F1 2010 Review & 2011 Season Preview
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G’day guys here’s some questions for you all to answer regarding the 2010 season and the upcoming 2011 F1 Season. Many of these questions have already been answered in the forum or in articles by Keith but I thought I’d put this together anyway.
Questions – 2010
1. Driver of the year?
2. Team of the year?
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season?
4. Most improved team from 2009 season?
5. Best Race from the 2010 season?
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season?
8. Best stategy call of the season?
9. Worst Stategy call of the season?
10. Best of the New Teams?
11. Best Driver from the New teams?
12. Best Rookie in 2010?
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010?
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010?
15. Biggest scandal of 2010?
16. Best crash of 2010?
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver?
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver?
19. Best quote of 2010?
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever?
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion?
22. Predicted Teams Champion?
23. First of the new teams to score a point?
24. First driver to be sacked?
25. Will the Indian GP be a success?
26. Where will Hulkenburg?
27. Which team will step up in 2011?
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing?
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking?
30. Biggest scandal of 2011?
I’ll start it off :)
Questions – 2010
1. Fernando Alonso
2. Red Bull
3. Adrian Sutil
4. Renault
5. Belgian GP
6. Bahrain GP
7. Barrichello on Schumacher, Hungary
8. Webber staying out during SC period in Hungary
9. Ferrari pitting Alonso early in Abu Dhabi
10. Lotus
11. Timo Glock
12. Nico Hulkenburg
13. Michael Schumacher
14. Ferrari
15. Team Orders Hockenheim
16. Webber flying over Kovalienen, Valencia
17. Adrian Newey designing the RB6
18. Whoever thought adding the loop to the Bahrain circuit was a good idea
19. “Not bad for a number two driver, Cheers”-Webber, Silverstone
20. Yes, without doubt it was
F1 2011-
21. Fernando Alonso
22. McLaren
23. Lotus
24. whoever drives for HRT
25. Yes, the track will be dull but fanatical crowd support
26. Test Driver for Mercedes
27. Mercedes will really take on the top 3 teams and win races
28. Yes, will lose out on seeing some good inter team battles
29. Yes, but will make it fake
30. Massa walking out of Ferrari after being told numerous times to let Fernando past
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Mclaren
3. Mark Webber
4. Force India
5. Canada or Belgium
6. Bahrain
7. Lewis on Rosberg at Australia
8. Button Australia
9. Alonso Abu Dhabi
10.Lotus
11.Heikki Kovalainen
12.Kumai Kobayashi
13.Vitaly Petrov
14.Ferrari
15.Germany of course!
16.Webber at Valencia of course!
17.Adrain Newey
18.Ferrari Management
19.I am sure we are not too far from HRT changing drivers during the race! – Martin Brundle
20.Yes without a doubt!
