Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

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Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by tderias » 14 Apr 2013, 09:35

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 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Coopz » 14 Apr 2013, 09:42

1 - Best Driver - Hulkenberg did really well, but I'll give it Alonso. Great start, constant pace, did everything that was asked of him.
2 - Best Team - Tough one.. I think Force India would had done well if Sutil wasn't taken out. I'll give it Toro Rosso. 7th and 12th.
3 - Best Overtake - Alonso on Vettel?
4 - Best Moment - First few laps were fun. As were the last.
5 - Worst Driver - Gutierrez was pants all weekend.
6 - Worst Team - Williams, again.
7 - Best Rookie - Bianchi, again.
8 - Biggest Surprise - Riccardo surprised me this weekend.

General Comment(s) - Great race! 8/10.
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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by donald29 » 14 Apr 2013, 09:46

1 - Best Driver: Alonso / Ricciardo
2 - Best Team: Hard to say... I'll go with Ferrari for being the only team with both drivers in the top 6, although I think they waited a lap too long to pit in the first stint and hurt Massa.
3 - Best Overtake: Hamilton on Button was nice
4 - Best Moment: Last lap, Vettel chasing down Hamilton
5 - Worst Driver: Gutierrez
6 - Worst Team: Williams
7 - Best Rookie: Bianchi, Bottas had a good race beating Maldonado.
8 - Biggest Surprise: Ricciardo

9 - General Comment(s)

Decent race. Nice mix of strategies.

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by mikhailv » 14 Apr 2013, 09:47

1 - Best Driver- Alonso
2 - Best Team-Ferrari
3 - Best Overtake- Cant really remember that many. most were DRS. Ill say Hamilton on Button into 2/3
4 - Best Moment- Alonso winning/Vettel blowing the podium
5 - Worst Driver- Guiterrez
6 - Worst Team- Williams
7 - Best Rookie- Bianchi ofcourse
8 - Biggest Surprise- How great a condition Alonso's tyres were in Parc Ferme

9 - General Comment(s) Was a good race. 7 out of 10

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by phil1993 » 14 Apr 2013, 09:50

1 - Best Driver
Alonso was pretty flawless

2 - Best Team
Ferrari's strategy was the best I guess

3 - Best Overtake
Hamilton on Button at T2. Vettel's on Massa was bold.

4 - Best Moment
There was a space of 5 laps where madness happened

5 - Worst Driver
Esteban Gutierrez for his error

6 - Worst Team
Williams not making much progress

7 - Best Rookie
BOTTAS

8 - Biggest Surprise
Raikkonen managing to fluff the start, hit Perez and still come 2nd.

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Joey Zyla » 14 Apr 2013, 10:08

1 - Best Driver
There were a lot of good drives today, but I'll give it to Alonso.

2 - Best Team
Ferrari were dominant today, although Toro Rosso also did better than they usually do.

3 - Best Overtake
There were quite a few good overtakes, none really stood out though.

4 - Best Moment
Vettel trying desperately to overtake Hamilton at the end.

7 - Best Rookie
Bianchi was solid again, so I'll give it to him.

8 - Biggest Surprise
Ricciardo's performance in qualifying and the race.

9 - General Comment(s)
Easily 10/10, in the short time I've been watching F1 only Brazil 2012 was better.

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by tderias » 14 Apr 2013, 13:33

1 - Best Driver - Alonso stood out today. He hasn't won in a long time, and the confidence boost this will give him going into Bahrain and Barcelona is a warning to the rest of the grid. Honorable mention for Vettel, finishing 5 places up his grid position despite going down, what appears to be, the wrong direction in terms of tyre strategy throughout the weekend.

2 - Best Team - It was a race for the number 1s to rise to the top wasn't it? Seemed like all the teams had one half of the garage cheering and the other sulking for some reason or the other. Only Ferrari seem to have got it together, and judging on the whole weekend, I'd say they were the best team in China

3 - Best Overtake - Vettel on Massa was the most memorable for me. Brundle said his quick jerk from left to right was a dummy, but I thought it was quick reactions as Massa closed off the outside line.

4 - Best Moment - Fernando Alonso crossing the line in P1. Best moment all season for me personally. Looking forward to the upcoming races.

5 - Worst Driver - Esteban Gutierrez. Felipe Massa was a let down somewhat. Yes, his first pitstop's consequences were unfortunate, but he fell back to his old habit to seemingly give up when things go a little wrong.

6 - Worst Team - Williams. Bad days, bad days.

7 - Best Rookie - Valteri Bottas. Good day in the office for the Finn

8 - Biggest Surprise: Alonso winning. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT!!! !yahoo:

9 - General Comment(s)

10/10. There might be some bias in that score for obvious reasons :n . Quite an exciting race, with a cherry on top (because, you know, cherries are red... Get it? :p )

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Reventon » 14 Apr 2013, 14:42

1 - Best Driver
Lewis Hamilton

2 - Best Team
Ferrari

3 - Best Overtake
Massa vs Hamilton

4 - Best Moment
Vettel's Rush at the end

7 - Best Rookie
Bianchi

8 - Biggest Surprise
Ricciardo

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by majidasadi » 14 Apr 2013, 15:37

1 - Best Driver:Jenson,for making two stop strategy work and for finishing 5th
2 - Best Team:Ferrari
3 - Best Overtake:Alonso on Hulkenberg
4 - Best Moment:final three laps were thrilling
5 - Worst Driver:Gutierrez for his childish mistake, very similar to what Schumacher did last year in Singapore!
6 - Worst TeamWilliams, back to the dark days of 2011
7 - Best Rookie:Bottas was very good this weekend.
8 - Biggest Surprise: There was no surprise!

