Vote for your 2013 Indian GP driver of the weekend

93 comments on “Vote for your 2013 Indian GP driver of the weekend”

1. 

   Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
   28th October 2013, 15:44

   Did a solid job on the alternate strategy despite dropping three places at the start. Second place would have been his had his alternator not failed.

   Alternate strategy failed because of alternator.

   Phunny !
2. 

   TMF (@)
   28th October 2013, 15:48

   for me it’s pretty much a tie between Grosjean and Vettel. Qualifying is the tie-breaker in this case – driver of the race goes to Romain but driver of the weekend to Vettel.
   1. 

      @HoHum (@hohum)
      28th October 2013, 21:14

      The Donuts were the tiebreaker for me, perfect weekend for Seb, honorable mention to DanR for not cracking under sustained pressure from Fernando, commiserations to Mark for being robbed of 2nd by the alternator.
3. 

   Lauri (@f1lauri)
   28th October 2013, 15:48

   Can’t be Romain Grosjean because of the Qualifying fiasco. He failed to make the risky strategy work.
   1. 

      Lance (@lancelot)
      28th October 2013, 17:09

      And yet watch Vettel detractors to vote for Romain just not to let Vettel win the poll. *eyeroll*
      1. 

         Jelle van der Meer (@)
         28th October 2013, 17:55

         I am shocked to see Vettel actually ahead of Grossjean, I thought that Vettel yet again would lose out on DotW despite being the DotW.
         1. 

            Strontium (@strontium)
            28th October 2013, 20:41

            Me too! But it seems like he is getting some credit for it, which is more than normal.

            Realistically from a race point of view it has to be Grosjean, but on the whole it is even on this one.
         2. 

            tmax (@tmax)
            28th October 2013, 23:01

            +1 Me too :)
   2. 

      Merv (@)
      28th October 2013, 20:32

      Strategy is a team decision, DOTW is about the driver.
      IF the team had decided to send RG out on the soft tyre in Q1 he would have willingly driven the car around and into Q2.

      It’s also perceived that SV has a car advantage, backed up by the fact that Webber was blowing away everybody that wasn’t SV until his alternator failure.

      A vote for RG isn’t a snub to SV, it’s acknowledgement that RG did a great job from the P17 he found himself in, not only making up 14 places but having to nurse his tyres round all GP to make his recovery strategy work.
      1. 

         @HoHum (@hohum)
         28th October 2013, 21:17

         Merv, your last line explains perfectly why I didn’t consider GRO for DOTW despite his podium.
         1. 

            Merv (@)
            28th October 2013, 22:10

            I’m flattered you read that far :-)
4. 

   wsrgo (@wsrgo)
   28th October 2013, 15:49

   Vettel. Didn’t put a wheel wrong all weekend. Rosberg and Perez did well too, but Vettel was just a class apart.
   And I don’t see how Grosjean can be DOTW, he was overdriving the car on Friday, his medium tyre lap was eight-tenths slower than Vettel in quali.
   1. 

      wsrgo (@wsrgo)
      28th October 2013, 16:58

      And funny to see Hamilton and Raikkonen getting some votes too..
      1. 

         Jelle van der Meer (@)
         28th October 2013, 17:56

         Would say more funny to see Alonso get votes, Hamilton and Raikonnen at least scored a point
   2. 

      Kingshark (@kingshark)
      28th October 2013, 20:54

      @wsrgo

      his medium tyre lap was eight-tenths slower than Vettel in quali.

      I wonder how much that has to do with the car?

      Nevertheless, I voted for Perez.
      1. 

         Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
         28th October 2013, 21:16

         @kingshark I’m not sure either, but his lap was pretty messy. He hadn’t really banged in a clean lap all weekend.
5. 

   TheBass (@)
   28th October 2013, 15:51

   Torn between Vettel and Grosjean. Both were flawless and had great drives, Grosjean’s strategy and tyre management were superb, and Vettel driving from the back was also good. Also Vettel sealed his 4th title and gave us that amazing celebration. Rosberg and Massa weren’t far behing.

   Could go either way, really, so I voted Vettel because Sunday was his day.
6. 

   Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
   28th October 2013, 15:53

   Sebastian Vettel, Sergio Perez and Romain Grosjean are all fairly worthy contenders. I don’t think Grosjean did very well in qualifying even irrespective of the fact his strategy was perhaps too ambitious but he certainly did make up for it in the race.

   Perez out-qualifying Button meant his was up to scratch as far as I’m concerned and his first stint was excellent, as was his overtake on Hamilton and Räikkönen.

   But I’m going to do the predictable thing and vote for Vettel, just for that glove throwing fail :P Stick to driving, mate.
   1. 

      Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
      28th October 2013, 16:43

      There’s a couple of others I haven’t mentioned. Rosberg and a very good weekend, out qualifying Hamilton and quite comfortably out-racing him and Massa: not the perfect qualifying but a very solid race.
      1. 

         Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
         28th October 2013, 16:50

         Massa I wouldn’t have as a contender for the weekend as had he replicated Alonso’s Q2 time he would’ve started 2nd (-0.316s on his actual time) and would’ve been *only* 0.622 behind Vettel by the average improvement margin between Q2 and Q3 (discarding the medium runners and the man himself), compared to the 1.082 he actually was behind.
   2. 

      JenniKate (@jennikate)
      28th October 2013, 16:47

      I concur! Perez, Grosjean and Vettel all contenders. If it was driver/team of the race I’d have to go Grosjean they took the risk and he pulled it off and it was nail biting towards the end to see if he’d make it.
      Perez looked good all weekend and his results reflect that.
      But for me Vettel didn’t put a foot wrong. Boring… yes, even with the early pitstop the win was never really in question, but that just shows how steady a weekend he had. He gets my vote.
   3. 

      BasCB (@bascb)
      28th October 2013, 22:07

      YEah, @vettel1, there really were some outstanding drives this weekend, the race was a lot better than I had expected as well.

      But really, for me, this weekend it just had to be Seb Vettel. 4 times WDC – in a row – and he really was doing everything right, up and including the dougnuts in the end, and even the almost failed throwing of the gloves. That was just a genuine moment of a real person.

      Great win for him, thoroughly deserved too. So yes. Vettel is my DOTW (no DotSeason vote is up yet)
7. 

   AdrianMorse (@adrianmorse)
   28th October 2013, 15:53

   I voted for Perez. He had a good qualifying, well clear of Button and close to Alonso, and drove a clean race, showing strong pace throughout. He has shown good pace before, but he hadn’t so far combined it with a clean weekend, and last weekend he did so at a time when his seat was under pressure.
   1. 

      Slr (@slr)
      28th October 2013, 16:14

      I also voted for Perez, he drove well all weekend I thought.
8. 

   David Margono (@woshidavid95)
   28th October 2013, 16:06

   Vettel, Grosjean, Perez, Massa and Rosberg… too many to choose from :/
9. 

   Mads (@mads)
   28th October 2013, 16:08

   Grosjean was good. Perez was better and Vettel was predictably, the best.
   In control, through traffic, and he was just blisteringly fast. I know this doesn’t count per se, but his celebrations were a class act. Humble, giving one hell of a show for the fans, and now a couple of Indian chaps has race gloves which are most likely worth hundreds of pounds as a result.
10. 

    L. Martins (@xusso)
    28th October 2013, 16:08

    As usual, Max Chilton votes for himself!
    I voted for Romain, he did an amazing job with his Lotus.
    I hope we can see him again in 2014 with more solid drives!
    1. 

       Nimba (@nimba)
       28th October 2013, 22:45

       how many accounts does Max Chilton has on F1fanatic.co.uk ? :P .. He’s ahead of Nico Rosberg, Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Raikkonen…. although it’s a pity that people here have wasted their votes on Hamilton and Raikkonen for the Indian GP
11. 

    OmarR-Pepper (@)
    28th October 2013, 16:12

    Both Vettel and Grosjean were 17th at some point. Vettel for strategy and Grosjean for a bad Lotus planning. It’s DOTW and considering Vettel wasn’t in the need to push for a victory to become champion, but pushed anyway in both quali and race, he gets my vote.
    1. 

