Vote for your 2020 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend

44 comments on “Vote for your 2020 Russian Grand Prix Driver of the Weekend”

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   Jere (@jerejj)
   27th September 2020, 20:48

   I voted for Perez, although I couldn’t at first decide between him and Ricciardo, but eventually went for him.
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      Jere (@jerejj)
      27th September 2020, 20:49

      Both the DOTW and DOTD.
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      juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
      27th September 2020, 23:35

      Danny Ric, Checo and Chuck LeCluck all made their teammates look a bit average this weekend (again). Of those three, Danny made a couple of self-confessed mistakes in the race, and Chuck started on the better tyres to help him jump the soft-shod starters, so giving it to Checo.
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         juan fanger (@juan-fanger)
         28th September 2020, 9:57

         Oh, and Max.

         If Albon ever gets close to Max then it’s DOTW for him :)
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      Balue (@balue)
      28th September 2020, 16:14

      Verstappen was great, but I’ll give it to Perez too. The lap times at the end was especially good for a midfield car.
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      Vince
      30th September 2020, 20:34

      I’m beginning to think that it’s a complete waste of time having things like driver of the day and driver of the of the weekend competitions because, firstly, people just do not understand the difference between the two statements and often vote the driver of the weekend when the person they nominated was only the driver of the day. Secondly, because people on this site only vote for drivers they like rather than drivers who put in great performances. I mean, how on earth is Lewis Hamilton not easily driver of the day and weekend when he brilliantly qualifed about half a second a ahead of Bottas and in the race itself he repassed Bottas going into turn one And then after silly penalties he went from 11th place to finish on the podium. Now how is that not a contender for drive of the weekend, and WEIRDLY ENOUGH Mad Max who started second and did not pass one single car, yet was voted driver of the whole weekend. so voters do vote according to who they like and not who is the best driver. I notice many voters are just bitter and jealous of Hamilton brilliance
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   cduk_mugello (@cduk_mugello)
   27th September 2020, 20:49

   Thought Leclerc consistently got the best out of the car this weekend. Compare him to his four time world champion team mate and he’s really driving well this season.
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      Velocityboy (@velocityboy)
      27th September 2020, 21:07

      +1, I had the same thought. Assuming that Vettel hadn’t forgotten how to drive, Leclerc bringing the draggy car with the F2 engine home in 6th, was a significant feat. And yes, I keep waiting for Leclerc or Vettel to yell GP2 engine from the cockpit.
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      GnosticBrian (@gnosticbrian)
      27th September 2020, 22:03

      And doing to Stroll that which Hamilton was penalised for doing to Albon in Brazil…and not a murmur.
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      Michael (@freelittlebirds)
      28th September 2020, 4:14

      I’m not sure that Vettel is driving the same car as Leclerc. Leclerc is obviously doing great in his car. Vettel is doing pretty well for the car he’s got.
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         Mayrton
         28th September 2020, 7:27

         Those Aston guys, they have made such a blunder hiring Seb.
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            Michael (@freelittlebirds)
            28th September 2020, 13:59

            Yeah what team would want a driver with 4 championships, 53 wins, 57 poles, and 120 podiums?
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         F1oSaurus (@)
         28th September 2020, 8:08

         @freelittlebirds Well he wrecked it again, so it might not have been 100% no.
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   Pedro (@)
   27th September 2020, 20:50

   Perez, he qualifed best of the rest easily, then in the race managed to jump the Renaults to go up to and stay 4th for the whole race.
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      F1 frog (@f1frog)
      27th September 2020, 20:59

      I also voted for Perez, as I think the Renault was probably faster than the Racing Point this weekend (particularly Perez’s non-upgraded car), but Perez got the maximum out of the car to finish so far ahead of Ricciardo and Ocon, and only finish ten seconds behind Hamilton. However, my driver of the day would be Charles Leclerc because that Ferrari had no right to be sixth, as shown by four-time champion Vettel’s position. He loses points for missing Q3 and the collision with Stroll, but on his day, I think Leclerc would be able to beat Hamilton or Verstappen in equal cars, even if his consistency is not quite on their level yet.
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         F1oSaurus (@)
         28th September 2020, 8:18

         @f1frog

         even if his consistency is not quite on their level yet.

