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[Zoetrope]

Following @CroftyF1 idea to point out Top 6 moments of F1 2013 season, what are your picks? What will stick with you after the season ends?
David Croft's points out: Multi 21, Seb's Press Conf in China, Alonso start in Spain, Nico's win in Mon, Silverstone tyres & Hulk in Korea

My personal picks:
1. SIlverstone pole lap by Lewis
2. Mercedes illegal test
3. Multi21
4. Spa wet qualifying
5. Hulk a rising star
6. Kimi announced in Ferrari

It can be your Top3 or Top4 or whatever you find more adequate for your liking.

[David Lightman]

1. Eddie Jordan retiring and Suzi Perry quitting

2. Christian Horner being less smug

3. Paul Di Resta deciding to give us all a rest and going back to tin tops

4. Vettel apologising for the finger

5. Massa admitting he's lost it

 

 

Oh hang on, I was dreaming, DOH!

[Shiroo]

1. Win for Lotus and Kimi

2. Mercedes illegal test

3. Hulk

4. Kimi to Ferrari

5. Vettel dominating WDC once again

6. Webber move to Porsche

[Baddoer]

1. Pirelli

2. Pirelli explosion

3. Pirelli delamination

4. Pirelli controversy

5. Pirelli again

6. Red Bull cheating again

Edited by Baddoer, 18 October 2013 - 11:01.

[Jimisgod]

1. Kimi winning

2. Alonso winning

3. Rosberg winning

4. Hamilton winning

5. Whatever I was doing instead of watching the races since Belgium.

[HoldenRT]

 

McLaren with a shopping list of excuses and no podiums.  Lewis seen as being foolish or risky to go to Merc, and them being so strong this year.  Pirelli's tyres etc.

[Nonesuch]

1. Pirelli's Silverstone farce
2. Red Bull's Sepang drama
3. Ferrari's Barcelona miracle
4. Vettel's Singapore dominance
5. Mercedes' mid-season form
6. All those exciting DRS passes

 

[Jon83]

1. Alonso's win in Spain

2. Kimi's win in Australia

3. The Jeep in Korea

4. Rosberg's pole / win in Monaco

5. Grosjean's start at Suzuka

6. Button's 'calm him down' radio message

 

Totally unmemorable season all in all IMO.

Edited by Jon83, 18 October 2013 - 12:25.

[sennafan24]

My personal ones

 

1. Lewis's win at Hungary

2. Lewis's pole lap at Silverstone

3. Alonso's start in Spain/Win

4. Vettel's drive in Germnay

5. Multi 21

6. Kimi moving to Ferrari

[grichka]

(1*) Vettel getting Ascari's record (if happens)

 2. Kimi to Ferrari

 3. Multi21 saga

 4. Secret test and Pirreli saga

 5. Ro-Gro reincarnation

 6. Vettel's Singapure dominance - stunning both on team/car  and driver side

 7. First crack in RBR tech departament

[RosannaG]

In chronological order:

 

1. Kimi winning in Australia

2. Seb winning in Canada

3. Seb winning in Germany

4. Seb winning in Belgium

5. Seb winning in Monza

6. Kimi back to Ferrari

[Amin]

1. Kimi's winning start to the season

2. Multi 21

3. Silverstone tyre drama

4. Kimi to Ferrari

5. Seb's winning run

6. McLaren's poor car

[pingu666]

why is nico's monaco win a key moment?

[joshb]

1. Vettel winning in Germany

2. Bottas P3 in Canada qualy

3. Multi-21... the battle itself and the China press conference

4. Alonso's Turn 2 and 3 in Spain

5. The fire truck in Korea!

6. Hamilton's pole lap and the crowd reaction in Silverstone as he went P1 (the bit where British fans actually covered themselves in glory)

 

other personal favourites

Vettel's late but ultimately unsuccessful late surge in China

Singapore- Vettel after the safety car

Vettel winning in Canada

Hulkenberg in Korea

Bianchi's Q1 lap in Malaysia

[SealTheDiffuser]

1. Multi 21

2. Kimi to Ferrari

3. Silverstone race...

4. Bahrain race...

5. Firetruck (so desperate..)

6.....zzzzzz bring on 2014

Edited by SealTheDiffuser, 18 October 2013 - 14:25.