F1 2011-
21. Lewis Hamilton
22. Mclaren
23. Lotus
24. Sebastian Buemi
25. If Karun Chandhok is there driving for any team then yes!
26. Force India Test Driver
27. Mercedes GP
28. Yes
29. Yes but it will make it easier
30. Red Bull Rear Wing Flexing!
1. Nico Rosberg
2. Red Bull
3. Robert Kubica
4. Renault
5. Canada
6. Abu Dhabi
7. Hamilton on Rosberg in Australia
8. Everyone who stayed out of the pits early in China
9. Everyone who pitted early in China
10. Lotus
11. Heikki Kovalainen
12. Kamui Kobayashi
13. Vitaly Petrov
14. Toro Rosso
15. Ferrari’s team orders
16. Webber going airbourne
17. Adrian Newey
18. Christian Horner
19. When Rob Smedly informed Massa about going faster with a broken front wing in Spain
20. No
F1 2011-
21. Fernando Alonso
22. Ferrari
23. Lotus
24. Vitaly Petrov
25. Hope so
26. Force India
27. Mercedes
28. No
29. Yes
30. Someone punches Luca di Montezemelo in the face (Hopefully Massa).
Questions – 2010
1. Driver of the year – Lewis Hamilton
2. Team of the year – Lotus Racing
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season – Jaime Alguersuari
4. Most improved team from 2009 season – Renault
5. Best Race from the 2010 season – Canada
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season – Bahrain
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season – Kubica on Button (Valencia)
8. Best stategy call of the season – Jenson Button’s move to slicks in Austailia
9. Worst Stategy call of the season – Ferrari covering Webber in Abu Dhabi
10. Best of the New Teams – Lotus Racng
11. Best Driver from the New teams – Heikki Kovalainen
12. Best Rookie in 2010 – Kamui Kobayashi
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010 – Felipe Massa
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010 – Mercedes
15. Biggest scandal of 2010 – Ferrari team orders in Germany
16. Best crash of 2010 – Webber in Valencia
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver – Andrea Stella for his team radio comments!
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver – Eddie Jordan’s fashion advisor
19. Best quote of 2010 – “Get real son.” Brundle to Alonso after Alonso complained about Vitaly Petrov not letting him by in Abu Dhabi
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever – Erm, no.
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion – Lewis Hamilton
22. Predicted Teams Champion – Red Bull
23. First of the new teams to score a point – Team Lotus
24. First driver to be sacked – Vitantonio Liuzzi (if he gets a drive at all)
25. Will the Indian GP be a success – Yes
26. Where will Hulkenburg be – Test driver at Mercedes
27. Which team will step up in 2011 – Team Lotus
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing – No
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking – No
30. Biggest scandal of 2011 – I’ll get back to you on that one.
Questions – 2010
1. Lewis Hamilton
2. Redbull Racing
3. Heikki Kovalinen
4. Renault
5. Canada
6. Bahspaigerdhabi
7. Hamilton on Rosberg Aus
8. Rosberg, Button, Renaults and Lotus keeping their nerve in China to go nearly a minute ahead
9. Buttons Suzuka hard tyres siliness, compromised his qualifying, his race and his teamates race.
10. Lotus, Obviously.
11. Timo Glock.
12. Kamui Kobayashi
13. Tonio Luizzi
14. Well HRT, the only team of the entire grid to not really come good.
15. Integrity, CHEATING IS FASTER THAN YOU.
16. Di Grassi’s pre race crash, just hilarious.
17. Eddie Jordan talking to Kobayashi, “you make me feel good” laughed so hard.
18. Montezemolo, banging on about the new teams and 3rd cars etc, awful man.
19. “you are the most exciting young driver i’ve seen in a very long time, I love watching you, you make me feel good, I’m excited by the way you drive, it just, fires me up, your just fantastic man, don’t change.” It’s the sound of his voice as well, absolutley hilarious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHsyDzMGhbo&feature=player_embedded have a listen
20. If it wasn’t it was damn close.
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion?
My heart will always say Hamilton
22. Predicted Teams Champion?
Ditto McLaren, lifelong fan.
23. First of the new teams to score a point?
Lotus obvs
24. First driver to be sacked?
Difficult to answer, i’ll go with Petrov
25. Will the Indian GP be a success?
Yes, why not.
26. Where will Hulkenburg?
On the grid hopefully.
27. Which team will step up in 2011?
Renault
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing?
Yes
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking?
Probably, KERS and this wing thing should help
30. Biggest scandal of 2011?
Someone will do something clever with the EBD
Questions – 2010
1. Robert Kubica
2. Renault – for their sheer effort on developement. That was just impressive.
3. Robert Kubica
4. Goes to Sauber for really geeting their act together after the BMW break up.
5. For me it was Canada!
6. Most boring one was Barcelona.
7. I think I voted for Barichello on Schumacher at Hungary.
8. Jenson Button – Melbourne / Sebastian Vettel – Monza
9. Fernando Alonso and Andrea Stella – Abu Dhabi
10. Virgin, they really livened up the pit lane it seems.
11. Heikki is a very good driver, a shame he didnt show this when he was in a McLaren.
12. Kamui Kobayashi
13. Felipe Baby, where did you go after Germany?
14. Toro Rosso, they really are back to the good old Minardi days when they had to build their own car.
15. I dont think needs any further comment than: German GP podium.
16. There is no such thing as a good crash.
17. The danish commentator Jens Hansen said during Spa practice, whilst the camera was filming a rainbow: “Go to the end of that rainbow, and you will find Bernie Eccelestones office”.
