Poll Out of Ten - 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix

[mjo]

Great intra-team battles, nice rivalries. 9.

 

[Puhoon]

Thanks to team-mate dramas a solid 8. A nice battle for the lead also.

Got even better after the race on the podium and "back-stage".

 

[FB]

A 9 from me, for the result and for a fun race. If Rosberg had had a go at Lewis in the last couple of laps it might have got a 10

 

[chris1981]

8 for the racing
10 for the team mate drama
averages out to a 9

 

[ExtremeNinja]

Two tens in a row! That was a classic, both for and despite the intra-team dramas.

 

[Fenderman]

Gave it an 8 because it dished up some good action and some surprises when actually expected a lot less.

 

[Jen]

A 9 despite losing Alonso so early on.

 

[Slyboogy]

A 7 from me.

Started off average, was only spiced up by the intra-team battles, then it fizzled out again.

Lacked midfield battles too, race probably missed a little of Alonso magic.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Nine, great battles throughout and I'll finally get a new avatar!

 

[Mika's Italian Tears]

For this race, we should have separate votes for action on the track and action off the track

On track - 7
Off track - 9

 

[tooncheese]

You know you have a dull race when the podium interviews are the best part. Looked like tyre conservation and team orders for all but two laps.

 

[F1ang-o]

9...if Mark had got back past Vettel it would have been a 10

 

[rufus_mcdufus]

8 from me. Quite enjoyable. Seb still has a crazy streak which is good so long as no-one gets hurt. I do think maybe Mercedes should've let Nico go though despite being an avid Lewis supporter, if only to keep the Red Bulls pushing into a possible mistake.

Alonso's wing call - terrible decision!

Force Indias - terrible luck, they were looking pretty good.

McLaren - you're all but dead to me now I'm afraid. Try to prove me wrong please!

 

[Boyle]

A nine. A great fight at the front like last week but there was also some very good midfield battles. The added drama was also brilliant. Would have got a 10 but it just fizzled out in the last 10 laps in terms of on-track excitement

 

[The Pits]

An 8 from me.

I thought it was good to see the Mercedes and the Bulls going at it, and when that petered out, it was overtaken by the off track stuff! would have been more interesting if Alonso was still in it, but it was a good enjoyable race.

 

[Vortex]

7. Was aright, some good bits. Despite whether Vettel was out of order or not I thought the driving between those two was excellent, how easy would it have been to have had contact. At times though it just felt like the race was going on and on and on.

 

[teabagyokel]

Multi 21, I think.

Or 7.

 

[gethinceri]

Ten, it's F1.

 

[Hamberg]

I'm struggling with this. We saw a battle for the lead which is all too importantly missing these days yet this battle has led to a lot of controversy. I don't want to hear "save fuel" and 'stay behind your team mate and both Lewis and Seb apologising for finishing ahead. I want to see racing. I wanted to see Mercedes racing Red Bull but realistically due to stupid pirelli and stupid DRS we were still denied a proper battle. Thank goodness for Kimi and Hulk keeping it interesting!

It was a huge shame we were without Alonso for most of it. That should have been interesting.

7.

 

[ramilas1]

I scored Australia as a Seven to give myself a base-line for the season:

Malaysia had less 'racing', less excitement and way less doubt about the outcome
It did have much more of 'kids squabbling in the playground' - well, one kid at least!
So, marked down on several counts.