[Official] Driver of the race- Brazilian Grand Prix

[Born Racer]

Driver of the race?

[skycafe]

I went with Hulkenberg...sure, it came undone, but how amazing was it up to that point!

[Born Racer]

I know - I'm torn between Jenson and Nico. I'm going to calm down and consider it.

[Knowlesy]

Petrov!

[JeremySmith]

Originally Posted by Born Racer

I know - I'm torn between Jenson and Nico. I'm going to calm down and consider it.

Snap ! Me too....

[Flavio Galtieri]

Hulkenburg.

[Hendrik]

Hulk for me. A shame that his car slided just a bit and he collided with Hamilton but overall his race was brilliant.

[GORDON STREETER]

I gave it to Alonso but The Hulk was equal, just a pity about the incident with Hammy.

[bella]

nico hulkenberg. that car wouldn't have been there at that end of the top 10 if it wasn't him driving it. superb stuff.

good drive from button and hamilton but come on, they were in mclarens ffs!

astounding recovery drive from vettel, it was the sort of thing you expect from a world champion and he duly produced it. which is kind of why i voted for hulkenberg

[Kaf1274]

Another for Nico H here, although it was a close call between him and Jenson.

[Aysedasi]

Button for me.

Can't give it to Hulkenberg for the way in which he just threw it away - brilliant up to that point though.

I didn't see any real recovery drive from Vettel to be honest bella. With people falling off all over the place, all he had to do was bide his time.

[Andrew2001]

Gotta be Alonso. He has made a slower car stay in the title hunt right to the last yard of the championship. Unbelievable driving from him this year.
Jenson is no.2 for driver of that race - he drives with so much more intelligence than most of them. He isn't ultimately as quick all the time unfortunately, but he is so much smarter and boy can he go when it is wet.

What an amazing end to the season.

[bella]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I didn't see any real recovery drive from Vettel to be honest bella. With people falling off all over the place, all he had to do was bide his time.

really? you didn't see him up to 8th within a few laps? i guess i've seen too many less mature drivers throw it away whilst on a recovery drive that didn't even result in that kind of progress through the field. far too often we simply assume that kind of progress is normal for any driver - it really isn't. it takes a smart racer to do it. and it takes seeing a lot of guys *not* manage it in other races or throw it away under the same kind of personal pressure to realise it doesn't come that easy.

[blaffer]

Felipe Massa, for his superb support for Alonso today.

[JeremySmith]

I gave this to Nico, although Jenson drove a lovely smooth race

[RichardRenes]

never was this so hard to give as today.. a lot of people did rise above themselves. Button drove an excellent race, as did Massa, Alonso and indeed Petrov ... I did go for Button in the end... but only just

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by bella

really? you didn't see him up to 8th within a few laps? i guess i've seen too many less mature drivers throw it away whilst on a recovery drive that didn't even result in that kind of progress through the field. far too often we simply assume that kind of progress is normal for any driver - it really isn't. it takes a smart racer to do it. and it takes seeing a lot of guys *not* manage it in other races or throw it away under the same kind of personal pressure to realise it doesn't come that easy.

Cutting through the lesser lights? Yes, I saw that, but didn't regard it as anything special. I would have expected any of the top 4-5 drivers in the WDC to do that just as well, particularly as most of them didn't really want to influence the WDC outcome. He's a very worthy WDC, but I'm not going to deify him for passing Caterhams, Marussias, HRTs and the slower midfielders....

[G.Walker]

Hulkenberg, great great drive in the tricky conditions force india

Button mr consistently consistent, Alonso, Vettel kept his cool whilst all around were losing their heads. All Superb . Hamilton unlucky!

[bjohnsonsmith]

Alonso; he never gave up but a great drive from Button and Hulkenberg whose inexperience I think got the better of him.

[Graz]

Can't believe I am so far the only person to vote for Vettel - his charge back was pretty good and he kept his head to do what he needed to.

Re Hulkenberg, great drive until the unforced error which took the leader out...

[bella]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

Cutting through the lesser lights? Yes, I saw that, but didn't regard it as anything special. I would have expected any of the top 4-5 drivers in the WDC to do that just as well, particularly as most of them didn't really want to influence the WDC outcome. He's a very worthy WDC, but I'm not going to deify him for passing Caterhams, Marussias, HRTs and the slower midfielders....

it's not special, like omg let's worship him, but that was kind of my original point wasn't it? it's what you expect of a world champion. but at the same time we shouldn't forget that in changing conditions, with a broken car you still have to actually do the drive and keep your foot in. it's respecting that drive for what it was - which was excellent, and he did exactly what he needed to do - but realising that it's what you expect of a world champion.

i think we're arguing the same point

[Aysedasi]

Maybe so bella - in doing what a WDC should do with ease....... The reality is that he knew what he had to do - and did it, as you say.

[Armco Bender]

Button....softly,softly catchee monkey.

[Marbot]

Petrov! Did the biz under very difficult pressure. Button did what he does in these sorts of conditions. Hulkenburg was great, but then he spun.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by Marbot

Hulkenburg was great, but then he spun.

I was really rooting for him too - it would have been a great finish to the season.