Rate the Bahrain GP!
#1
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:03
#3
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:06
Edited by ForzaGTR, 06 April 2014 - 17:07.
#4
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:07
#5
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:08
Best race since Germany '11. Pure racing for the win without DRS or Team Hembery trying to butt in. I think we've witnessed what is as close to perfection under the current regulations as could be realistically expected. The only problem is that I can't imagine how another race could be better this year.
#6
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:08
Great racing, but I can't give it a 10 when one team has 2 and 1/2 seconds per lap on the rest of the field.
#7
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:08
#8
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:10
Pastor hell yea! Cementing his reputation well
Mercedes
Perez on hulk / ricciardo on vettel / hamilton vs rosbergs were pass repass battles but equally nice
Hamilton vs rosberg clean hard battles. Hamilton showed he wanted it more
Drs and tyres? Didnt think much abt it
The race redeemed the first two
#9
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:10
10/10
Edited by Lord_Shaitan, 06 April 2014 - 17:11.
#10
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:11
#11
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:12
#12
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:14
Ill only nominate worst team: Ferrari
#13
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:15
#14
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:16
8/10 A solid race, one of the best of the last 10 years or so.
Best Driver: Hamilton
Worst Driver MAL
Best Overtake Too many to list
Best Moment : Force India's scrapping away
It's an even bigger advantage than Red Bull ever had. Nobody is catching them this season.
#15
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:16
The worst race ever! The noise is terrible!............ This is F1 folks and they're just as competitive as they always were. A superb advert for the new regs. OK Mercedes is faster than everyone else but hasn't that been the case for Red Bull these last 4 years.Super battles throughout the field, especially between team mates. I have to say congrats to all the teams as it wasn't too long since we feared that there would be no finishers in the early races.
#16
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:17
8/10
Best driver: Maldonado gave us a great race to the finish and our first rollover in years. Bravo Pastor!
Worst driver: Rosberg because apparently a huge advantage in tires and a gift from the Gods in the shape of a safety car wasn't enough for him
Best team: Mercedes, even though any self-absorbed comments about "letting them race" should be ignored: that was clearly Hamilton vs. Rosberg and to hell with the team
Best overtake: Ricciardo on the outside of Raikkonen
Best moment: The sickening realization that we need a SC with 10 laps to go to make F1 interesting this year
DRS+Tyres: Worked as they should, whatever.
And the race in a sentence... I liked the 50 posts of how the race was ruined by the SC when it appeared Lewis would lose out, when actually it made the race entertaining. Preferring a boring race with your guy winning to an exciting race where he might lose it is getting very old.
Edited by Andrew Hope, 06 April 2014 - 17:18.
#17
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:17
#18
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:19
Calling Bernie, remember you said: "I don't think the way things are at the moment are acceptable to the public. People buying tickets to come here expect to see what Formula 1 used to be." <http://www.autosport....php/id/113312>
Oh, and you, Luca, remember saying: "Last Christmas in front of the all the journalists [I said] that I am very afraid that the new formula means drivers are taxi drivers." <http://www.autosport....php/id/113315>
Anything you want to add, gents?
#19
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:23
How can people give a 6 for this race? Even as a Macca fan( P17/18) i gave a 10.
best driver: Lewis Hamilton
Worst driver: Maldonado
Best team: Merc
Worst team: sadly McLaren...
best overtake: too many to pick one
best moment: tough question
DRS and tyres: 3 stops??? it is 2013 all over again
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#20
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:24
Calling Bernie, remember you said: "I don't think the way things are at the moment are acceptable to the public. People buying tickets to come here expect to see what Formula 1 used to be." <http://www.autosport....php/id/113312>
Oh, and you, Luca, remember saying: "Last Christmas in front of the all the journalists [I said] that I am very afraid that the new formula means drivers are taxi drivers." <http://www.autosport....php/id/113315>
Anything you want to add, gents?
To be fair, not many people were exactly thrilled with the first two races.
#21
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:26
How can people give a 6 for this race? Even as a Macca fan( P17/18) i gave a 10.
best driver: Lewis Hamilton
Worst driver: Maldonado
Best team: Merc
Worst team: sadly McLaren...
best overtake: too many to pick one
best moment: tough question
DRS and tyres: 3 stops??? it is 2013 all over again
I gave it a 6 as still feel it was a lot about tyres, too much so IMO.