[Atreiu]

Kimi's and Alonso's wins for giving people a lot of hope,
Sepang, Vettel picked it up, Ferrari and Alonso flunked it, Mercedes resorted to ridiculous team orders,
The booing at Singapore,
Tyre drama all year long.

[ViMaMo]

1. Poles/wins by Hamilton/Rosberg/Alonso's wins/Kimi's wins (no order)

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Finger boy 

Edited by ViMaMo, 18 October 2013 - 16:18.

[fisssssi]

1. Vettel not winning in Hungary

2. Vettel not winning in Britain

3. Vettel not winning in Monaco

4. Vettel not winning in Spain

5. Vettel not winning in China

6. Vettel not winning in Australia

 

Curiously enough only 6 races this year have not been won by Vettel! Oh well, works for me.

[TomNokoe]

In no particular order

-Multi 21
-Hamilton vs Rosberg at the start of the year
-Spa qualifying
-Ricciardo's string of good qualy positions
-Seb silencing doubters in Singapore
-Hamilton around the outside of Webber x2 in Budapest

Edited by TomNokoe, 18 October 2013 - 20:36.

[kimister]

1. Kimi's win

2. Multi 21 drama (  all after the incident   )

3. Surprise Q3 of Spa quali

4. Kimi to Ferrari

5. Webber's pole in Japan

6. Kimi's overtake on Gro in Korea 

7. Hamilton's win in Hungary

 

Oh, and of course the jeep on the track in Korea 

Edited by kimister, 18 October 2013 - 21:43.

[Exb]

Top 6 highlights of the season so far:

Hulkenberg at Korea - keeping ahead of both Lewis and Fernando!
The battle of the McLarens at Bahrain.
Lewis getting pole position at Silverstone - was extra special to be there.
The battle between the 2 Red Bulls at Malaysia (and lack of battle between the Mercs).
Fernando winning in Spain, infront of his home crowd after a great start.
Bottas qualifying in 3rd in Canada - great effort.

And top bizarre moments of the season:

Fire truck in Korea
Runaway car in Germany
Exploding tyres at Silverstone
The Merc secret tyre test
Multi21
and that fitting part of the suspension upside down at the first test made the McLaren look like it was a fast car.

[Borko]

Nothing really. It's a season to forget.

[MikeV1987]

1. Kimi to Ferrari.

2. Multi-21, I gained a lot of respect for Vettel after that. Well done.

3. Merc's secret tire test. What a **** storm that was!

4. Exploding tires.

5. The Jeep in Korea, WTF moment.

6. Booing towards Vettel, he has too much talent for some people I guess.

Edited by MikeV1987, 18 October 2013 - 21:20.

[PayasYouRace]

In no particular order:

 

The Multi21 fiasco.

The McLaren battle in Bahrain.

Rosberg winning in Monaco 30 years after his dad did.

Grosjean's performance in Japan.

Hulkenberg's performance in Korea.

The tyre blowouts at Silverstone.

 

It's not over yet though.

[SebnandoKimilton]

1. Rosberg emulating his father with a thoroughly deserved pole to flag victory at Monaco.

2. The greatest win of Vettel's career to date in Germany, in front of his home crowd, for the first time, without the best car.

3. Alonso's brilliant overtake at Spain around the outside of turn 3

4. Vettel's brilliant overtake at Bahrain on Alonso.

5. Vettel chasing down Hamilton at the rate of 2-3 seconds per lap in China.

6. The moment Rosberg & Webber started going purple at Singapore with Vettel unable to respond.

Edited by SebnandoKimilton, 18 October 2013 - 21:35.

[apoka]

6. The moment Rosberg & Webber started going purple at Singapore with Vettel unable to respond.

 

You just put this there to check whether someone reads this post to the end, right? 

[MightyMoose]

The loss of the track worker at Montreal.

Pirellis at Silverstone

Multi 21

Bottas Q at Montreal seems to have been forgotten, but he did a magnificent job in what can best be called a "shitbox".

Ferrari @ Spain doing what the experts said couldn't be done.

