Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Hungary

Shizuka · Post by **Shizuka** » 26 Jul 2015, 13:52

based on the assumption that, at any moment in time, there is a non-zero probability that even the slowest, most inexperienced and least reliable of underdogs might win the race. That under every rock, there might be a gold nugget. This is the award for that first podium that we all celebrate, for the overtake no-one was expecting, for Ericsson's first win. This is the award, in short, for the driver or team that makes you go "Woah! Where did THAT come from?!".

Just remember: this is a feel-good award, that will focus on nothing but track action.
Usual rules: everyone gets two votes. First vote is worth 10 points, the second 6.

Post your results until July 31

Post by **Londoner** » 26 Jul 2015, 13:54

This has to go to the two drivers who kept their noses clean all race. And they are:

1. Sebastian Vettel - Perfect race for the chap. Never thought I'd be pleased to see him win.

2. Fernando Alonso - 5th in that shitbox? Wat.

Honourable mentions to Nico Hulkenberg's front wing, for giving us those insane last 20 laps, Daniil Kvyat for his breakthrough podium, and Manor for being there.

good_Ralf · Post by **good_Ralf** » 26 Jul 2015, 13:56

1) DANNY KYVAT
2) Alonso

H Mentions to Vettel, Verstappen etc.

Enforcer · Post by **Enforcer** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:01

Lots of candidates, but I have to go with:

1) Alonso - Out of all the surprise results today, a McLaren in 5th is definitely the least likely, imo.

2) Verstappen - One of the most mature drives today came from someone who is legally still a child.

Vettel is a close third, I reckon even without Rosberg and Ricciardo taking each other out of the equation he'd have held on for a win when I was sure he was going to be eaten by both Mercedes within 2 laps of SC pulling in.

Post by **mario** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:02

1. Alonso - how did he manage to pop up into 5th place at the end? I might be mistaken, but I thought that he was in 11th after that safety car.

2. Verstappen - equally, how did he manage to work his way up into 4th place? He was going fairly quickly in the closing laps too.

went · Post by **went** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:08

1: Alonso: He had to drive a McLaren, he had to pit early for mediums due to a slow puncture, he was screwed by being lapped before the Safety Car and re-starting the race on 11th place with a 20-second gap behind the leading group, and he somehow managed to finish 5th. Seriously, what??

2: Kvyat: One of the most solid drives, from someone who was clearly the lesser of the two RBs.

RAK · Post by **RAK** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:10

1) Fernando Alonso: Seriously outdriving the car. Didn't even notice he'd got up that far.

2) Daniil Kvyat: While Ricciardo managed a podium as well, he was in a couple of scraps which meant that he didn't quite manage the excellent race of his younger teammate.

Aguaman · Post by **Aguaman** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:11

1. Fernando - Dude is a boss
2. Daniil Kvyat - Had to let Ricciardo through, car was undrivable but still got 2nd (including the +10 seconds)

HM to Maldonado for racking up like 4 penalties. That's solid work.

GerhardTalger · Post by **GerhardTalger** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:13

Well, clearly we have seen some interesting performances and need to be mentioned. I was happy to see Max finally showing off some maturity again to drive to a solid 4th, but that could have been a podium without that dumb DT. Same for Kvyat and Ricciardo, the latter had the edge over the former for the entire race only to blow it with an optimistic move on Nico. Kvyat was somewhat more clean but not as quick and also had a 10 second penalty.

So I'm inclined to do it this way:

1. Sebastian Vettel - Best drive, cleanest drive and the fastest driver today. He was just the best today.
2. Fernando Alonso - Strong performance in a car that's more suited to strong tracks. Still, 5th in that car is absolutely astonishing.

Salamander · Post by **Salamander** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:19

1. Daniel Ricciardo - Yeah, no. He was better than Vettel today. End of.
2. Fernando Alonso - HOW ARE YOU FIFTH!?

AxelP800 · Post by **AxelP800** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:20

Nobody did it yet so

1. MAX VERSTAPPEN
2. FERNANDO ALONSO

I can ask no more.

Honourable mentions:
Ferraris especially Vettel
RedBulls
Manor

Post by **Bobby Doorknobs** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:24

1. 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix
2. Dancing marshals

WaffleCat · Post by **WaffleCat** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:29

1. Danill Kvyat -- Well, who expected him to finish second, raise your hands up. If your hand is up, you're lying.

2. Fernando Alonso

Meatwad · Post by **Meatwad** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:30

So many nominations I'll have to give shared points...

