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Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:17
by CarlosFerreira
As the members of the "Victims of Adrian Sutil Society" convey to think about what has been going on in the last 3 hours, you are once again invited to vote for the Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race, a democratically-decided award
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 Nico Rosberg'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.
1st (10 points):
Liuzzi has come in for a lot of stick all year, drove wonderfully today. 6th is an unbelievably good result after being taken out of Q1.
2nd (6 points):
Schumacher did very well to come in as best of the rest again.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:19
by MinardiFan95
The Track - It didn't fall to pieces as almost everyone expected.
Liuzzi - Finally proving the doubters wrong, but is it too little, too late?
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:21
by RAK
1) Vitantonio Liuzzi: One sixth place closer to un-Rejectdom, and a solid drive from a poor grid slot.
2) The track: It was finished and gave us an astonishingly good race.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:21
by the Masked Lapwing
Schumacher - A bit anonymous, but still a brilliant drive from my third-least favourite German driver.
Liuzzi - I didn't even notice he overtook Barry at the end, but well done when under pressure for his drive.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:21
by thehemogoblin
Bernd Maylander for leading more than one-third of the race
Felipe Massa for getting a podium in a drenched race
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:25
by J Washburn Stoker
10: Liuzzi. In stark contrast to his teammate.
6: Massa. I didn't expect to see him on a podium again.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:28
by Bleu
1. Vitantonio Liuzzi - His wet weather specialist team-mate did badly, but Liuzzi was good and equalling his career-best result of China 2007.
2. Lewis Hamilton - "Let's get this one going" "It's almost good for intermediates" "Light level is fine"
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:29
by TomWazzleshaw
1. Tonio Liuzzi: It may be too late to save his career but that was a very impressive drive.
2. Mercedes: Rosberg hauled that crapbox up to 5th on the grid and he could have finished 2nd or even 1st had he not been collected by Webber while Schumacher pulled off some classy overtaking manouvers on Kubica and Button on his way to 4th.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:30
by patrick
1. Liuzzi
2. schu
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:30
by mediocre
Korean Grand Prix for happening in the first place
Michael Schumacher for being alive again
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:36
by QuickYoda41
1. Liuzzi
2. Rosberg to have at least some success
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:36
by tkcom
Liuzzi: Stonkingly solid drive. Left Koba in the dust for laps and going ahead of Rubens a real bonus.
Schumi: Rainmaster is back. Great overtaking manoeuvres. Definitely deserves a podium finish if he has a better car.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:46
by Mister Fungus
^
1. Liuzzi
2. Schumacher
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 09:47
by RA107
1. Liuzzi
2. Schumaher
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:05
by P_Friesacher
1. Liuzzi
2. Kamui Kobayashi's Sauber. For the fact that it stayed in one peice after that hit by Sutil. This is NOT an award for Kobayashi, mind you. His drive today was OK, but not IIDOR worthy.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:22
by Myrvold
1.Liuzzi - As Legard would've said "Where did THAT come from".
2.Hamilton - First time I've seen some of the old spirit in F1. The spirit that made legends,- mainly because he had nothing to loose I guess, but still! For the first time ever, I actually liked Hamilton during a race!
Others who get a star in my book is: Schumacher, The track and Maylander, for not running out of fuel (
)
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:25
by GwilymJJames
1. Liuzzi for reasons already stated.
2. HRT for getting both cars classified for the seventh time this season - more than the other two new teams.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:29
by tristan1117
1. Liuzzi
2. Schumacher
Both had great drives today.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:30
by Tealy
Liuzzi - Force India were pretty quick and while Sutil kept overdriving the car to try and get up the field Liuzzi kept a clear head and drove well to a great finish
Schumacher - He finally awakes and shows us the talent we are used to seeing from the guy. Although I must say I do hope this race was a one-off for him
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:33
by beetleman64
1. Liuzzi - An anonymous but safe drive might just secure a drive for next year.
2. The Track - I'll stick my neck out and say it's one of the best of the new tracks.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 10:41
by James1978
Like most people, Liuzzi first (i barely noticed he was there, and suddenly he's in 6th near the end!), and second vote goes to Mercedes (definitely a lost podium for Rosberg, and Schumacher was more impressive than usual too).