         But that’s the whole point which makes Hamilton so successful. Verstappen and Leclerc (let alone Vettel) are not nearly as consistent as Hamilton. So they might win a race here and there, but a season is generally longer than just a race here and there.

         Leclerc is not even near Verstappen though. The few times Leclerc does well in Q3 then he generally drops down during the race. It’s usually only when he has an off strategy that he sort of performs decently during a race. Like
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            Oconomo
            28th September 2020, 9:27

            @f1oclown
            “But that’s the whole point which makes Hamilton so successful.”
            Well, having the most dominant piece of engineering made for him by the greatest engineering team of the world, combined with the strongest engine designed by the best engine builder and an incredibly weak and obedient teammate is what makes Lewis so succesful.
            He can’t hold a candle against Max his consistency, let alone his raw speed and overtaking skills.
            His consistency better than Max, whahahaha, f1oclown at his best.
   2. 

      MacLeod (@macleod)
      27th September 2020, 22:27

      Perez and Max, George and Daniel a good second.
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   Neil (@neilosjames)
   27th September 2020, 21:05

   I think Perez deserves it this week. Can’t be in a good place ‘inside’ given recent events, but I think he got everything he could out of his particular, non-upgraded car.

   Honourable mentions for Ricciardo and Leclerc.
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   Joao (@johnmilk)
   27th September 2020, 22:56

   Perez or you are wrong
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   Bill
   28th September 2020, 0:10

   Perez!!
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   David BR (@david-br)
   28th September 2020, 1:04

   Perez, no question.
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   Carlos Medrano (@carlosmedrano)
   28th September 2020, 1:16

   Perez making it clear he isnt losing his seat because of lack of talent
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   Jorge Lardone (@jorge-lardone)
   28th September 2020, 2:45

   Charles Leclerc, of course. Ricciardo and Perez did a good work also.
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    kcrossle (@kcrossle)
    28th September 2020, 2:54

    A lot for Perez, somehow. I just watched the replay but except for an occasional flash of pink, what did he do? Asking, not challenging (at this point). Did well but.. did he pass anyone? Have a strong battle? 4th is nice, but I don’t see a reason for Driver of the Weekend.
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       Paul Villanueva
       28th September 2020, 6:31

       Outqualified teammate without upgrades by a huge margin, Consistency in FP 1,2,3. Did a nice Move on RIC, Renaults were looking good this weekend and beat them by +10 sec. Best of the rest. With all he beeen through this last weeks Dude what else do you need?
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          HS (@hsvdt15)
          28th September 2020, 8:49

          Of course he’ll outqualify his teammate by a huge margin if his teammates car isn’t working…
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    LMB-F1 (@luis)
    28th September 2020, 4:58

    Pérez had a very solid weekend, P1, P2, P3, he was always at the top of the standings, and he confirmed it in Q3, 4th, clearly beating the two Renault, just behind Max.
    He started on the dirty side of the track, lost positions, but with a good strategy and good tire management, Checo got the best of his car, and surpassed the Renault cars, clearly separating from Daniel, final 4th place, …excellent performance, outstanding.
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    sumedh
    28th September 2020, 5:52

    I was going to give it to Leclerc but changed my mind to Checo.

    Leclerc drove well, no doubt. But he was lucky that the Stroll incident didn’t fetch him any penalty. Also, Ferrari clearly used Vettel to slow down Ocon and Ricciardo. So, the 2 positions he gained after lap 1 – Ocon and Gasly – were due to Ferrari’s help and because of Gasly’s own softer tyres at start and the needless VSC pitstop for him.

    Checo on the other hand drove a very solid race. Great pace during the pit stop phase to be able to jump both Ricciardo and Ocon (of course helped by Seb ahead).

    On the other hand, Renault really need to think about their strategy. They were running 4th and 5th before the first pitstops, had no hope of catching the top 3 and apart from Checo, all their pursuers were more than 2-3 seconds behind. In such a situation, was it really necessary to pit BOTH their drivers so early on and put them behind Vettel? They conspired to make that 4th, 5th into 5th, 7th!!
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    GechiChan (@gechichan)
    28th September 2020, 6:52

    Voted for the guy who has no drive next year.