18. Bernie Ecclestone for thrashing the new teams.
19. “Not bad for a number 2 driver”
20. For me, YES!
F1 2011-
21. Sebastian Vettel
22. Red Bull Racing
23. Lotus Racing
24. Dont know.
25. Hopefully
26. Test drier for MGP
27. Mercedes GP
28. No.
29. To some extent.
30. Maybe the Pirellis are shit, who knows?
Questions – 2010
1. Driver of the year? Lewis Hamilton. Just.
2. Team of the year? Red Bull.
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season? Jaime Alguersuari.
4. Most improved team from 2009 season? Renault.
5. Best Race from the 2010 season? Belgium.
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season? Abu Dhabi.
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season? Alonso on Petrov in Abu Dhabi. Oh no, wait…guess it’ll have to be Kubica on Sutil in Singapore.
8. Best stategy call of the season? Button, Australia.
9. Worst Stategy call of the season? Alonso, Abu Dhabi.
10. Best of the New Teams? Lotus, without a doubt.
11. Best Driver from the New teams? Heikki Kovalainen.
12. Best Rookie in 2010? Nico Hulkenberg.
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010? Vitaly Petrov.
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010? Force India.
15. Biggest scandal of 2010? *That* ‘overtake’ in Germany…
16. Best crash of 2010? Buemi in China or Webber in Valencia…both beaten by Kobayashi trying to mate his Sauber with a Williams in Melbourne.
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? Adrian Newey.
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? Luca di Montezemelo.
19. Best quote of 2010? If you’re going for best, it’s ‘Not bad for a number two driver.’ (Webber, Silverstone). But if it’s memorable you’re after it’ll have to be ‘Fernando is faster than you.’ (Smedley, Germany).
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever? Hmm…close call. Perhaps.
F1 2011
21. Predicted Drivers Champion? Lewis Hamilton. (I hope).
22. Predicted Teams Champion? A close call between Red Bull and McLaren.
23. First of the new teams to score a point? Lotus.
24. First driver to be sacked? Whoever’s driving for HRT halfway through the season…
25. Will the Indian GP be a success? Bit dull, but the fans will love it whatever.
26. Where will Hulkenburg [end up]? Mercedes ‘test driver’.
27. Which team will step up in 2011? Williams…I hope…
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing? Yes.
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking? Yes, but it will be less special because it will be artificial.
30. Biggest scandal of 2011? Massa consistently beating Alonso on merit/OR…Massa constantly crashing into Alonso on purpose in spite.
Phew. My fingers hurt now.
1. S. Vettel
2. RBR
3. R Kubica
4. Renault
5. Canada
6. Bahrain
7. Hamilton on the outside of Rosberg
8. M. Webber at Hungary
9. F. Alonso pitting @ Abu Dhabi
10. Lotus
11. H. Kovalainen
12. K. Kobayashi
13. F. Massa / M. Schumacher
14. HRT
15. Hockenheim
16. M. Webber @ Valencia
17. Newey and his team of engineers for creating a machine such as the RB6
18. di Montezemelo
19. “We will get them, don’t you worry” – S. Vettel @ Singapore, prophetic words
20. It was exciting, that’s for sure
F1 2011-
21. S. Vettel
22. RBR
23. Virgin
24. B. Senna (if still present)
25. Hard to judge
26. Testing for Mercedes GP
27. Mercedes GP
28. No, it doesn’t change a thing
29. KERS perhaps, although it’s difficult to judge now
30. Some new technical feature. Maybe Newey and his crew have found something controversial (or it might aswell be one of the other topteams).