The politics of the "testing" sessions

The death of Maria De Villota

[Afterburner]

You just put this there to check whether someone reads this post to the end, right? 

I think he meant in qualifying, when Vettel garaged it and Webber and Rosberg promptly gave it their best shot for pole.

[bourbon]

1. Kimi to Ferrari

2. Sebastian's Season

3. Suzuka Race Weekend

4. Mercedes Illegal Test

5. Rosberg: "Remember this"

6. Various and Asundry Tyre Blowouts and Pirelli trying to blame non-existent Debris

[Kelateboy]

1. Vettel and RBR domination after the summer break

2. Tyregate

3. Fire truck in Korea

4. Silverstone tyre blowouts

5. Multi21

6. Hamilton's 10 win remark after winning Hungary GP

[alpinesmuggler]

1. Bernie's legal troubles.

2. Silverstone Pirelli fiasco.

3. Seb's masterclass in Singapore.

4. Lewis' first win for Mercedes in Hungary.

5. Paul Hembery.

6. Eddie Jordan's interview with Luca di Montezemolo (eh, the drivers ... they pass).

 

So many other good moments in an otherwise crappy season.

[HammyHamiltonFan]

1) Lewis having a much better season than people thought he would at Mercedes
2) Lewis winning in Hungary
3) Button easily out performing Perez
4) Kimi going to Ferrari for next year

5) Honda returning to F1 with McLaren in 2015
6) Di Resta coming 4th in Bahrain

[Forma1]

1.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

2.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

3.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

4.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

5.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

6.RB builds for Seb a dominant car for the fourth consecutive year

 

Joke apart:

 

1. Alonso's drive in Spa, mesmerizing

2. Ham's drive in Hungary, exceptional

3. Pirelli's mistery

4. Kimi back to the red success

5. Alonso's overtaking manoeuvres in China, class of his own

6. Mercedes' secret testing at Barca

[Raven8]

1. Hamiltons first win for Mercedes in Hungary  ( a milestone &  great win, let the tyre eater myths shut up, also those who promised him a career end like JV)

2. Pole lap in Silverstone from Hamilton

3. Tyres explosions in Silverstone

4. Multi 21

5 .McLarens poor form

6. RBRs miracoulous speed

Edited by Raven8, 19 October 2013 - 07:59.

[Disgrace]

Multi 21 and the resultant battle on track looks like the only noteworthy moment of the season. Otherwise, it's been a long advert for Italian cheese "tyres".

[Kingshark]

1. Alonso's win in Spain.

2. Vettel's win in Malaysia.

3. Rosberg's win in Monaco.

4. Hamilton's win in Hungary.

5. Vettel's win in Germany

6. Hulkenberg's drive in Korea.

Edited by Kingshark, 05 November 2013 - 21:07.

[Silvercheese]

1) Mercedes illegal tyre test

2) Alonso saying he want's somebody else's car for his birthday and then getting his ear tweaked by his boss.

3) Multi 21

4) Kimi returns to Ferrari and partners Alonso

5) Exploding tyres at Silverstone

6) *I'll wait until the end of the season*

Edited by Silvercheese, 19 October 2013 - 09:38.

[speednerd]

On track:

 

1. A number of teams not coming to terms with the new tyres, giving an opportunity for the likes of Lotus and Force India to shine at the beginning of the year.

2. Mercedes mid season rocketship 

3. Vettel + Red Bull absolute domination in recent races

4. Likes of Hulk, Romain, Bottas and Ricciardo maturing and putting eye-catching performances

5. Decline of Mclaren

6. Malasia - Vettel ignored team orders, while Mercedes and Lotus introduced team orders.

 

Off Track:

 

1. Booing. Vettel finally deciding to stop taking abuse from the haters and dismissing them publically.

2. (Related to 1.) Mark Webber retiring

3. Alonso revealing his frustrations in the media. Ferrari responding by bringing in a new challenger for his no. 1 position in the team next year.

4. Multiple teams moaning about the new tyres. Mercedes deciding to take matters into their own hands by conducting an illegal test. They tried to hide it initially, but still only got a slap on the wrist at the end.

