Sentence examples for exceptional podium from inspiring English sources
It was a clean race, there was no incident in the first corner, and it was an exceptional podium with Alonso, Raikkonen and Vettel all up there - three quality drivers.
Pérez, 22, has demonstrated exceptional talent, scoring three podium finishes this season and nearly winning the Malaysian Grand Prix in April, behind Alonso.
"Fighting your way through the field is almost as good as winning the race - to be on the podium was a pretty exceptional result.
"The women's race is harder to call, and the top competitors are likely to be separated by inches," adds Black, "but Helen has an exceptional record on the Olympic course, reaching the podium every time she has raced on it and winning in 2011".
It was so exceptional that Webber and Minardi's owner, Paul Stoddart, were invited to celebrate on the podium after the top three drivers had finished their ceremony.
The experience of standing on the medals podium with her countrywomen Safina and Vera Zvonareva as the Russian anthem played was so exceptional, Dementieva continues to tear up when she talks about it.
Ulf Schirmer is at the podium.
