IIDOTR France 2009

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Pick your Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race!

Poll ended at 30 Jun 2018, 16:08

Carlos Sainz Jr.
2
15%
Charles Leclerc
2
15%
Haas & Sauber
0
No votes
Kevin Magnussen
9
69%
 
Total votes: 13

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I know he's done nothing but raise the bar this season, but there's raising the bar, and then there's what he did on Saturday: Charles Leclerc. Who would have expected to see him in Q3?
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Leclerc, though after qualy it wasn't that improbable
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This is difficult. Leclerc had an excellent qualifying but the race was pretty much the expected result, Sainz started well but dropped later in the race (though he wasn't to blame), Räikkönen had a good race but qualifying was a disaster... So many candidates that don't quite make it for me.

I nominate Magnussen by default, he was the best of the rest and did a great job all weekend!
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Sauber as a whole were very impressive this weekend, so was Magnussen who kept out of trouble while his teammate couldn't and scored for Haas again, they're closing in on Force One and could even catch McLaren at this rate.
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I'm expecting Charles Leclerc to be working magic in that car by now (and I revise my opinion that it's the slowest on the grid - we all know where that wooden spoon has gone to now). So in the absence of anything better, I nominate...

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Magnussen for doing surprisingly well with his Haas, a genuinely good drive that kind of cast some shade on Grosjean.
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Really, there were a few suggestions. Sainz, Leclerc, Magnussen and Haas in general were all stand-out performers. Unfortunately the DRS ruined their ability to hold their great positions, but the performances still deserve a mention.
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Charles Leclerc: For his strong qualifying result.

Kevin Magnussen: For his strong race result.
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Kevin , individually , and Haas collectively. I didnt really expect that . How good is a Ferrari engine..?
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I go for Sainz. He should have won the best of the rest and was running 3rd in early stages.
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Post by Klon »

1st: Kazuki Nakajima for finally turning his season around and scoring his first points of the year at Magny-Cours.

2nd: Force India for almost getting both cars into Q3 and fighting for points the entire race, even if they came up a little bit short.
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Poll is up! 48 hours, as per usual, to get your vote in.
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A little disorganised here but we'll get this all sorted out---thank God there's no more triple headers, honestly!

Anyway, Kevin Magnussen was our Infinite Improbability driver at Paul Ricard, doing great things in that Haas car and ending up best of the rest in the race. All this while his teammate floundered, Kevin delivered yet again.
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