9 - General Comment(s):good race,7/10, it was fun to watch.Vettel vs Hamilton was incredible.
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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by dacer » 14 Apr 2013, 17:13

1 - Best Driver, Button and Alonso made a good job.
2 - Best Team, for me, not Best, but didn't fail. Renault fail with grosjean and don't get more than qualy, MB, loose two places and a driver, RBR was a joke. So Ferrari
3 - Best Overtake, was nice Alonso and Hamilton after first pit stop. Alonso made a lot of overtakes very easy. Hamilton had more problems with same overtakes
4 - Best Moment = 3
5 - Worst Driver
6 - Worst Team, RBR + Toro Rosso, cause that not a team
7 - Best Rookie
8 - Biggest Surprise

9 - General Comment(s)

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by F1EA » 14 Apr 2013, 17:46

1 - Best Driver: Alonso.
Jenson and Vettel honorable mentions, with Hulkenberg and Ricciardo doing really good.

2 - Best Team: Ferrari. It was either double pit for Massa (like Rosberg) or get him one lap later... Massa should have blitzed it at times and didnt. The car was superb.

3 - Best Overtake: Alonso on Hulkenberg. Very smart pass
Vettel on Massa. Very ballsy!

4 - Best Moment: the chasedown for P3!

5 - Worst Driver: Gutierrez was pretty poor all weekend

6 - Worst Team: Williams

7 - Best Rookie: difficult to say

8 - Biggest Surprise: Button and Vettel making plan B's, and C's work.

9 - General Comments: great race 10/10. It had everything.

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Green Flag » 14 Apr 2013, 19:55

1 - Best Driver
Alonso
2 - Best Team
Ferrari
3 - Best Overtake
Massa on Hamilton was beautifully done
4 - Best Moment
The final laps
5 - Worst Driver
Gutierrez
6 - Worst Team
I don't know... Caterham?
7 - Best Rookie
Bottas and Bianchi (as usual it seems)
8 - Biggest Surprise
That Kimi's wing didn't fall off
9 - General Comment(s)
7/10. And I hope Rosberg's luck changes soon... :pray:

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Eric_Cartman » 14 Apr 2013, 20:03

1 - Best Driver
Fernando Alonso and Daniel Ricciardo

2 - Best Team
Ferrari

3 - Best Overtake
Vettel on Massa

4 - Best Moment
Vettel's last 5 laps

5 - Worst Driver
Gutierrez

6 - Worst Team
Williams

7 - Best Rookie
Bianchi

8 - Biggest Surprise
Huklenberg's pace until his change to the option tyres
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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Ether » 15 Apr 2013, 06:04

1 - Best Driver
Alonso surely did a great job, no mistake at all, but I must say it was an easy win for him! So nothing very special he had to show. I'll vote for Button then, he did well on that flaw Mclaren, but managed tyres very well, I don't know whether it was Button's only or the car's was also very good on tyres? Good news then for Mclaren!

2 - Best Team
Ferrari! What else can I say? Alonso easily won the race, Ferrari's pace was like a beast! and manages tyres like a turtle! amazing! It was surely the best combination for winning a race, using the best of the tyres with such speed... I wonder what have they done to the cars since last races were dominated by Lotus and Red Bull. So whose team next? Mercedes?

3 - Best Overtake
Quite a lot of overtakes which almost all of them guided by double DRS zone. I think Button vs Hamilton was good, because they were teammate. They seems fight easier than they were as teammate before.. :-)

4 - Best Moment
Nothing particularly, but I felt thankful that Hamilton still grab podium which was nearly snatched by hunting Vettel...

5 - Worst Driver
Hmm... Perez? and maybe another Pastor... defeated by his rookie teammate, Bottas.

6 - Worst Team
Williams...!!
and probably Mercedes! another Nico's retirement is quite unacceptable. IF they want to stay on P4 in constructors championship, they need to consistently finishing both cars. Not just depending on Hamilton's at front.. Except... they think they could fight for WDC.. But I don't think they have the ambition this year. Maybe later in 2014.

by the way, Red Bull was also worth mention... Webber DNF's was funny, and disastrous! Vettel missed on podium was probably also team's mistake as they were not clearly telling Vettel that podium was really within grasp! What a pity!

7 - Best Rookie
2 times already voted for Bianchi, I think I would choose Bottas, he did well finishing ahead of his teammate, although Williams car was very poor on pace.

8 - Biggest Surprise
Ferrari's pace! for the 1st stint when Hamilton already struggling on Soft tyres and getting passed by both Ferrari, I thought, well, Ferrari always very good on managing tyres.. But let's see how they resolved. On the second stint, Ferrari looks very fast!, and Hamilton couldn't manage to even follow him.. Then I thought: Ah.. probably Ferrari was fast because choosing on more aggressive strategy, probably pitting more pit stops than Mercedes and Lotus. The faster Alonso got away, the more likely I thought they would go for more stops than Mercedes.... But.... at the end I was totally wrong, Ferrari looks very fast, even for so many laps have passed. Amazing!

9 - General Comment(s)
Every race juggling the order of the best car (fast and low degradation on tyres), which is quite interesting how the season goes... First race, Lotus. Second race, RB. Third race, Ferrari. Who's next? Mercedes? But the championship was a little bit clear probably between Vettel and Alonso. But my thought would probably another mistake! :-D This Pirelli tyres have really made my prediction no longer a prediction, it has become more like fortune telling!

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Re: Rate the 2013 Chinese Grand Prix

Post by Ferrari92 » 15 Apr 2013, 10:27

1 - Best Driver
Alonso

2 - Best Team
Ferrari

3 - Best Overtake
Hamilton on Button

4 - Best Moment
The start and the last few laps

5 - Worst Driver
Guiterrez

6 - Worst Team
Williams

7 - Best Rookie
Bianchi

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