What's the biggest surprise so far in 2012?
#1
Posted 04 August 2012 - 17:56
You can choose whatever you want in the world of F1. Is it perhaps Alonsos outstanding season so far, Grosjeans qualifying performance, Saubers race pace, Maldonados win, Buttons poor season so far or that Mercedes is still so uncompetitive?
Choose freely on what has surprised you the most! My biggest surprise is that the Lotus is so competitive.
As you can understand a poll is impossible since even a single qualifying lap can be what has impressed you the most.
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#2
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:01
#3
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:14
#4
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:15
Since he hasn't scored a single point after the win I have to agree that in retrospect that was quite surprising.Never expected Maldonado to win a race so that has to be it.
#5
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:16
Which were?40 point lead for FA .... my ferrari supporting friends refuse to let me live down my start of season predictions
#6
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:19
#7
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:21
I said pretty much the same as JB said after the first race.Which were?
#8
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:37
Edited by Atreiu, 04 August 2012 - 18:37.
#9
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:39
Schumi's pole a close second.
#10
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:39
Alonso leading the championship and performing on such a high level. This is by all means his best season in F1 so far.
I think his 2006 season was better, in fact one of the best seasons by anyone in a long long time, but probably because it was against maybe the most popular driver of that time, he didn't get full credit.
#11
Posted 04 August 2012 - 18:50
#12
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:02
#13
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:03
Yeah, no one ever supported Alonso against Schumacher
I don't recall saying nobody supported Alonso against Schumacher. Are you saying that Alonso had more fans than Schumacher at the time?
#14
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:05
#15
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:06
#16
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:09
I don't recall saying nobody supported Alonso against Schumacher. Are you saying that Alonso had more fans than Schumacher at the time?
Schumacher wasn't loved by all when he was at Ferrari. In fact there was a lot of support for Alonso just because they wanted him to beat Schumacher.
#17
Posted 04 August 2012 - 19:51
Oh, hang on a minute, we're talking F1 are we? Maldonaldo's win then. Not that I was as down on Pastor as some here or anything. He's perfectly decent, but I didn't expect the Williams to have the pace and if he was going to get near the front it would probably be at Monaco.
#18
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:03
#19
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:09
I think his 2006 season was better, in fact one of the best seasons by anyone in a long long time, but probably because it was against maybe the most popular driver of that time, he didn't get full credit.
I do not think 2006 was better than this one so far.
That time he had overall 2nd fastest car and this year 4th fastest. This season though is better so far (need to see the whole one) and not just because of the car.
2005 & 2006 were the glimps of Fernando`s ultimate potential and now he has been delivering the big picture.
Actually last year was the same level of performance but thanks to Pirelli and BD ban competitors in better cars cannot really show their hand.
Edited by Devero, 04 August 2012 - 20:10.
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#20
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:12
#21
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:12
Button`s way of decline
#22
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:21
For me, it is a pleasant surprise to see Lotus so competitive and have Kimi looking like a potential contender for the WDC and Grosjean as a future star.
#23
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:23
#24
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:31
Edited by Disgrace, 04 August 2012 - 20:32.
#25
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:46
Button's decline
Webber beating Vettel
Schumacher's pole
Mercedes somehow bombs it again
Perez and Grosjean's rise to the top
#26
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:52
In the process, Kimi Raikkonen single-handedly bringing "overcut" back in fashion in the Pirelli era! Romain, Vettel must still be in shock... I know i was when kimi went purple.
Edited by BackOnTop, 04 August 2012 - 21:31.
#27
Posted 04 August 2012 - 20:54
Alonso leading the championship and performing on such a high level. This is by all means his best season in F1 so far.
I think he has been performing at this level since Hockenheim 2010, but this was obscured by the EBD related Red Bull and McLaren superiority of 2011 (apart from the temporary rule change at Silverstone). I don't think his performance level is a surprise, to be honest.