1. (shared, 3.33 points for each): 2015 Hungarian Grand Prix: Best race ever!
Daniil Kvyat: Podium against the odds and the best result ever for a Russian driver.
Fernando Alonso: Fifth in that terrible McLaren
2. (shared, 2 points for each): Max Verstappen: Unrejectified!
Ferrari: Awesome pace, shame about the reliability of car number 7.
McLaren: The result was far better than anyone could have expected. Button struggled compared to Alonso, though.

Post by **Ataxia** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:32

1. Kvyat
2. Verstappen and Alonso can share.

SuperAguri · Post by **SuperAguri** » 26 Jul 2015, 14:45

1 - Alonso, 5th? 5th? How did you get 5th?
2 - Verstappen - His dad will still be saying, 4th? In my first season I was 3rd around here, still it was a great race. Without the penalties he might have said "Dad, you were a bit crap..."

SeedStriker · Post by **SeedStriker** » 26 Jul 2015, 15:27

1)McLaren Honda: Outta nowhere both cars got to the flag, scored, and Alonso managed the bonus with an awesome 5th for a team that was on his deadbed last race.

2)Danill Kvyat: Silent, solid run that Hamilton almost thrashed, but the young russian managed to hold.

Honorable mentions to The Hungarian GP (what a thriller!), Daniel Ricciardo (Dale got racy today) and Sebastian Vettel (perfect run for Wonder Kid)

The Clash of the Titans Award goes to Daniel Ricciardo: Overtaking Hamilton on the outside of turn 1 required big ballz

Zergon · Post by **Zergon** » 26 Jul 2015, 15:29

What a great race and unlike in few races this year, this time there´s actually lot to choose from in terms of who deserves awards.

1) Ferrari: Could have beaten at least Rosberg even without the crashes. Räikkönen´s technical problems did steal a double victory but still, great race for them and while few teams did do well today, Ferrari was the only ones who didn´t need other´s to fail to get were they finished (well ok, maybe they did need bit help from Hamilton but still).

2) McLaren: Nice to see them on points and being able to compete against other teams on the track. And while Alonso was the better driver this time, I will nominate whole team instead of just Alonso as I don´t think Button did that badly either since I believe that the main reason he lost so clearly at the end was the fact that he didn´t get new tyres during virtual safety car (my guess is that was because he would had lost time being too close to Alonsa and perhaps they planned to pit next lap but the safety car spoiled that one). Then again, Button is my favorite driver so maybe I´m bit biased here.

Honorable Mentions:
Red Bull: Unlike Ferrari or McLaren, they didn´t have a clean race with Ricciardo crashing twice and Kvyat getting that penalty and that´s drop them to honorable mention on my books. Still, great race for them regardless.
Max Verstappen: 4th is a great result from a rookie but the fact that Williams, Mercedes and Räikkönen had bad races meant that he didn´t actually beat anyone who he shouldn´t had been able to beat and that drops him to honorable mentions this time.

golic_2004 · Post by **golic_2004** » 26 Jul 2015, 15:47

1. Double podium for Red Bull (finally)
2. Double points finishes for McLaren Honda

tBone · Post by **tBone** » 26 Jul 2015, 16:06

1 - Alonso. He finished 5th in that car and was so much better than Button.
2 - Vettel. What a great start. He drove like a champion today. Something that cannot be said of Hamilton or Rosberg.

Spectoremg · Post by **Spectoremg** » 26 Jul 2015, 16:50

1. Fernando Alonso: for giving enough of a shite to push his car into the pits AND for a fantastic drive to fifth. He never stops trying.
2. Jenson Button.

Post by **Miguel98** » 26 Jul 2015, 19:06

1. Daniel Ricciardo
2. Fernando Alonso

Honorable Mentions: Sebastian Vettel

Jan Magnussen · Post by **Rob Dylan** » 26 Jul 2015, 19:21

1. Alonso
2. um..... Alonso's car?

Post by **Nuppiz** » 26 Jul 2015, 19:52

1. Kvyat - 2nd after messing up his tyres in the start.
2. Alonso - 5th after having his car fail on him in Q2.

Not mentioning Verstappen because the sodding James Allen ruined Bottas' race, ruining what was left of a potentially excellent race from a Finnish perspective (Kimi's car had died already by then).

