Hey guys i havent seen a thread posted up for this yet but i could have missed it
Just wondering who peoples favourite drivers are in real F1
I have two - one who is my favourite, and one who I consider to be the best driver on the grid.
My FAVOURITE is .Kamui Kobayashi. Surprised? Hear me out: last season, when he stepped in to replace Timo Glock in Brazil, he showed a lot of guts, defending against Jenson Button and finished in a respectable 9th place. I don't know many newcomers who have done that in their first F1 race in a middle-of-the-road racecar (in fact, I think Toyota was one of the poorer cars that season, was it not?) .
Button commented on Kobayashi's debut by describing him as "Absolutely crazy; very aggressive", which I suspect is just sour grapes because he had a lot of trouble overtaking despite having vastly more experience and the fastest car on the track.
In Valencia 2010, he proved his skill once again by spending 50 of the 53 laps on one set of tyres (primes, I believe), and then with fresh option tyres he overtook Alonso for 11th place - not easy given he's one of those most aggressive drivers in F1, and drives a Ferrari (one of the fastest on track at the moment).
And of course, Suzuka this morning. An absolute banzai charge in the last few laps. I think he overtook about 3 people in as many laps, including his team-mate. He did well to deal with Alguersuari's violent hissy-fit too - most people would crash out if they had a brat deliberately ramming a Toro Rosso-shaped hole into the side of their car.
In short: Give this guy a drive in a Red Bull or McLaren, and he would be mighty.
The BEST driver in my opinion is... Lewis Hamilton. His casual yet gung-ho attitude in 2007 and 2008 was a breath of fresh air, and his overtaking manouvres takes sheer guts. As Brundle said during the Suzuka qualifying yesterday - Hamilton can overtake where others wouldn't dare.I like taking that approach he does in the game when i play. I just wish he wouldn't be such a downer whenever he has a bad session.
I also like Alonso he is a remarkable talented driver and won two hard fought championships against Michael Schumacher, has had some great races in really, really bad cars.
So whats everyone elses opinions on this?
Just wondering who peoples favourite drivers are in real F1
I have two - one who is my favourite, and one who I consider to be the best driver on the grid.
My FAVOURITE is .Kamui Kobayashi. Surprised? Hear me out: last season, when he stepped in to replace Timo Glock in Brazil, he showed a lot of guts, defending against Jenson Button and finished in a respectable 9th place. I don't know many newcomers who have done that in their first F1 race in a middle-of-the-road racecar (in fact, I think Toyota was one of the poorer cars that season, was it not?) .
Button commented on Kobayashi's debut by describing him as "Absolutely crazy; very aggressive", which I suspect is just sour grapes because he had a lot of trouble overtaking despite having vastly more experience and the fastest car on the track.
In Valencia 2010, he proved his skill once again by spending 50 of the 53 laps on one set of tyres (primes, I believe), and then with fresh option tyres he overtook Alonso for 11th place - not easy given he's one of those most aggressive drivers in F1, and drives a Ferrari (one of the fastest on track at the moment).
And of course, Suzuka this morning. An absolute banzai charge in the last few laps. I think he overtook about 3 people in as many laps, including his team-mate. He did well to deal with Alguersuari's violent hissy-fit too - most people would crash out if they had a brat deliberately ramming a Toro Rosso-shaped hole into the side of their car.
In short: Give this guy a drive in a Red Bull or McLaren, and he would be mighty.
The BEST driver in my opinion is... Lewis Hamilton. His casual yet gung-ho attitude in 2007 and 2008 was a breath of fresh air, and his overtaking manouvres takes sheer guts. As Brundle said during the Suzuka qualifying yesterday - Hamilton can overtake where others wouldn't dare.I like taking that approach he does in the game when i play. I just wish he wouldn't be such a downer whenever he has a bad session.
I also like Alonso he is a remarkable talented driver and won two hard fought championships against Michael Schumacher, has had some great races in really, really bad cars.
So whats everyone elses opinions on this?