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@kingshark I agree that this was far from Kimi’s best race, and he certainly struggled for pace, but worst driver? He had an awesome move on Schumacher, and several other drivers did worse. Grosjean, Senna, Di Resta (to a certain extent).

@brazil2007
Kimi was disappointing in comparison to what he people were expecting him to achieve. Sad to see him not break the ultimate record and complete every lap of the season. Nonetheless, I agree that perhaps I’m being a bit harsh on him.

Best Driver: Jenson Button
Worst Driver: Paul Di Resta
Best Team: Ferrari, with an underrated car throughout the season as well
Worst Team: HRT
Best Overtake: Raikkonen on Schumacher
Best Funny-moment: Kimi Raikkonen. ‘Nuff said.
Most Surprising Result: Hulkenberg genuinely fighting for victory
Least Surprising Result: Hamilton out of the race
Special Mention to: Sebastian Vettel, the triple world champion with a stunning drive against the odds.
Race Rating: 10/10

Best Driver: Hulkenberg, if you can overlook his indiscretion. If not, Schumacher
Worst Driver: Paul di Resta, for once again doing nothing (predictably, be’ll blame some external factor)
Best Team: Ferrari, for a strong performance that has eluded them for weeks
Worst Team: Toro Rosso, for simply giving over when they saw Vettel coming.
Best Overtake: Button for the early lead.
Best Funny-moment: Raikkonen going down the escape road and then having to double back. And then claiming that he knew where he was going (when he obviously didn’t, since the road was blocked).
Most Surprising Result: Caterham bounce back at the eleventh hour.
Least Surprising Result: Alonso on the podium from a low grid place.
Race Rating: 0/10 – far too much going on to the point where it simply felt random and often proved difficult to follow, culminating in the crowning of an unworthy champion.

You gave driver of the day to Hülk, so you can’t be a Hamilton fan

I gave the Driver of the Day award to someone who I felt excelled themselves, who did something beyond what we have come to expect from them, the way I always do (when and where possible). I fully expect Hamilton to be leading races; I did not expect it of Hulkenberg.

Not at all.

It’s a bit like the blog post where we vote for our favourite driver of the weekend – I don’t think that being the winning driver automatically makes that driver the driver of the weekend. I’m not inclined to vote for Hamilton simply because he was on pole, led the race for twelve laps and set the fastest lap. That’s what I’ve come to expect from him. On the other hand, Nico Hulkenberg qualified seventh, was consistently quick throughout the race and led for thirty laps, something that I wasn’t expecting him to do, so it stands out in my mind. Yes, he made a silly mistake that cost Hamilton a race win and got himself a drive-through penalty, but I’m willing to overlook that because he got my attention in such a positive way. It’s the way I’ve always voted for my drivers of the weekend. The only thing that has changed is that you disagree with my choice, and because my choice for the award took out your choice for the away, you’re accusing me of being a sore loser.

No, I’m not happy that Vettel won the title. I don’t think he deserves it, and after a season where the team flaunted the rule book, ruined the season with a dominant streak, and generally thumbed their noses at the fans, I would dearly like to see them get their comeuppance in 2013. But considering that Red Bull had nothing to do with Hulkenberg and Hamilton, for you to accuse me of taking out my frustrations on Hamilton by awarding driver of the weekend to someone else is deeply unfair.

you think a race like this worthless because your hero didn’t win

Didn’t anyone tell you? My favourite driver won the race.

I just think there was far too much going on in the field at any given time, and I struggled to follow it to the point where I spent more time watching the timing display at the bottom of the screen than the actual race. Consequently, I felt it was far too random.