based on the assumption that, at any moment in time, there is a non-zero probability that even the slowest, most inexperienced and least reliable of underdogs might win the race. That under every rock, there might be a gold nugget. This is the award for that first podium that we all celebrate, for the overtake no-one was expecting, for Charles Pic's first win. This is the award, in short, for the driver or team that makes you go "Woah! Where did THAT come from?!".
Just remember: this is a feel-good award, that will focus on nothing but track action. Usual rules: everyone gets two votes. First vote is worth 10 points, the second 6.
1-Nico Hulkenburg.....WOW. 2-Kamui Kobayashi.I don't even bathplugging care if he got taken out of contention on the first lap,that qualifying session alone is enough for him to be right up there.
My friend's USB drive spoiled, spilled tea on her laptop and had a bird poo in her hand.
1. Button- Perfect weekend, dominated the whole grand prix, lights to flag 2. Hulkenberg- Didn't expect him to keep up there at the restart, but got past Raikkonen and kept a good, consistent pace to finish 4th Oh yeah, and a honorable mention to the Race Director for letting us see a thrilling inter- team battle between Glock and Pic. Awesome driving by both of them
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1) Button - He came into the weekend being asked if he was going to be supporting hamilton, his response was 'not until I am out of it' then backs up that statement with Pole and victory from absolutely nowhere. Deserved winner
2) Hulkenberg - That start performance was brilliant and he raced toe to toe with absolutely everybody to only just miss out on a podium. Epic performance
"Hispania are a waste of talent and petrol!" Martin Brundle, Australia Qualifying 2011
Hard decision. Button was more like IIDOTQ for me, today he was unchallanged. So instead, I go for:
1. Vettel: brilliant charge from midfield with great overtaking moves, showed he can do much more than winning from pole 2. Hülkenberg: the only driver making full advantage of the start crash, he even passed Räikkönen in the early stages
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1. Hulkenberg. The intra-team Force India battle was hotly tipped for this year, and Hulkenberg is definitely edging it for me 2. Massa. Did what a Ferrari team mate should do, picked up the pieces when the number one driver has a howler
Maria De Villotta will forever be badass. Rest in Peace. Pulling for Schumi and Jules.
1. Hulkenburg - Did very well for the team, nearly picked up a podium. Would have nominated the whole team had Di Resta not have dropped off near the end. 2. Toro Rosso - How do they get a double points finish? Very surprising.
I have to give a honourable mention to Sauber for going 2-4 in qualifying and would have certainly have scored points had it not been for Clownjean...
Mistakes in potatoes will ALWAYS happen Trulli bad puns... IN JAIL NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
JB: The master of tire management came back and destroyed the field with a perfect race. Nico Hulkenberg: This time around it was The Hulk non Bruce Banner who drive along the best of The Force up to now
Honorable mention to Kimi Raikkonnen with that epic overtake over Schumi in Eau Rouge.
BTW: Schumi is the one who suffers all the all time epic overtakes (Hakkinen at the end of Kennel, Montoya squeezing him at Interlagos, Alonso in Suzuka's 130R and now this one)
1. Nico Hülkenberg: Second best result ever for Force India. Destroyed Di Resta despite starting behind him. 2. Scuderia Toro Rosso: Scored as many points as in all previous races combined.
1) Hulkenberg - whilst he was fortunate at the start that so many other drivers were taken out, Hulkenberg was genuinely quick in race trim and only narrowly lost out against Kimi in the end (he finished 2.5s behind Kimi). He also withstood a fair amount of pressure from Webber at times and pulled off some clean moves - considering that it looked like Di Resta had the edge on him in qualifying and at the beginning of the race, Hulkenberg's turn around in form today was a big surprise.
2) Button - whilst we know that he can be quick when he is settled in the car (we saw that in the German GP), it is almost hard to think of anything to say because Button was so dominant. He had plenty of pace in reserve in qualifying, such that his second fastest lap would have still seen him comfortably on pole, followed by driving an extremely measured race (I suspect that he spent much of the race simply driving to what Vettel and Kimi were doing rather than to the limits of the car judging by Whitmarsh's post race comments) that saw him win by the second largest margin of victory this season (only Rosberg, back in China, managed to win by a larger amount of time than Button did today). All in all, today was a very effective reply to his critics - a shame that it might be too late to have much of an effect on the WDC.