       PMccarthy_is_a_legend (@pmccarthy_is_a_legend)
       28th October 2013, 17:03

       The consensus appear to be that there have been some really strong drives throughout the weekend. Massa did well, Perez too. Rosberg very good in the race and not shabby in quali either. The two stand outs for me were Vettel and Grosjean. I believe the qualifying fiasco at lotus was more due to the team perhaps being overly ambitious, can’t really fault Grosjean there. He was absolutely outstanding in the race too. I was so impressed. But it is fair to say that vettel did not put a foot wrong the whole weekend. His second stint on the medium tyres was just excellent, it won him the race. He was the man this weekend. So I have voted vettel. But Grosjean was a close second
12. 

    Casanova (@casanova)
    28th October 2013, 16:14

    I voted Rosberg – 2nd in qualifying and the race was the absolute maximum he could have achieved in the Mercedes this weekend, and he solidly beat Hamilton on merit in equal machinery. I think Rosberg’s race only went fairly unnoticed due as Grosjean’s successful one-stop strategy and Vettel’s championship story made better viewing. That shouldn’t take anything away from Rosberg’s achievement, which was a quick, canny and pretty much error-free race weekend.
    1. 

       LawFish (@lawfish)
       29th October 2013, 20:49

       well said, couldnt agree more.
13. 

    WilliamB (@william-brierty)
    28th October 2013, 16:17

    Let us not be swept in Vettel-mania when making this decision and remember that he had a completely dominant car this weekend, so surely it can’t be him. Also we must remember that is it “The Driver of the Weekend” not just the race, so in spite of Grosjean’s brilliant race drive, his erratic and erroneous performance in qualifying surely eliminates him. For me, when all things are considered, it is a choice between Perez and Rosberg, who showered both of their more illustrious teammates in their dust. Personally, I thought Perez was set for a podium had he not had warm-up issues on his final set of primes, and couple that polished drive in the midst of contractual pressure with fast yet consistent pace all weekend, and you have the driver who should logically surely be the DotW. Now watch everyone vote for Sebastian Vettel…
    1. 

       Max Jacobson (@vettel1)
       28th October 2013, 16:41

       Why can’t you vote for someone with a good car?
       1. 

          Jack (@jackisthestig)
          28th October 2013, 19:57

          Too right, Vettel’s pace rendered Webber’s (supposedly better) strategy useless before he retired.
    2. 

       PMccarthy_is_a_legend (@pmccarthy_is_a_legend)
       28th October 2013, 17:11

       @william-brierty I think it’s a bit unfair to blame Grosjean for the quali trouble. I think the team were a bit overly ambitious with the strategy to be fair
    3. 

       Jelle van der Meer (@)
       28th October 2013, 17:58

       Vettel earned DotW beyond any doubt – doing the donuts removed the last of any possible doubt
    4. 

       TheBass (@)
       28th October 2013, 18:44

       @william-brierty

       he had a completely dominant car this weekend, so surely it can’t be him.

       He having the best car somehow makes his drive impossible to the best?
       That’s a bit ridiculous.
       1. 

          mnmracer (@mnmracer)
          28th October 2013, 20:41

          I’m sure if this was 2005, he would also vote against Alonso. (/sarcasm)
          1. 

             TheBass (@)
             28th October 2013, 22:24

             @mnmracer Of course not, the 2005’s Renault was the inferior car! Only third or fourth on the grid, it was all Alonso’s outperforming his own car!1!!!11!

             Right @william-brierty?
    5. 

       uan (@uan)
       28th October 2013, 23:16

       @william-brierty

       “Perez and Rosberg, who showered both of their more illustrious teammates in their dust. Personally, I thought Perez was set for a podium had he not had warm-up issues on his final set of primes.”

       1. Perez only showered Button in dust because of a first lap puncture courtesy of Alonso, which ruined his tire strategy. Not sure that would be considered Perez dominating his teammate.

