Official Driver of the Race : GP of Turkey 2009

**Bononi** · 7 Jun 2009, 13:32 (Ref:2476944)

Let's muscle our brains about this one...

NPP · 7 Jun 2009, 13:45 (Ref:2476952)

Trulli or Rosberg? Definitely none of the front runners this time.

Ricky Bobby · 7 Jun 2009, 13:55 (Ref:2476958)

Vettel.
Good result even though some idiot at RBR put him on a 3 stop stratergy.

chavez169 · 7 Jun 2009, 13:58 (Ref:2476961)

Vettel

Hendrik · 7 Jun 2009, 14:23 (Ref:2476980)

Voted for Rosberg. Great start, followed by a flawless race.

Good to see a Williams in the points and Toyota regaining their strenght.

**chunterer** · 7 Jun 2009, 14:29 (Ref:2476986)

Webber.

Button on different planet so I can't really vote for him!!

Can't vote for Vettel because he blew it.

Piquet did a nice move...........

Racer 35 · 7 Jun 2009, 14:32 (Ref:2476988)

Rosberg for me... did everything he needed, and finished much higher than he started. Good to see Williams back up towards the top of the rsults. Nakajima did ok too. Honourable mentions to Trulli for keeping it together and finishing well, and also for Button for yet another flawless race... capitalised on Vettel's mistake and was always fast when he needed to be.

Not sure how anyone can vote for Vettel for this one.... converted pole to 3rd place, and lost the lead in a silly mistake. Button must have been chuckling when he saw it.

p261brm · 7 Jun 2009, 15:43 (Ref:2477036)

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Vettel.
Good result even though some idiot at RBR put him on a 3 stop stratergy.

Sorry comrade, Vettel was light, 5 kilos light. Pole would have been Button's, and the mistake was of Vettel's own making. A well deserved second place to Webber, steady faultless drive.

**Peter Mallett** · 7 Jun 2009, 14:29 (Ref:2476987)

Button,

Made one minor mistake. Vettel threw it away on lap one so nil points from me.

Rosberg good and so was Trulli but it had to be Jenson today. Hon mensh to Mark though.

Did I see tears in the Rubens interview?

Marbot · 7 Jun 2009, 14:33 (Ref:2476991)

Nah! It's just sweat.

*In reply to PM*

Jenson really,but good race from Webber.

GORDON STREETER · 7 Jun 2009, 14:40 (Ref:2477004)

I know its getting boring for some, but it has to be Button.
He always seems to get the best out of the car without going OTT, and it almost seems like the car is designed around him (like Stoner and Ducati) except his team mate is "almost" there.

NPP · 7 Jun 2009, 14:44 (Ref:2477009)

Quote:

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

I know its getting boring for some, but it has to be Button.
He always seems to get the best out of the car without going OTT, and it almost seems like the car is designed around him (like Stoner and Ducati) except his team mate is "almost" there.

I have voted for Button in the past for this reason, but today he simply did not have to do enough to justify getting DOTR - didn't he start reducing revs before the race was half over? Still, I agree that he is showing consistently that he is both a good and and intelligent driver, and I am happy that this is the case, but today I vote Rosberg.

Marbot · 7 Jun 2009, 14:59 (Ref:2477020)

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Originally Posted by NPP

didn't he start reducing revs before the race was half over?

You can do that if you do all the hard work at the beginning.

Certainly when it was obvious that he'd got far enough ahead not to be caught he could turn the revs down.But through free practice and qualifying it didn't look like he had the fastest car.

And he wouldn't be the first driver in history to turn the revs down at the end of a race.

NPP · 7 Jun 2009, 15:08 (Ref:2477024)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbot

And he wouldn't be the first driver in history to turn the revs down at the end of a race.

I am not at all implying that he shouldn't have driven prudently as he did; and indeed I think that comparing him to Rubens this year shows how much his prudent, calculating and smooth approach are worth. I just think that he didn't have to work as hard for it this time (just to clarify).

mattt · 7 Jun 2009, 14:41 (Ref:2477006)

For a solid, dominating drive it has to be .... Fisichella

In all seriousness Button

M-Kart · 10 Jun 2009, 02:07 (Ref:2478839)

Quote:

Originally Posted by mattt

For a solid, dominating drive it has to be .... Fisichella

In all seriousness Button

haha kudos to Fisi for making it through turn 1 in Turkey without incident - history shows he hasn't made turn two at Istanbul too often before!!

NAC · 7 Jun 2009, 15:06 (Ref:2477022)

JB - Drove away with it

Actually I disapointed Rubens was not on the list

Marbot · 7 Jun 2009, 15:24 (Ref:2477030)

Quote:

Originally Posted by NAC

JB - Drove away with it

Actually I disapointed Rubens was not on the list

In all fairness to Ruben's he qualified well,and would certainly have given the Red Bulls something to think about.But he does seem to be having a bit of a problem with his starts.

And now maybe he has a 5 grid place penalty for Silverstone,because he's still one race short of his new gearbox allocation.

Marbot · 7 Jun 2009, 15:58 (Ref:2477050)

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Originally Posted by Marbot

.

And now maybe he has a 5 grid place penalty for Silverstone,because he's still one race short of his new gearbox allocation.

Unless...

"Unless the driver fails to finish the race (see below) the gearbox fitted to the car at the end of the Event must remain in it for three further Events. Any driver who failed to finish the race at the first, second or third of the four Events for reasons which the technical delegate accepts as being beyond the control of the team or driver, may start the following Event with a different gearbox without a penalty being incurred."
FIA sporting reg

chavez169 · 7 Jun 2009, 16:46 (Ref:2477073)

I put Vettel instead of Webber largely because of the difference in pace in the final stint but after hearing that he turned the engine down i guess i would have to say Webber or Button.

Ralf's Girl · 7 Jun 2009, 19:20 (Ref:2477166)

I don't think I care enough to vote...I can't remember anybody's drive bar Barrichello's for its sheer awful-ness.

Marbot · 7 Jun 2009, 19:33 (Ref:2477179)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralf's Girl

I don't think I care enough to vote...I can't remember anybody's drive bar Barrichello's for its sheer awful-ness.

I've always advocated that there should be a WDOTR poll.

ralf fan · 7 Jun 2009, 19:42 (Ref:2477187)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marbot

I've always advocated that there should be a WDOTR poll.

The Webber DOTR poll? Isn't he always DOTR?

Super Hans · 7 Jun 2009, 15:54 (Ref:2477048)

Jenson Button just seems completely untouchable in the Brawn. Like Loeb in a Citreon or Schumacher in a Ferrari.

JamesH · 7 Jun 2009, 17:52 (Ref:2477108)

Vettel? Why? Started pole, went of track, came third. How can that be DOTR?

In fact how could it really be anyone but Button? Made one very slight error when he went wide, otherwise no apparent mistakes AT ALL.

Webber also very good, but just not as quick.

No-one else even came up on the radar.

View Poll Results: Driver of the race
Jenson Button	57	53.27%
Mark Webber	28	26.17%
Sebastian Vettel	3	2.80%
Jarno Trulli	1	0.93%
Nico Rosberg	11	10.28%
Felipe Massa	0	0%
Robert Kubica	1	0.93%
Timo Glock	0	0%
Kimi Raikkonen	1	0.93%
Other	5	4.67%
Voters: 107. You may not vote on this poll

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