Donkey of China

[A FONDO]

Who else than Maldonado

Ricardo was also poor, some pretty weird moves and slow pace.

[truefan72]

i was encouraged and both disappointing by maldonado, although the button incident is 100% button's fault

i will also give a serous donkey to the sauber drivers
The care is quick but the driver's inexperience is costing them
Erricson will never perform up to the car's abilities
and nasr is still to green.

2 more experienced drivers would have improved the car's performance today.

But the award, hands down, goes to rsoberg for his absurd comical and contradictory comments
in the press junket after the podium press conference, he kept up his nonsensical issue, but then said that vettel couldn't get close to him anyway because his tires would have been compromised,
then he went on about having to stay on his tires longer and piting later?
blah. blah, blah, next he will be blaming the sun for shining in his eyes

[dj_bytedisaster]

Who else than Maldonado

Ricardo was also poor, some pretty weird moves and slow pace.

Last year he was the next best thing...

[rjbetty]

Last year he was the next best thing...

Ouch. Someone's fulla hate here

[rjbetty]

Have to go for Rosberg maybe.

Toto Wolff as I don't think he could bring himself to congratulate Hamilton?

Max Verstappen's critics. I never doubted the guy. Raikkonen, Kvyat, Verstappen...

[The Black Knight]

Have to go for Rosberg maybe.

Toto Wolff as I don't think he could bring himself to congratulate Hamilton?

Max Verstappen's critics. I never doubted the guy. Raikkonen, Kvyat, Verstappen...

Well you don't get a race at 17 years old in F1 if you don't have serious talent and all the indications from the first couple of races convey an image of a very mature and exceptional talent. He has certainly proved his critics wrong and is a thoroughly likable character. Good for him.

[jens]

Max Verstappen's critics. I never doubted the guy. Raikkonen, Kvyat, Verstappen...

Let's be honest. 17 is a ridiculously young age for an F1 driver. We have even seen some decently talented 19-20 year old rookies struggling in F1 initially.

When Max was signed up by an F1 team, it was clear he must have been very talented, because otherwise he would not have been picked up SO FAST. But it was still open in the air, how well can a 17-y-o do. Because it is a precedent in F1. Never done before.

In the end Red Bull/Toro Rosso knew what they were doing and Max Verstappen is probably the best 17-year-old racing driver of all times! I somehow doubt Schumacher or Senna would have been that good in F1 at 17. What were they doing at that age by the way, still karting?

It is scary to think, what can this kid do once he has actually got some experience under his belt...

[jens]

Last year he was the next best thing...

I still think Ricciardo is great though now we have Verstappen, who is now the "next best thing" people talk about.

Ricciardo's season of capitalizing all he could and getting 3 wins in a clearly off-pace car was reminiscent of Schumacher from 1996 or Senna from 1993. Just because he has had rubbish cars during the rest of his F1 career, does not undo the underlying talent.

[Mia 01]

Sorry to say, it has to be Jenson this time.

[truefan72]

Sorry to say, it has to be Jenson this time.

man i totally forgot about that incidents,
yes, a deserving donkey as well
I wonder what the resolution was with the post race investigation