       2. On for a podium except he (Perez) couldn’t get his tires warmed up properly – hmmm.

       3. Rosberg much legitimate in terms of driver of the day than Perez.

       4. Massa blew away is far more illustrious teammate, finishing in P4 with Alonso in a scruffy P11.
    6. 

       tmax (@tmax)
       28th October 2013, 23:24

       @william-brierty A driver comes first in all the 5 Session of the Weekend and the reason for not voting him Driver of the weekend was “He had a Good car ” that must the the COTD ….
       Going by your logic Ayrton Senna & Alian Prost would never have been the DOTW

       BTW just for your kind info… This is not the “vote for the worst car of the weekend
       ” ……. Oh Wait @xusso we now know who has been Voting for Max Chilton LOL LOL.,,,,
    7. 

       seanc
       29th October 2013, 1:03

       Perhaps you should make a poll for “car of the weekend” instead
    8. 

       Oletros (@oletros)
       29th October 2013, 6:28

       Let us not be swept in Vettel-mania

       No, it is better be swept in Vettel-bashing /s

       it is a choice between Perez and Rosberg, who showered both of their more illustrious teammates in their dust.

       I miss one name here, yes, some driver that also showered his more illustrious teammate in their dust
14. 

    iAltair (@)
    28th October 2013, 16:19

    Sebastian Vettel.

    Demoted to 17th and overtook 13 cars in 10 laps to come out in front again. After which, he just control the whole race and the pack behind him to take is 6th consecutive wins and 100% record in India with his 4x consecutive World Champion.

    Despite knowing the rules of having the car driven back to Parc Ferme, he continued to deliver the donut celebrations in front of the crowd. Kneeling and bowing in front of the car and the crowd are his appreciations for the team and the fans respectively that supported him throughout.

    Nonetheless, its IVETTEL.

    Special mentions to Grosjean, Massa, Sutil and Nico Rosberg.

    Grosjean to finish in the podiums after starting 17th is a good result for him. Massa finishing in front of Alonso showing that he still has drive in himself. Sutil, making that medium compound Pirelli tyres last for 39 laps is an amazing tyre management in 2013. And of course Nico Rosberg to make a German 1-2 after a poor start to the race.

    Good day, good job and bring along Abu Dhabi. We are seeing the records of consecutive wins being broke. It’s nice to witness a 60-year history that is about to be re-written at the end of the season.
    1. 

       Mackeine Loveine (@cocaine-mackeine)
       29th October 2013, 1:06

       Actually the 13 cars he “overtook” let him pass like he was lapping them. And he didn´t control the whole race, Webber´s gearbox failed when he was leading and Vettel inherited the lead. Just for that I went to vote for Grosjean. He started 17th fought his way through the field, and he even made Kimi pissed off, and only Perez has manage to do that (Also great drive from him, loved his double overtake to Ham and Kimi)
       This GP had very great drives from a few drivers. I was surprised by Massa, he could have been in the podium if his tyre startegy worked out. Also Perez drove a good race without pissing someone else, his fight with Alonso was incredible as well as his tyre startegy. Who said he doesn´t how to drive?
       1. 

          Oletros (@oletros)
          29th October 2013, 8:46

          Ein? When Webber alternator failed the one leading the race was Vettel by more than 10 seconds
          1. 

             Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
             29th October 2013, 9:33

             Looking at the lap chart, Vettel passed 9 cars on track (Chilton, Bianchi, Bottas, Maldonado, Guitierrez, Sutil, Grosjean, Ricciardo, Perez). There may be additional ones but as they pitted on the lap where Vettel passed them, you can’t tell from the lap charts.

             Grosjean passed 5 cars: Guitierrez, Maldonado, Sutil, Guitierrez again, and Raikkonen.

             All stops had been done when Webber retired on lap 40. Webber was 14 seconds behind Vettel, lapping 0.2 seconds slower than Vettel. Hence, Webber would have had to pick up his pace by 0.9 seconds per lap to catch up with Vettel at the end. So Webber had no chance to win. Although he would have easily finished second.

             @oletros @cocaine-mackeine
             1. 

                Mackeine Loveine (@cocaine-mackeine)
                30th October 2013, 3:22

                Oh sorry, my mistake. Slept during the race and woke up exactly when Webber retired, I thought he was in the lead.
15. 

