Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

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Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by tderias » 04 Nov 2012, 15:26

1 - Best Driver
2 - Best Team
3 - Best Overtake
4 - Best Moment
5 - Worst Driver
6 - Worst Team
7 - Best Rookie
8 - Biggest Surprise
9 - General Comment(s)

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by tderias » 04 Nov 2012, 15:40

1 - Best Driver
Kimi/Vettel

2 - Best Team
Williams

3 - Best Overtake
I think Vettel vs Grosjean and the Marussia

4 - Best Moment
Realising Kimi had a chance to win a race. Felt really sorry for Lewis though

5 - Worst Driver
MSC? Pretty much invisible throughout the whole race...

6 - Worst Team
HRT

7 - Best Rookie
Ricciardo

8 - Biggest Surprise
Lewis retiring from the race

9 - General Comment(s)
Great race to watch. 9/10. Doesn't liven the championship up as much as I hoped it would, but still quite enjoyable.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by Eric_Cartman » 04 Nov 2012, 15:40

1 - Best Driver
Räikkönen, Alonso or Vettel? Great drives from all of them!

2 - Best Team
Williams. 5th and 8th was pretty good.

3 - Best Overtake
Vettel on Button. They showed drivers like Perez or Grosjean how to overtake :p

4 - Best Moment
The second safety car where Vettel was 4th with the best tyres. I really thought he would win this race after that!

5 - Worst Driver
Sergio Perez. Throwing away good points again like he did several times this year. I personally don't think he's ready to join a top team like Mclaren

6 - Worst Team
Mercedes I guess.

7 - Best Rookie
-

8 - Biggest Surprise
Vettel getting on the podium :)

9 - General Comment(s)
what a great race! Surely one of the best this year. It's surprising to be honest because i thought Abu Dhabi will always be boring.
9,5/10
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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by NICO_4EVER » 04 Nov 2012, 16:14

1 - Best Driver

Kimi

2 - Best Team

Williams

3 - Best Overtake

Vettel on Button.

4 - Best Moment

Kimi's great start.

5 - Worst Driver

Pérez

6 - Worst Team

Mercedes

7 - Best Rookie

Vergne

8 - Biggest Surprise

Kimi's pace.

9 - General Comment(s)

I couldn't believe, it was a race from Abu Dhabi. Definitely one of the best races this season. It was disappointing to see that Mercedes was unable to get a single point. Also, this race could have been better for Caterham as well.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by phil1993 » 04 Nov 2012, 19:08

1 - Best Driver
Lewis Hamilton was brilliant and didn't deserve that. Kimi Raikkonen, Alonso, Vettel all superb. Senna was ace too, can't decide.

2 - Best Team
No-one really stood out.

3 - Best Overtake
Vettel on Button was good

4 - Best Moment
Pretty much the entire race

5 - Worst Driver
Perez, Webber had shockers

6 - Worst Team
HRT for yet again being utterly dangerous

7 - Best Rookie
Vergne

8 - Biggest Surprise
The race being epic!

9 - General Comment(s)
One of the best dry races in history, 10/10. Tense and action packed from lights to flag and not down to tyres as well!

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by Green Flag » 04 Nov 2012, 19:09

1 - Best Driver
Both Kimi and Alonso were perfect
2 - Best Team
Williams
3 - Best Overtake
Vettel/Button
4 - Best Moment
The last lap
5 - Worst Driver
Perez should really calm down...
6 - Worst Team
HRT
7 - Best Rookie
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8 - Biggest Surprise
Hamilton retiring. Has really not been his year...
9 - General Comment(s)
Exciting race. But a bit too much poor driving in the midfield.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by dacer » 04 Nov 2012, 22:14

Really didn't see full race, so...

1 - Best Driver, Kimi, I don't think he was best driver on this race, but in this season with so many winners, he deserve to win more than other. Alonso and Vettel drove awesome. Vettel some lucky with SC.

2 - Best Team
3 - Best Overtake: Alo vs Web
4 - Best Moment: Alo vs But vs Vet chase
5 - Worst Driver: Maldonado, from some races ago, I hate this guy
6 - Worst Team
7 - Best Rookie
8 - Biggest Surprise
9 - General Comment(s)

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by donald29 » 04 Nov 2012, 22:30

1 - Best Driver
Lots of good performances. Hamilton, Raikkonen and Vettel. He may have got lucky with his strategy and safety cars but he made the most of it.

2 - Best Team
Williams

3 - Best Overtake
Vettel on Button.

4 - Best Moment
Raikkonen winning because it won me £190. :p

5 - Worst Driver
Perez. Dishonourable mention Webber. Some people like to beat up on Vettel, but only one Red Bull driver embarrassed himself that race. The worst thing is he'll speak s*** about other drivers, then have a race like that.

6 - Worst Team
HRT for what Phil said.

7 - Best Rookie
Vergne

8 - Biggest Surprise
An exciting race.