1. Driver of the year? – Fernando Alonso
2. Team of the year? – Renault
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season? – Mark Webber
4. Most improved team from 2009 season? – Mclaren
5. Best Race from the 2010 season? – Canada
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season – Bahrain or Germany
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season? – Kubica on Button and Massa at Valencia
8. Best stategy call of the season? – Either of Button’s early season tyre calls
9. Worst Stategy call of the season? – Pit Alonso early in Abu Dhabi
10. Best of the New Teams? – Lotus Racing
11. Best Driver from the New teams? – Timo Glock
12. Best Rookie in 2010? – Kamui Kobayashi
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010? – Pedro De La Rosa or Sebastian Buemi
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010? – Torro Rosso (HRT weren’t last)
15. Biggest scandal of 2010? – Flexi Wings
16. Best crash of 2010? – When Mark Webber attempted a back flip in Valencia!
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – Redbull designers.
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – WMSC for not taking any further action on the Ferrari team orders.
19. Best quote of 2010? – “Not bad for a number two driver!”
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever? – Yes
F1 2011
21. Predicted Drivers Champion? – Ferando Alonso
22. Predicted Teams Champion? – Mclaren
23. First of the new teams to score a point? Is Lotus Renault a new team? No, other Lotus then.
24. First driver to be sacked? – Vitantonio Liuzzi if he gets the 2011 F1 seat.
25. Will the Indian GP be a success? – Yes.
26. Where will Hulkenburg? – Not in an F1 race seat.
27. Which team will step up in 2011? – Sauber or Force India
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing? – It won’t change a thing.
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking? – KERS will!
30. Biggest scandal of 2011? – It will involve Fernando – it always does :P
1. Driver of the year?
Fernando Alonso
2. Team of the year?
Red Bull
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season?
Mark Webber
4. Most improved team from 2009 season?
Renault
5. Best Race from the 2010 season?
Korea
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season?
Europe
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season?
Kubica on Sutil in Singapore
8. Best stategy call of the season?
Button in China
9. Worst Stategy call of the season?
Alonso in Abu Dhabi (Cry, Cry, Cry)
10. Best of the New Teams?
Hispania
11. Best Driver from the New teams?
Timo Glock
12. Best Rookie in 2010?
Jaime Alguersuari
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010?
Nico Hulkenberg
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010?
McLaren
15. Biggest scandal of 2010?
Team Orders
16. Best crash of 2010?
Barrichello at Monaco
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver?
Eric Bouillier for managing Renault
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver?
Whoever the stewards were at Valencia and Silverstone
19. Best quote of 2010?
SV: What’s the fastest lap of the-
CH:DON’T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever?
Yes
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion?
Michael Schumacher
22. Predicted Teams Champion?
Ferrari
23. First of the new teams to score a point?
Virgin
24. First driver to be sacked?
Trulli
25. Will the Indian GP be a success?
Yes
26. Where will Hulkenburg?
Nowhere hopefully
27. Which team will step up in 2011?
Mercedes
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing?
No
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking?
Yes
30. Biggest scandal of 2011?
Technical stuff
1. Driver of the year? – Fernando Alonso.. but Sebastian was pretty damn close
2. Team of the year? – Mclaren
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season? – Mark Webber
4. Most improved team from 2009 season? – Renault
5. Best Race from the 2010 season? – Canadian GP
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season – Bahrain and Abu dhabi
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season? – Barrichello on Schumacher
8. Best stategy call of the season? – Jenson’s call in Australia
9. Worst Stategy call of the season? – Alonso’s early pit stop in Abu Dhabi
10. Best of the New Teams? – Lotus
11. Best Driver from the New teams? – Glock
12. Best Rookie in 2010? – Kamui Kobayashi
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010? – Massa and Schumacher were equally bad
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010? – Mercedes
15. Biggest scandal of 2010? – Ferrari team orders
16. Best crash of 2010? – Mark flying off the back of a Lotus in Valencia
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – Adrian Newey
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – Nick Wirth for not designing a car with a big enough fuel tank.
