Driver of the Race

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pazzooo

What deranged nonsense.

I have to say Mr A, that is probably the strangest tangent I have ever seen anyone go off on since I joined the forum. WTF are you going on bout and where did you get all that nonsense from?

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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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But if we're basing it on that then the Driver of the Race will always be the winner, because he was on average the fastest and made the least mistakes. In this instance, Perez was the fastest man on the track for 95% of the race in car which isn't competitive against the top teams. This in Perez' 2nd race in his 2nd season. Alonso is a legend of the sport and even if the Ferrari isn't the top car at the moment it would be naive to think that they're still not a strong team - they have all the expertise, best pit stops, most money etc - and are probably holding a faster car than Sauber.

So in this race Perez was the best driver - most surprising, fastest and the first driver outside the big 3 teams in a whole year to get on the podium. To me this isn't even a contest.

Alonso = best driver of the race.

At last Your opinion !

I love Italy and have been there on holiday a few times but I think its best to cool down on the nationalistic side of things. Ferrari is pushed very much as an 'Italian National Team', but I also think the sport has been very diluted since the national beginnings. We have British teams on the grid like McLaren, Mercedes, Red Bull, Williams, Force India etc etc (funding aside), but like Ferrari they opperate at a level to win championships rather than representing their origins first and foremost. I think the fans should remember that rather than playing them off against each other regarding which country is better.

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Originally Posted by CavallinoRampante

Italians?
What about...

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What about Berlusconi? :p
What about pino? :arrows: :andrea:

no-one has mentioned Button or Hamilton's race, nor claimed Button is a "true Brit" compared to Hamilton, god knows where you get the idea that cos Hamilton is blck that we think he is instinctive, lot of talent, little brains?, what sort of a rant was that. I think you'll struggle to find a post saying there are too many Italians in Ferrari, and certainly none that equate that to lack of brain power, not sure what has prompted the race rant, i've seen nothing more than some rivalry between supporters, sure there are a lot of brits on here who on the whole support Mclaren or the british drivers, but to claim its all racist hate speech is just mental