But if you think it was a 10, good for you.
#22
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:27
Rated it 6/10.
Best Driver: Daniel Ricciardo for coming through the field strongly, beating several Mercedes powered teams along the way.
Worst Driver: Maldonado for A) crashing into someone coming out of the pits and B) not having the dignity to even stop for some sign the guy he flipped over was OK.
Best Team: Mercedes on performance, they're laughably dominant. Honourable mention to Force India, very impressive result.
Best Overtake: The one from Rosberg into T1 that even kids in GP3 don't try in earnest. That was some showmanship.
Best Moment: Tempted to mention the amazing fireworks, but I'll settle for any of the amusing scraps we saw through corners 4 through 10.
DRS + Tyres: Same old.
And the race in a sentence: Different strategies resulted in amusing race that was prevented from having the finale it deserved by an endless safety car period.
Edited by Nonesuch, 06 April 2014 - 17:36.
#23
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:28
Best driver: Perez and Lewis. Both flawless
Worst driver: Maldonado, How many incidents will it take
Best team: Mercedes by a mile
Worst team: Ferrari. It's painful to watch 2 grown men cry
Best overtake: Hulkenberg on Alonso. lap3 I think.
Best moment: Ham and Ros dicing at the end. Not sure if fabricated or not judging from NR's podium comments.
DRS n Tyres: We have come to accept a bad thing.
Race in a sentence; Very thrilling. Couldn't sit down. 9/10
#24
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:31
10/10
#25
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:33
I gave it a 10. It just goes to show the folly of completely writing off a new formula after two races.
#26
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:35
Best driver: Hamilton/Ricciardo
Worst driver: Maldonado
Best team: Mercedes
Worst team: McLaren
Best overtake: Ric on Vet
Best moment: Hamilton holding Ros off
DRS n Tyres: Both helped the racing today.
Race in a sentence: Best race ive seen in a long long time.
#27
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:38
Best Driver: Ricciardo
Worst Driver: Maldonado
Best Team: Mercedes
Worst Team: Ferrari
Race in a Sentence: Would have been "The Mercedes World Series" without the Red Bulls and especially that of Ricciardo.
#28
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:39
The worst race ever! The noise is terrible!............ This is F1 folks and they're just as competitive as they always were. A superb advert for the new regs. OK Mercedes is faster than everyone else but hasn't that been the case for Red Bull these last 4 years.Super battles throughout the field, especially between team mates. I have to say congrats to all the teams as it wasn't too long since we feared that there would be no finishers in the early races.
Perfect race as for me! Don't like the engine noise? Do it like me: turn the TV sound off and put on Elvis and Beatles songs instead!
#29
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:39
It's a 9/10
#30
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:40
#31
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:41
9/10...
#32
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:43
Best driver LH, because he had to fight for this one.
Maldonado for the lemon prize, no doubt. I think he has more teeth than brain cells.
Best team has to be Merc, I am sure the pitwall needed diapers.
Worst team I don't know, neither possibly.
Best overtake? I like them all.
Best Moment when Ricciardo passed SV.
Not sure about DRS with the new PU's, tyres seemed ok at last for everyone.
I really don't remember the last time I was standing up and shouting during a race. 10/10 I hope Montezemolo and Todt watched this.
#33
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:45
9/10 A classic but -1 for the Merc advantage.
#34
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:47
I thought Rosberg and Ricciardo were showing some signs they can't set up their overtakes as good as the other top drivers. Simply diving with late braking without much thought isn't enough, both could have dealt better. Ricciardo was taking the inside line out of corners when behind cars that accelerate faster than his a couple of times, what was that... he had great pace though, early days but things look a bit bad for Vettel's image right now.
Rosberg's cat like reflexes saved the day in that "not ok" situation with Hamilton in the early stages of the race. Maybe I am burned out... I feel like the race was entertaining but not a classic
#35
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:47
Gave it a 10/10. I don't actually know what else could have happened to make it better!
Battles up and down the field, the best being multiple, knife edge fights at the very front. Mercedes showing their hand, absolutely amazing speed.
