Poll Out of ten - 2012 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

[RickD]

5 from me, some absolutly dreadful driving from some of the supposedly best in the world, a false result due to two safety cars. The only bonus was seeing Kimi win and listening to the podium interviews and how uncomfortable Coulthard looked.

Also the fact that Red Bull were allowed to make setting changes to Sebs car after a penalty in qualifying just leaves a bitter taste..

 

[Slyboogy]

A great race, 10 from me.

I had a feeling it was going to be a good'un and was lucky to have a holiday from work today, and was able to watch it live! First time this season

Without a doubt the best race of the season for me, mainly because unlike Valencia, tyres were not as crucial, and we saw cars at it throughout the race. We had some incidents, some failures, more importantly real racing (apart from the DRS) .Also a fight for the lead, funny moments (which is rare), some drama with Vettel.

And for once action throughout the whole grand prix, never a dull moment!

And of course, Raikkonen won

 

[Johnny Carwash]

8.Really enjoyed the race today, it more or less had everything you wont from an F1 race crashes, smashes, and overtaking.

 

[Il_leone]

great race than previous two races but also some very amateurish driving as well in the midfleld

the circuit is still incredibly difficult to pass

 

[Mephistopheles]

9 from me loved it....

 

[F1ang-o]

A great race, 10 from me.

I had a feeling it was going to be a good'un and was lucky to have a holiday from work today, and was able to watch it live! First time this season

Without a doubt the best race of the season for me, mainly because unlike Valencia, tyres were not as crucial, and we saw cars at it throughout the race. We had some incidents, some failures, more importantly real racing (apart from the DRS) .Also a fight for the lead, funny moments (which is rare), some drama with Vettel.

And for once action throughout the whole grand prix, never a dull moment!

And of course, Raikkonen won

Agree with above ...but once again McLaren up Lewis' race ...so up yours......Whitmarsh & it's a NOUGHT from me...
Sorry Kimi...because I am so glad you won the race..you deserve it...but Lewis does not deserve the crap ...that he appears to be getting from Whitmarsh/McLaren.
Edit...Kimi winniing..got to give a 8...
even though I was disappointed for Lewis'...he made a brilliant effort...

 

[Boyle]

Vettel overtake of Grosjean off track not looked at? .... a couple of replays but stewards turned blind eye!

He gave the place back then re-overtook, that's why it was not investigated.

 

[Brogan]

I have split the side discussion off to here: http://cliptheapex.com/threads/penalties-parc-fermé-and-changing-set-up.5652/

Apologies to anyone whose posts have been moved which also applied to this thread - please repost them as it's not possible to split individual posts across multiple threads.

 

[Josh]

I thought it was a great race and I have given it a 10.

 

[Fenderman]

I enjoyed it. Mayhem is part of the sport and it would be poorer without it. Lots of bravado but some of it stupid so I gave it an 8.

 

[Il_leone]

there was a lot of amateurish driving on Webber's part which added to the entertainment and the fact Vettel was at the back rather than the customary pole and disappear into the distance helped

 

[ramilas1]

He gave the place back then re-overtook, that's why it was not investigated.

Thanks, I hadn't got that one and didn't see the drop back and re-pass!

 

[Galahad]

I enjoyed the unpredictability, but as I said in chat during the race, it did have an 'amateur hour' feel throughout. I prefer races where you can't keep track of the overtaking, rather than ones where you can't keep track of the crashing. I suspect more than half the field had contact at some point.

Anyway, 8.

 

[Bill Boddy]

Why are you blaming McLaren F1ang-o? It was a Mercedes engine (fuel pump) failure. I would have thought that you might consider it as a bad omen for next season.

 

[Kamui-FastestChefInTheWorld]

10. Best GP in a long, long time. Had everything. First lap crashes, safety cars, overtakes, tactical racing, Kobayashi doing well. What more do you want?

 

[F1ang-o]

Bill Boddy
I didn't know what the problem with Lewis' car was.......thanks for telling me, he seems to have had more than his fair share of problems again this year....
Merc engines are usually very reliable.
As for Lewis leaving McLaren...I never thought he would go to another team, but now that he has decided to leave McLaren....he seems much happier already.

 

[teabagyokel]

Have the best two races of 2012 come at Valencia and Abu Dhabi!? 8 from me.

 

[landogeorgelewis1]

10 outta 10 - if only for the fact the ICEMAN is back .

 

[mnmracer]

I was gutted for Hamilton, but an amazing race and I was waiting all year for a Kimi win: 10 out of 10!
While there was some questionable driving at times, it made it all the more interesting. Yes, I like that, sue me

 

[sportsman]

10 from me.I enjoyed it