9 - General Comment(s)
Race had it all really, including a tense last lap finish where the winner wasn't certain. Part of the credit should go to HRT and their faulty hydraulics system. :p

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by alex1369 » 05 Nov 2012, 11:07

1 - Best Driver - Kimi and Sebastian
2 - Best Team - RBR
3 - Best Overtake - Hmm...there were manny, but lest say Vettel on Button
4 - Best Moment - manny exciting moments :)
5 - Worst Driver - Perez - he cooked up the crash
6 - Worst Team - HRT, Marussia
7 - Best Rookie - ah whatever
8 - Biggest Surprise - Hamilton DNF, and MSC got stupid puncure (it always hits him) could have been easily in top 5. And all the crashes..
9 - General Comment(s)
Well a excelent race, enyoyed it alot. Really great one. If you wanna have a good race on TV just put all the world champions at the back of grid and then youll have great racing. Barcelona showed, And Abu Dhabi showed.
Well hopefully the trend follows in the last 2 races. Happy 4 Kimi.

9/10

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by Ferrari92 » 05 Nov 2012, 11:50

1 - Best Driver
Kimi/Alonso/Vettel

2 - Best Team
Red Bull

3 - Best Overtake
Vettel on Button
Alonso on Webber

4 - Best Moment
Many exciting moments, but the last 5 laps when Alonso was chasing Kimi was the most exciting

5 - Worst Driver
Perez and Webber

6 - Worst Team
HRT

8 - Biggest Surprise
Hamilton retiring, and Vettel getting into the podium

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by [FIN]SpeedFreak » 05 Nov 2012, 14:36

1 - Best Driver - Vettel: Absolutelly amazing drive (albeit helped by both SC periods) from the back to the podium.
2 - Best Team - Judging from pace over the weekend: McLaren, they just had amazing pace.
3 - Best Overtake - Vettel over Button.
4 - Best Moment - Kimi winning.
5 - Worst Driver - Webber - had bad start and was involved in many incidents.
6 - Worst Team - N/A.
7 - Best Rookie - Vergne.
8 - Biggest Surprise - Hamiltons retirement.
9 - General Comment(s) - I was actually surprised that Abu Dhabi GP was as exciting as it was because of last 3 races was bloody boring.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by naiego » 06 Nov 2012, 13:33

1 - Best Driver

Alonso and Vettel.

2 - Best Team

Williams, a good performance from both their drivers.....rather strange that!

3 - Best Overtake

Alonso's on Webber

4 - Best Moment

Kimi's radio talks with his enginner

5 - Worst Driver

Webber, underachieving once again.

6 - Worst Team

McLaren, another mechanichal failure............How many had they this season? I lost count!!!!!

7 - Best Rookie

Jean Eric Vergne

8 - Biggest Surprise

Such a race happening in a circuit like this

9 - General Comment(s)

Perhaps the most exciting race of the season, probably the best since Canada 2011.
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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by f1freak » 08 Nov 2012, 05:56

1 - Best Driver- Kimi/Vettel
2 - Best Team- Williams
3 - Best Overtake- Seb on JB
4 - Best Moment- Kimi's Blazing start & moving in 2nd Place. Kimi's Radio Conversation.
5 - Worst Driver- Webber
6 - Worst Team- Meercedes
7 - Best Rookie- Vergne
8 - Biggest Surprise- Kimi's Blazing start. DNF for Hamilton after dominating all the session before the Race.
9 - General Comment(s): An excellent Race. Always kept me on the edge of of my seat. Amazing Stuff.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by mikhailv » 08 Nov 2012, 10:25

1 - Best Driver- Kimi/Alonso/Maldanado/Vettel/Kobayashi/Button
2 - Best Team- Dont think there was a best team
3 - Best Overtake- Alonso on Webber
4 - Best Moment- Alonso securing 2nd, Kimi on the radio
5 - Worst Driver- Webber, Grosjean, Di resta, Hulkenberg, Perez, Senna,Rosberg and Massa..... seriously, it was frickin amateur hour.
6 - Worst Team- ....HRT
7 - Best Rookie- No rookie was good.
8 - Biggest Surprise- How easy vettel cruised to 3rd/how amateur half the field drove after crashing into each other
9 - General Comment(s): Wasnt a bad race but lets be honest, it was pretty boring.

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Re: Rate the 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Post by F1EA » 08 Nov 2012, 20:31

1. Best driver: Newey.... I mean.... Vettel hehehehe
So, is it a bit more clear now? the guy can drive. He's shown it a lot of times. That's why he has 2, not just because he's got the best car.
2. Best Team: No team was particularily strong.
3. Best overtake: Vettel vs Button
4. Best moment: Great initial and final laps from Alonso.
5. Worst driver: Webber. Poor race in a great car, lots of bad judgement.
6. Worst team: Considering Lewis should have won and Button should have gotten podium.... WTF. Mclaren must do better.
7. Best rookie: whoever finished best.
8. Biggest surprise: Vettel started sketchy... then geared up and drove like a man.
9. General comment: it was a bit of a difficult race to follow with the SC making it less pretty... but Abu Dhabi is ussualy bad and this race was pretty good so thumbs up. The podium finishers were all winners.
Could the track/facilities be more impressive?? beautiful, work of art.......

I gave it 8. 9 had Alonso won... :)

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