[Official] Driver of the Race - US Grand Prix

[Born Racer]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Because we are allowed to make our own choice?

Massa was good for his standards, but I don't know about driver of the race. Still, it's a democracy here. You can even defend Ferrari if you want of course. Massa will never be driver of the race for me when he acts as Ferrari's sacrificial lamb though.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Massa was good for his standards, but I don't know about driver of the race. Still, it's a democracy here. You can even defend Ferrari if you want of course. Massa will never be driver of the race for me when he acts as Ferrari's sacrificial lamb though.

Maybe it's written into his contract?

[Marbot]

I voted for Button. Looked to be having a lot of fun out there. Should have finished even higher up were it not for throttle pedal glitch in qualifying and KERS problem in race. Vettel and Hamilton were always going to finish either first or second, so not much to see there, really. Lots of good driving from many of the drivers, too.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

You can even defend Ferrari if you want of course.

I do and I have.

[jedrinck]

Hamilton I guess. Good race!

This was a very good demonstration of the RBR's characteristics. A car that can set the fastest lap times due to its massive downforce but needs to be qualified on pole and be able to maintain a gap greater than one second to P2 because it has poor top speed and is an easy DRS victim. A McLaren that's almost as fast in qualifying is likely to pass the RBR during the race.

[MarkG]

Originally Posted by jedrinck

Hamilton I guess. Good race!

This was a very good demonstration of the RBR's characteristics. A car that can set the fastest lap times due to its massive downforce but needs to be qualified on pole and be able to maintain a gap greater than one second to P2 because it has poor top speed and is an easy DRS victim. A McLaren that's almost as fast in qualifying is likely to pass the RBR during the race.

I don't think the lower top speed of the Red Bulls is much of a disadvantage really. Lewis had DRS a few times and couldn't just waltz up to Vettel easily, because the Red Bulls gain a big advantage getting out of the corners with their superior grip and traction.

That was a great drive by Hamilton, hunting down a superior car ( 2 actually), avoiding a big accident when Vettel petulantly jinked right, then staying in front.

[jedrinck]

So Hamilton made the pass because of his greatness and not because he was faster at the end of the straight?

[Marbot]

It seemed to me that both McLaren's were hitting the limiters far too early, but were still much faster than the Red Bull's down the straights.

I think that it's a good idea that the FIA are going to limit DRS use to just the DRS zones for next season. It should stop all of this fiddling around with various DRS in order to gain too much advantage in qualifying.

[bella]

Originally Posted by jedrinck

So Hamilton made the pass because of his greatness and not because he was faster at the end of the straight?

you could boil everything in a grand prix down to that level of banal scientificness if you wanted. life's a bit short to look at everything with that kind of a magnifying glass

[Born Racer]

Still, the point is why? why was Massa the driver of the race?

[Marbot]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Still, the point is why? why was Massa the driver of the race?

Because he always drives with one hand tied behind his back.

[jedrinck]

Originally Posted by bella

you could boil everything in a grand prix down to that level of banal scientificness if you wanted. life's a bit short to look at everything with that kind of a magnifying glass

I thought that was the whole point of this forum!? Apparently then no one here knows what to do with their lives.

[bella]

Originally Posted by jedrinck

I thought that was the whole point of this forum!? Apparently then no one here knows what to do with their lives.

i'm pretty sure the sign up process involves some sort of statement that admits that the user has forgone any right to a normal life outside of tenths

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Still, the point is why? why was Massa the driver of the race?

Is this some kind of joke ? Oh yes, this is the joke !

[pauln]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

Still, the point is why? why was Massa the driver of the race?

For me, because he didn't let the team sabotaging him get him down (which he has in the past) and turned in a drive reminiscent of the pre-accident Felipe.

[Aysedasi]

And because some people wanted to vote for him - simples.

[Bononi]

Most important than anything else...

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by pauln

For me, because he didn't let the team sabotaging him get him down (which he has in the past) and turned in a drive reminiscent of the pre-accident Felipe.

Not that I should need to justify my choice, but !

[Born Racer]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

And because some people wanted to vote for him - simples.

There's a reason for everything though.

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Not that I should need to justify my choice, but !

You don't have to justify your choice, Mike, but it's helpful for other users if you do.

Re: Karthikeyan, he always looks one of the less 'cooperative' ones with jumping out of the way of the leaders. Perhaps he uses his three strikes and you get a penalty allowance with blue flags smarter than the others.

[Bononi]

Warning, what follows is a rant and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Ten-Tenths. (To be honest, it probably doesn't even represent the opinions of the poster when they aren't ranting.) People, it's advisable that when you vote, you must justify your vote, more importantly, with reasonable details... Or next time the moderator will add a poll only with drivers that the moderator thinks that deserves a vote. We now return you to our normal ramblings.

[Aysedasi]

Does that include Mr. 'Other' ?

[Bononi]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Does that include Mr. 'Other' ?

Specially !

[luke g28]

Originally Posted by Marbot

It seemed to me that both McLaren's were hitting the limiters far too early, but were still much faster than the Red Bull's down the straights.

I think that it's a good idea that the FIA are going to limit DRS use to just the DRS zones for next season. It should stop all of this fiddling around with various DRS in order to gain too much advantage in qualifying.

Rubbish, I thought it was one of the better points that you have to pick whether to compromise your car for qualy or for the race.

But I guess this means we get differences between the cars and heaven forbid we have that.

[Aysedasi]

I still prefer to see a Raikkonen/Hulkenberg type pass with pure skill than an overtake on a straight under DRS/KERS......

[Bononi]

Absolutely !!