Who was the best driver of the Italian Grand Prix weekend? (Poll)
Which driver did the best job during the Italian Grand Prix weekend?
See below for my pick of the best drivers in the Italian Grand Prix.
Review each driver’s race weekend below and vote for who you thought was the most impressive driver.
For your consideration
Here are some of the drivers who impressed me during the Italian Grand Prix weekend:
Fernando Alonso – Great lap to clinch pole position in a tight session. Lost the lead at the start but kept the pressure on Button and took it back after a quick pit stop.
Jenson Button – Opting to run a set-up which left him 14kph slower than Alonso on the straights was a risky choice. But he came impressively close to pulling it off after a great start and unblinking performance under pressure.
Sebastian Vettel – His race looked to be over on lap 19 but nursing his soft tyres for 51 laps allowed him to vault back into fourth place.
Mark Webber – Out-qualified Vettel despite losing time in two practice sessions with car problems. Lost ground at the start but made passes on Michael Schumacher, Robert Kubica and Nico Hülkenberg to take sixth.
Nico Hülkenberg – Looked faster than Rubens Barrichello all weekend. Out-qualified his team mate and beat him home. Only blot was a few mistakes at the chicanes precipitated by a dodgy brake pedal – Webber might have thought he deserved a penalty but race control didn’t agree.
Compare all the drivers
You can review what happened to each driver in the race and compare their race data with their team mates using the links below:
McLaren: Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes: Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher
Red Bull: Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber
Ferrari: Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa
Williams: Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hülkenberg
Renault: Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov
Force India: Adrian Sutil and Vitantonio Liuzzi
Toro Rosso: Sebastien Buemi and Jaime Alguersuari
Lotus: Jarno Trulli and Heikki Kovalainen
HRT: Sakon Yamamoto and Bruno Senna
Sauber: Kamui Kobayashi and Pedro de la Rosa
Virgin: Timo Glock and Lucas di Grassi
Vote for your driver of the weekend
Which driver impressed you the most in the Italian Grand Prix weekend? Cast your vote below and have your say in the comments.
Who was the best driver of the Italian Grand Prix weekend?
- Jenson Button (33%)
- Lewis Hamilton (3%)
- Michael Schumacher (1%)
- Nico Rosberg (2%)
- Sebastian Vettel (8%)
- Mark Webber (5%)
- Felipe Massa (2%)
- Fernando Alonso (40%)
- Rubens Barrichello (0%)
- Nico Hülkenberg (4%)
- Robert Kubica (2%)
- Vitaly Petrov (0%)
- Adrian Sutil (0%)
- Vitantonio Liuzzi (0%)
- Sebastien Buemi (0%)
- Jaime Alguersuari (0%)
- Jarno Trulli (0%)
- Heikki Kovalainen (0%)
- Sakon Yamamoto (0%)
- Bruno Senna (0%)
- Pedro de la Rosa (0%)
- Kamui Kobayashi (0%)
- Timo Glock (0%)
- Lucas di Grassi (0%)
Total Voters: 2,033
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Lewis Hamilton was voted the best driver of the Belgian Grand Prix weekend.
2010 Italian Grand Prix
- Technical review: Italian Grand Prix
- Jamey Price watches the Italian Grand Prix at Monza
- Hamilton: “I could have done some passing”
- Sutil: “I was in the wrong place everywhere”
- Hülkenberg’s drive “his best to date”
- 2010 Italian Grand Prix – the complete F1 Fanatic race weekend review
- Who was the best driver of the Italian Grand Prix weekend? (Poll)
- Late scare with de la Rosa can’t keep Alonso from victory (Ferrari race review)
- Set-up gamble pays off for Button as Hamilton crashes (McLaren race review)
- Vettel recovers to surprise fourth after mid-race drama (Red Bull race review)
Image © Bridgestone/Ercole Colombo
bosyber said on 14th September 2010, 18:02
Close to a tie between Button and Alonso for me, I had difficulty deciding – while both deserve it, I gave it to Alonso this time, he almost didn’t put a foot wrong during the weekend (maybe that 1st corner hit into back of Button, oh well). Button made a very interesting and bold strategy work very well, but in the end it wasn’t good enough.
KateDerby said on 14th September 2010, 19:37
Webber’s overtakes merit a vote, that and his understanding that there’s a time to play safe and a time to be aggressive.
But Alonso had a perfect weekend and also showed his maturity knowing when to push and when to hold back, so he gets my vote.
Sutil.M said on 16th September 2010, 20:28
I say Alonso but i was tied between him and Button
I was never going to vote for Liuzzi but i think he had a really good race if Liuzzi could qualify in the top 10 i think he could do really well
daykind said on 16th September 2010, 20:51
You’ve finally commented!
Sutil.M said on 16th September 2010, 21:00
Yes ive finally commented on just about every article on this page daykind go look.