-The forum only allows a poll with 20 choices, so I decided to remove the last 2 drivers in the WDC, Chilton and Kobayashi.
-Votes are private.
-Pick only 3 drivers.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:40
-The forum only allows a poll with 20 choices, so I decided to remove the last 2 drivers in the WDC, Chilton and Kobayashi.
-Votes are private.
-Pick only 3 drivers.
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:49
Edited by superdelphinus, 28 July 2014 - 12:52.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:52
I voted:
Ricciardo: For surpassing everybody's expectations of just being Vettel's lapdog.
Hamilton: Who would be comfortably be the WDC leader if it weren't for so many gremlins.
Alonso: Who has made the absolute best of a **** car, driving for a team with their heads up their collective *****.
HM: Rosberg/Bottas
Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:53
Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:55
I went with Ricciardo - who is taking the fight to Seb in a most impressive way - Alonso, just cos he's consistenly awesome and so far ahead of Kimi I actually feel sorry for the guy, and Bottas, who I'm very impressed by.
I'll be interested to see how many votes Hamilton and Rosberg get. While they've both had their moments, neither driver has exactly blown me away this year.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 12:59
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:01
1-2. Ricciardo and Alonso
3. Hamilton (Bottas a close 4th)
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:01
I went for:
-Rosberg (for sure he has the best car under him, Ham has had more technical difficulties with his car, but he is still championship leader and has proven to be match for Hamilton)
-Alonso (maximum results with the crappy car he has)
-Bottas (future champion,can still be the best of the rest behind Mercedes drivers by the end of the championship)
Honorable mentions: Ricciardo and Hamilton
Edited by Balnazzard, 28 July 2014 - 13:05.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:05
For me Ricciardo, Alonso and Bottas, for different reasons, but all were very impressive.
And I am not blown away from either of the Mercedes guys, neither of them is running a clean year.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:08
I went for D.R, Lewis and Alonso (in no order as they are racing under different situations and circumstances),
Bottas, Button, Hulk and Rosberg all deserve a honorable mention.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:09
Ricciardo and Bottas have been stand out stars for me this year.
I'm also saying that HAM has been driving better than ROS, but the former has had much better luck.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:10
I have to say I am very impressed by Ricciardo, I think he is best driver of the year so far, easily. Bottas has surprised me also, after that it´s more difficult find any stand out drivers. Mercedes is too good car for ranking either NR or LH and Alonso is benefitting for Kimis extra poor performance - meaning, I don´t think FA has done anything special this year, just being better than Kimi who has been totally lost. Kvyat maybe third best, as he has been better as a rookie as I would have expected.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:14
Ricciardo for me. Stunning effort.
Alonso as always doing thing no one else would be able to in that car
Bottas - looking like the real deal.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:14
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:33
I went for Ricciardo, Alonso and Bottas mainly on the fact they're getting some great results and performing to a higher standard than their teammates. Speedwise there doesn't seem to be a lot between Hamilton and Rosberg but Rosberg has looked slightly slower while Hamilton has made some mistakes when it counted so I didn't include either of them.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:36
Who voted for Vettel?
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:37
Alonso, Ricciardo
gap
Hamilton
gap
Rosberg
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:40
Ricciardo,Alonso and Bottas if I can only pick 3. Hamilton and Rosberg just behind.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:42
I have been most impressed by:
Daniel Ricciardo; the way he's adapted to the 'big team' and to having Vettel as his teammate is very exemplary. He's given Vettel a massive wake-up call, and that's no mean feat given that he is - whether you rate him among his statistical equals or not - a four time World Champion.
Valtteri Bottas; he showed some promise last year, and confirmed it with this season's much better Williams. He might not (yet) be a top driver, but the way he kept his cool under sometimes significant pressure was great to see. He's leading Massa, though perhaps not by as big a margin as the points suggest, and that too is pretty good.
Fernando Alonso; this guy just keeps going and going, dragging that Ferrari up the ranking with drives that are sometimes nothing short of spectacular. Just think of how different F1 would be if it had been Alonso and Ferrari taking those titles in 2010 and 2012, a feat they were - let's not forget - only a handful of points from achieving. But as other drivers in the past have shown, you don't need five titles to be an all time great.
