IIDOTR - Japanese Grand Prix, Suzuka

Captain Hammer · Post by **Captain Hammer** » 11 Oct 2010, 01:05

1 - Schumacher
2 - Koabayshi

LukeB · Post by **LukeB** » 11 Oct 2010, 01:19

Captain Hammer wrote:1 - Schumacher
2 - Koabayshi

...and then hell froze over

simonracer · Post by **simonracer** » 11 Oct 2010, 05:50

Like I posted in the ROTR thread Kobayashi for being a Kamakaze, and making 4 mostly spectatular passes putting on a great show for his homecountry crowd.

Ed24 · Post by **Ed24** » 11 Oct 2010, 06:34

Seeing as its the Japanese GP...

1. Yamamoto - Getting closer to Senna every race in qualifying, and held up Glock for a long time. Not quite as dreadful as I thought he was.

2. Kobayashi - Being entertaining isn't really a surprise any more, but still deserves a vote for pure awesomeness.

also, a supplementary mention to Sauber for running a car with some sponsors on it!

madmark1974 · Post by **madmark1974** » 11 Oct 2010, 09:10

Although performance like this one are becoming more regular, I think the award has to go to Kobayashi, esp. when taken in relation to the previous race.

Besides him, Hamilton and Schumacher did anyone overtake anyone else on track after the 1st lap? Therefore to overtake probably 4 times more cars than anyone else is pretty good going

Also, as no-one else has mentioned him, I think Hamilton deserves some credit after all the adversity he faced during the build-up to the race with crashing, gearbox issues, etc. To come from
8th to what would have been 4th and seemingly been able to catch Alonso whilst Button just pootled round doing nothing was, whilst not of infinite improbability, certainly a performance of high quality,
well until the gremlins kicked in again anyway ...

f1fascination · Post by **f1fascination** » 11 Oct 2010, 10:30

Is Yamamoto the new Taki Inoue?
Japanese pay-drivers make the F1 world go round!!!

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 11 Oct 2010, 19:45

LukeB wrote:
Captain Hammer wrote:1 - Schumacher
2 - Koabayshi

...and then hell froze over

Although he did go to the effort to spell His Name wrong...

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 11 Oct 2010, 19:46

1st: Vitaly Pet... huh, not. Kamui Kobayashi. Who else?

2nd: Michael Schumacher. Yes.

captainhappy · Post by **captainhappy** » 12 Oct 2010, 00:18

fjackdaw wrote:I think Kobyashi should be exempt from this category by now... after all, it is for drivers who give an unexpectedly good drive!

Here Here!

Waris · Post by **Waris** » 15 Oct 2010, 03:35

captainhappy wrote:
fjackdaw wrote:I think Kobyashi should be exempt from this category by now... after all, it is for drivers who give an unexpectedly good drive!

Here Here!

Well, when you think he cannot surprise you any more, he amazes all of us again... so I think he should!

CarlosFerreira · Post by **CarlosFerreira** » 18 Oct 2010, 18:31

It was mighty close! The results may not translate it, but Schumacher had the measure of Kobayashi down to the very last half-a-dozen votes or so, and only the did he take off.

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Nominee    Points
Kamui Kobayashi    204
Michael Schumacher    144
Nick Heidfeld    72
Sakon Yamamoto    62
Sauber    42
Heikki Kovalainen    22
Lotus    6

It's a measure of the quality that Kamui has been showing that he chicanes around half the field twice and a good part of us go Meh!...

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