Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie : All of the ok Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: Ferrari Pit team Best Overtake: Hamilton On the outside of Alonso Funniest-moment: Hamilton telling pits not to talk, while he's racing after almost making him crash Most Surprising Result: Vettel on final lap, pit change Least Surprising Result: Alonso Special Mention to: Redbull Pit Team Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: DC and jake, lot less annoying than normal Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Eddie Jordan wind up merchant extrodinaire Best Commentary moment: The suprise as the kept getting undercut prediction wrong Overall BBC coverage rating: 9/10
Best Driver: Sutil - Little to choose between him and Hamilton, but everyone else will probably back Lewis. Worst Driver: Buemi - For his incredibly dangerous move on Heidfeld. Best Rookie: Ricciardo - For finishing ahead of Chandhok in the faster Lotus Best Team: Red Bull - Based purely on their last lap pitstop Worst Team: Williams Best Overtake: Alonso on Vettel Funniest-moment: Coulthard trying to say Vettel with one L. Most Surprising Result: Hamilton winning. Least Surprising Result: Special Mention to: Kobayashi - Yet another points finish. Race Rating: 9/10 - Kind of fizzled out towards the end, the first three quarters were fantastic though, just lacked a grandslam finish.
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie: di Resta Best Team: Force India Worst Team: Ferrari shot themselves in the foot. Recently this has been McLaren territory. Best Overtake: Hamilton ran rings around Alonso. Also Hamilton's retake on Webber (which was technically more skilful but perhaps less audacious) Funniest-moment: I'm not one to celebrate misfortune but Vettel emulating Schumacher's 2002 spin was then followed by Schumacher emulating Vettel in 2011. Some irony! Most Surprising Result: Massa not pitting sooner seemed to throw away 4th place. Least Surprising Result: Rosberg finishing ahead of his team mate Special Mention: Petrov: what a fighter! (Vettel and Rosberg need to study this guy) Also Sutil for his best performance of the year. Race Rating: 9/10 Another superb race. We are being spoiled this season: were it not for the raising of expectations, this would have justified a 10 in any season of the last decade. Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle Worst BBC commentator/presenter: This is petty, since BBC are doing a great job: Coulthard's inability to pronounce German names and English words was a little irritating today. [EDIT: I always forget Lee McKenzie who I do not think is good. And where was Ted Kravitz today?] Best Commentary moment: Brundle and Coulthard's rapport is truly entertaining after two years of drought with Zlodman. Overall BBC coverage rating: 9/10
Best Driver: Kobayashi. Stormed Through the field, made his strategy work Worst Driver: HeidfeldAmateurish race, too many errors, even before his coming together with Buemi Best Rookie : None stood out Best Team: Mclaren. Had the fastest car, and made good strategy calls Worst Team: Red Bull. A tactical horror show by them today. Seemed to get every call wrong. Pit crew were good however Best Overtake: Massa roughing up Rosberg. You don't expect aggressive driving like that from Felipe Funniest-moment: Nothing stood out Most Surprising Result: Vettel's rather average showing Least Surprising Result: A red bull on the podium Special Mention to: Lewis Hamilton and Adrian Sutil. I've made it clear that i do not like Hamilton one bit, but he drove a good race. Sutil did a fine job, beating both Mercs in an inferior car. Race Rating: 6/10 I actually found it boring in places Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Lee Mckenzie. What exactly is she there for? Best Commentary moment: None stand out Overall BBC coverage rating: 7/10 Special Mention to Ted Kravitz. Realised this weekend how important he is for the coverage.