AndreaModa · Post by **AndreaModa** » 26 Jul 2015, 19:55

1. Kvyat
2. 'Nando

Bleu · Post by **Bleu** » 26 Jul 2015, 20:04

1. Fernando Alonso
2. I can't choose between them so this is shared between Kvyat and Verstappen.

Peteroli34 · Post by **Peteroli34** » 26 Jul 2015, 20:28

1. Sebastian Vettel- Had the completely and utterly beat a sterling drive by the German

2. Fernando Alonso - 5th how

Honourable mentions

Daniel Ricciardo -for being " im half a mile behind you but that position is mine"

Daniil Kyvat - Anonymous but finished second

Max Verstappen - 4th a fine effort from the 17 year old

Post by **DemocalypseNow** » 26 Jul 2015, 20:44

1. Fernando Alonso
2. Daniel Ricciardo (Bull in a china shop stuff yes, but still...)

James1978 · Post by **James1978** » 26 Jul 2015, 21:28

1. Alonso (always expected Red Bull to do well here so...)

2. The race itself - a great show, especially given the sombre feel to the race build-up.

DOSBoot · Post by **DOSBoot** » 27 Jul 2015, 02:26

1. McLaren: A double points finish!

2. Kvyat: Kept it clean, and neat to get a well deserved 2nd place.

Honorable Mentions:

Verstappen: Almost a podium. Just couldn't quite avoid a penalty.

Riccardo: Threw away a possible 2nd with his bold move, and fender bender with Rosberg, but still a good drive.

AustralianStig · Post by **AustralianStig** » 27 Jul 2015, 02:39

Can we rename this the Jules Bianchi IIDOTR award? After all, his Monaco drive last year just about broke the F1R forum...

More_Blue_Flags · Post by **More_Blue_Flags** » 27 Jul 2015, 09:42

1. Kvyat

Aguaman wrote:- Had to let Ricciardo through, car was undrivable but still got 2nd (including the +10 seconds)

2. Alonso That's about as many points as I expected a McLaren driver to get all season (if they were lucky)

HM To the race itself after the safety car came back in. It was like the '80s all over again.

FullMetalJack · Post by **FullMetalJack** » 27 Jul 2015, 13:23

1. Kvyat
2. Alonso

HM to McLaren in general for picking up the pieces, and Max Verstappen

MorbidelliObese · Post by **MorbidelliObese** » 27 Jul 2015, 14:43

1. Alonso - I know this should have been McLaren's least-worst track, but still, great drive to 5th.
2. Vettel - Had disappeared up the road (by modern F1 standards) prior to the SC, and then kept his head after seeing his advantage subsequently wiped out.

Nuppiz wrote:1. Kvyat - 2nd after messing up his tyres in the start.
2. Alonso - 5th after having his car fail on him in Q2.

Not mentioning Verstappen because the sodding James Allen ruined Bottas' race, ruining what was left of a potentially excellent race from a Finnish perspective (Kimi's car had died already by then).

Genuine question: Is this a bathplug-style autocensor that I haven't noticed yet? I'm sure I've seen it twice now.

dr-baker · Post by **dr-baker** » 27 Jul 2015, 15:06

MorbidelliObese wrote:Not mentioning Verstappen because the sodding James Allen ruined Bottas' race, ruining what was left of a potentially excellent race from a Finnish perspective (Kimi's car had died already by then).

Genuine question: Is this a bathplug-style autocensor that I haven't noticed yet? I'm sure I've seen it twice now.

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Yes. I believe it covers the word 'banker' (but replace the 'b' with a 'w'). And James Hunt covers another word that I refer to as "See You Next Tuesday."

CoopsII · Post by **CoopsII** » 28 Jul 2015, 08:52

Kvyat
Vettel

Yannick · Post by **Yannick** » 29 Jul 2015, 08:09

Got to be:

1) Alonso

That leaves :

2) the three podium finishers

DanielPT · Post by **DanielPT** » 29 Jul 2015, 08:59

1- Alonso

2- McLaren

Sorry Kvyat, but your car had the pace all weekend. McLaren result came out of the blue entirely.

LeytonHouse · Post by **LeytonHouse** » 29 Jul 2015, 11:15

1. Alonso
2. Kvyat

Wallio · Post by **Wallio** » 29 Jul 2015, 14:40

AxelP800 wrote:Nobody did it yet so

1. MAX VERSTAPPEN
2. FERNANDO ALONSO

I can ask no more.

Honourable mentions:
Ferraris especially Vettel
RedBulls
Manor

Axel has what I was going to say. I can add no more.