Best F1 race of the year?

[SenorFunkyPants]

There are a few candidates.
What say you?

[HFW003]

Certainly not the last one!

For me it would be the Italian GP.

It was good to see a few different guys, Gasly, Sainz and the other twat on the podium..

Coincidentally this was one of the two races I was supposed to be at this year.

For shear track difference I loved Portugal and Nurburgring races as well.

[EdM5]

Mugello

[racerbruce]

2020 Monza F1 GP....

P1: GAS
P2: SAI
P3: STR

Such an unlikely podium.

[s14_kev]

Sakhir

[E92inNC]

Turkey

Partly bc of the rain and partly cuz it did my soul good to see one good Ferrari finish from this awful awful year. Also Seb’s podium was pretty cool

[SenorFunkyPants]

The crazy races were definitely the best.
I think Turkey was right up there...a race that sorted out the men from the boys.
Sakhir was just a lot of fun..a great win for Perez and watching Russell having victory snatched from him wasn't that sad...as it ushered in a new star.
And Monza was another cracker.

[MKSixer]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

The crazy races were definitely the best.
I think Turkey was right up there...a race that sorted out the men from the boys.
Sakhir was just a lot of fun..a great win for Perez and watching Russell having victory snatched from him wasn't that sad...as it ushered in a new star.
And Monza was another cracker.

Turkey. /Thread

[irunalot]

Mugello/Turkey

[NickyC]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

There are a few candidates

You can say that again.

[Mr Pete]

Any race not won by Merc👀

[CalAcacian]

Sakhir, hands down. The triumph of seeing George excel, the crushing defeat of the terrible doublestack, his amazing run back up through the field and then that terrible puncture, and the beauty of Perez's first win.

No other GP this year had me jumping and yelling at the screen like this one.

[spooner1sm]

Monza was awesome because we got to see a completely new podium for the season plus a maiden win for Gasly, who totally deserves it after the rocky year he had in 2019. Not to mention, seeing Lewis recover from his penalty and absolutely storming up the field.

Sakhir was fantastic because my man George Russell got himself a drive in the best car, proved himself as a well-rounded and capable driver (not just Mr. Saturday), and got his first championship points, all while being killed by an awful pitstop and a very unlucky puncture (caused by debris from his own Williams, no less). We watched him run up the grid twice in the space of 20 laps, and it was just so insane to watch. But also, Checo's maiden win, Ocon's maiden podium after a tough start to the season, and finally a double-podium for RP (who clearly had the 3rd best car, but couldn't capitalize on situations and were stricken with bad strategy and reliability issues all season). Not to mention, a great points haul for McLaren, arguably making the difference in their points standing while RP recovered from a disastrous Bahrain GP and brought the fight back to McLaren for P3.

But really, in terms of pure chaos, the first race of the season in Austria was one of my favourites. 9 DNFs, Mercedes being knocked down a peg due to electrical issues requiring them to drive conservatively, Albon getting punted by Lewis again, Lando securing his first podium, LeClerc nursing the worst Ferrari since the 80's to P2 with a sneaky-good drive, and Gio, of all drivers, scoring 2 points. This was just such a memorable race because of the last 5 laps after the SC restart, starting with Albon and Hamilton's collision and ending with Lando's incredible final lap (securing fastest lap in the process). Also, after everything that happened due to the pandemic, it was peak silly season with the added hype of being the first race of the season with a very competitive-looking midfield.

I'll never forget the 2020 season. Despite it being shortened, so much happened and it was an absolute roller coaster the whole way. Especially if you don't pay any attention to the Merc dominance. Let's not forget, out of the 17 races he competed in, Max Verstappen retired 5 times and ended up on the podium 10 out of his 11 remaining races. One of those podiums being after he crashed his car ON THE FORMATION LAP. Absolutely mad season.

[SenorFunkyPants]

Not forgetting Hamilton winning Silverstone with a punctured rear tyre.

[yco]

Originally Posted by SenorFunkyPants

Not forgetting Hamilton winning Silverstone with a punctured rear tyre.

yeah he won even on 3 wheels..

[minn19]

For me Turkey, if anything just for the spectacle of it. And Seb getting on the podium again.

Or Gasly/Sergios wins. Always fun to see drivers get their first win, especially one like Sergios where it was a long time coming.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by yco

yeah he won even on 3 wheels..

Yeah , DAS saved HAM's a$$ there..Without DAS his tyres would be shot 3 laps earlier !

But the Red Bull tyre strategy as well , while they called MAX in to pit with 2 laps to go..And HAM ran on 2 and a half wheel ...
MAX's tyres were still good to run for at least 4-5 laps ! I said loud in front of my screen : Jesus F* Christ !!!

You guys can see it as a F* miracle . Otherwise MAX won Silverstone 1 and 2 !

[SenorFunkyPants]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

You guys can see it as a F* miracle . Otherwise MAX won Silverstone 1 and 2 !

If Hamilton didn't have a puncture who would have won?