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3rd December 2012, 09:22 #1
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Autosport awards - a complete joke!
I can understand Sebastien Vettel receiving International Racing Driver of the year award since he won the title - no problem there.
I cannot understand Jenson Button receiving 2012 British Competition Driver of the Year Award ahead of Lewis Hamilton. They both had the same car underneath them and Button was destroyed by Hamilton in every conceivable way this year excepting Spa and Australia. It has just proven to me that the Autosport awards are complete rubbish and not reflective of the true story.
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3rd December 2012, 09:46 #2
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I am happy with the Autosport Awards results. I agree with them with the choices of Vettel, Red Bull, Loeb, Citroen and Shedden in their respective categories. The award of Jenson seems to be a little bit weird and I can think of only two explanations. One is that Lewis may not be popular among journalists (I guess that journalists vote in these awards?). If true, this is not very professional, although it will further emphasize the problematic character of Lewis. The other explanation however is that Jenson is a British driver who will continue to defend the honour of a British team, while Lewis will go to a German rival. This means that we had a nationalistic vote, which is understandable. After all, the award is for British driver.
My personal choice for British driver of the year however would be Dario Franchitti, who won the Indy 500 for a third time - that's great achievement.Formula 1
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3rd December 2012, 09:58 #3
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Who votes in these awards anyway?
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3rd December 2012, 10:20 #4
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If so it is strange to see Button with more votes than Hamilton, it seems that I underestimated his popularity... Vettel also seems more popular than what is seen in forums.
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3rd December 2012, 10:21 #5
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The problem is that not all readers of Autosport as as well informed as most people in here. They look at the stats and see that Hamilton seemed to be retiring a lot and that we seemed rather inconsistent. That most of these retirements and lower points positions are to blame on the team has already left the memory of many casual F1 fans.
Then there is the topic of popularity. Button has a bit of an image as the 'quite, but likeable bloke', while Hamilton did himself very few favours with his 2011 antics. That certainly plays a role, too.как могу я знать что я думаю, пока не слушал что я говорю
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3rd December 2012, 10:37 #6
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3rd December 2012, 10:42 #7
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3rd December 2012, 10:49 #8
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3rd December 2012, 10:57 #9
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