Rate the race: 2012 Singapore Grand Prix
2012 Singapore Grand Prix
What did you think of the Singapore Grand Prix? Share your verdict on today’s race.
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Rate the 2012 Singapore Grand Prix out of ten
- 1 (3%)
- 2 (2%)
- 3 (6%)
- 4 (8%)
- 5 (15%)
- 6 (22%)
- 7 (25%)
- 8 (13%)
- 9 (3%)
- 10 (3%)
Total Voters: 557
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xivizmath (@xivizmath) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:08
That’s 3/10 for me. Nothing special.
MethylONE (@methylone) said on 23rd September 2012, 17:15
3 I agree, Hammy dropping out ruined the championship chase fun that we had coming.
infy (@infy) said on 23rd September 2012, 19:11
I dont see how? Vettel replaced HAM so the chase is pretty much still exactly the same, give or take 1 or 2 points.
Mike the bike Schumacher (@mike-the-bike-schumacher) said on 24th September 2012, 18:02
U guys clearly didnt suffer the early 2000′s of F1 then! If u compare this to other races this year, ya it wasn’t great, but in general it was a good race. Some very good wheel to wheel action, like massa and senna.
Martin Rasmussen (@floptickle) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:09
Incredibly boring! 4/10 for the few good battles.
PJ (@pjtierney) said on 23rd September 2012, 17:39
4 for me. Not a whole lot happened before the Safety Cars (which themselves were too long). Were it not for the interesting battles near the end I’d have rated it lower.
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 23rd September 2012, 18:31
I thought it was one of the best races of the year! So much drama, like last week, and constant battling. Was on the edge of my seat for the entire race!
Franton said on 23rd September 2012, 18:34
Not sure what race you were watching, but it wasn’t what I saw!
HoHum (@hohum) said on 23rd September 2012, 23:22
I agree about the drama but dislike the night/street format, it’s like watching a race in a tunnel, you need the chicanes and start finish grid to know what part of the track you are looking at. I gave it 5 for lots of action but think I was probably to generous.
Todfod (@todfod) said on 24th September 2012, 7:11
@damonsmedley . I have to agree with you. I thought this race was one of the most exciting races of the year. There was non stop battling, accidents, safety car periods, strategic gambles and drama for Mclaren fans.
I thought the race would be better if Lewis was still in it, and Vettel and him had to battle it out for P1 with all the safety car periods and pit stop strategy. I still had to rate the race 8.
I think a lot of Mclaren &n Hamilton fans are disappointed hence the low rating
damonsmedley (@damonsmedley) said on 24th September 2012, 7:16
@todfod Yeah, I just wasn’t brave enough to say that! :-P It’s disappointing for Lewis’ championship hopes, but there’s no masking what a race that was. I’d argue it was better than the 2010 race.
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:09
5 for me. I liked the carnage in the middle of the race, with the two SC periods and all that followed. But the rest of the GP was pretty dull, and 2 hours… is quite a long looong time.
Hangover doesn’t help either. Back to bed now !
Jonny C (@loomx92) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:33
+1 on all accounts.
Gwannel Sandiego (@gwan) said on 24th September 2012, 22:42
Ha, while voting I was thinking “but this may just be because I had a hangover”. I was struggling to keep my eyes open in the first half, but it did liven up eventually, so I went for a 6.
Eggry (@eggry) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:09
quite boring.
Roald (@roald) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:10
First half of the race was incredibly boring, safety car was just back in when it had to come back out again, no fight for the lead and some disappointing DNF’s. Massa was great though, that overtake on Senna was insane!
Wilhelm (@wilhelm) said on 23rd September 2012, 21:01
I could’nt watch the race but just had a look at this precise overtake : wow!! A clear contender for overtake of the year / even decade!
Calum (@calum) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:11
7: I enjoyed it – some good overtakes, and some great driving control (Massa), there was lots of action, crashes and close shaves.
Zubair (@zubair380) said on 23rd September 2012, 19:48
Agree, would’ve been a 6 for me, but Massa’s absolutely mad overtake and a few others is what lifted it slightly to a 7.
Other than that, I felt it was a rather slow paced race.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:12
Pretty much an avarage race yeah. A bit of action in the last quarter with Massa doing some of it. And not too bad between the pack WEB, PER, KOB, HUL and PER.
But a big shame about Hamilton and Maldonado dropping out for a more exiting race.
Colossal Squid (@colossal-squid) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:12
Six for me. Some drama but otherwise fairly dull.
