture posted, I knew there would be 'shoopin'!

Line of the article right there!

Can't go wrong with an Original Six team winning it! Congrats to the Boston Bruins for winning Lord Stanley's Cup.

Canadian Grand Prix results 1) #4 Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes (4:04:39.537) 2) #1 Sebastian Vettel, RBR-Renault (+2.7 secs) 3) #2 Mark Webber, RBR-Renault (+13.8 secs) 4) #7 Michael Schumacher, Mercedes (+14.2 secs) 5) #10 Vitaly Petrov, Renault (+20.3 secs) 6) #6 Felipe Massa, Ferrari (+33.2 secs) 7) #16 Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari (+33.2 secs) 8) #19 Jaime Alguersuari, STR-Ferrari (+35.9 secs) 9) #11 Rubens Barrichello, Williams-Cosworth (+45.1 secs) 10) #18 Sebastien Buemi, STR-Ferrari (+47.0 secs) 11) #8 Nico Rosberg, Mercedes (+50.4 secs) 12) #17 Pedro de la Rosa, Sauber-Ferrari (+63.6 secs) 13) #23 Vitantonio Liuzzi, HRT-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 14) #25 Jerome d'Ambrosio, Virgin-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 15) #24 Timo Glock, Virgin-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 16) #21 Jarno Trulli, Lotus-Renault (+1 Lap) 17) #22 Narain Karthikeyan, HRT-Cosworth (+1 Lap) 18) #15 Paul di Resta, Force India-Mercedes (Accident) Ret) #12 Pastor Maldonado, Williams-Cosworth (Spun off) Ret) #9 Nick Heidfeld, Renault (Accident) Ret) #14 Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes (Accident) Ret) #5 Fernando Alonso, Ferrari (Accident) Ret) #20 Heikki Kovalainen, Lotus-Renault (Driveshaft) Ret) #3 Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes (Accident) Narain Karthikeyan was penalized 20 seconds for cutting a turn on track, dropping him from 14th to 17th. WDC Standing 1) Sebastian Vettel: 161 2) Jenson Button: 101 (-60) 3) Mark Webber: 94 (-67) 4) Lewis Hamilton: 85 (-76) 5) Fernando Alonso: 69 (-92) 6) Felipe Massa: 32 (-129) 7) Vitaly Petrov: 31 (-130) 8) Nick Heidfeld: 29 (-132) 9) Michael Schumacher: 26 (-135) 10) Nico Rosberg: 26 (-135) 11) Kamui Kobayashi: 25 (-136) 12) Adrian Sutil: 8 (-153) 13) Sebastien Buemi: 8 (-153) 14) Jaime Alguersuari: 4 (-157) 15) Rubens Barrichello: 4 (-157) 16) Sergio Perez: 2 (-159) 17) Paul di Resta: 2 (-159) 18) Pedro de la Rosa: 0 19) Jarno Trulli: 0 20) Vitantonio Liuzzi: 0 21) Jerome d'Ambrosio: 0 22) Heikki Kovalainen: 0 23) Timo Glock: 0 24) Pastor Maldonado: 0 25) Narain Karthikeyan: 0 WCC Standings 1) Red Bull-Renault: 255 2) McLaren-Mercedes: 186 (-39) 3) Ferrari: 101 (-154) 4) Renault: 60 (-195) 5) Mercedes: 52 (-203) 6) Sauber-Ferrari: 27 (-228) 7) STR-Ferrari: 12 (-243) 8) Force India-Mercedes: 10 (-245) 9) Williams-Cosworth: 4 (-251) 10) Lotus-Renault: 0 11) HRT-Cosworth: 0 12) Virgin-Cosworth: 0 And on Tuesday, 2 time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and 2008 FIA Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton "swapped" rides at Watkins Glen International for a little demonstration run promoted by Mobil 1. Both drivers did a few laps in their own cars, then switched to each others for a few laps. The baseline laps were done in wet conditions and the track started drying out as the day went on. Here's part 1 of the event: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yzs-2bDai8 Both drivers had a blast, and both quickly adapted to the cars as they went on, with Lewis even drifting it a bit through a few of the turns, then did a few donuts at the start/finish line, while Smoke was ripping it during his runs (as much as he could without binning a detuned car). The next race is on June 26th at Valencia street circuit for the European Grand Prix. EDIT: Bahrain GP officially scratched The calendar is now down to 19 events instead of the intended 20.

Looks like an unfortunate hit to me. Raymond had assumed (accidentally) the "impromptu blowjob" position and got tangled up with the Bruins player. I got no problem with no punishment.