Lol, why not? Best Driver: Worst Driver: Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Best Team: Worst Team: Best Overtake: Funniest-moment: Most Surprising Result: Least Surprising Result: Special Mention to: Race Rating: /10
Best Driver: Adrian Sutil Worst Driver: Pastor Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: Caterham - have gone backwards Best Overtake: will edit in when I decide Funniest-moment: Most Surprising Result: Red Bull's not being that strong Least Surprising Result: Alonso podium Special Mention to: Alonso, Massa Race Rating: 7/10
Best Driver: Adrian Sutil Worst Driver: Pastor Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Chil....... Bianchi. Best Team: Marussia Worst Team: McLaren - what a catastrophe Best Overtake: ... Funniest-moment: Webber's start Most Surprising Result: Vettel only 3rd Least Surprising Result: Alonso 2nd Special Mention to: Kimi Race Rating: 7/10
Best Driver: KIMI Worst Driver: WEBBER Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): BOTTAS/BIANCHI Best Team: FERRARI Worst Team: SAUBER Best Overtake: MANY Funniest-moment: Most Surprising Result: SUTIL FIGHT Least Surprising Result: VETTEL PODIUM Special Mention to: SUTIL/BIANCHI Race Rating: 8/10
Best Driver: Sutil/Raikkonen Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bottas Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Webber on Di Resta at Turn 9 Funniest-moment: David Croft attempting to commentate. Most Surprising Result: The amount of cheering Alonso got on the podium. Least Surprising Result: Webber with front jack failure, no KERS and telemetry issues. Alternately, Hulkenberg not completing a single racing lap of Albert Park. Special Mention to: Massa, Alonso, Hamilton. Race Rating: 7/10
Best Driver: Raikkonen Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: MCLAREN Best Overtake: Any of the ones that happened offscreen Funniest-moment: Alonso nearly binning it trying to go past van der Garde, then blaming everyone but himself. Most Surprising Result: Force India looking very good Least Surprising Result: All-Red Bull front row Special Mention to: Sutil. Would be Best Driver but for the way he destroyed the supersofts in 3 laps on a rubbered-in track. Race Rating: 7.5/10
Best Driver: Sutil Worst Driver: Chilton Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: Caterham Best Overtake: Kimi on Hamilton V1, most important one anyway Funniest-moment: di Resta blaming Button Most Surprising Result: Vettel not winning after pole/Kimi being great Least Surprising Result: Alonso getting a podium/Webbers **** start Special Mention to: Hulkenberg Race Rating: 9/10
Best Driver: Raikkonen Worst Driver: VDG Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): BIANCHI Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: Mclaren Best Overtake: Alonso on Sutil Funniest-moment: whitmarsh facepalm Most Surprising Result: Mclaren being **** Least Surprising Result: Red Bull Pole Special Mention to: Sutil. wrong strategy cost himRace Rating: 8/10
Best Driver: Sutil Worst Driver: Chilton Best Rookie: Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: Sauber were deeply disappointing Best Overtake: I enjoyed the long Alonso on Hamilton most Funniest-moment: Paul di Resta's bitterness Most Surprising Result: No Vettel domination - must have been the car! Least Surprising Result: Alonso on the podium Special Mention to: Poor Nico Hülkenberg Race Rating: 7/10
Best Driver: Joint winners for me, Sutil and Kimi Worst Driver: Joint winners for me again, Webber for his crap start and Maldonado for binning it in the gravel Best Rookie: Bianchi Best Team: Between Lotus and Ferrari, can't decide. Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Kimi on Hamilton Funniest Moment: Was Paul bitter at the end? Didn't see that so will point that down as the winner in this category.. Most Surprising Result: Vettel not driving off into the distance Lest Surprising Result: Alonso with another Podium and McLaren cocking up (not in the race but a few months back when this car hit the drawing board! Special Mention to: Hamilton, solid drive to 5th, he may have had the pace to challenge for a higher placed finish (would never have won) if they decided to go 3 stops earlier, rather than trying to save his tires for a longer stint. Race Rating: Solid 7.5/10 Why no more "Best commentator" category? In the words of Highlander "There can only be one (thank God for that..) Crofty!"