Alehud42 (@alehud42) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:14
Lewis’ retirement took the sting out of the race that perfectly demonstrates why Singapore is one of the worst tracks on the calendar.
Alehud42 (@alehud42) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:15
3.
Thecollaroyboys (@thecollaroyboys) said on 23rd September 2012, 17:42
How did the track blow his engine?
Franton said on 23rd September 2012, 18:35
It’s not what he said. Not sure how you drew that conclusion?
Saying that, the race would have been pretty dull even if Lewis had finished. What is really a shame is the championship is now effectively a three horse race.
Nicholas Sunderland (@brazil2007) said on 23rd September 2012, 22:01
@thecollaroyboys Singapore is the most gearbox-intensive circuit on the calendar, so it could be argued that Lewis wouldn’t have retired if the circuit wasn’t as it is (which would be quite a stupid argument, to tell the truth).
Younger Hamii (@younger-hamii) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:14
7. Race eventually became more vibrant in the latter stages but other than that, nothing spectacular really (albeit Massa’s move on Bruno).
cswilly (@cswilly) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:52
+1 Massa’s move on Bruno
verstappen (@verstappen) said on 23rd September 2012, 19:03
And Schumi’s move on Vergne!
Ciaran (@ciaran) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:15
A 7 from me. I know it seems a but much, but from a street circuit I wasn’t expecting wheel-to-wheel stuff for 2 hours. Good racing in the second half though
Dimitris 1395 (@dimitris-1395) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:15
The race was a disgrace to Formula 1. Mechanical failures formed the outcome and it was just pathetic to see exhausted drivers just trying to complete an unecessary duration of a extremely boring race. Please make the race shorter, no driver can race there…
xivizmath (@xivizmath) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:20
I think shortening races in general would be a huge benefit for Formula1. Or even 2 races per round, like WTCC or World Superbike.
Jonny C (@loomx92) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:38
Or GP2 with reverse grids as well. That’d be fun :)
SimBri (@f1addict) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:46
I don’t like that idea at all. The other formulas cater to that need if that’s what you want.
BasCB (@bascb) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:52
please no! Its what makes this race a challenge.
necrodethmortem (@necrodethmortem) said on 23rd September 2012, 16:18
So the first 40 years of F1 were also a disgrace to F1 huh? Mechanical failures have always determined the outcome and the exhaustion is a throwback to times when drivers had to be dragged out of their cars after 4 hours of racing, with their faces completely black from the engine soot.
Icarus (@icarus) said on 23rd September 2012, 21:03
It seems to me that due to the nature of your grievances you have only been following F1 from maybe 2010.
Brian (@satchelcharge) said on 24th September 2012, 1:39
Totally agree with you two @necrodethmortem @icarus very well said
Roberto38 said on 24th September 2012, 2:47
Disgruntled Ham supporter? Sure looks like it lol..
Aditya Banerjee (@chicanef1) said on 24th September 2012, 7:29
As much as I agree with you on race duration, I simply cannot do the like about your comment on mechanical failures. Constructors work hard to make bulletproof cars and reliability failures are part and parcel of life. It is McLaren’s fault that they had two reliability failures in two races. Many championships have been won and lost in the past because of reliability or the lack of it respectively.
bosyber (@bosyber) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:16
I found the first 10 laps after the 2nd SC very interesting, first bit wasn’t very, then HAM going out apparently meant we’d have no real fight for the win with BUT waiting until he had too little pace on the softs, well done McLaren …. Some good action from Massa, great race from di Resta, and Alonso got his podium once again to keep him well ahead in the WDC. Not too bad two hours, but not great compared to some of the other races this year.
Himmat Singh. said on 23rd September 2012, 15:16
4 from me. Was quite a procession for the first 30 odd laps. Even after that it was plain old boring. I’d take 2 hours of Spa or Monza, but never Singapore (or Monaco for that matter).
Antonio Nartea (@tony031r) said on 23rd September 2012, 15:17
Which race? The one before or after the safety car?
The first 30 laps are worthy of a 4 and the last 30 of a 6, maybe. So, I’m gonna say 5 in average. Still, too much of a simulated Monacoesque experience for my taste. It would have ranked even lower if it wasn’t for the scrambles in midfield and the safety car periods turning the strategies upside down.
Still, one could say this was a bit less boring than watching tyres wear.
ScuderiaVincero (@scuderiavincero) said on 24th September 2012, 0:12
@tony031r Have to agree right there.
Aditya Banerjee (@chicanef1) said on 24th September 2012, 15:17
PIRELLOTTERY at work.