[ggdfgtdfffhfyj]

Alonso for me. To win your first race with the Ferrari, to overtake Massa to the start, to shadow Vettel and to use the one weakness of the Red Bull - drive of the day IMO.

Alonso, he stayed close to Vettel, passed Massa early, then threw in some fast laps to discourage Massa.

All in all a great job from him.

[defenderfors]

tough to distinguish between Vettel and Alonso - i think Vettel had the race bought and paid for up until his problem and was comfortabley staying ahead of the Ferraris, yet when Alonso did get in front he was instantly much quicker and those first few laps ahead crushed any chance Massa had.

equal Alonso and Vettel for me, mention for Hamilton who was able to stay just in touch of the front 3 to keep them all honest

[tinamasak]

It hurts me a lot, but I would have to give it to Vettel. He learnt how to deal with the broken car and by the end was very fast with it.

Just admit that you like the guy!

[Bvghbopz]

Vettel, if not for that exhaust problem, Alonso wouldn't have won IMO.

I'd say driver of the race goes to Massa, who we all know the story to what happened to him and to come back and be this fast still and finish P2.

so it goes, Vettel, Massa, Alonso.

[paydayus]

Giving this title to Alonso is ludicrous. He was never near Vettel as long as Vettel didn't have technical difficulties. Vettel won pole and dominated the race at will, and to say anyone else deserves driver of the race is very questionable and probably seen through red glasses!

[N9u9ie4p]

Alonso for me. To win your first race with the Ferrari, to overtake Massa to the start, to shadow Vettel and to use the one weakness of the Red Bull - drive of the day IMO.

Alonso.
He would have passed Vettel because he drove as expected from the best driver in F1.

AND to send a message he was able to finish FOURTEEN seconds ahead of Massa - who was asked to conserve his engine - but Alonso was not.

Team orders? Or maybe they understand that Fernando is not the sort who seeks to make teammates look good.

The header on Vettel's car broke and he had reduced power but that sort of problem is not uncommon when drivers do not look after their car and he Vettel weas rough over the kerbs.

I will not be surprised to see Alonso do it again in Australia - exactly who else will challenge him? He did outdrive everyone.

[N9u9ie4p]

Giving this title to Alonso is ludicrous. He was never near Vettel as long as Vettel didn't have technical difficulties. Vettel won pole and dominated the race at will, and to say anyone else deserves driver of the race is very questionable and probably seen through red glasses!

Broken headers are the result of heavy impact and vibration and Vettel is and was far more unsympathetic to his car - Alonso understands what the new regulations require - Vettel is not as sensitive - maybe he will learn.

This is the difference between drivers like Schumacher and Alonso at least at this juncture and everyone else.

[Adfcvkdg]

Broken headers are the result of heavy impact and vibration and Vettel is and was far more unsympathetic to his car - Alonso understands what the new regulations require - Vettel is not as sensitive - maybe he will learn.

This is the difference between drivers like Schumacher and Alonso at least at this juncture and everyone else.

Vettel was no more or less sympathetic than anyone else, the roughest part of the track was not on the kerbs but through the corners of sector 1/2 where I'm sure you saw every car bottoming out.

The Red Bull is fragile, the exhaust manifold is tightly folded and is more easily damaged than on rival cars in order to exit the bodywork along the midline above the gearbox where it is subject to greater powertrain vibration than on rival cars where the exhausts pass more laterally.

At no point was Alonso threatening Vettel's lead even where he was a second quicker on occasion. That wasn't because of any difference in skill, more an illustration of how difficult it was to overtake. To suggest that Alonso would inevitably overtake Vettel had he not had a broken exhaust is fanciful in the extreme.

[paydayus]

At no point was Alonso threatening Vettel's lead even where he was a second quicker on occasion. That wasn't because of any difference in skill, more an illustration of how difficult it was to overtake. To suggest that Alonso would inevitably overtake Vettel had he not had a broken exhaust is fanciful in the extreme.

Exactly. Can't make a guy driver of the race because he allegedly "would have" overtaken somebody he wasn't even close to all race.

[tinamasak]

Alonso.
He would have passed Vettel because he drove as expected from the best driver in F1.

How?! Vettel's car gave way.

lmfao

[Dabdklwu]

Vettel. it would have been interesting to see a real battle between him and fred, but due to his car throwing a hissy fit that wasnt gonna happen.

[kucheravka]

Good points about Massa...

Vettel? No, he didn't cope well enough to start with and he let the Ferraris and Lewis past. Car was fast enough to fight off Rosberg last lap and it was no slower earlier on when the exhaust first broke.

Alonso? No, never looke dlike doing anything about Vettel till lady luck took a hand

Hamilton? Did okay

Rosberg? LMAO.... Couldn't catch/pass Vettel

Schumacher? Not bad debut for an old guy in a car not on the top pace...

Driver of the day? Didn't really have one did we?

WT

[Adfcvkdg]

Driver of the day? Didn't really have one did we?

Now that I agree with

[MpNelQTU]

I´d go for Kubica.

[fount_pirat]

Alonso, he stayed close to Vettel, passed Massa early, then threw in some fast laps to discourage Massa.

They should have told him that Massa was already told to cruise and save his engine, instead of letting him push his engine for ego massaging reasons!

[fount_pirat]

Vettel? No, he didn't cope well enough to start with and he let the Ferraris and Lewis past. Car was fast enough to fight off Rosberg last lap and it was no slower earlier on when the exhaust first broke.

I can't believe I Wasted time reading the above.

[fount_pirat]

At no point was Alonso threatening Vettel's lead even where he was a second quicker on occasion. That wasn't because of any difference in skill, more an illustration of how difficult it was to overtake. To suggest that Alonso would inevitably overtake Vettel had he not had a broken exhaust is fanciful in the extreme.

Exactly.

[fount_pirat]

tough to distinguish between Vettel and Alonso - i think Vettel had the race bought and paid for up until his problem and was comfortabley staying ahead of the Ferraris, yet when Alonso did get in front he was instantly much quicker and those first few laps ahead crushed any chance Massa had.

Massa was told to save the engine even before he made it past Vettel and Alonso's fast laps were useless for anything else than his ego's needs.

[legal-advicer]

Alonso.
He would have passed Vettel because he drove as expected from the best driver in F1.

AND to send a message he was able to finish FOURTEEN seconds ahead of Massa - who was asked to conserve his engine - but Alonso was not.

Team orders? Or maybe they understand that Fernando is not the sort who seeks to make teammates look good.

The header on Vettel's car broke and he had reduced power but that sort of problem is not uncommon when drivers do not look after their car and he Vettel weas rough over the kerbs.

I will not be surprised to see Alonso do it again in Australia - exactly who else will challenge him? He did outdrive everyone.

I so hope that you are right!

[irrelaAnnekly]

Alonso.
He would have passed Vettel because he drove as expected from the best driver in F1.

AND to send a message he was able to finish FOURTEEN seconds ahead of Massa - who was asked to conserve his engine - but Alonso was not.

Team orders? Or maybe they understand that Fernando is not the sort who seeks to make teammates look good.

The header on Vettel's car broke and he had reduced power but that sort of problem is not uncommon when drivers do not look after their car and he Vettel weas rough over the kerbs.

I will not be surprised to see Alonso do it again in Australia - exactly who else will challenge him? He did outdrive everyone.

You're forgetting that Massa had a problem with his car and backed off at the end of the race. You do remember that it was Massa who qualified second, not Alonso? To me they looked very evenly matched for most of the race and laptimes support my view.