19. Best quote of 2010? – “I will win the drivers championship” – Alonso
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever? – Probably
F1 2011
21. Predicted Drivers Champion? – Ferando Alonso
22. Predicted Teams Champion? – Mclaren
23. First of the new teams to score a point? – Lotus
24. First driver to be sacked? – Buemi .. I’m pretty sure about it.
25. Will the Indian GP be a success? – Definitely.
26. Where will Hulkenburg? – Mercedes test driver.
27. Which team will step up in 2011? – Ferrari.. at least Alonso’s car will be the one to beat
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing? – Nope
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking? – Marginal improvement.
30. Biggest scandal of 2011? – Lewis Hamilton pushing for team orders within Mclaren.
Questions – 2010
1. Driver of the year? – Lewis Hamilton
2. Team of the year? – Red Bull
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season? – Mark Webber
4. Most improved team from 2009 season? – Renault
5. Best Race from the 2010 season? – Turkey
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season – Bahrain
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season? – Kubica on Webber/Button Europe
8. Best strategy call of the season? – Rosberg, Button, Kubica and Kovalainen staying out on slicks in China
9. Worst Strategy call of the season? – Alonso/Ferrari Abu Dabhi
10. Best of the New Teams? – Lotus
11. Best Driver from the New teams? – Glock
12. Best Rookie in 2010? – Kobayashi
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010? – Yamamoto
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010? – Mercedes, I think we all expected more
15. Biggest scandal of 2010? – Hamilton not getting a drive through sooner in Valencia
16. Best crash of 2010? – well the biggest crash was Webber’s, don’t want to say it was the ‘best’
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – Andrea Stella for having the best accent of anyone in F1
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? – Johnathon Legard
19. Best quote of 2010? – “not bad for a no.2 driver”
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever? – it was the best I’ve seen
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion? – Fernando Alonso
22. Predicted Teams Champion? – McLaren
23. First of the new teams to score a point? – ‘Team Lotus’
24. First driver to be sacked? – someone at HRT
25. Will the Indian GP be a success?- yes
26. Where will Hulkenburg? – Force India
27. Which team will step up in 2011? – ‘Lotus’ Renault will do better as will Mercedes
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing? – no
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking? – yes but it might feel a bit artificial
30. Biggest scandal of 2011? no idea
Questions – 2010
1. Driver of the year? Vettel
2. Team of the year? McLaren
3. Most improved driver from 2009 season? Rosberg
4. Most improved team from 2009 season? Renault
5. Best Race from the 2010 season? Melbourne
6. Worst Race from the 2010 season Germany
7. Best overtake from the 2010 season? Hamilton on Rosberg in Melbourne
8. Best stategy call of the season? Button at Shanghai
9. Worst Stategy call of the season? Ferrari in Abu Dhabi
10. Best of the New Teams? Lotus Racing
11. Best Driver from the New teams? Kovalainen
12. Best Rookie in 2010? Hulkenberg
13. Biggest Disapointment Driver of 2010? Bruno Senna
14. Biggest Disapointment Team of 2010? Ferrari
15. Biggest scandal of 2010? Team orders
16. Best crash of 2010? Webber at Valencia
17. Best performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? Adrian Newey
18. Worst performance in 2010 by someone other than a driver? Ferrari hypocrisy by calling Valencia ‘manipulated’ and then using team orders in Hockenheim
19. Best quote of 2010? “Not bad for a number 2 driver”
20. Was the 2010 season the best ever? No
F1 2011-
21. Predicted Drivers Champion? Massa
22. Predicted Teams Champion? Ferrari
23. First of the new teams to score a point? Team Lotus
24. First driver to be sacked? Alguersuari
25. Will the Indian GP be a success? Yes
26. Where will Hulkenburg? Force India
27. Which team will step up in 2011? Team Lotus
28. Will the lifting of the team orders ban negatively affect racing? Yes
29. Will the new regulations increase overtaking? Yes, but gimmicky
30. Biggest scandal of 2011? Some new technical innovation
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