[Official] Rate the Grand Prix: Austrian Grand Prix 2015

[Born Racer]

What score does it get from you?

[fergus_r]

A generous 6.

[stripedcat]

I did actually think that it was quite good. Okay - we were robbed of a battle for the lead - thanks to Lewis' penalty - but further down the field there were battles. Bottas versus Hulk, Nasr, Max versus Pastor and also Felipe managing to keep Vettel at bay to claim a second podium for Williams. Plus - two of Bottas' overtakes were without DRS. Not a track that I'm fond of - but I think the race was pretty good today.

I'll give it a 7.

[GT6]

Quite an enjoyable race, gave it a 6

[Aysedasi]

Moderately entertaining behind the inevitable front two. Some decent action here and there. 6 from me.

[Adam43]

Terrible, about time they listened to the fans.

[Paradise City]

4. There was good bits and pieces in that race. i.e Nasr, Maldonados action. A bit unlucky for Hamilton to slip up with that pitlane stuff. I think Kimi would've provided some fun too if he hadn't of had his accident. Rosberg did fine too. It's easy to downplay that given that its a Merc that finishes first every week.

It was a race that could've been livelier on a different day but just didn't take off today. It was that kinda thing. I was happy enough.

[bjohnsonsmith]

It wasn't as good as last year's race. A pity Kimi went out on the first lap and we'll never know if Alonso could have got anything out of the McLaren, otherwise, not the best race I've seen. There were a few mid-field scraps but nothing that really stood out. 4

[Sodemo]

Race probably deserved 4, but I gave it a 3 due to the previous track being destroyed and this modern go-kart track being put in its place.

[ECW Dan Selby]

When all these fun tracks fail to provide something worth talking about, then there's a problem, isn't there?

Definitely needs fixing. I just feel no excitement for these cars, anymore.

I still have excitement in regards to anticipation, but I always feel so deflated and let down at a DRS pass. It's just not a real pass, is it?

Plus, the drivers infront now understand it's not even worth bothering trying to defend as it's so lopsided, so you just get a free pass.

Sorry, really doesn't do it for me.

So glad I didn't go now!

6

Selby

[craig1]

Didn't give a score as there isn't a negative one available.

Seriously if you think that almost anything that F1 has thrown up this year in anyway resembles racing then well our expectations have slipped to a desperate level.

At the rate their going probably a quarter of the field will have some sort of moronic penalty and be effectively a lap down before the race gets underway. How does that add in anyway to "The Racing".

If this rubbish that they dish up now a-days as F1 (the pinnacle of motorsport, almost find that impossible to type in the same sentence) was an animal, it would be euthanized.

[GORDON STREETER]

I gave it a 2, I had better things to do today like a get together of old mates and a few drinks ! I did record it and have just watched it, and all I can say is I'm glad I didn't watch it live.
Hopefully Silverstone will be better !!!!

[Mekola]

Quite good. I'll give a 6.

[mikuni]

I actually gave the race a 7. I enjoyed it, particularly the opening few corners. It then settled into a rhythm with quite a bit of decent passing by a few coming through the field. A lot of the passing was actually outside of the DRS zones. Granted much of it was on Renault powered cars, with the equivalent powered cars struggling to get an advantage, but that is part of racing.

I actually think this was a good grass roots grand prix, and if you don't at least partly enjoy this kind of race, you really have no place watching F1.

[Biscuits In A Red Bull]

I feel sick reading this. It's honestly time some people just left Formula 1 alone. This race had some nice side by side stuff, some good race-long (or nearly race long battles) - and there was racing for the podium. But because the top 2 is out of the question, then it seems everyone gives it about 3 less than the race merits. Behind the Mercs was some good stuff. This race was more reminiscent of last season with the very competitive midfield. Enjoyable. 7 is a stretch though but considering how some people on here won't actually watch the races and assume they're terrible I feel that a 7 will balance out the frankly unjustifiable 4- scores that this race will achieve.

I say it a lot but shut up. A 20, maybe 30 minutes highlights reel of this race would be really good fun to watch with the amount of racing that there was in the lower end of the points. But until another team will win a race, the fans will cry out and throw tantrums about how bad it is. Grow up and learn that not everything will be exactly how you want it to be, and that may not be a bad thing. Some of the complaints on here are ridiculous.

[Razzzor]

There are certain individuals online that don't understanding a proper rating system, whether out of 5, 10, or 100. You can see it on metacritic with all the idiots who rate things 0 or 1 just because they didn't enjoy them.