An honourable mention must also go to the Toro Rosso drivers, both of whom finished higher than expected, Massa (a solid 5th place in what has been a rough season) and Schumacher (his early race pace was remarkable, particularly when he blew past Kimi, and considering that he lost 6th gear in the closing stages of the race he did fairly well to hang onto 7th place in the end - however, his incident with Vettel does detract from that a bit).
Martin Brundle, on watching a replay of Grosjean spinning: "The problem with Grosjean is that he want to take a look back at the corner he's just exited"
1. Nico Hulkenberg - He took advantage of the lap 1 chaos to put himself right in the mix, and he looked right at home battling Raikkonen, Vettel, and Schumacher. It was very impressive, and with di Resta being unable to challenge with his KERS failure, I'd say he's now ahead in my estimation. 2. Jenson Button - I said it in the race discussion thread and I'll say it again - he was imperious today. He's still a longshot for the title, but if he drives like this for the rest of the season and leaves nothing on the table, he may just sneak it.
Sebastian Vettel wrote:If I was good at losing, I wouldn't be in Formula 1
1. Nico Hülkenberg - Climbed to 3rd at the start and in the end dropped only behind Vettel from that point. Overtook di Resta in WDC. 2. Toro Rosso drivers - Can't really choose one over another, but first points for the team since Malaysia
1. Hulkenberg - OK so emerging from the first lap crash in 3rd was rather lucky but he stayed up there unlike his teammate 2. Toro Rosso (the team as a whole as there was little to choose between the drivers)
"Poor old Warwick takes it from behind all throughout this season". (Tony Jardine, 1988)
Nico Hülkenberg for an absolutely consummate drive to 4th place. He was lucky to end up this high after the start crash, but he confortably kept himself there.
Also, Toro Rosso for bringing both cars into the points after being scoreless since Malaysia.
1. Nico Hulkenberg - He has constantly took Di Resta to the cleaners since Valencia, and continues to do so. 2. Toro Rosso - They actually weren't crap for once, better than usual all weekend to their credit.
Honourable mention must go to Jenson Button. I was not expecting such a dominant display from him.
1. Vettel => I didn't expect much from him after the wuali, then a brillant second, nothing more to say 2. Hulkenberg => "optimized" the first lap chaos, then pulled a solid drive, for an unexpected 4th
SeedStriker wrote:BTW: Schumi is the one who suffers all the all time epic overtakes (Hakkinen at the end of Kennel, Montoya squeezing him at Interlagos, Alonso in Suzuka's 130R and now this one)
Bad Luck Schumacher!
Go home, Bernie Ecclestone!
"There will be no other victory this year, I can tell you, more welcomed than this one" Bob Varsha, 1995 Canadian GP
"What else do you need to do? You have been world champion three times, you are obviously the quickest driver. Give it up and let's go fishing." Prof. Sid Watkins 1928-2012 Ayrton Senna 1960-1994
LellaLombardi wrote:1. Hulkenberg. The intra-team Force India battle was hotly tipped for this year, and Hulkenberg is definitely edging it for me 2. Massa. Did what a Ferrari team mate should do, picked up the pieces when the number one driver has a howler
Agree with this.
It's just unbelievable...that Formula 1 could be such a ridiculous melange of idiots.
1. Nico Hulkenberg: THIS is the Nico we all knew from his junior category days. There may be hope in his career yet. 2. Toro Rosso: Took advantage of the situation and double their year's points tally in one race. Plus they were genuinely quicker than the Red Bulls in the first half of the race to boot.
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1. Sauber. I think that, were it not for Grosjean, they would've had the best race ever. 2. Hülkenberg. Fourth in a Force India, what else do you need to say?
Rob Dylan wrote:Mercedes paying homage to the other W12 chassis by breaking down 30 minutes in
1) Nico Hülkenberg: As mentioned, he was assisted by the starting chaos, but he kept it there nevertheless and brought in some important points for Force India.
2) Jenson Button: After seeing his season so far, it's a surprise to see Button with such an imperious qualifying and race, especially at a track where he hasn't qualified that highly before.
(Tony Jardine, 1988)