#28
Posted 04 August 2012 - 21:07
#29
Posted 04 August 2012 - 22:30
#30
Posted 04 August 2012 - 22:35
Maybe you guys forgot 2007?
Edited by SCUDmissile, 04 August 2012 - 22:36.
#31
Posted 05 August 2012 - 14:48
Kimi being better than 2008/09 straight off his return to the sport, and Lotus being genuinely fast.
#32
Posted 05 August 2012 - 15:39
#33
Posted 05 August 2012 - 15:41
#34
Posted 05 August 2012 - 16:10
Maldonado win.
Webber beating Vettel.
And Schumacher in general, the guy can't get a break, it's just one after another.
#35
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:15
Alonso leading with 40 points advantage, after the inital impression in winter and the first races, it's like a miracle.
Maldonado win.
Webber beating Vettel.
And Schumacher in general, the guy can't get a break, it's just one after another.
Agree with this.
If Schumacher had it all going for him, it would be Alonso-Schu like in 2006.
#36
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:27
#37
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:35
Pirelli tire performance and how they have influenced the races comes in a close second.
The others -
- Schumacher's run of bad luck
- Ferrari's improvement in car performance. I had pretty much written them off a mediocre for the year.
- Button's slump in performance
- Lotus's jump in performance.
#38
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:52
#39
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:54
Agree with this.
If Schumacher had it all going for him, it would be Alonso-Schu like in 2006.
Put Kimi in the mix and it would just be like 'old times' again .
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#40
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:57
- Schumacher's horrific run of bad luck
- Maldonaldo winning a race
- Button's decline in performance
- How far Mercedes's have fallen back
- How quickly Ferrari reacted and have now fielded a car, capable of front-running pace
#41
Posted 06 August 2012 - 00:59
Kimi Raikkonen making his Pirelli squeal with a 1.25.7 & 1.25.9 on 22nd and 23rd lap old soft tyres @ Hungary! On the same lap, Webber beat his fastest lap with 1.25.4..... On new tyres!
In the process, Kimi Raikkonen single-handedly bringing "overcut" back in fashion in the Pirelli era! Romain, Vettel must still be in shock... I know i was when kimi went purple.
What on earth did I just read? Looks like a Kimi fan squirted their load all over their screen .
#43
Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:52
What on earth did I just read? Looks like a Kimi fan squirted their load all over their screen .
usually I don't like replying to ******* who think their personal opinion not being mentioned is reason to attack other members personal opinion!!
The topic says, what's the biggest surprise??
I said Kimi's middle stint in Hungary... jumping from 5th to 2nd by posting multiple fastest laps on older tyres, which technically, looked impossible to do on worn out Pirelli tyres. I was expecting him, like millions others, to finish no better than 5th.
Being a 2 year old child and come around throwing junk just because you fail to understand the "Topic" and what "Surprise" really means, doesn't make your lol funny at all.
Edited by BackOnTop, 06 August 2012 - 06:59.
#44
Posted 06 August 2012 - 06:59
#45
Posted 06 August 2012 - 07:57
#46
Posted 06 August 2012 - 08:45
... and then to see him in the title fight is just like a dream come true !!
If he does indeed win the title - that will be the biggest surprise of the decade - not just this year
#47
Posted 06 August 2012 - 08:57
Button's drop in performance.
Raikkonen struggling to beat Grosjean
Williams' win at Barcelona
Caterham's lack of pace
The number of different winners in the first quarter of the season.
#48
Posted 06 August 2012 - 09:09
Seing Ferrari to make good forsteps, having an underdog in the begining of the season.
That is "things that make you happy" not surprising.
#49
Posted 06 August 2012 - 09:46
#50
Posted 06 August 2012 - 10:42
From the beginning of the season: Ferrari not only producing a superb run of damage-limitation early in the season, but also improving the F2012 dramatically to the extent that it has been a genuine frontrunner for most of the last few races.
Edited by midgrid, 06 August 2012 - 10:43.