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 11:03
by coops
MSC
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 11:16
by Shizuka
1. Vitantonio Liuzzi
Why not driving like this, um, ALL season? It's a bit too late. Still, from 17th to 6th, it's a brilliant result.
2. Michael Schumacher
Yet again, he managed to pick the pieces up after Rosberg got taken out, and he finished fourth! The doubters are about to get shut up?
Honourable mentions go to Hamilton for being brave and willing to race, Sauber for another double pointscoring, and the track, even though it HAS its flaws.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 12:39
by Klon
1.: Vitantonio Liuzzi - Very good, I for my part was very surprised to see him up there
2.: Michael Schumacher - Korea ... a country for old men?
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 13:03
by Waris
1. Liuzzi - BRILLIANT race!
2. I'm tempted to give it to Yamamoto, but for the sake of fairness, I'll go with Schumacher too.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 13:21
by razta
Schumi
and a mention for Bernt Mylander - he "lead" most of the race
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 13:22
by Ed24
1. Liuzzi - Poor qualifying, but 5th fastest lap of the race and kept a clear head while his team-mate went mad.
2. HRT - now almost guaranteed 11th ahead of Virgin in the Constructors' Standings
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 13:27
by eagleash
Massa; the wet weather disaster brought it home in 3rd.
Sch: once again some real signs of the Old Master.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 13:50
by razta
James Allen Jamesallenonf1
#f1 Stewards rule that Buemi and Sutil move back five places on grid in Brazil for causing accidents. Quite right too
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 17:28
by Pieman
1. Liuzzi. After he looked at first to be in for another dreadful weekend and sliding all over the place early on, how on earth did he finish sixth and nearly unrejectify himself?
2. HRT. A double finish after possibly the most Laurel and Hardy-esque performance in F1 history. Enough said.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 17:44
by Dan B
1) Liuzzi; like the others have said, that was a great race for him and it shows that he can drive well. We need more of this, not the sandbagging Liuzzi we have seen before
2) Schumacher, for a solid drive and not getting in the way.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 19:33
by Nessafox
liuzzi
mercedes drivers (rosberg could have won, schumacher did what he should do)
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 20:09
by Phoenix
1-Vitantonio Liuzzi: if only for finishing 6th.
2-HRT: wow, 14th and 15th. (happy now?)
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 20:21
by Barbazza
Liuzzi - So pleased to see him doing well as he gets an awful lot of stick but I really don't think he's that bad.
Schumacher - Shame it didn't stay a bit wetter as I think he might have got 3rd. Nice to see the old Michael back.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 20:22
by thehemogoblin
Phoenix, you can't do negative for this award. It's about finding the positives.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 20:24
by Nessafox
thehemogoblin wrote:Phoenix, you can't do negative for this award. It's about finding the positives.
if we were talking about HIV, it's possible to have both at the same time
but then, how on earth could HIV become IIDOTR?
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 20:27
by thehemogoblin
This wrote:thehemogoblin wrote:Phoenix, you can't do negative for this award. It's about finding the positives.
if we were talking about HIV, it's possible to have both at the same time
but then, how on earth could HIV become IIDOTR?
Infinitely Infectious Disease of the Race
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 21:46
by AndreaModa
1. Liuzzi - is he actually still a reject? Where does that 6th leave him in terms of escaping? Or has he already escaped years ago and I just haven't been paying attention?
2. HRTs - great job to bring both home when the other two new teams fell by the wayside...CHEERS BUEMI
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 24 Oct 2010, 22:32
by RA107
AndreaModa wrote:1. Liuzzi - is he actually still a reject? Where does that 6th leave him in terms of escaping? Or has he already escaped years ago and I just haven't been paying attention?
Needs 1 more 6th place, he got his first at the 2007 Chinese Grand Prix for Toro Rosso.
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Korea
Posted: 25 Oct 2010, 01:55
by Aerospeed
thehemogoblin wrote:Infinitely Infectious Disease of the Race
ROFL
In that case, then I consider Johnathan Legard a disease. So we'll call that the Disease of the race.
Cheers!