2011 final driver rankings: 3rd – 1st

This is the final article in a 4-part series, ranking all 28 drivers this season. As you would expect, this post tackles Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel. 3rd – Jenson Button Previous ranking: 3rd Review from previous ranking: “He has shown himself as a more complete driver this year, and unlike his teammate, [...]

2011 final driver rankings: 10th – 4th

This is the third article in a 4-part series, ranking all 28 drivers of the season. This section of the ranking covers drivers such as Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg. 10th – Paul di Resta Previous ranking: 13th Review from previous ranking: ”Ragged drives have lost him points, but nevertheless a decent start to [...]

2011 final driver rankings: 18th – 11th

This is the second article out of 4, ranking all 28 drivers from this season. This section includes drivers such as Felipe Massa, Kamui Kobayashi and Jaime Alguersuari. 18th – Felipe Massa Previous ranking: 14th Review from previous ranking: ”Ferrari need a second driver who can consistently take podiums, not struggle for 6th.” The one thing I find [...]

2011 final driver rankings: 28th – 19th

This will be the complete ranking of each driver in 2011 based on their performances throughout the season. These rankings also contain clippings from previous reviews from 2011 and 2010. Without further delay, here are the first 10 drivers to be examined: 28th – Karun Chandhok Previous ranking: 25th (2010 final rankings) Review from last [...]

My top 5 drives of the season

After looking at the finest races and overtakes of 2011, it’s time to move on to the best race performances by any driver. This is judged by looking at raw pace, clever use of strategy and sheer brilliant driving. 5th – Sebastian Vettel – Monaco Grand Prix After a scintillating drive in qualifying, a clean [...]

Hulkenberg replaces Sutil at Force India

Nico Hulkenberg will drive alongside Paul di Resta at Force India for the 2012 season. This leaves veteran Adrian Sutil, who has been with the team for 5 years, without a race seat for next year. Nico last drove in F1 in 2010, when he took a shock pole position at the Brazilian Grand Prix [...]

Alguersuari and Buemi make way for Ricciardo and Vergne at Toro Rosso

Toro Rosso is to completely reshuffle its driver line-up for next year. Current drivers Jaime Alguersuari and Sebastien Buemi, who have been at the team for 3 years, have both been dropped by the team. They will be replaced by former HRT driver Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, who has tested for Red Bull and [...]

My top 5 races of the year

With a review of the top overtaking moves a few days ago, let’s move on to my favourite 5 races of 2011: 5th – British Grand Prix With a one-off ban on off-throttle blown diffusers, and rain falling on only one half of the circuit, we were always for a great race at Silverstone. Tyre [...]

Grosjean joins Raikkonen at Renault

Former Renault driver Romain Grosjean will rejoin his former team next year. He will be paired up with former world champion Kimi Raikkonen, forming one of the most interesting driver combinations on the grid. Grosjean drove for Renault in the second half of the 2009 season, replacing Nelson Piquet Jr and joining Fernando Alonso at [...]

My top 5 overtakes of the year

With the Pirelli tyres and KERS providing a welcome new element to on-track racing, 2011 saw some fantastic battles between the drivers.   Although DRS grew slightly stale in its repetitive passes, we were in no shortage of wheel-to-wheel action. Here are my favourite overtaking moves from this season: 5th – Michael Schumacher on Kamui [...]