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  Post subject: Driver(s) of the Day - 2018 Canadian Grand Prix
  Vettel!!!!!!
  Special mention to Leclerc & Grosjean.
  I went Vettel, Verstappen and Leclerc. Honourable mention to Grosjean who had a very solid race.
  Vettel, Bottas & Leclerc for me
  Hahaha, seriously? :p
  Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:21 pm
  Leclerc and Gasly.
  Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:36 pm
  Vettel for obvious reasons.
  Bottas for taking the Mercedes flag and saving their faces.
  Hulkenberg for being the champ of the 2nd league of F1.
  Very honorable mention of Leclerc.
  I would have thought even a Hamilton fan would admit his whole weekend stank...
  For me, Vettel, Verstappen and Leclerc.
  The Groundhogs ...
  Well I suppose Vettel and then Leclerc.
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  Vettel, Verstappen and Leclerc for me. Vettel was on it as usual, Verstappen had a beautiful, clean weekend and outlcassed his teammate. Leclerc again putting that Sauber where it doesn't belong and yet had another entertaining battle with Alonso where he defended awfully well.
  I think if Ferrari is so keen on retaining Raikonnen to be Seb's lap dog, they should at least consider putting Leclerc in a Haas car next year and see how he responds to being moved up the field. Then again that Sauber car is getting better and better...so maybe another year there is not so bad.
  Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:00 am
  I genuinely think Leclerc would be finishing 7th just about every weekend in the Haas. Significantly better driver already than KMag or Grosjean for my money.
  Vettel and Gasly.
  Will be interesting to see how Gasly goes once he properly has the Honda upgrade on board, it did seem to be a decent step.
  2 votes so far for Hamilton?
  Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 2:28 am
  Vettel, Bottas, and Leclerc
  Vettel for dominating the race.
  Valtteri for his job of keeping the pressure on Sebastian.
  Leclerc, as others have said, did a great job of keeping Alonso and Gasly at bay.
  Honorable mention goes to Hulkenberg for finishing the farthest up behind the big three teams.
  Honorable mention also goes to Daniel Ricciardo for getting by Kimi at the start and doing a great overcut on Lewis for fourth position. Was the only passing in the top six.
  I went with the podium. Vettel, Bottas, Verstappen.
  I've gone with Vettel, Bottas and Grosjean. Very close I would say are Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Leclerc. Would have gone for them too if possible.
  Grosjean has missed out on a lot of running this weekend and has been really unlucky. Surprised more didn't vote for him for this race. He finished 12th from last and ahead of Magnussen. Hass were not strong here it seemed but he certainly beat Magnussen and several others. I'm possible being a bit generous. It wasn't truly outstanding, it was just very good considering the lack of running he had earlier.
  Bottas had a very solid weekend through qualifying and the race. Although some thought he should have done better here in 2014, he did have some issues which slowed him down. I personally think that this is one of Bottas's special tracks. He looked a bit off last year, but has had a podium here over the last 4 years. And would have likely had one without problems in 2014 and lets not forget he started 3rd in that terrible Williams the year before. He had a good start yesterday and managed to defend well from Verstappen. Given how hard overtaking was, that was critical to do. If Verstappen had got past, I fear Bottas would have been stuck. The only obvious mistake Bottas made was when lapping Sainz. He seemed to loose his sense of speed when approaching the corner and lost a few seconds. But due to the gap he had made, it didn't really cost him. Sky seemed to be thinking that cost him being able to catch Vettel. I doubt he will have as he had to save fuel later anyway. Explaining the reason why Verstappen closed right in.
  Vettel may not have looked outstanding, but he was the best in qualifying, although I expected him to beat the Mercedes by more than he did. But however, he led the race and did the best he could. Flawless weekend.
  Verstappen finally having a very solid weekend. No mistakes and I don't think he could have done better. Hulkenberg did very well too and was best of the rest. Leclerc again managing to get a point with the Sauber.
  I don't think the Stroll / Hartley incident should be any more than a racing incident. I partly agree with Coulthard that Hartly was rather optomistic with attempting to pass where he was. Stroll happened to loose control. But I heard he had a bit of contact earlier on and I'm still not sure if he lost control as a result of something happening a few corners ago. I think it shouldn't be investigated any further.
  I don't think any drivers really struggled as such. Vandoorne and Ericsson had there races completely ruined. I expect they only pitted first lap due to a bit of damage from the first lap incident. As choosing to pit then and not again is not a good strategy at all. But they both did it and it made them look worse than they were.
  About Hamilton though, I know he had a problem to start with, but I can't say he had a good weekend. I think he could have had a better result despite the problem before he pitted. When he came out the pits, he ran very wide, and IMO because of this, he failed to get past Ricciardo. If he didn't make this mistake, I think he could have at least been 4th. Given this has often been Hamilton's track, he was possibly one of the most disappointing out there really considering what we expect from him. If he ends up having some bad luck soon like Bottas did in Baku, Bottas will be right up there with him and it is nearly the middle of the season.
  I think you will get an allergic reaction if you ever vote for Vettel!
  Went for Vettel, Verstappen and Leclerc.
  Don't think I need to explain Vettel.
  Verstappen was visibly better than his teammate and beat two cars that could (should?) have been in front.
  Leclerc continues to impress, again a point for the Sauber.
  Last edited by mds on Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
  Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 12:33 pm
  Went with Vettel, Bottas and Leclerc. Would not argue with Verstappen being in the mix either, he was under a bit of pressure this weekend and drove well.
  I wish these polls would be driver of the weekend rather than the day. I have to admit I myself do sometimes factor in more than just the day
  Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 5:24 pm
  There used to be both, you could always make one.
  Voting for the question you think should be asked skews the results
  Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:20 am
  Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2018 12:50 am
  I defend Ericsson because I still think he has been under rated. And I don't know what clear evidence you've got in the last 4 races that Leclerc has been far better every time... Baku, ok, Ericsson was bad, but you must admit that Leclerc having 7 cars retire ahead of him somewhat helped with his points. Although I expect he will have got at least 3 of them anyway. (but I'll admit the same with the points Ericsson has got earlier in his career - retirements have often helped) I'm not saying it wasn't a good drive. It indeed was and for a rookie, even better.
  Spain, although Ericsson did finish behind, these two were the closest pair of team mates that both finished the race. I don't think Leclerc was far better there. Then Monaco. They pitted 1 lap apart. Ericsson came out 10 seconds behind Leclerc. Then 10 laps later, was behind Leclerc within 2.5 seconds and DRS range. And stayed there until Leclerc was unlucky enough to have a problem. I'm not saying Ericsson was better, but from what we saw, he could well have been as fast or faster. I can't really conclude much though but it was not far better from Leclerc again in the race which is what counts.
  I may look like I'm defending Ericsson. That is because I am. In the races (which matter more than qualifying) I do not see how Leclerc has been far better. Concidering he's a rookie with 7 races, then yes, that is certainly impressive, but given Ericsson's reputation and that Leclerc hasn't been far better every race makes me wonder why Leclerc is so highly rated. I personally think Leclerc is very good. But Ericsson is nothing like as bad as the majority think.
  You are correct that I basically am disagreeing with others and making my own point. Seems like very few will agree, but a forum will have many viewers with different opinions.