[Official] Rate the race: Indian Grand Prix

[Born Racer]

The score?

[Dragger]

I give it a 5, there were some good battles from 2nd on back, but the winner was too predictable.

[brands]

Like most this season, another poor race.

An extra point for the donuts

[Aysedasi]

5. I gave it that as I stayed awake (unlike others) thanks to willing Grosjean to get past Raikkonen. A few good overtakes and good to see Perez find some form. Other than than, I get fed up watching a GP which seems be held in a fog bank..... Let's face it, it wasn't a great race, but there have been precious few of those this season.

[Beetle]

5. They had me all excited in the beginning, but I lost interest at approximately lap 32. :/

I actually enjoyed the smog this time. It added a bit of post-apocalyptic doom to the race which kind of fit the general feeling I got from it... bleh.

But it certainly wasn't the worst race of the season.

[Greem]

6 from me. Better than expected, but not brilliant.

Improved greatly by the swearing comms from Lotus, and the gloriously cheeky way Vettel knew he'd get a reprimand but clearly thought "sod it" at the end.

[andy666]

3 , Pirelli saying how many laps should be done on each tyre and a 25,000 Euro fine for celebrating and interacting with the fans , pathetic . What monkey`s are running this sport ?

[jsTrecu]

6. Better than expected here too. Racing was above average compared to other races this season, and Vettel celebration was great to watch.

[steve_r]

Stupid pathetic tyres that last one lap, again makes a mockery of F1.

Race for the win was over by the end of lap 1.

I'm not feeling the love right now.

5

[TrapezeArtist]

As I expected, I was one of the "generous" ones in giving it a 7. Not a classic by a long way, but I enjoyed it anyway. As for you lot who continually award 4s and 5s and moan a lot: why do you bother to watch?

[FordCosworthPanoz]

3. The only good part of the race, Vettel's doughnuts after it, were cracked down upon by the FIA and their anti-fun council.

[Bononi]

5, a somewhat downward weekend.

[wnut]

7 for me, somewhat unexpectedly I thoroughly enjoyed the race!
Really like the circuit, pity about the smog!

Curse the steward that felt it necessary to Pee on Vettel's celebratory donuts!
They just don't get any element of showbiz, they give their fans nothing and are determined to make everybody's lives as miserable as possible.

[Beryl]

Objectively, it was a solid 7. Good action throughout the field, drama from start to finish, and it was fascinating watching the differing strategies unfold.

But I gave it an 8, it was a very good race for my favourite drivers so I enjoyed it just a little bit more.

[GT6]

4 very average race but must admit to smile when seb did his bit at the end, highlight of the day and expect he gets a big fine for it, he can afford it abut it will show just how out of touch F1 is, hats of to him, pains me to admit it but he is in a different class to the current crop of drivers (at this stage in their careers anyway0

[sparkione]

About 2 for the race (the season's average) and minus 50,000,000 for the stewards. Race officials – doncha just love 'em? As for Seb, if he hadn't shafted Webber in Bahrain he'd be Mr Wonderful now – but the donuts have greatly helped his rehabilitation.

If you'd suggested, after Schu's fourth straight title in 2003, that ten years on another German driver would do exactly the same thing, you'd have been sectioned. Hamilton and Alonso need to start re-adjusting their career expectations.

[stripedcat]

6 - that's being generous. As others have said, it wasn't as bad as previous races. I'm not a fan of the track - it seems like another soulless Tilkedrome. There were a few decent battles down the field - Checo's little manoeuvre at the end on Hamilton and Kimi was a joy to watch. It's a pity that Vettel's charge from the back of the field after pitting wasn't shown that much on the TV feed.

[Lancsbreaker]

5 - my lowest score of the season, I think......did find myself on the verge of dozing -and it wasn't early rising - I recorded it and watched it early evening....it just seemed largely processional. Maybe it was the directing - we didn't seem to see any real battles for most of the race. The helicopter shots through the murk were pretty pointless, too.

I enjoyed the doughnuts at the end!

[m355y]

6,it was alright and nothing like as dull as some other races this season (Spa still makes me shudder, especially given how much I was looking forward to it). There was the initial uncertainty about the Red Bull tyre issues, Massa fleetingly looking like he was up for it, some good strategy question marks and the need to stay awake to see if Vettel was about to break down. And it decided the championship.

[bjohnsonsmith]

Tyre stops on lap two, who would have thought? Followed by a long spell of not much and then another lot of tyre stops and again not much. There were a couple of moments, like Grosjean going wheel to wheel, then running wide. I liked the donuts, they really added something to the smog and gave a whole new meaning to the word. Three for added donuts.

[Aysedasi]

Originally Posted by bjohnsonsmith

I liked the donuts, they really added something to the smog and gave a whole new meaning to the word. Three for added donuts.

I had bacon sandwiches and they were considerably better.......

[bjohnsonsmith]

Originally Posted by Aysedasi

I had bacon sandwiches and they were considerably better.......

During the race, because I had one after?

[Aysedasi]

Yep....

[JeremySmith]

Not bad a 5....

[TrapezeArtist]

Originally Posted by sparkione

As for Seb, if he hadn't shafted Webber in Bahrain he'd be Mr Wonderful now – but the donuts have greatly helped his rehabilitation.

I would have to add that bleddy finger and his shrill "Yeah yeah yeah, Thank you Boys" to his list of transgressions. But it seems a bit of booing has made him realise that he was rubbing people up the wrong way and he'sdone something about it.