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[scotty]

Let's have a bit of a look at what's happened so far eh?

Which drivers have impressed you so far?

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed?

What's been your favourite race?

Who do you think will go on to take the titles?


Fire away!

[MattMK45]

I am hoping McLaren will win because I was most annoyed with their actions that caused them to be penalised in 2007 but I believe this is their year.

My driver of the season so far has to be Mark Webber. Being a Mclaren fan I have been reluctant to show much intrest in Red Bull but Mark has been fantastic and deserves every point because I always found it annoying that the machinery always seemed to let him down despite being a more than capable driver. I would be more than happy for him to win this year because of his fantastic contribution to the sport. I was most put out when his front wing was put on Vettel's car but that did not deny him the win at silverstone. I cracked up when he said on the radio after winning 'Not bad for a no.2 driver eh!'

[What's Burning?]

Let's have a bit of a look at what's happened so far eh?

Which drivers have impressed you so far?

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed?

What's been your favourite race?

Who do you think will go on to take the titles?


Fire away!

Niko Rosberg by far has impressed me the most, not only is the car not dominant but he's dealt with the pressure of going head to head with the king admirably.

Over performing the first half Force India you could also argue for Renault... and for the new teams Lotus

Under performing... that crown goes to Mercedes, coming off of last year and with factory backing? I think there were much higher hopes for them. Of the new teams Virgin Racing, since HRT is performing exactly like most expected them to perform.

Well, WDC and WCC, McLaren or Red Bull... I know, not going out too far on a limb here. Wouldn't be surprised if they split them.

[MattMK45]

Yes I think you've made a valid point there, I think he has handled the ordeal with schumacher well and he is also way above him on points.

[ivey]

Which drivers have impressed you so far?

Robert Kubica, he's the only one who's DOMINATED his teammate and is really overperforming with his car. Mark Webber has also impressed me, I thought he wouldn't be competition to Vettel

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed?

McLaren has been overperforming and Red Bull underperforming, their places should be switched in WCC and WDC if RB had made the right calls.

What's been your favourite race?

Australia was GREAT before McLaren made a bad call with tactics, but China was also very good.

Who do you think will go on to take the titles?

I think Lewis might win the WDC but Red Bull WCC.

[f1ea]

Impressive driver: Kubica, Jenson
Teams: Renault, Williams
Best race: Canada
Titles: Red Bull
Under-performing: Race control and Ferrari! both the team and the drivers, esp. Massa

[vindicator86]

Which drivers have impressed you so far? - Kobayashi, Rosberg, Webber, Heikki, Kubica, Rubens

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed? - Overperformed: Renault, Williams Underperformed - Ferrari, Mercedes

What's been your favourite race? - Canada

Who do you think will go on to take the titles? Constructers - McLaren, Drivers - No Idea

[The Ram]

I think Kobayash, Button, Rosberg, Kubica, Buemi, Sutil and Hamilton have left a good impression on me.

Schumacher, Petrov, Alonso, Massa, and HULKENBERG all have left a poor impression, not really driving up to scratch.

Over performing team, Renault and Lotus. Underperforming FERRARI, Mercedes and Sauber.

Favourite race.. China.

WDC... the F1 king which is Hamilton.

[racechick]

Lewis to win WDC providing McLaren keep up developments and dont fall further behind RBR

Impressed:-
Lewis (for always getting that bit extra out of the car and not making mistakes whilst doing so)
Jens (for keeping lewis clearly in his sights)
Webber (for being ahead of Vettel despite team favouritism)
Kubica (For getting the renault higher that it should be)
Kobi (for some v good drives that show last years performance wasnt just a fluke)
Nico (for getting podiums and resoundigly beating his teammate)
Suthil ( getting the Force India up fighting with the big boys)

Not impressed:-

Vettel (for expecting favours over his team mate and for actin like a spoilt brat)
Alonso (for making too many mistakes and focusing on the wrong things)
Schumacher (For really not being able to hack it without all his previous aids)
Massa (For not being as close on speed to Alonso as id hoped-I know he struggles with the tyres, I also wonder i he's still affected a liitle in some way from the accident)
Horner(For being such an idiot regarding Webber/Vettel)

[oaba09]

I'm currently impressed w/ Kobayashi...He has been improving the past couple of races...

Overperformed- Renault
Underperformed- Ferrari

Favorite race- Canada

[split]

Hello hello

I think Kobayashi is doing an incredible job for Sauber, as is Barrichello for Williams!
Kubica was mentioned quite a few times, he also deserves it .. but actually Petrov is no big deal and I would really like to see Heidfeld in comparison.
Furthermore I'm really happy to see Button so close to Hamilton in the standings.

