Driver of the Race

By the way, I think any talk of a Ferrari-Sauber conspiracy to deny Perez the win must go out of the window on the grounds that Peter Sauber says it isn't true. There are few team bosses from whom I would believe such a statement. Sauber, surely, is an exception.

Alonso

Perez

Raikkonen

Senna

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Originally Posted by BDunnell

By the way, I think any talk of a Ferrari-Sauber conspiracy to deny Perez the win must go out of the window on the grounds that Peter Sauber says it isn't true. There are few team bosses from whom I would believe such a statement. Sauber, surely, is an exception.

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Sauber are within their right but there is a previous: Norberto Fontana claimed he was ordered to block Jacques Villeneuve at the 1997 European GP.

Perez, Alonso and senna for me too

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Originally Posted by superocean

I'm a tifosi but this race belongs to Sergio perez. Even if he pulled the dumbest move and crashed it on the last lap, this was HIS RACE! The radio call to #superSergio was a very obvious that Sauber wanted to get free engines from Ferrari this year so they allowed Alonso to win. sergio did not move and make any mistake for the race but after that radio message, he makes 1 big mistake and then comes right back? this was team to Team orders and I'm not complaining. this was the best performance by far.
so far up to this point, I thought he was just getting lucky with long stints on tires for lucky results but that is over. sergio is the real dea. next year Massa is out and Sergio in. If sergio comes to Ferrari after mid season even better. Ferrari need to look at Sauber's car setup and try to do the same as that car is way way faster than Ferrari in the dry condition.

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Sauber is not faster than Ferrari in the dry... you are comparing apples and oranges.

Fernando came in with 20 laps to go and mounted medium tires, Perez mounted hard tires.
We know mediums aren't going to last the full 20 laps but will offer better performance in the first 7-10 laps of the stint to come out on top pushing the pace.
In fact Fernando on mediums was faster than Perez on hards in those first laps. The tires than faded and the hard compound was more competitive...

so simple....

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Originally Posted by SlowSon

I see some of you mention Sergio's small mistake in the end... well for me it is much better to push and fail, rather than just cruise for the place.

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I think that a mistake like that is what separates good from great. Pérez was good, but he had the upper hand and crucially made a mistake when things only depended on him. For that reason he can't be the driver of the race for me. I like him, but no-one drove better than Alonso.

And while we're on the subject of special mentions, I think Hamilton deserves one. While Alonso and Pérez had good days (the latter not making the best of it imo), Hamilton was the best driver in the "I have a fast car but things aren't going my way" category. A solid drive, no drama, and kept his head together. Although he's not my favourite driver, it's good for F1 when he's on form, so I hope he doesn't blow it.

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Originally Posted by fandango

I think that a mistake like that is what separates good from great. Pérez was good, but he had the upper hand and crucially made a mistake when things only depended on him. For that reason he can't be the driver of the race for me. I like him, but no-one drove better than Alonso.

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Exactly :)

Perez and Raikkonen, definitely!

(I'm meant to say Alonso here as well, but my strong dislike for him is holding back the credit he deserves).

Alonso and Perez were the stars. Can there be any other logical choice? They start the race from positions 8 and 9 in cars that no one would put their money on before the race, then finish 1 and 2, leaving the competition in the proverbial dust. However, I wouldn't put Perez clearly above Alonso based solely on Perez's drive, because after all Perez did make a mistake that might have cost him a win. Raikkonen gets honorable mention as he started 10th, but hasn't quite kept up with Alonso and Perez.

It's a bit disturbing , as an Italian Ferrari fan, having had to put up with a week of Button praizing. How he's matured, how he's the best at treating tyres, how's he's got the upper hand over LH. He's a true Brit, a white Brit, so that's why he's depicted as bright, intelligent, smart... while LH is black so he's got to be instinctive, lots of talent with little brain... aggressive on his tyres etc. Not only that, I also have had to make a real effort while reading that there are too many Italians in Ferrari. This of course is associated to the fact that "there is too little brain power in Ferrari" nowadays... suggesting that Italians don't have enough brain power to be successful.
Well I have to say one thing to these people: that kind of hate, and I mean race-related hate makes for a LOT of bad KARMA.
I also want to tell people to be more open minded.
Italians?
What about Ancient Rome? The Biggest and strongest western Empire ever built?
What about (just to name a few) Leonardo da Vinci? Michelangelo Bonaroti? Galileo Galilei? Cristoforo Colombo who discovered the new continent, and Amerigo Vespucci who gave America the name it still carries today?
What about Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Pagani, Alfa Romeo, De Tommaso, Lancia, Fiat, Ducati, Aprilia, Guzzi, Piaggio (I know I am leaving out many more).
What about Beretta, Benelli?
What about Armani, Valentino, Versace, Gucci, ValleVerde and tens and tens more successful brands?
What about Prosecco, Amarone di Valpolicella, Brachetto, Soave, and hundreds of brands of fine wines?
Italy is a small country with less than 60 million people and a tad bigger than Florida State in the US, and I think it has contributed to the world's technology and culture, more than its due share... and that deserves respect.

Of course every country and every race deserves the same respect. No country has any more brain power than another country. They have just had the political and democratic background and stability to allow them to be more or less successful.

Can't we just watch a wonderful sport for just the sport, giving credit where it's due, and congratulating our adversaries, not enemies?
If you can't do this genuinely at least do it to avoid all the BAD KARMA.

Enjoy your Formula UNO.