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[Snic]

Choose your...
And please vote the race Objectively, not on how your favourite driver finished!! (Ferrari fans )

Best Driver
Worst Driver
Best Team
Best Overtake
Best Moment
DRS + Tyres
And the race in a sentence...

Edited by Snic, 25 November 2012 - 18:21.

[UPRC]

It was fantastic, but only until Vettel won the title.

[seahawk]

Best Driver: Hülkenberg + Lewis + Button
Worst Driver: Senna (Grosjean + Perez + Maldonado)
Best Team: McLaren
Best Overtake: Hulk on Jenson
Best Moment: Vettel´s car survives the start crash
DRS + Tyres: wet race...
And the race in a sentence... : What a stunning final race of the season.

[Zoetrope]

Best Driver Hulk
Worst Driver Grsojean
Best Team Ferrari
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumi
Best Moment Sorry for Vettel fans, but any misfortune of Vettel, as it made the race more tense
DRS + Tyres Not that much DRS. Tyres shuffling

[Disgrace]

Best race of the year. So refreshing to watch action on an old track after several Tilke car parks in a row.

[bsrf1]

Best Driver - Hulkenburg
Worst Driver - Grosjean
Best Team - Redbull
Best Overtake - Kimi on Schumacher
Best Moment - Nico taking the lead
And the race in a sentence...: It was so tight and unpredictable
Worst team: Lotus as their car still struggles as it was in the begining of the season in the cooler conditions.

[charly0418]

Best Driver = Hulk
Worst Driver = Webber BY FAR
Best Team = Mclaren
Best Overtake = Kimi on Shumacher
Best Moment = too many. Incredible race
DRS + Tyres = A lot of wet/dry drama
And the race in a sentence... DRAMA



Hulks mistake at the end reminded me of Perez in Malasya. They're both close to the top

[Shiroo]

Best Driver - PETROV
Worst Driver - Grosjean
Best Team - Redbull
Best Overtake - Kimi on Schumacher
Best Moment - Kimi checking out what is behind borders and then going rally-style thru field


How smn can not mention Petrov? he gave 10mln to Caterham today, drove flawless race, was fast, and almost scored a point!

[jk]

Best Driver - Hulkenburg
Worst Driver - Sennaa
Best Team - McLaren
Best Overtake - Kimi on Schumacher
Best Moment - Realising that Vettels car was not damaged and that the championship was still on
And the race in a sentence...: Intermitted rain in a championship decider has to make for a great race.

[Tsarwash]

First Ten I have given so far. Excellent, tense race.

[choyothe]

It was incredible, but hard to evaluate considering I absolutely hated it being so crazy during it.

[mtknot]

Best Driver - Hulk, Button, for speed, Vettel / Webber for fighting their way back from being hit by other cars
Worst Driver - Grosjean
Best Team - Red Bull
Best Overtake - Kimi v Schumacher
Best Moment - from start to finish
DRS + Tyres - We're back in the 70s! Driving on a wet track with slicks, with cars drifting every few seconds was nailbitingly good to watch.
Race in a sentence - A subliminal race, how F1 should be!

EDIT: So to those who voted 1, you're watching the wrong sport. Go watch golf or fencing instead.

Edited by mtknot, 25 November 2012 - 18:30.

[Diablobb81]

Best race of the year.

And that overtake by Kimi was amazing. And so was him getting lost on the track.

[F1Champion]

How reminiscent was Michael and Kimi in 06 to 12? Epic control from both, truly special.

[dreamer]

Best Driver - Button, Petrov and Vettel for fighting back with a damaged car.
Worst Driver - Grojean and Webber
Best Team - Mclaren
Best Overtake - Kimi vs Schumi
Best Moment - Many.... but I'll say Kimi vs Schumi
DRS + Tyres - I don't like the Drs
And the race in a sentence - Best race of the year 9/10

[genius83]

Best Driver Jenson Button, Hulkenberg(till brain fade), Hamilton, Vettel and Schumacher
Worst Driver Grosjean
Best Team RedBull
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumacher, Hulkenberg on Button for the lead
Best Moment Kimi's off and searching for path to return, Vettel's first lap survival.
DRS + Tyres Can't decide because of mixed conditions
And the race in a sentence... a real intermediate tyres race after a long time unbelieveable.

Can we rate 11 out of 10, this is a true title decider race.

Edited by genius83, 25 November 2012 - 19:50.

[Fabs]

This race was really old school.. reminded me of the good old times..

It seemed to last forever.. with different chapters.. different plots... different stories...

Many overtakes, accidents, incidents, controversies... And the race itself was very good.. not only because there was a championship at stake..

The dispute at the top was nice.. the midfield was exciting.. and even the accidents were polemic or funny...