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Petrov Best Rookie : Most Of Them Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: Renault Best Overtake: Hamilton On the outside of Alonso + Schumacher on the outside of Button + Schumacher and Rosberg on Petrov. Funniest-moment: Heidfeld with his hand up in a crazy trip into the gravel. Most Surprising Result: Schumacher gaining 8th after a last dash pit-in was expecting 11th or 12th. Least Surprising Result: Another Redbull driver on the podium Special Mention to: Sutil-Schumacher-Hamilton, drove brilliantly against all the odds. Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: All of them Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Eddie Jordan WUM Best Commentary moment: Don't remember and don't have time... too busy watching. Overall BBC coverage rating: 9/10
Sportydan's not going to like this... Best Driver: Sutil Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie :Perez Best Team: Mclaren For the rapid improvement Worst Team: Red Bull (mclaren- button dnf again ) Best Overtake: Button on Rosberg Funniest-moment: Nothing was funny Most Surprising Result: Vettel wasnt great Least Surprising Result: Kobayashi scores Special Mention to: Adrian Sutil. Yeah i know he's already been mentioned but a great drive Race Rating: 6/10
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie : Ricciardo Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: Red Bull Best Overtake: Alonso on Vettel. Funniest-moment: N/A Most Surprising Result: Vettel being so slow. Least Surprising Result: Chandhok spinning. Special Mention to: Sutil, great drive. Race Rating: 7/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: DC and Brundle Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Jake. Best Commentary moment: DC in quali saying "for those interested in facial hair". Overall BBC coverage rating: 7/10
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Heidfeld or Vettel Best Rookie: di Resta Best Team: Force India Worst Team: Ferrari copy McLaren's 'team work' Best Overtake: Hamilton on Alonso and Webber Funniest-moment: MB and DC failing to work out what that 'T' thing was on Webber's car Most Surprising Result: Vettel and Massa Least Surprising Result: Rosberg Special Mention: Petrov and Sutil, who both needed to put in a good performance and did in style Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle, DC, Lee McKenzie Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Jake Best Commentary moment: What was that thing on Mark Webber's car? Overall BBC coverage rating: 8/10
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie: Di Resta Best Team: McLaren Worst Team: Red Bull Best Overtake:All of Hamilton's but the one on Alonso was out of this world Funniest-moment: DC saying" Alonso having a good view of Hamilton's back end" Most Surprising Result:Vettel Least Surprising Result:Hamilton Special Mention: Sutil,Hamilton, Webber and Alonso Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: DC Worst BBC commentator/presenter: None really... Where was Ted Kravitz this weekend????!!!!! Best Commentary moment:None really Overall BBC coverage rating: 8/10
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Heidfeld or Vettel Best Rookie: di Resta Best Team: Force India Worst Team: Ferrari copy McLaren's 'team work' Best Overtake:easy- Hamilton on Alonso and Webber Funniest-moment: MB and DC failing to work out what that 'T' thing was on Webber's car Most Surprising Result:buttons DNF Least Surprising Result: webber failing to win after starting on pole. Special Mention: Petrov and Sutil, who both needed to put in a good performance and did in style Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: Brundle, DC, Lee McKenzie Worst BBC commentator/presenter: Jake Best Commentary moment: What was that thing on Mark Webber's car? Overall BBC coverage rating: 8/10
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Buemi Best Rookie: Perez Best Team: Sauber Worst Team: Williams Best Overtake: Hamilton, although I wonder whether that was more due to a lapse on Alonso's part. His re-take on Webber has swung it for me though. Funniest-moment:EJ at the start of the forum asking 'are you ready' when there had already gone live! Most Surprising Result: Hamilton I'll be honest, I didn't think either McLaren would get on the podium. Least Surprising Result: Chandhok finishing last. He hadn't had a good lap all weekend. Special Mention: Sutil great performance. Kobayashi for getting in the points from 17th on the grid! Petrov, excellent defending (seems to be a skill he is developing very well). Race Rating: 8/10. Another good race but I think a 2nd DRS zone would have been beneficial.
Thanks for covering fevriul, ill post my thoughts in a while got a lot of reading to do on the forum now.
Best Driver: Hamilton Worst Driver: Vettel Best Rookie : N/A Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: N/A Best Overtake: Hamilton On the outside of Alonso Funniest-moment: N/A Most Surprising Result: Vettel not on podium Least Surprising Result: Webber having a poor start Special Mention to: Sutil, 6th, what a great finish and although Im a Hamilton fan, Im really enjoying watching Alonso and I think he also did well to finish ahead of the Redbulls! Race Rating: 9/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter: MB and DC Worst BBC commentator/presenter: N/A Best Commentary moment: N/A Overall BBC coverage rating: 9/10
Best Driver: Lewis Hamilton Great drive from him over the weekend, used his head Worst Driver: Heidfeld Best Rookie: Ricciardo Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: Toro Rosso Best Overtake: Hamilton on anyone ! Funniest-moment: N/A Most Surprising Result: Webber lead a few laps Least Surprising Result: Vettel off the podium Special Mention to: Sutil, good result Race Rating: 8.5/10 Best BBC commentator/presenter:Everyone was good Worst BBC commentator/presenter: N/A Best Commentary moment: forget Overall BBC coverage rating:8 /10
Best Driver: I want to say Lewis Hamilton because he was excellent today, but with a few hours to take in the events of today I feel the best driver was in fact Adrian Sutil Worst Driver: N/A Best Rookie: Perez Best Team: Mclaren Worst Team: Ferrari pit crew Best Overtake: Another difficult one. At first glance I would have said Hamilton's move on Alonso, but in fact I don't believe the overtake was as special as some are saying. I believe Alonso on Vettel was better. That's just my opinion and based on comments I've seen today I'd rather not discuss this view any further. Funniest-moment: Schumi copying Baby Schumi Most Surprising Result:Vettel not on the podium Least Surprising Result: Don't know Special Mention to: Massa for driving his heart out to successfully defend against a car that was clearly quicker. Also to Adrian Sutil for a very impressive drive! Race Rating: 9/10