    Maeve (@maeve08)
    28th October 2013, 16:20

    Qualifying pole-1pt
    Driving from the back of the grid to the front-1pt
    Winning the race-1pt
    Winning wdc-1pt
    Doughnuts and post-race antics-1pt

    Driving from 17th place to podium finish-1pt

    5-1, so it’s vettel with grosjean as the runner-up and special mention to rosberg..
16. 

    dennis (@dennis)
    28th October 2013, 16:20

    I was close to giving it to Grosjean again. But besides driving an excellent, well controlled race, that doughnut from Vettel with a car that has to hold up in Abu Dhabi as well made the difference… I gave it to him!
17. 

    bchgrl1478 (@svfan)
    28th October 2013, 16:22

    Vettel. Not a foot wrong the entire weekend. Took pole position, was .7 faster than Rosberg’s Merc, and masterclass driving. Grosjean had an amazing race coming from 17th to finishing 3rd, however, had a bad qualifying.

    DOTW: Vettel
    DOTRace: Grosjean
    Honorable mention: Rosberg
18. 

    Retired (@jeff1s)
    28th October 2013, 16:26

    Vettel was stratospheric, in so doing the number 1 driver of the weekend for every reasons as he mastered India. Grosjean has perfecty executed his strategy to climb on a remakable podium but I want to give my voice to Perez.

    The McLaren driver had his best weekend of the season, he was fast and consistent, and wow that move on the backstretch on Hamilton and Raikkonen was a delight. DRS is exciting when two drivers have it.
19. 

    Lewis McMurray (@celicadion23)
    28th October 2013, 16:35

    A complete tie between Grosjean and Vettel! Can I vote half a vote for each? If this was driver of the race then it would definitely be Grosjean, 17th to 3rd is simply immense. He was only able to do that though because qualifying was totally ballsed up in the first place!

    Vettel won the race from pole, nothing new there but his strategy relied on him being able to cut back through to pack after pitting early, which he did superbly. Great way to win a 4th title, well done Seb!

    I literally had to toss a coin, and Grosjean won my vote
20. 

    Fixy (@)
    28th October 2013, 16:39

    On my shortlist:
    Vettel (of course)
    Grosjean (but he had a poor qualifying)
    Rosberg
    Massa
    Perez

    The latter three are the most surprising considering their advantage on their team mates. But to be honest (although I might be biased) I think Massa did the best job of all because Alonso was not, apparently, in bad form but couldn’t do anything in the race, indicating the Ferrari had little pace. The Merecedes was fast and Rosberg did well to beat Hamilton, and I think Button just had an awful weekend so it was easier for Perez to beat him this time. Massa had a great start too, stayed in contention with Grosjean and Rosberg for most of the race despite having – but I may be wrong – an inferior car.
21. 

    RACERNORRISKI (@racernorriski)
    28th October 2013, 16:53

    This is a circuit that is supposed to be very difficult to pass and no one did more passing that Romain G., so he was my pick for this week. HOWSOMEVER, this does not take away from Sebastian V. and RED BULL who are at the pinnacle of the sport at this moment, except of course for Mark W. some folks are just star crossed or so it seems. An earlier comment, Can’t be Romain Grosjean because of the Qualifying fiasco. He failed to make the risky strategy work escapes my understanding as it seems this would be a point in Romain’s favor for a driver vote as he overcame the screw up and was on the podium …. Thanks, Ray
    1. 

       TheBass (@)
       28th October 2013, 18:45

       Compensating for a mistake doesn’t take the mistake away! But I see your point.
22. 

    Jorge Lardone (@jorge-lardone)
    28th October 2013, 17:03

    Vettel, of course. Also very good job by Rosberg. In the race, Grosjean, Massa and Perez did well.
23. 

    Diceman (@diceman)
    28th October 2013, 17:22

    Voted for Vettel, but I was really close to voting Perez. He did absolutely everything right this weekend. Grosjean was fantastic in the race, but failed in qualifying, which makes it hard for me to vote him.
24. 

    Yoshisune (@yobo01)
    28th October 2013, 17:27

    Vettel. It’s easy to say he had the fastest car and he didn’t have any competitors, but his strategy was very risky. After the second lap he was in the middle of the traffic. He overtook everyone without losing much time, while the drivers who stopped later (Massa, Rosberg, Hamilton) got stuck behind someone. Brilliant drive by Seb.
25. 