That was good.. refreshing.. Interlagos is a motorsport temple and should remind us everyday what F1 should be all about

[krapmeister]

Best race of the year. So refreshing to watch action on an old track after several Tilke car parks in a row.

This. Old school over new school any day of the week

Best Driver - Jenson
Worst Driver - Growjohn
Best Team - Mclaren
Best Overtake - Kimi on Schumi
Best Moment - Kimi getting lost
DRS + Tyres - didn't need them today, just a bit of rain
And the race in a sentence... - I love Interlagos

[F1Champion]

Best Driver - Seb/Felipe/Hulk/Button
Worst Driver - Grosjean
Best Team - McLaren
Best Overtake - Kimi + Schumacher
Best Moment - Kimi getting lost.....LOL!
DRS + Tyres - About right
And the race in a sentence... epic!

Edited by F1Champion, 25 November 2012 - 18:49.

[krapmeister]

This race was really old school.. reminded me of the good old times..

It seemed to last forever.. with different chapters.. different plots... different stories...

Many overtakes, accidents, incidents, controversies... And the race itself was very good.. not only because there was a championship at stake..

The dispute at the top was nice.. the midfield was exciting.. and even the accidents were polemic or funny...

That was good.. refreshing.. Interlagos is a motorsport temple and should remind us everyday what F1 should be all about

Great summary

[stillOrange]

Voted 9. It was a great race and a fantastic finale to the season. Almost a 10

Best driver: Hulk and Lewis
Worst driver: I'm not sure
Best Team: Ferrari - as a team they couldn't do much more
Best overtake: Kimi on MS - it should be shown on 24h loop to any new driver and quite a few current drivers
Best moment: Kimi discovering the surroundings

[mastermind]

Best Driver - Petrov
Worst Driver - Grosjean (and di Resta)
Best Team - McLaren
Best Overtake - Kimi on Schumacher
Best Moment - Kimi's off-track adventures

Probably the most exciting race in the last few years, kept me on the edge of my seat every lap.

[Topsu]

I think Kimi won the Best Overtake category this year?

[Pizdek]

9/10

Great driving and dramatic race.

[PorcupineTroy]

Best Driver Nico Hulkenberg, or maybe Button
Worst Driver Mr. Grosjean or Rosberg
Best Team McLaren
Best Overtake Hmm, either the double move by Alonso or Raikkonen on Schumacher
Best Moment Kimi getting lost
DRS + Tyres DRS wasn't too effective (which is good in my books), and tyres were fine.
And the race in a sentence... Phenomenal end to the season.

Edited by PorcupineTroy, 25 November 2012 - 18:53.

[SpaMaster]

Where is the 10+ option in the poll?

Best Driver - Hulkenberg
Worst Driver - n/a
Best Team - Force India
Best Overtake - Raikkonen on Schumacher. One car's wheels intercepted into the other and drifting, for some distance.
Best Moment - When Hulkenberg took the lead!
DRS + Tyres - Nice non-interference
And the race in a sentence... - Craziest of the races!

[BetaVersion]

Best Driver Nico baby
Worst Driver DiResta ( Koba out and this Scotman stays? seriously F1? )
Best Team Mclaren
Best Overtake Massa on DiResta at the hairpin
Best Moment Vettel spinning at Lap 1
DRS + Tyres Rain is much much better for racing than both
And the race in a sentence... unbelievable


10, can't get much better than this race was

[F1Champion]

I think Kimi won the Best Overtake category this year?

Kimi and Button are the best people in an overtaking situation, period. Their car control is special.

[Lelouch]

Best Driver Hulk, Lewis, Button, Massa or Schumy
Worst Driver Grosjean
Best Team McLaren
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumi
Best Moment Kimi getting lost was epic
DRS + Tyres careface
And the race in a sentence... Legen - wait for it - dary!

[Jimisgod]

Best Driver - N. Hulkenberg and Petrov
Worst Driver - Grosjean, Di Resta only ended his race after a few smaller spins, Romain went the whole hog. Both should be out of F1.
Best Team - McLaren
Best Overtake - Hulk to the lead. Massa did some nice ones.
Best Moment - Vettel spinning. Could have been so much better had the suspension been damaged on the RBR. Kimi's excursion was the most fun I've had watching an F1 race.
DRS + Tyres - Wet, what more can you say?
And the race in a sentence... so close, yet so far. Or "unfair".

Grosjean and Di Resta just crash all weekend, yet Koba appears to be the one out of a drive. Hulkenberg looked like a winner until the SC. Lewis DNF was not his fault. Again.

Edited by Jimisgod, 25 November 2012 - 19:09.

