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Messy Monaco awards

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  1. DHCanary

    DHCanary Very Well-Known Member Forum Moderator

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    Best Driver: Rosberg - Quali 'mishap' aside he was flawless all weekend
    Worst Driver: Gutierrez - slow, dull and seemingly not improving
    Best Rookie (Magnussen, Kvyat, Ericsson): Magnussen
    Best Team: Marussia
    Worst Team: Sauber - not convinced they'll get points all season now

    Best Overtake: Hulk at Portier
    Funniest-moment: "I don't care about Ricciardo" Brundle "You will!"
    Most Surprising Result: Bianchi point
    Least Surprising Result: Mercedes 1-2

    Special Mention to: Ricciardo, Raikkonen, Kvyat (definitely a star in the making)
    Race Rating: 7/10 being generous as it was good for Monaco
     
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  2. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    A bit of a nudge but hardly the worst barge you will see all year........

    [video=youtube;SbkAxvNgghY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=SbkAxvNgghY#t=29[/video]
     
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  3. Han Shot First

    Han Shot First New Member

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    As a Kamui fan, i thought the move was fair. Rough, but fair.
     
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  4. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    It was one out of Kamui's own overtaking manual :)
     
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  5. cosicave

    cosicave Well-Known Member

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    Best Driver: Well, Bianchi's result was a fantastic achievement but his overtake was 'adventurous' to say the least; it might be argued he was fortunate to finish and needs to include Kobayashi on his Christmas list. Other outstanding drives from Hulkenberg, Button and Rosberg. Can I give it to all four of them?!
    :)
    Worst Driver: Gutierrez' clumsy mistake puts him roughly on par with Raikkonen: both were amateurish. I strongly disagree with the consensus about Hamilton: "whinging" does not equate to a poor driver. I am also quite convinced he really did have something in his eye, which can make racing very, very, very difficult, or downright impossible.
    Best Rookie: This is a tough one. All three put in great personal performances. I'll plump for Ericsson because he didn't suffer the bad luck of the other two!
    Best Team: Mercedes are the class of the field and scored yet another one-two. The team is clearly the best at the moment. However, one cannot ignore Marussia's outstanding result from one of their drivers.
    Worst Team: Sauber.

    Best Overtake: Two worth a mention: both were on Magnussen. Hulkenberg's was probably even classier than Button's.
    Funniest-moment: No-one's demise can be 'funny' as such; but just thinking Raikkonen saw an ice-cream van stirred an inner smile at the time.
    Most Surprising Result: Marussia. – But we should remember that this is Monaco.
    Least Surprising Result: Mercedes one-two.

    Special Mention to: Flavio Briatore. Laughter and smiles can be infectious. So can odours.
    Race Rating: 7.5/10

    Best Commentator/Presenter: I'll abstain. All I can think of is 'worst'…
     
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  6. allsaintchris.

    allsaintchris. Well-Known Member

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    Best Driver: Rosberg - Got one back on his 'team-colleague'
    Worst Driver: Sutil - too error prone for someone of his experience
    Best Rookie (Magnussen, Kvyat, Ericsson): Magnussen
    Best Team: Marussia - first ever points, well done
    Worst Team: Sauber - Poor car and poor drivers

    Best Overtake: Hulk at Portier
    Funniest-moment: Vettel about to let rip at his team, then remembers the world can here him
    Most Surprising Result: Bianchi point
    Least Surprising Result: Mercedes 1-2

    Special Mention to: Bianchi - through fair means and foul he got points. May be the catalyst Marussia need)
    Race Rating: 7/10 Processional at the front, but some interesting overtakes down the order
     
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