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Rate the British GP!

  1. 1 (Worst Rating) (5 votes [3.03%])

    Percentage of vote: 3.03%

  2. 2 (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  3. 3 (3 votes [1.82%])

    Percentage of vote: 1.82%

  4. 4 (4 votes [2.42%])

    Percentage of vote: 2.42%

  5. 5 (9 votes [5.45%])

    Percentage of vote: 5.45%

  6. 6 (11 votes [6.67%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.67%

  7. 7 (26 votes [15.76%])

    Percentage of vote: 15.76%

  8. 8 (52 votes [31.52%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.52%

  9. 9 (40 votes [24.24%])

    Percentage of vote: 24.24%

  10. 10 (15 votes [9.09%])

    Percentage of vote: 9.09%

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#51 Lotus53B

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Posted 07 July 2014 - 07:41

Best Driver - Bottas has to get the vote for that, with honorable mention for Jenson
Worst Driver - Guttierez
Best Team - McLaren - getting a weak car to a position much higher than it appeared to be capable of.
Best Overtake - There were so many - Alonso's charge at the start has to be up there though
Best Moment Seeing Kimi get out, Massa's phenomenal split second reaction to avoid the t-bone on Kimi,
DRS + Tyres.  Odd that the harder of the two tyres was the better tyre.


Edited by Lotus53B, 07 July 2014 - 07:41.


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#52 Dunc

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Posted 07 July 2014 - 08:23

Gave it an eight, would have been nine if Nico hadn't retired and there had been a fight for the lead.  I only give a 10 to truly exceptional races, e.g. Canada 2011.

 

Best Driver - A tough one with a lot of contenders: Bottas for coming from the back to the podium; Button for holding onto 4th and almost taking 3rd; Alonso for the fight with Vettel and Hamilton for turning a poor Saturday into a home victory.  Bottas probably achieved the most so I'll say him.

Best team - McLaren for getting both of their weak cars into good positions.  Honourable mention to Williams though.

Best overtake - Alonso's charge at the start.

Best moment - Lewis taking the chequered flag, I'm a fan.  Liked the fact he apologized to Lee Mackenzie afterwards for his bad interview on Saturday.

DRS + tyres - Didn't seem to affect the race too much.



#53 Gareth

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Posted 07 July 2014 - 08:39

Best Driver - Bottas, Alonso, Button and Ricciardo all in contention IMO.  Would have been Alonso for me if it weren't for the self inflicted penalty.  Bottas and Ricciardo had the benefit of pretty good cars round here.  So I'm going with Button - his defensive driving was spot on.  Didn't cost himself any time, held Alonso back for long enough to take the place, got the car where it didn't deserve to be.  But tight between the 4, I have to say.

Worst Driver - Harsh but Kimi I'm afraid.

Best Team - McLaren.

Best Overtake - Hamilton on Vettel at the start for me (although right in front of me, so despite the OP's request I may be allowing my bias to creep in here)

Best Moment - Alonso vs Vettel battle (not sure if 13 laps classes as a "moment", but this was pretty special stuff)

DRS + Tyres.  Not much to say

 

Rated it 8/10.  A Rosberg/Hamilton battle (1 stop vs 2 stop, or offset vs not offset (set?)) could have lifted it to a 10.



#54 SenorSjon

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Posted 07 July 2014 - 08:43

Best Driver - Bottas. Nice drive from the back. Alonso missing his grid slot was bad (a certain German received a lot of flak for that a few years ago) and the constant winging and whining between him and Vettel was appaling. No WDC-class.
Worst Driver - Kimi. Disregards every rule when blasting back on track.
Best Team - Williams. Merc has 1 DNF and 1 bad pitstop. When your car is 2 seconds a lap faster, you can't make these mistakes.
Best Overtake - I'll wait untill DRS is banned to comment on this.
Best Moment - Kimi crash and sliding cars in qualifying. It finally shows that tarmac runoffs are not the Holy Grail of track design. Cars just slid of without braking whatsoever in the rain. 10 years ago, Kimi would have braked to make the corner or slowed down in the gravel trap. If he got out of it, he could safely rejoin.

DRS + Tyres - I will never like them. Vettel got it to easy with DRS enabling him to stay near Alonso.