    That’s F1 for you: a really good driver that has carried his team to many best-of-the-rest results (and contributed with lots of money from Mexican sponsors) is now being fired and can’t find a seat for 2021.
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       MacLeod (@macleod)
       28th September 2020, 8:12

       Not finding a seat i really think he is going to Haas. Like Kimi is staying and Mick Schumancher are at Alfa Romeo.
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    Sham (@sham)
    28th September 2020, 8:03

    Perez was great – but I have to say that I don’t recall any moments specifically.
    Racing Point are going to regret their decision, as Vettel is not the better driver in midfield battles. If I was Perez, I’d walk away from F1. There’s no point at all going to the only team likely to make a space.

    I went for Ricciardo, though several in the midfield could’ve taken it.
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       petebaldwin (@)
       28th September 2020, 11:02

       I would as well if I was Perez. I could see him jumping over to Indycar for next season as there is no point in driving for a slow team unless he’s just desperate to stay in F1… With his sponsors etc, he could get a decent seat wherever else he goes and could be fighting for Championships.
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          Jon
          28th September 2020, 14:24

          He belongs in F1 as mush as old Kimi does.
15. 

    kpcart
    28th September 2020, 8:14

    Kvyat did really well at his home race, defeated his teammate like Ricciardo and Perez did.
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       bosyber (@bosyber)
       28th September 2020, 14:30

       I also went with Kvyat, partly because he’s underrated a lot, he had a good weekend with no mistakes (Leclerc did hit Stroll, Ricciardo missed the chicane; Verstappen was great on Saturday, but in the race he just couldn’t do much to make a difference).
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    vince
    28th September 2020, 9:22

    I’m beginning to think that it’s a complete waste of time having things like driver of the day and driver of the of the weekend competitions because, firstly, people just do not understand the difference between the two statements and often vote the driver of the weekend when the person they nominated was only the driver of the day. Secondly, because people on this site only vote for drivers they like rather than drivers who put in great performances. I mean, how on earth is Lewis Hamilton not easily driver of the day and weekend when he brilliantly qualifed about half a second a ahead of Bottas and in the race itself he repassed Bottas going into turn one And then after silly penalties he went from 11th place to finish on the podium. Now how is that not a contender for drive of the weekend, and WEIRDLY ENOUGH Mad Max who started second and did not pass one single car, yet was voted driver of the whole weekend. so voters do vote according to who they like and not who is the best driver. I notice many voters are just bitter and jealous of Hamilton brillianc.
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    Pironi the Provocateur (@pironitheprovocateur)
    28th September 2020, 9:38

    Hard to think of anybodywho would deserve it for an oustanding performance, nobody exactly shone this weekend. Alpha Tauris were okay-ish, Perez, Bottas and Verstappen didn’t do any mistakes. I would probably pick Verstappen despite his spins in the free practice.
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    petebaldwin (@)
    28th September 2020, 11:08

    I went for Perez for the reasons others have already said. I’d say it was probably a 7/10 performance by him though – there weren’t any incredible drives by anyone. He was the best this time out but there have been other races this year where 4 or 5 drivers put in better performances in my opinion.
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    roadrunner (@roadrunner)
    28th September 2020, 13:45

    Verstappen for me. Beat one Merc in qualifying and the other one conviently (but penalty assisted) in the race. Plus a gap even more huge to his teammate than usual.

    Honourable mentions to Perez, Leclerc and Giovanizzi
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       Balue (@balue)
       28th September 2020, 16:18

       @roadrunner Yeah it was amazing to beat Mercedes in both Q and R, but the Red Bull car has improved (as it always does as the season progresses) and on some tracks it works well, so part of that was the car IMO.
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    Jesper (@jesperfey13)
    28th September 2020, 15:26

    Most people choose Perez, which i can understand… but for me it has to be Verstappen. His problem is just that he has set such a high standard, that we are getting used to his high performances. Splitting the mercs in both qualy and the race is a top job for sure.
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    ferrox glideh (@ferrox-glideh)
    29th September 2020, 3:09

    There has to be a first time for everything. I vote for Perez, a fine performance on and off the track.
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    Paul Villanueva
    29th September 2020, 3:56

    I Just found Hamilton and Perez are the only two drivers on the grid to score in every race they participate this season. Outstanding consistency from Perez.

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