The person above that said it should be a negative score? Nothing should ever get a negative score. That's suggesting it's so bad it should never have ever taken place. Even a zero should only be reserved for a race that never actually took place, at least in it's entirety. Even a race stopped at half distance, or that only 6 cars took place in, should be higher than a 0 or 1. A 2 or 3 suggests something was really wrong with the race, just as spending most of it behind a SC because of rain. Or the 2011 Indycar finale that claimed Wheldon. Personally, I probably wouldn't give any F1 race in the last 30 years a 3. Nothing has been that bad.

The Austrian GP was just a fairly dull race with not much passing, or not much battle for the lead. Yes, I did find it boring and would only give it between a 5-6, and F1 should definitely be getting a better score than this.

Indycar and GP2 probably hasn't dipped down to a 5 in a few years.

[MoMedic9019]

5. Love the venue.. and the race wasn't terrible.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Razzzor

There are certain individuals online that don't understanding a proper rating system, whether out of 5, 10, or 100. You can see it on metacritic with all the idiots who rate things 0 or 1 just because they didn't enjoy them.

The person above that said it should be a negative score? Nothing should ever get a negative score. That's suggesting it's so bad it should never have ever taken place. Even a zero should only be reserved for a race that never actually took place, at least in it's entirety. Even a race stopped at half distance, or that only 6 cars took place in, should be higher than a 0 or 1. A 2 or 3 suggests something was really wrong with the race, just as spending most of it behind a SC because of rain. Or the 2011 Indycar finale that claimed Wheldon. Personally, I probably wouldn't give any F1 race in the last 30 years a 3. Nothing has been that bad.

The Austrian GP was just a fairly dull race with not much passing, or not much battle for the lead. Yes, I did find it boring and would only give it between a 5-6, and F1 should definitely be getting a better score than this.

Indycar and GP2 probably hasn't dipped down to a 5 in a few years.

That's your understanding of a rating system, which is why you rated/scored it, as you did. That isn't necessarily someone else's understanding of a rating system which is why they rated/scored it as they did.

There are no Rate The Race, or Driver polls on the IndyCar section. We could try it and I have just the person in mind.

[dsg]

As per usual there were a couple of midfield/backmarker battles. 4.

[Razzzor]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

That's your understanding of a rating system, which is why you rated/scored it, as you did. That isn't necessarily someone else's understanding of a rating system which is why they rated/scored it as they did.

There are no Rate The Race, or Driver polls on the IndyCar section. We could try it and I have just the person in mind.

Yep it is mine, I just happen to think it's also the more correct one lol.

Re Indycar polls, Indycar doesn't seem to be so popular on the tentenths forums. There might be several posts per race, but overall no one somes to care so much about Indycar discussion. Over on trackforum there's always tonnes of Indycar talk though, almost too much to keep up with actually.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Razzzor

Yep it is mine, I just happen to think it's also the more correct one lol.

Re Indycar polls, Indycar doesn't seem to be so popular on the tentenths forums. There might be several posts per race, but overall no one somes to care so much about Indycar discussion. Over on trackforum there's always tonnes of Indycar talk though, almost too much to keep up with actually.

Haha, you would say that and your entitled to your opinion.

Trust me, there's a fair bit of discussion about IndyCar, though it's mainly confined to the News and Rumours thread, which is just as well, as every so often the CART Vs IRL war rears its ugly head; such is the current state of IndyCar.

There is Trackforum.

[F1Pete]

I see 0 is not an option so I won't cast my vote....

[mikuni]

Originally Posted by F1Pete

I see 0 is not an option so I won't cast my vote....

I thought you'd be happy. It could have ended a lot worse for Kimi yesterday. It was a scary crash.

[gomick]

I recorded the race, watched the 1st lap, then fast forwarded 20 laps at a time - hoping each time when I pushed play that Mercedes where not 1 & 2

Red Bull Ring has always been as enjoyable track - IndyCar should go there & replace F1

Rating of 1 as I am only giving it 10/15minutes of dull viewing - which is a shame!

[JamesH]

Originally Posted by gomick

I recorded the race, watched the 1st lap, then fast forwarded 20 laps at a time - hoping each time when I pushed play that Mercedes where not 1 & 2

Red Bull Ring has always been as enjoyable track - IndyCar should go there & replace F1

Rating of 1 as I am only giving it 10/15minutes of dull viewing - which is a shame!

Why would you think that the best two cars with two great drivers, would not be 1&2?