[STRFerrari4Ever]

Best Driver - Nico Hulkenberg

Worst Driver - DiResta or Grosjean

Best Team - Ferrari

Best Overtake - Kimi overtaking Schumacher

Best Moment - Kimi going rallying which was crazy to see

DRS + Tyres - Conditions were perfect and the DRS + Tyres weren't really that influential

And the race in a sentence... You're simply the BEST!

[IMHO]

9 with Vettel winning the DC
10 if it would have been Alonso...

[GiancarloF1]

Best Driver - Hulkenberg and Vettel
Worst Driver - Raikkonen
Best Team - Mclaren
Best Overtake - Hulk vs Button
Best Moment - Hulk taking the lead
Worst Moment - Hulk and Hamilton crash
And the race in a sentence - 1/10. Good race, terrible result. Button, Alonso and Webber all undeserving of their points.

[HuddersfieldTerrier1986]

And the race in a sentence - 1/10. Good race, terrible result. Button, Alonso and Webber all undeserving of their points.

Are you for real? What a load of bleep. Anyway, even though Vettel won the title, I'll give it 763/10 (just because it was a thrilling race and that was the first random number that came to mind).

[F1Squishy]

Supprised so many people are saying Hulk was the best driver of the race. He had race winning pace but made a mistake while in the lead that lost him position then made a mistake while trying to take the lead again and made contact that took Lewis out. He made a recovery to 5th after a drive through penalty but does that really sound like the driver to get the award "best driver of the race"?

[MikeTekRacing]

Best driver takes somebody out of the race while fighting? Sorry, can't agree with that.

[BenettonB192]

10/10

Probably goes down as one of the Grand Prix classics a few years down the road. Tho i can understand if not everybody wants to remember it.

[bourbon]

Best Driver - Sebastian, Jenson, Nico H, Alonso, Massa, Kobayashi, Kimi - some great driving moments by all.

Worst Driver- no worst driver in these conditions, they were all lucky to keep tyres to tarmac

Best Team - easily Red Bull - keeping a tight ship through all the obstacles and trauma

Best Overtake - Kimi over Schumi - that is what I'm talking about! Both were awesome in that wheel to wheel. When you have two top of the line drivers without ego trips, that is exactly what you can get. It was brilliant to see!

Best Moment- Seb starting up again after the 1st lap collision with Senna.

DRS + Tyres - DRS nothing really, but Tyres were a bit nuts with teams trying to make decisions based on the tricky conditions. That made it all the more nerve racking

And the race in a sentence - the most brilliant race we've had in a very long time. That was a cracker!!!!!

[Fastcake]

Choose your...
And please vote the race Objectively, not on how your favourite driver finished!! (Ferrari fans ;) )

Best Driver
Worst Driver
Best Team
Best Overtake
Best Moment
DRS + Tyres
And the race in a sentence...

Best Driver: Button, who arguably had to win the race twice. Not quite as great as his win last year in Canada, but great nonetheless. Honourable mentions to Hulkenberg and Hamilton, let down by a crash and wrong tyres respectively, and Alonso.
Worst driver: Grosjean probably. Not that Raikkonen was particularly great today either, but he got his Lotus home.
Best team: McLaren, the fastest today.
Best overtake: Kimi on Schumacher was good, as was Alonso's double move on Massa and Webber.
Best moment: There were plenty! Button and Hulkenberg braving it out and being richly rewarded (and cruelly taken away); Raikkonen going exploring in one of those random things that you never see again; the complete chaos of the first few laps; and finally every moment that kept the championship in doubt until the end.
DRS & tyres: Almost irrelevant today, it was driver skill that really counted.
Race in a sentence: Just the way a championship should be decided, almost 2008ish. Let down though by a safety car that I don't believe was needed.

[Nonesuch]

7/10

Best Driver: Jenson Button. He kept his McLaren out there on his dry tyres, stayed out of trouble throughout the race (!) and even though he suffered a setback he went on to win. Great job.
Worst Driver: This year's trio of dodgy characters, Senna, Grosjean and Perez. Once again mucking about, crashing into others, etc.
Best Team: McLaren. Great car, played it loose with strategy and could've finished 1-2.
Best Overtake: Raikkonen and Schumacher! Exciting, close and fair racing by two former champions.
Best Moment: Raikkonen getting lost. Nice bit of comic relief to forget all the championship calculations for a moment.
DRS + Tyres: Meh, can't get excited about either in theory. Wasn't offensive today thanks to the weather.
And the race in a sentence: Vettel wins the championship as expected, but a few showers of rain spiced up the action in this year's final Grand Prix!

Extra note: Interlagos is a great track. Such good fun to see the season end on a high in that regard!

Edited by Nonesuch, 26 November 2012 - 16:59.

