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F1 driver of the year?

Jenson Button
18
44%
Rubens Barrichello
2
5%
Mark Webber
2
5%
Sebastian Vettel
7
17%
Lewis Hamilton
9
22%
Kimi Raikkonen
3
7%
#172561
maybe Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Alonso should of done better at choosing which was the right car to be in this year.


Who in their right mind would move from either McLaren or Ferrari? In the long term those are the two teams that you can rely on to produce good cars. Brawn was a surprise to everyone, I doubt either Button or Barrichello were expecting what happened. Like I said, I don't really think we can credit either of them with picking the right team last year. They really didn't have much of a choice.

I can see where you're coming from. Picking the right team is obviously important but the 2009 season was hardly run of the mill, Brawn shocked us all. But, even if I was factoring good team picking abilities into my decision, it wouldn't be the deciding factor. I'm far more interested in what the drivers produce once they're in the car.

Speak for yourself. 8-)
#172568
maybe Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Alonso should of done better at choosing which was the right car to be in this year.


Who in their right mind would move from either McLaren or Ferrari? In the long term those are the two teams that you can rely on to produce good cars. Brawn was a surprise to everyone, I doubt either Button or Barrichello were expecting what happened. Like I said, I don't really think we can credit either of them with picking the right team last year. They really didn't have much of a choice.

I can see where you're coming from. Picking the right team is obviously important but the 2009 season was hardly run of the mill, Brawn shocked us all. But, even if I was factoring good team picking abilities into my decision, it wouldn't be the deciding factor. I'm far more interested in what the drivers produce once they're in the car.



Lewis signed in the hope of winning multiple championships, everyone know that teams have bad years. Maybe he knew that he would do well in 2008 and he won the championship. Look at Alonso he knew that Renaults time was coming to an end after he won 2 championship and knew Mclaren was the place to be but it did not work out for him. now he is hoping that Ferrari is gonna do well next year. which if you look at his past record of being in the right car at the right time is looking good for Ferrari next year
#172570
maybe Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Alonso should of done better at choosing which was the right car to be in this year.


So lewis should of said "off to brawn this year lads" after seeing testing?

Yeah.
"Loan me out lads!"
#172572
maybe Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Alonso should of done better at choosing which was the right car to be in this year.


Who in their right mind would move from either McLaren or Ferrari? In the long term those are the two teams that you can rely on to produce good cars. Brawn was a surprise to everyone, I doubt either Button or Barrichello were expecting what happened. Like I said, I don't really think we can credit either of them with picking the right team last year. They really didn't have much of a choice.

I can see where you're coming from. Picking the right team is obviously important but the 2009 season was hardly run of the mill, Brawn shocked us all. But, even if I was factoring good team picking abilities into my decision, it wouldn't be the deciding factor. I'm far more interested in what the drivers produce once they're in the car.



Lewis signed in the hope of winning multiple championships, everyone know that teams have bad years. Maybe he knew that he would do well in 2008 and he won the championship. Look at Alonso he knew that Renaults time was coming to an end after he won 2 championship and knew Mclaren was the place to be but it did not work out for him. now he is hoping that Ferrari is gonna do well next year. which if you look at his past record of being in the right car at the right time is looking good for Ferrari next year


I'm not disagreeing with you on that part at all but I still don't think that being in the right team at the right time automatically makes you the best driver of the year. Having the most points at the end of the season makes you the World Champion, that's a fact. Deciding who drove the best is a matter of opinion.

The team bosses voted for Vettel, you vote for Button and I'm torn between a few different drivers.
#176121
Definitely Vettel. Button is just soooooo overrated who won because of a dodgy double difusor. He'll never be more than an average driver and even Hamilton will kick his bottom in the internal team battle next season :)

Trashed his teammate 6 wins to 2...Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and doubt that assessment, and go with the one from the majority.
#177164
Definitely Vettel. Button is just soooooo overrated who won because of a dodgy double difusor. He'll never be more than an average driver and even Hamilton will kick his bottom in the internal team battle next season :)

Trashed his teammate 6 wins to 2...Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and doubt that assessment, and go with the one from the majority.


Barrichello....

The majority i know agrees with me. Button is not a bad driver, but he's not more than average. That title was more or less a fluke because of the double difusor. Where was Button when every team got the double difusor? Mostly in the upper midfield of the grid. But you'll see next season. I'm not a fan of Hamilton or anything, but he's 10 times more talented than Button :)
#177172
Definitely Vettel. Button is just soooooo overrated who won because of a dodgy double difusor. He'll never be more than an average driver and even Hamilton will kick his bottom in the internal team battle next season :)

Trashed his teammate 6 wins to 2...Yeah, I'm gonna go ahead and doubt that assessment, and go with the one from the majority.


Barrichello....

The majority i know agrees with me. Button is not a bad driver, but he's not more than average. That title was more or less a fluke because of the double difusor. Where was Button when every team got the double difusor? Mostly in the upper midfield of the grid. But you'll see next season. I'm not a fan of Hamilton or anything, but he's 10 times more talented than Button :)

Oh I see, you're one of those "The double diffuser is the only reason they were quick" people.
#199435
Based on single year performance as a whole I have to vote for Vutton run a close second by Vettel. Looking at the bigger picture though I would have to say the best driver on the grid in 2009 was Kimi Räikkönen albeit lacking motivation.

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