5. Lotus running into money problems and losing thier no. 1 driver despite having a decent car.

6. Massa deciding to man up and stop taking team orders... if only for a brief moment.

Edited by speednerd, 19 October 2013 - 10:24.

[DriveFastLiveSlow]

1. Lewis' amazing qualifying in silverstone

2. Lewis' domination in Hungary

3. Lewis establishes hin in team domination early on with team order

4. Lewis' is taking his legacy seriously, but does not let it have an effect on his driving

5. Lewis didn't just suck it and wear a cap he sees unfashionable

6. Lewis takes care of the matter and designs his own hat

[SebnandoKimilton]

I think he meant in qualifying, when Vettel garaged it and Webber and Rosberg promptly gave it their best shot for pole.

 

You just put this there to check whether someone reads this post to the end, right?  

I did indeed, similar to when Vettel went 3 tenths up on the Mercedes boys times in Monaco in the first Q3 run. 

 

What were expected to be 2 incredibly boring qualifying sessions suddenly got flipped on its head out of nowhere & became the best qualifying sessions of the year for me. 

Edited by SebnandoKimilton, 19 October 2013 - 10:40.

[mnmracer]

Finding out Kimi drives a Toyota TARDIS and he transported himself back to the Korean Grand Prix:

[ANF]

1. All the Pirelli tyre failures
2. Kimi going back to Ferrari
3. The death of María de Villota
4. Vettel's dominance after the summer break
5. The accident in which a marshal was killed at Montreal
6. Massa's identical crashes at St. Devote

And 7! Marshals leaving Bianchi's car unattended and letting it roll backwards against the traffic on the fastest part of the Nürburgring

Oh, and here's an 8! Race control deciding to penalize Grosjean in Hungary for making the greatest pass of the season with his left wheels some 1.618 inches outside the track limits

[EthanM]

I know people mean well but putting people dying in Top xx for the year lists is a bit ...anyways

[Kobasmashi]

1. The Jeep coming out in Korea

2. The TV feed cutting to the Jeep on the back straight in Korea

3. Sebastian Vettel overtaking the Jeep in Korea

4. The Jeep arriving at an already-extinguished Red Bull in Korea

5. Everyone getting in a tizzy about the Jeep in Korea

[ANF]

I know people mean well but putting people dying in Top xx for the year lists is a bit ...anyways

Well, I just answered the question What will stick with you after the season ends? Of course it's not good when people die. I wouldn't put them on a Best 6 moments list...

[noikeee]

I honestly can't remember a single memorable moment from the top of my head from the entire season.

[LB]

Despite genuinely liking Vettel this season has been a bit of a bust even I'm getting bored now. I do feel the haters pain since I basically thought Schumacher was the red sperm of satan so i know what its like having you favorites destroyed week in week out...

 

These aren't really moments but observations over time 

 

1, Vettel domination/ Red Bull domination (take your pick but lets face it Webber has been rubbish...) 

2. Tyres, Pirelli did what they were told and it was all unpredictable, ----Silverstone happens----- Pirelli had to revert to different tyres and Red Bull Vettel wins every damn race.

3.  Fewer incidents, I just feel this way, I haven't researched it because I'm not that bothered but it seems to me that nothing at all has happened this year compared to others. I know Grosjean is behaving and Maldonado can't keep up with the real front runners to cause chaos, both of which helps but I'd hate to try and put together a highlight reel.

4. Racing to target times....... Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh, mind you I refute  it was better in the past, I can remember races where the gap between Red Bull and Caterham was basically the gap between either Ferrari, Williams or McLaren and the rest depending on the season. Its actually very close just now...

5. Mind you when they have durable tyres an don't need targets Vettel just wins. He doesn't get enough credit tbh

6, Hulkenberg is pretty good, do they have a production line in Germany or something. 

[evo]

1. Multi21

2. Grosjean's season

3. Webber's retirement/RBR 2nd seat rumours

4. Vettel's season

5. Mercedes' season

6. Vettel's donuts on the pit straight in India. Perfect donuts, perfect parking position (3/4 angle).

[Nobody]

Multi 21

Firetruck

Any Kimi radio call

Vettel's $80k donuts

Pirelli

Some racing... somewhere

[Peat]

The Chequered Flag falling in Brazil.

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