[fred54]

Best Driver Vettel, yeah okay he didn't finish high, but had a crap load of problems to deal with and did what was required.
Worst Driver Di Resta
Best Team Ferrari, definitely worked as a team.
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumi
Best Moment - First lap chaos. Hulk taking the lead. Kimi exploring the old track. Webber trying to overtake on the safety car restart and then realising he could crash into Vettel so just drives off the track.
DRS + Tyres N/A
And the race in a sentence... Mental and baffling race, but still satisfying.

Edited by fred54, 25 November 2012 - 20:31.

[KingB]

Best Driver Hulkenberg
Worst Driver hard to chose, but Senna for influencing the championship
Best Team Ferrari for the best team work
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumi
Best Moment Kimi takes a ride on the old track
DRS + Tyres don't matter
And the race in a sentence... great, but the outcome was very disappointing

gave 9/10, because I was extremly disappointed with the result (Vettel champion, Hulk loses after big gap advantage, Marussia overtaken by Caterham)

[Jackmancer]

Best Driver: Hamilton. Tempted to say Hulkenberg, but he robbed Lewis from a potetial win.
Best Team: Ferrari. Maximised their chances.
Best Moment: As a Ferrari fan, I couldn't believe it when Vettel spun. That really stirred things up.

No negatives from me. Top race

[apoka]

10/10 - doesn't get much better.

Best Driver: Vettel, Hulkenberg
Worst Driver: -
Best Team: McLaren
Best Overtake: Hulk vs. Button
Best Moment: Well, for a Vettel fan, the best moment was the end of the race.

[fisssssi]

10 for the perfect race.

-1 for not quite the perfect result.

so 9/10 from me.

See you all in Melbourne next year!

[Mr.Wayne]

Best Driver
Hard one:
Despite of the crash on Hamilton, Hulkenberg impressed me greatly.
If Vettel had not been conservative off the line, his crash would not have occurred and, I believe, he would have been battling for the victory. But he was conservative off the line, got himself in the middle of the pack, involved with Senna... (and then we saw an UNBELIEVABLE recovery against all odds!)

Worst Driver
Di Resta
Best Team
McLaren
Best Overtake
Kimi on MS: very close, tight, hard wheel-to-wheel racing.
Alonso on Webber via Massa was, although assisted, good.
Best Moment
Vettel not DNFing due to the incident with Senna
DRS + Tyres
It was a race under the rain, so....
And the race in a sentence...
Exhausting!

[Longtimefan]

9/10 - Epic race but one point deducted for SC finish.

Best Driver Tough one.. Hamilton/Button
Worst Driver Grosjean AGAIN..
Best Team McLaren
Best Overtake Vettel on STR ..oh wait!
Best Moment Kimi's trip off the track. lol
DRS + Tyres okay
And the race in a sentence...

as usual Interlagos produces a classic, lots of action, not the ending I wanted but superb race!

[FenderJaguar]

10/10
epic race

Best Driver Vettel or Alonso both did fight hard and well under a lot of pressure, honourable mention to Massa who did a great race
Worst Driver among the good drivers - Hamilton could have avoided being out of the race, Webber was useless, otherwise there were some worse drivers, thinking of Maldonado, Senna, Grosjean
Best Team probably Ferrari, and they got great connections with the stewards too which made me think less of them
Best Overtake Alonso on Webber and Massa
Best Moment - from lap 1 to the finish, best moment was when when they crossed the finish line
DRS + Tyres N/A
And the race in a sentence... another Interlagos classic

Edited by FenderJaguar, 25 November 2012 - 20:54.

[tabovilla]

Solid 10/10

Best Driver Hulkenberg, Button, Seb
Worst Driver Romain
Best Overtake Kimi on Schumi bid, Ham - Button and viceversa
Best Moment OMG Kimi taking a side tour "THIS RACE IS BORING, I saw a sign earlier around here that said BAR" is one of the funniest moments in F1 history

Edited by tabovilla, 25 November 2012 - 21:02.

[Tenmantaylor]

10/10

Best Driver: So hard to choose between Button, Massa, Alonso and Vettel. I'll give to Massa for getting raped by Ferrari again.
Worst Driver: Grosjean. All weekend, all season. Such a shame as he has the driving talent, just not the wheel to wheel racing talent. Not fit for F1.
Best Team: McLaren
Best Overtake: Alonso's double move was stunning.
Best Moment: Realising that Vettel could keep going after Lap 1 crash and make for an almighty comeback triple WDC drive. Not that I was cheering him on but the drama in that first 10 laps was astonishing!
DRS + Tyres: Neither had a great impact today. When the weather is like this all we need is panicking pit walls
And the race in a sentence... Of all the dramatic title deciding races we've had down the years this was the best. F1 at it's dramatic best.

Edited by Tenmantaylor, 25 November 2012 - 21:15.