The Mercedes drivers have done what you'd expect them to with the massive car advantage they have this year. Hamilton probably has the edge over Rosberg, but for various reasons he's making it much harder on himself than it probably needs to be. With the risk that I'm not giving Rosberg the credit he warrants, I do think that this situation makes it hard to name Hamilton as one of the top three drivers this season. He'll likely still end up taking the driver's title, though.
The rookie Kvyat impressed me in the earlier races, but hasn't done so very much in recent weeks. It'll be interesting to see how he continues later in the season.
Edited by Nonesuch, 28 July 2014 - 13:43.
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:46
Alonso, Ricciardo and Bottas were chosen. HM to Merc drivers and Kvyat
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:49
Alonso and Ricciardo are a given IMO.
Third was very hard to choose from Hülk, Bottas and Kvyat, went with Nico.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:51
Have to bare in mind the context for each driver
LewLew - 25% less laps in testing than Rosberg, 0 wet laps but takes 3 wet poles (natural talent if you ever saw it), 2 career best drives in Bahrain and Hungary. Been the undisputed king of fuel and tyre management intrateam. Had plethora of issues which have constantly put him on the back foot from day 1 (front wing failure in testing??) has a very able teammate but has a very real edge.
Ricciardo - brand new team, still young, but full of confidence and taking it to Vettel with his sheer speed. Yet to see him wind up in a situation where he may need to get his claws out, but done a mesmerising job.
Alonso - unrivalled consistency, but has the team fully behind him in terms of strategy, reliability etc. No pressure from external factors (NO WDC) and rarely from Kimi. Putting his all into everything and getting his rewards. A few small errors but nothing major.
Kvyat - brand new to F1 and is really looking like star quality. Was 19 when he started the year. 19! Great quali speed and doesn't fall away in the races. Can develop into future WC
Bottas - rough start to the year with his crash into the barriers but since then has been mostly consistent and blisteringly quick at times. Great race pace and is utilising his car v well.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:51
Ricciardo, Bottas and Kvyat are the revelations this year, all of whom I can envisage as future world champions. Only Bottas was really on my radar last year.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:52
Ricciardo, Bottas and Rosberg. I do not vote for Alonso or Hamilton as they deliver what we expect (another level to the first three I have named)
Posted 28 July 2014 - 13:56
Ricciardo, Kvyat and Bottas have impressed me.
As has been said - you kinda know that the likes of Fred and Lewis will rag the granny out of their cars/opportunities most of the time.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:15
Ricciardo
Bottas
Kvyat
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:20
Ha! 3 votes for Vettel.
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:21
Picked Bottas over Lewis due to Lewis' mistakes. Other two are obvious.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:22
Ricciardo has been well above expectations (or what I was expecting from him anyway). He looks the complete package- fast in quali, good at implementing a strategy, relatively error free, good attacker, good defender, clean racer. Bottas too seems to have got stronger and more consistent as the season has progressed. Alonso as usual is maximizing the package he has whilst Kimi looks a little lost on setup (Kimi issue or Ferrari issue).
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:27
It's hard to pick only three because you always leave out another couple who have been notably good, so singling out the three I have does not in any way mean that I would not pick more if I could.
Bottas has shown impressive maturity and speed to rival Fernando Alonso. It's amazing how much pressure he has soaked up, how well he has kept out of trouble, and how brilliantly he has held onto positions that many other drivers might easily have lost having fought too hard. He thinks his way around the race and manages the resources he has wonderfully. Definitely has the sort of attitude which will win him a WDC if he ever gets the car.
Ricciardo is here because I don't think anyone would have expected him to be beating Vettel quite so comprehensively. He's clearly got a fast car, or at least one capable of getting him in contention, but like Bottas, he has been measured, brave, and spectacular this year.
Hamilton is in my three because although he is behind in points he has kept me entertained more than any of the other drivers. His terrible bad luck in qualifying and mechanical reliability has been our good fortune for watching the races unfold. So it leaves me at once both hoping we see more of that, but also hoping he has a clean run to the end of the season. The latter would be good reward for what he's given us, but the former would be way more fund to watch.
It's not the name of the game so I won't name my also-rans.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:36
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:42
Rosberg, Alonso and Ricciardo. Bottas would been 4th, rest is bit mix and match.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:43
Who is the best driver. Pick 3 drivers??? Er...
