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Old 22 Sep 2013, 13:04 (Ref:3307400)   #1
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Sebastian Vettel. The on-form driver. How can anyone deny he's one of the best now? Seriously? Are people deluding themselves?
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Old 22 Sep 2013, 14:12 (Ref:3307426)   #3
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Old 22 Sep 2013, 14:39 (Ref:3307444)   #4
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How on earth can that be bad for the sport?
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How on earth can that be bad for the sport?
This is how:

The story of his unbridled evil has been so twisted and convoluted over the years that no one is now quite sure where it began (although I get the vague sensation that the 2010 Turkish Grand Prix had something to do with it), but the fact remains that it is human nature (and I am somewhat guilty of this) to want to see the king dethroned viciously by the underdog. The villainous complex surrounding Vettel doesn't help matters. And three runaway races in a row in absolutely identical, idiotic style by Formula 1's new "dumb blonde" does indeed get a bit BORING after a while. It almost makes you want to quit wasting your time because you know the outcome. He absolutely dominates all of the Singapore-Abu Dhabi streak of racing and the title is essentially his. What is there to watch or get excited about? All I could find entertaining in Singapore was staring at that amazing opera house in the far-away shots. Viewership is going to go down once people shut off their TV in disgust after the first 15 laps as I did. Vettel is absolutely murdering the sport with his attitude and whinging/winning, no ifs, ands, or buts about it.

Formula 1 is becoming more and more like a circus. And F1 2013 will likely be named one of the most boring seasons of racing in the last decade.
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Bad for the spectacle. Consideration of a sport does not demand a close battle. As a sport it is just there to find the best in a contest. That it did, Vettel and Red Bull won.
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Old 22 Sep 2013, 14:15 (Ref:3307429)   #7
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Sebastian Vettel. The on-form driver. How can anyone deny he's one of the best now? Seriously? Are people deluding themselves?
Who knows until we see him race another top driver in similar cars? Sadly it doesn't look like he or Marko will ever allow that.

Alonso deserves it this weekend, if only for tyre management.
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Who knows until we see him race another top driver in similar cars? Sadly it doesn't look like he or Marko will ever allow that.

Alonso deserves it this weekend, if only for tyre management.
And Alonso? The only times we've seen him race a superquick driver, he was beaten. So it's not a fair argument. I agree to some extent it would help if we could see, though.
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Old 22 Sep 2013, 15:27 (Ref:3307469)   #9
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Sebastian Vettel. The on-form driver. How can anyone deny he's one of the best now? Seriously? Are people deluding themselves?
Because he can't overtake and it's all down to Adrian Newey.

Seriously, Seb was just in a class of his own today. Phenomenal pace. Able to get a massive leads and he made it look so easy.

I'll give Alonso runner-up. Bad another monster start and had a decent race.

Kimi gets third place as a decent drive from 13th to 3rd - and with an injury to hamper him.

I'll give a special mention to Jenson Button for at least dragging his McLaren into the points again. He was on for a podium - if his tyres had lasted! Outdriving the machinery that he had there.
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Old 23 Sep 2013, 06:02 (Ref:3307970)   #10
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Because he can't overtake and it's all down to Adrian Newey.

Seriously, Seb was just in a class of his own today. Phenomenal pace. Able to get a massive leads and he made it look so easy.

I'll give Alonso runner-up. Bad another monster start and had a decent race.

Kimi gets third place as a decent drive from 13th to 3rd - and with an injury to hamper him.

I'll give a special mention to Jenson Button for at least dragging his McLaren into the points again. He was on for a podium - if his tyres had lasted! Outdriving the machinery that he had there.
I'll vote with you here stripedcat!
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Voting for Vettel because he won is a little strange.

I can't see much point in a 'Driver of the Race' poll if you simply pick the winner every time.

Am I missing the point?

Mind you it appears that many pollsters tend to find a reason to vote for their particular favourite, whatever the circumstances, so I will give my vote to Felipe Massa!

'Cos I like him.
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Voting for Vettel because he won is a little strange.

I can't see much point in a 'Driver of the Race' poll if you simply pick the winner every time.

Am I missing the point?

Mind you it appears that many pollsters tend to find a reason to vote for their particular favourite, whatever the circumstances, so I will give my vote to Felipe Massa!