    Master firelee (@master-firelee)
    28th October 2013, 17:34

    Was torn between Vet, Gro & Perez, I went with Perez because Vettel has the car and skills to completely dominate the race really so was kind of a given, Grosjean didn’t Qualify well so there’s that, but Perez out performed Button this weekend and was up to 3rd or more at one point and equalled there highest finishing position this season so deserves some credit for that.
26. 

    Dmitry (@)
    28th October 2013, 17:45

    Gro.
27. 

    Tomsk (@tomsk)
    28th October 2013, 18:04

    A few obvious choices but I’m going for a guy who punched above his car’s weight, was rapidly onto the back of the leading group, and way more impressive than Hamilton and Massa, who went missing mid-race and threw away good starts. And that double pass was impressive and brave, despite being in the world’s longest DRS zone. Another vote on the board for Perez.
28. 

    Deej92 (@deej92)
    28th October 2013, 18:28

    Alonso gets 1% for turning up. Even though he put the primes on in Q3, I doubt he would’ve been much higher on options (maybe still behind Massa even) considering his one-lap pace this season (I suppose you could say many seasons now). He was clumsy in the first few corners (maybe a consequence of qualifying 8th), especially going into Button, and then struggled to get passed weaker cars. Gutierrez in particular was giving him a hard time.

    I voted for Vettel anyway based on his very strong performances in qualifying and race, and not “because he won his 4th title”, like some people seem to assume. All of the top 5 did very good jobs this weekend.
    1. 

       Deej92 (@deej92)
       28th October 2013, 21:07

       It’s now gone to 0%. My faith in F1Fanatic readers restored!
    2. 

       DaveF1 (@davef1)
       28th October 2013, 22:44

       @deej92 It’s pretty much a given every weekend that Alonso, Raikkonen and Chilton always get their vote for being able to drag themselves out of bed and to the paddock.
       1. 

          Deej92 (@deej92)
          28th October 2013, 23:20

          Yeah, it seems that way. I didn’t even see Raikkonen have 1% until now – I will restrain myself from another rant. I doubt Chilton is getting votes out of seriousness – I find it quite funny.
29. 

    George (@george)
    28th October 2013, 18:36

    I voted for Perez. Vettel obviously did a brilliant job all weekend, but his result was never in doubt. Grosjean should really have finished 2nd, he did well to recover from qualifying but he shouldn’t have been there in the first place. Perez was the surprise performance of the weekend, he had a strong qualifying and got the best out of the car in the race. I’ve given him plenty of stick this season so he can take the carrot for this race :)
30. 

    F1 Noob (@noob)
    28th October 2013, 19:39

    lol, who voted Max Chilton??
31. 

    91jb12 (@91jb12)
    28th October 2013, 19:39

    Vettel… topped every session except Q1!
    Pole by 3/4 of a second
    Fought back from P17 after adopting the risky strategy
    Won by 30 seconds

    Amazed to think half the voters didn’t see that!
    1. 

       F1 Noob (@noob)
       28th October 2013, 19:42

       @91jb12 F1F should grey out other options
32. 

    mnmracer (@mnmracer)
    28th October 2013, 20:45

    At the end of lap 60, I was considering between Romain and Sebastian.
    Then at the start of lap 62, the deal was sealed.
    1. 

       Mike Dee (@mike-dee)
       29th October 2013, 9:39

       Hehe, I see what you did there!
33. 

    Craig Woollard (@craig-o)
    28th October 2013, 21:11

    Yes! I just voted Perez for DOTW! Incredible I know!
34. 

    Strontium (@strontium)
    28th October 2013, 21:28

    Laps leading team mate:
    Fernando Alonso 0/60
    Felipe Massa 60/60

    Wow! It’s not Fernando’s fault but nonetheless, I wasn’t expecting that!
35. 

    DaveF1 (@davef1)
    28th October 2013, 22:49

    Voted for Perez. Probably the best he’s driven all season and he managed to out qualify Button. No idea why people are voting for Grosjean considering his qualifying was terrible. This is driver of the weekend, not driver of the race.
    1. 

       Tango (@tango)
       29th October 2013, 12:38

       maybe, but what a mighty race it was
36. 

    spoutnik (@spoutnik)
    28th October 2013, 23:12

    finishing 2nd and having about 2% votes … What a reward!
37. 

    tmax (@tmax)
    28th October 2013, 23:28

    A Driver Tops all five sessions of the weekend… that is a simple enough reason for me to vote Vettel as the DOTW.