Ricciardo.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:52
Fairly surprised people aren't putting Alonso on a clear pole position, some even not mentioning him in top 3. Think he's done a sensational job in consistently extracting good finishing positions out of a poor car.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 14:56
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:02
3 votes for Mal? Wtf?
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:05
Alonso and Ricciardo top 2 IMO.
Much harder below, perhaps Bottas, Mercedes duo to much errors so far.
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Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:32
I have to say I am very impressed by Ricciardo, I think he is best driver of the year so far, easily. Bottas has surprised me also, after that it´s more difficult find any stand out drivers. Mercedes is too good car for ranking either NR or LH and Alonso is benefitting for Kimis extra poor performance - meaning, I don´t think FA has done anything special this year, just being better than Kimi who has been totally lost. Kvyat maybe third best, as he has been better as a rookie as I would have expected.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:37
Who voted for Vettel?
Bourbon
My drivers, Alonso, Lewis and Dan
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:50
Forget the people who have voted for Seb
2 people have voted for Kimi
Bottas is a interesting vote. He has impressed me lately, and has shown clear top driver potential. But lets not forget. at Silverstone and Germany where Bottas netted 2 second places, Massa teammate was punted off in the first lap. So, unlike Alonso who has Kimi as a yardstick, it is hard to determine whether it was Bottas or the car. Bottas has established an edge over Massa in qualifying, it is now 7-4 and the gap was pretty big in Hungary. So, there are favorable comparisons to be made between him and Massa that are reflective.
Bottas has gone up in my estimation recently, and I get why he has been voted in. But, people forget that earlier in the year Massa stole a pole off him in Austria, and that he made a mistake in OZ early in the race. I expect the likes of AntR and Masa90 to demonize Lewis/Nico for their mistakes but ignore Bottas's, but for the more credible and balanced posters there are events worth remembering that have seemingly been forgotten.
Bottas is a reasonable vote, do not get me wrong, but I think it is unfair to mark the Mercedes boys down in comparison.
Edited by sennafan24, 28 July 2014 - 15:53.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:51
Alonso, Ricciardo and Rosberg.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:53
Ricciardo - The revelation of the season. He has been fast, consistent, and makes very few errors. I expected him to be pushing Vettel in qualifying and then pushing him in races by mid-season. So to see how he has been dominating Vettel from the get go is just outstanding.
Alonso - He is Ferrari's best asset. The level of dominance over Kimi is much more than anyone expected. The way he is driving I would expect him to have the upper hand over the entire field given a comparable car.
Kvyat - It was a tough choice between Daniil and Bottas. Both have been impressive, but I see the young Russian as a future superstar. He is fast and doing quite well considering his lack of experience at this level. He is one to watch.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:55
Forget the people who have voted for Seb
2 people have voted for Kimi
Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but I would love to hear the explanation from one of them. I get that Kimi is the favorite driver for many, but does anyone really believe he has been the best driver so far this season?
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:56
I went with Ricciardo - who is taking the fight to Seb in a most impressive way - Alonso, just cos he's consistenly awesome and so far ahead of Kimi I actually feel sorry for the guy, and Bottas, who I'm very impressed by.
+1
Posted 28 July 2014 - 15:59
Another "My fav driver is not getting the recognition I give him" thread.
FA fanboys: Alonso has been the best, he keeps over-driving that POS Ferrari.
LH fanboys: Lewis is the best, he's had bad luck and has come from behind many times in a car that is not as dominant as some people think.
NR fanboys: He's not been that lucky and has been cerebral and consistent.
DR fanboys: He's beaten SV and he hasn't been that lucky....
Posted 28 July 2014 - 16:02
FA fanboys: Alonso has been the best, he keeps over-driving that POS Ferrari.
LH fanboys: Lewis is the best, he's had bad luck and has come from behind many times in a car that is not as dominant as some people think.
NR fanboys: He's not been that lucky and has been cerebral and consistent.
DR fanboys: He's beaten SV and he hasn't been that lucky....
I must be the ultimate fanboy then
As I agree with all 4 of those descriptions.
Edited by sennafan24, 28 July 2014 - 16:02.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 16:03
Fred.
Nico.
Daniel.
Posted 28 July 2014 - 16:08
For me Ricciardo, Alonso and Bottas, for different reasons, but all were very impressive.