'Cos I like him.
Vettel annhialated the field, was so much faster than everyone else that, frankly he made them look a bit silly. Webber was nowhere near him in the same car.

I don't partilcualry like Vettel, but he won on raw pace, and did not have to rely on safety cars to make his stratgy work. So driver of the race was a no brainer for me. For me it's not a case of giving the winner of the race DOTR every time, but if somebody wants to do that, then it is up to them in this wonderful free world.
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Voting for Vettel because he won is a little strange.

I can't see much point in a 'Driver of the Race' poll if you simply pick the winner every time.

Am I missing the point?

But it also can't just go to the driver that made up the most positions. Kimi made 10 positions, great. But Grosjean was faster than him throughout the weekend, including the race. He just happened to get stuck behind fast cars and then retire.

Berthon made up 15 positions in the GP2 race in a backmarker car and in only 20 laps. Did that make him DOTR? Hell no. It was just the cirumstances of the tyres, just like the circumstances of tyres and safety car assisted in Kimi and Tefs results.

Don't get me wrong I think those two drove great races, but at the moment Kimi has just as many votes as Vettel for DOTR on here and I think that's ridiculous. That drive by Vettel to build 30secs in 13 laps is one of the most impressive stints I've seen in the last few years, to be lapping 2-3secs a lap faster than EVERYONE in normal racing conditions on the same, if not worse tyres (at least to those that pitted ie Alonso and Kimi). That's pretty incredible.
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I am not deluded. I will go on record as to say he is the best of all time. Of all time. Above every drive who has driven a race car and for this he gets booed. Sad indeed.
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Kimi's charge earned him my pick.
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Kimi, right on the tail of Alonso...
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Second Grand Chelem for Seb in an incredible weekend. You just can't beat that....
He drove so well that even Webber made fireworks for him

HM for Kimi, he was fantastic considerinthe back pain and all and almost voted for him. And HM for Alonso too, who recovered again from an average qualifying.
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I gave it to Alonso. I know I should have given it to Vettel, and I know it's petty, but I don't like him. Taking him aside, Alonso's magic start pretty much got him his 2nd place and was the best move completed during the race IMO.
HM to Webber, Rosberg and Hamilton moving their way up the grid at the end too.
HM also to Webber's engine for spicing up two seconds of TV.
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My heart says Alonso or Kimi but my eyes say Seb once again. Cool head at the start, grand slam & a 30 second lead, the rest were lucky to not be lapped.

Too bad about Mark, he may have challenged Kimi and good job from Nico once he woke up. He clearly had the goods on Hammy this weekend.
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It always really annoys me to see Alonso fans pick him over Vettel when Vettel constantly hammers him by 20 seconds per race. I don't think that's entirely down to Adrian Newey guys...

...as for me, it was either van der Garde or Vettel, and it's pretty damn obvious which one!
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Kimi for me. Half way through I was thinking 'I'll actually vote for Vettel this time' but when he just creamed it away from the pack after the safety car as if they were all taking part in the support race - sorry. Yes, he's 'great', we know all about that now but the lack of any kind of challenge to him is making this such a bore. As others have said, this track is a study in tedium anyway. Nigh-on a waste of time even watching the highlights...

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Nigh-on a waste of time even watching the highlights...
Shouldn't take long to watch the highlights though, about thirty seconds I should think.
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Kimi for me. Half way through I was thinking 'I'll actually vote for Vettel this time' but when he just creamed it away from the pack after the safety car as if they were all taking part in the support race - sorry. Yes, he's 'great', we know all about that now but the lack of any kind of challenge to him is making this such a bore. As others have said, this track is a study in tedium anyway. Nigh-on a waste of time even watching the highlights...



But do you really think Vettel is 20 seconds better than Alonso?
He was yesterday...
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Yesterday (sic) he was in a Red Bull. Alonso wasn't.....

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I somehow doubt that.....
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Crap. I wish I could change my vote.

I voted for Vettel because of the borderline ridiculous domination. I don't know that anyone else could have beaten him this weekend had someone tied cinder blocks to the back of his car.

However, after submitting my vote I thought I should instead have voted for Kimi. He put on a terrific drive, especially for an injured driver.
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