Perez and Force India on the podium, Riccardio taking Vettel, a spectacular crash!
Drivers finishing 5th and 9th were fist pumping when crossing the line, commentators, pundits and fans all with giddy grins on their faces.
The tyres did what they should do - made enough of a difference to be interesting, but allowed the drivers to properly RACE on them. Hopefully this race was the final nail in the coffin of the Pirelli-dominated F1 and they just continue to construct race-worthy tyres.
DRS doesn't seem to have as big an influence as usual so far - that is a huge positive in my book, and an unexpected bonus. It reminds us that the actual pass isn't where the excitement comes from - it's the battle that leads to the potential of a pass - thats why Nico v Lewis was so exciting at the end.
Brilliant race! Well done to all involved!
#36
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:49
This one puts to bed all the stories about the new era boredom. No wonder TV director didn¨t know which duel to choose.
#37
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:49
9/10 A classic but -1 for the Merc advantage.
That really doesn't bother me because the two drivers are competitive and race each other.
#38
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:54
7/10. Good racing, but Mercedes domination is sad and shitty Ferrari is pain to watch.
#39
Posted 06 April 2014 - 17:58
10/10, this race had it all. Best for a long time....
Best Driver: This is tough. Ricciardo was very good, as were both FI drivers. Even though he was slower than Rosberg, or maybe because he was but held him off, I vote Hamilton
Worst Driver: Maldonado. Honourable mention to Maldonado
Best Team: Mercedes. That car is something else
Worst Team: Ferrari. They were so disappointing today, and I feel that heads will roll
Best Overtake: Ricciardo was doing some neat stuff with his car
Best Moment: Rosberg/Hamilton battles
Tyres/DRS: More or less perfect. DRS helped Red Bull and Ferrari stay in the fight with Mercedes cars, so on this occasion it was great
Overall, a great race. Won't be forgetting this one any time soon
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#40
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:06
#41
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:12
9/10 A classic but -1 for the Merc advantage.
Tell that to McLaren.
#42
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:14
Tell that to McLaren.
I meant the team.
#43
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:15
0/10
One team dominating again, and as a die-hard Marussia-fan, its the wrong team again!
#44
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:21
Oh, the irony of Enso Ferrari's legendary comment; "Aero is for teams that don't know how to build engines."
#45
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:29
Edited by halifaxf1fan, 07 April 2014 - 15:25.
#46
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:31
9/10 from me. Best race since Brazil 2012, losing a mark because Mercedes were just so far ahead that the prospects for the rest of the season slightly depress me.
Best Driver: Very difficult, as I think the race was characterised by some outstanding performances. The two Mercedes, the two Force Indias, two Ferraris and two RBs I think drove very well today, as did JB in the Mclaren. Will probably give it to Perez on balance - Hamilton wasn't as fast as Rosberg and Rosberg couldn't make that advantage count.
Worst Driver: Tricky, again. Reckon that Williams is better than either its drivers or its strategists make it look. Got to be Maldonado really though, hasn't it?
Best Team: Mercedes. Just stupefying pace, again about 25 seconds clear of the rest in spite of a late safety car. Frightening.
Best Overtake: Many choices! Hamilton nicking it back from Rosberg at turn 4 for me. Also really liked Checo's move on the Hulk, and Vettel on Button was an intelligent bit of driving without DRS available.
Best Moment: The aforementioned Mercedes fight was great, but I'll give it to that fight for third between the two Williams and the two Force Indias. Really breathless stuff. Watching Gutierrez climb from his car seemingly unhurt was also a moment of palpable relief.
DRS/Tyres: Best I've seen! Tyres providing the opportunity for alternative strategies without constant management and the DRS giving drivers a change but not a free pass. More of this please.
Race in a sentence: F1 never loses the capacity to make my heart thump. Nobody complaining about the noise today!
#47
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:33
Oh, the irony of Enso Ferrari's legendary comment; "Aero is for teams that don't know how to build engines."
Id forgotten that one .. sig worthy is that!
#48
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:38
#49
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:42
Edited by bourbon, 06 April 2014 - 18:43.
#50
Posted 06 April 2014 - 18:43
Worst: pastor
Team : Merc
Overtake : Lewis
100/10