    Add to that Bonus….. Winning WDC, Doughnuts, drive from 17th to 30 sec lead, Pole position etc
    1. 

       tmax (@tmax)
       28th October 2013, 23:32

       Good Job by Rosberg ( I am getting a feeling that he is starting to match Hamilton)

       Also good Job by Grosjean and Perez.

       A Special mention to Sutil for the one stop strategy by making both the tires last such a long stint……
38. 

    Steven Smith (@ragwort)
    29th October 2013, 6:53

    I had to think hard for this one. But eventually decided it was Vettel. Could have been Romain. But then we are voting for the Driver of the WEEKEND. That’s sadly where Romain lost out. His drive on Sunday was impressive. His qualifying on Saturday wasn’t.
39. 

    Dan_the_McLaren_fan (@dan_the_mclaren_fan)
    29th October 2013, 7:52

    Voted Grosjean!
    How come he managed to make his tyres last for so long???
40. 

    andae23 (@andae23)
    29th October 2013, 8:40

    Top drives from Vettel and Grosjean, both of them didn’t out a foot wrong. But the most impressive performance for me was Sergio Perez: started on the medium tyres and somehow managed to outrace Hamilton and was right on Massa’s tail at the end.
41. 

    Force Maikel (@force-maikel)
    29th October 2013, 8:49

    It hurts to do it but I voted Vettel, once again this German has showed the world that he belongs up there with the best of the best. I’m looking forward to next year to see if the rule change can spice up the action and create another season where someone can take the fight to him.

    I salute you Mr.Vettel, well done sir!
42. 

    Osvaldas31 (@osvaldas31)
    29th October 2013, 9:09

    Voted for Vettel. He was perfect all weekend and you couldn’t have asked for more from him. Although I doubted his race strategy at first, but by overtaking cars, he didn’t comrpomise it and made it work. Besides, his celebration was the most enjoyable I’ve ever seen (and I watch F1 since 1999).
43. 

    Ron (@rcorporon)
    29th October 2013, 10:34

    RoGro was awesome but Vettel was just perfect.

    Also: doughnuts!
44. 

    Lajo (@lajo)
    29th October 2013, 14:49

    Vettel, donut!

    err, I mean, no doubt!
45. 

    KaIIe (@kaiie)
    29th October 2013, 15:16

    Since it’s driver of the WEEKEND, it’s clearly Vettel.
46. 

    AldoG
    29th October 2013, 16:36

    In a race where the dude was spotless and won his FOURTH world title (and gave us amazing doughnuts for good measure), to vote for other than Vettel should be considered illegal or ethically questionable. Just my last $0,02.
47. 

    PJA (@pja)
    29th October 2013, 17:52

    Grosjean just edged it ahead of Vettel for me.

    Also honourable mentions to Rosberg, Massa and Perez.
48. 

    MattiM (@mattim)
    29th October 2013, 23:40

    I would like to start the debate on who is the strongest driver at McLaren. Lately Hamilton hasn’t impressed. Rosberg seems more race clever. Rosberg contender for World Champion in 2014?
    Hamilton never to achieve anything else apart from the occasional brilliant race win?
    1. 

       MattiM (@mattim)
       29th October 2013, 23:48

       I meant to say Mercedes.
49. 

    Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
    30th October 2013, 8:09

    I surprised myself by voting for Perez, although all the top 5 had good weekends overall. Can’t argue with those who voted Vettel, as yet again he’s had a flawless weekend and destroyed the field. But can’t help but feel it’s a little too easy for him right now. Between him and the team they have that car perfectly balanced every weekend and he’s the best part of a second a lap quicker than anyone else bar his teammate (and a few tenths faster than him too). So maybe getting 5th in that McLaren, racing against many cars of similar pace, is harder to achieve than a win in the RedBull? maybe…

    Congrats to Sebastian on his fourth title, undoubtedly the driver of the season in my opinion. And i couldn’t help but grin like an idiot when i heard the crowd’s reaction to his celebration, that was a nice touch.

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