F1 Fanatic

I’ll do Massa because I remember his easily like Dan remember’s Alons’s.

Massa (dry)- Silverstone 2007. From the back to 5th and well into the points. How’s that for the one who can’t overtake?
I was tempted to say Hungary 08 or any pole lap around Brazil.
(wet) – Nurburgring 07. Led from Alonso while others faulted, was let down by silly tyre vibrations. He was a bit dfat with Alo but he didn’t give up and he showed he could carry on and do bloody well in some of the worst conditions.

I’ll stick Alo in too. Imola 05 or Brazil 08 but a mention to Singapore 08. He still needed those laptimes in Singapore so for pace alone I’m putting that in.

Bourdais deserved the penalty? Must…resist…going…off-topic…

I’m always down on Kimi here so I’ll say his two best drives were Spa 2008 and China 2008 – the poor guy couldn’t go any slower to let Massa get by him and Felipe still made a job of it! Everyone says Suzuka 2005 and it was special, but I would say he showed even more fight at the end of that Belgian race.

Speaking of Massa, I would say Brazil 2008 was his finest drive. He still managed to pull out a pretty commanding performance even with all the pressure on him. And his reaction afterwards endeared me to him for a long while.

Button’s best drive for me would be Brazil 2009. A little clichéd I know but he put in some fine moves that day.

Damon Hill’s for me will always be Suzuka 1996, despite Hungary 1997. on a day when he could take it easy and be world champion, he fought straight off the line and won the race.

For a blast from the past, Sir Jackie Stewart’s 1968 win at the Nurburging. He won in torrential rain by four minutes.

What about DC and Brundle – For DC I’d say either his trouncing of Schumacher at Magny-Cours in 2000 or finishing second at Barcelona just after being involved in that horrific plane crash.

As for Brundle, his first podium at Detroit in 1984 was something pretty special, and he drove well at Canada in 1992 and a chance to win before his car let him down.

Schumacher-France 2004
Alonso-San Marino 2005
Massa-Brazil 2006
Button-Hungary 2006
Hamilton-Britain 2008
Rosberg-Singapore 2008
Webber-Brazil 2009
Vettel-Italy 2008
Barrichello-Germany 2000

Aaah if we’re going for some from the 50s then Mike Hawthorn 1953 French Grabd Prix. Fangio vs Hawthorn. Ferrari vs Maserati.

Spain ’81 is the one you’re thinking of.

Kimi is a tough one, for me it’s between Fuji 2007 and Suzuka 2005. People tend to forget how great his Fuji drive was from the back of the field to 3rd. I remember watching at the time and being amazed at some of his overtakes around the outside of turn 4. They looked even more epic when you see the on board footage as couple of years ago on youtube there was the entire Fuji race in onboard footage, best youtube vid ever shame it got removed.

Anyway i disgrees, but the point was he could see nothing but a wall of spray and still put it round the outside of cars the high speed turn 4. It was racing at its best.

If we’re going way back to older drivers like Hill. His best drive was either Suzuka 94 or Hungary 97. Its very very hard to choose between the two but I’d prob go for his effort in that dog of an Arrows, prob because it remains such a vivid memory from my childhood.