Renault made a big step likewise Ferrari and McLaren, although the Italian team is a bit unfortunate at the moment but in terms of pace they improved to last year. Force India and Lotus are also pretty solid. In my eyes just MGP is underperforming ..

What's been your favourite race? - Turkey!

Titles: It will be a fight between the McLarens

[Peng]

Which drivers have impressed you so far?

Kubica - He has just performed immensely so far this season and if Renault can somehow keep up with the top teams in terms of pace he could actually win a race with the way he has driven (although i doubt Renault can keep up).

Barrichello - I always knew he was a fantastic driver but with how bad the Williams car is this season some of his finishes have been amazing and he has been in the points quite a few times outscoring teams that have better cars.

Webber - Although i still would rather 1 of the British Duo win the WDC if Mclaren don't manage to catch the Red Bulls i really want Webber to beat Vettel because he has shown this season that he is a great driver and in my opinion better than Vettel.

Rosberg - Don't really like him too much but i have to say with the car hes driving i am extremely surprised he has the amount of points and podium finishes he has gotten this season.

Hamilton and Button haven't impressed me mainly because i think they are driving exactly how i expected, Lewis in my opinion is the best driver currently in F1 and has shown that so far so i would be unimpressed if he wasn't driving to the standard he is currently.

And Jenson i always knew was a very smart and capable driver and never really got a chance to prove that, most people underestimate his driving ability and although he wont be doing as many amazing overtakes as Hamilton he is 1 of the more capable overtakers currently in the sport.

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed?

Renault Overperformed - Mainly because of Kubica who as i said has been amazing so far.

William Overperformed - Kind of atleast, they have had some bad races midway through this current season where they had bad finishes or DNF's but so far they have gotten a decent amount of points with a car which seems very bad.

Red Bull Underperformed - I don't believe its a reliability issue i just don't really think either their drivers or team are cut out to be champions yet, there car has been the fastest by a decent margin at times even at race pace and yet they haven't been able to turn that huge advantage into points.

Mercedes Underperformed - I think they are still using the car from the start of last season as Brawn, they had next to no development last season which is why they went from winning every race to barely finishing in the points and they seem to still be stuck with a car with the same pace which is clearly not fast enough.

Ferrari Underperformed - I think firstly Massa just isn't the same driver he was before the accident and i personally don't blame him you cant really expect someone who almost died to jump back in an f1 car and push it to the limits, Alonso is just suffering from his ego again which has cost him several decent point finishes and will cause him to be out of the WDC race if he doesn't grow up.

What's been your favourite race?

Thats quite hard to say really but i would probably go for Silverstone as my favourite because i just love the circuit.

But there have been more fun races to watch and some that have shown some amazing driving so its very hard to choose.

Who do you think will go on to take the titles?

I think its Red Bull's to lose currently so if i were a betting man i would say 1 of the Red Bull drivers.

However being British i would obviously love 1 to win so i am hoping Mclaren can find what is missing from their car which Red Bull have and close the gap otherwise the only way they will win is if Red Bull implode and continue to fail to score (which is entirely possible).

[Jabberwocky]

Let's have a bit of a look at what's happened so far eh?

Which drivers have impressed you so far? None have done better than I expected... A few have done worse than I thought Kobi, Schuey, and Trulli (in qualifying)

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed? Big thumbs up to Lotus for being the best of the new guys by some way.

What's been your favourite race?

Who do you think will go on to take the titles? Hammy and Mclaren the redbulls have torn themselves apart and going to cause all sorts of problems internally which will slow them on the track.


Fire away!

[What's Burning?]

This thread is begging for someone to spend an afternoon going poll crazy.

[RyRy]

Which drivers have impressed you so far?
Kobayashi for his fantastic drive at Valencia and other good drives, shows last year wasn't beginners luck.
Button for managing to keep Hamilton in touching distance and not getting to overshadowed by him.
Webber for the fact that he has been driving supremely good even with them stealing parts of his car and giving to Vettel
Rosberg for coping with the pressure of being with Schumacher and out performing him on many occasions
Hamilton for ALWAYS getting every last drop out of his car and not really making any mistakes.
Kubica for again getting every last drop out of his car and getting the renault higher than it should be.
Sutil for his amazing driving, on par with the likes of Kubica and Hamilton in my eyes

Which teams have overperformed... and underperformed?
Overperformed: Force India, followed by Renault and finally followed by Williams
Underperformed: Ferrari and Mercedes, both evenly underperformed however you might want to look at Merceds as the worst underperforming car as they won last year and now they are a fully german team with

What's been your favorite race?
Turkey or Canada

Who do you think will go on to take the titles?
Constructors: McLaren
Drivers: Hamilton

Extra Notes:
Alonso needs to grow up or get the **** out of the sport, stop acting like a spoiled little brat and stop being a little *****