Best Driver: Has to be Raikkonen. I think Sutil's driver has been overrated slightly, someone mentioned the options destroying his race, but he was only so high because the options had already destroyed everyone else's in the opening stint. It was a very good return nonetheless. Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie: Bianchi. Who said you couldn't make a good impression with the backmarker teams? Best Team: Ferrari and Lotus Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Webber on di Resta I think it was. Funniest-moment: Most Surprising Result: Raikkonen winning Least Surprising Result: Alonso on the podium Special Mention to: Marussia look to have made a real step forward Race Rating: 9/10 - Not much wheel to wheel stuff, but a great tactical battle between Kimi and Alonso, sets us up for a classic three way battle for the title.
Best Driver: Kimi Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: Caterham - really poor that they are now bottom of the pile Best Overtake: No stand outs ones tbh. Everyone seemed to pull a decent move at some stage. Funniest-moment: Most Surprising Result: Massa outqualifying Alonso Least Surprising Result: Alonso out racing Massa Special Mention to: Suzi Perry. Nice job. Race Rating: /10 8/10
Best Driver: Kimi Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Kimi on Hamilton early on Funniest-moment: Can't think of any Most Surprising Result: Having a winner from the fourth row Least Surprising Result: McLaren being rubbish strategically Special Mention to: Sutil for a gusty drive Race Rating: 7.5/10
Best Driver: Sutil Worst Driver: Gutierrez Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Lap 1, Alonso on Hamilton Funniest-moment: Sutil pulling away from Vettel Most Surprising Result: Red Bull struggling Least Surprising Result: Alonso on the podium Special Mention to: Hulkenburg Race Rating: 9/10
Best Driver: Kimi - All around brilliant drive Worst Driver: Maldonado - especially with the whinging about the car Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari - great job this weekend, although Lotus did great as well Worst Team: McLaren - has to be them for me, just bad decisions all around this weekend Best Overtake: Kimi had a great move on Hamilton and Alonso on Hamilton at the beginning was a nice move as well. Funniest-moment: Didn't see it live, but Di Resta being a little baby at the end has to take the cake Most Surprising Result: Sutil - being as strong as he was on his return race Least Surprising Result: Alonso - on the podium yet again Special Mention to: Massa, Vettel and Hamilton for all-around good drives Race Rating: 7.5/10 - Solid driving and some great tactics employed by the teams
Best Driver: Kimi Worst Driver: Super Maldonado Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bottas Best Team: Fereari Worst Team: McLaren and Caterham Best Overtake: Many good clean passes. Can't single one out. Funniest-moment: Webber seemingly muffing up another start. It's like groundhog day. Most Surprising Result: Vettel not dominating. Least Surprising Result: The super softs being total garbage. Special Mention to: Massa... Glad to see him back and on form. Kudos to Ferrari for sticking with him. Race Rating: /10:9/10 Really enjoyed it.
Best Driver: Several. But only one of them won: Räikkönen. Worst Driver: Maldonado. Best Rookie: Bianchi. Best Team: Lotus/Marussia. Worst Team: McLaren/Caterham. Best Overtake: Räikkönen on Hamilton. Although very much exacerbated by the latter's tyre situation, and eventually handed to him through common sense, this was probably the most important overtake. Funniest-moment: Kimi's first thoughts about what to do with that Champagne… Most Surprising Result: Red Bull not dominating the event. Least Surprising Result: Alonso podium. Special Mention to: Ferrari for allowing a battle (before having to separate Massa and Alonso through a pitstop); Hamilton for his spirited defending and eventual 5th place; Rosberg on his unfortunate retirement; Bianchi on his very creditable F1 début. Best Commentator/presenter: I've now seen the full BBC's coverage and snippets of Sky's. This leaves not the slightest doubt as to who (and which) is better: Ben Edwards / BBC. (The 70s disc jockey on Sky; 'Crofter', is cringe-worthy in the extreme; simply unbearable). Race Rating: 7.64: A very good start to the season.
Best Driver: Kimi Worst Driver: Pastor Best Rookie (Gutierrez, Bottas, Van Der Garde , Bianchi, Chilton): Bottas Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: McLaren Best Overtake: Alonso on Hamilton at the start Funniest-moment: The black humour of the Merc now being alright and the McLaren bad Most Surprising Result: Kimi Least Surprising Result: Alonso podium Special Mention to: Bianchi, Hamilton and Sutil Race Rating: 8/10
Australian Grand Prix Winners Best Driver: Raikkonen Worst Driver: Maldonado Best Rookie: Bianchi Best Team: Ferrari Worst Team: McLaren Overtaker of the Day: Alonso Race Rating Average Score: 7.86 17 voters altogether
