End of Season 2006

[Spyker MF1]

Best Driver: Alonso (after all he did win the WDC)
Best Team: Renault (after all they did win the WCC)
Most Improved Driver: Massa (look how sketchy he was at the begining of the season)
Most Improved Team: Ferrari (look what an uphill struggle they had mid season and they still nearly did it)
Best Race: Brazil and Monaco (On both occasions Schumi came from the back and made everyone else look like formula ford drivers)
Best Pass: Schumi on Fisico at Brazil
Biggest Surprise: Super Aguri( Being able to enter every race)
Biggest Disappointment: Williams (Cosworth making such poor engines)
Turning Point: Mass Dampers
Worst Team: Toyota (Such a large budget such little going on)
Worst Driver: Sato (Still hasn't learnt F1 isn't a destruction derby and should of had his super licence taken away not Ide)
Most Membrial Moment: Albers at Silverstone(Louise Goodman"So how are you feeling"
Albers "Not very well I need a pee"

[yin]

Best Driver: Alonso
Best Team: Renault
Most Improved Driver: Jenson
Most Improved Team: BMW Sauber
Best Race: Hungary
Best Pass: Alonso pass Schumacher at Hungary
Biggest Surprise: BMW Sauber
Biggest Disappointment: Williams
Turning Point: Suzuka
Worst Team: Toyota
Worst Driver: Ralf
Most Membrial Moment: The Monaco farce by Schumacher

[zenvision]

You are being too harsh on Ralf guys. I mean, he isn't setting the world alight, but then who did in a Toyota? Still he beat both seasons his team mate trulli, who is no slouch. Please don't put money in the equation too, because like Jaques said, if they come up with that offer, it would have been stupid to tell them to give him less. For me Ralf passed the exams this year and surely doesn't deserve the worst driver in F1, that goes for any of the Spyker boys.

[Spyker MF1]

For me Ralf passed the exams this year and surely doesn't deserve the worst driver in F1, that goes for any of the Spyker boys.

I agree Monteiro could be classed as worst driver as he has done nothing but i think it would be harsh on Albers as he has been out performing the car all season even managing to get on the tail of the Red Bull group in more than a few races

[Tp]

For me I felt there were two parts to the season, at the start Renault were the class of the field and looked set the championship. But the second part was of Ferrari and how they improved so much to a point they looked as if to win the championship at the end, but overall.....

Best Driver: Alonso
Best Team: Renault
Most Improved Driver: Massa
Most Improved Team: Ferrari
Best Race: Brazil
Best Pass: Schumacher on Fisichella at Brazil
Biggest Surprise: The chain of bad events Ferrari faced in Suzuka and Brazil
Biggest Disappointment: Williams
Turning Point: Suzuka, Schumi's engine blow-up
Worst Team: Williams & Toyota
Worst Driver: Sato
Most Memorial Moment: Schumacher's drive, making up 45 seconds in the race. Schumacher on the podium in Monza

Additions to the list.....
Best Car - At start R26, half-way through season 248 F1 was the car to have. The Mclaren MP4-21 looked the best though, with the chrome thing going on.

[manchild]

As a president of F1 governing body I should be impartial but since you've already asked:

Best Driver: Schumacher
Best Team: Ferrari
Most Improved Driver: Schumacher
Most Improved Team: Ferrari
Best Race: Monza
Best Pass: Schumacher on Massa in Japan
Biggest Surprise: Alonso & Renault winning titles despite my dirty tricks
Biggest Disappointment: Schumacher's engine blow in Japan
Turning Point: When I received check from Maranello
Worst Team: Renault
Worst Driver: Alonso
Most Memorial Moment: When I received check from Maranello

[Giancarlo]

Best Driver:Raikkonen - he showed speed that his car shouldn't have had

Best Team:Ferrari - Their dismal '05 season spilled into '06 and they put it together at the end. That's teamwork!

Most Improved Driver:Villeneuve - He was in some dire straights until regained his form by out driving Heidi this season.

Most Improved Team:BMW/Sauber - Transformed the unreliable Sauber into a car that can podium.

Best Race:Hungary - Everything that could did happen.

Best Pass:Raikkonen on Webber @ Monaco - You shouldn't be able to pass where he did...but somehow did.

Biggest Surprise:Robert Kubica - Either he's that good or Heidi is that poor.

Biggest Disappointment:Nico Rosberg - All hype and little driving. His bickering this season left a bad taste. Scott Speed did better than him.

Turning Point:USGP

Worst Team:Toyota - Spent a billion dollars and they're still unreliable and somewhat slow as the race progresses.

Worst Driver:Yuji Ide - Super Aguri lawn care specialist

Most Membrial Moment:Schumi parking @ Rascasse *tied* with his engine letting go at Suzuka.

[flynfrog]

I think this will be a pretty interesting thread. Lets try to answer these questions.
note: Remember, these are your opinions.

Best Driver: Shumi his last drive at china showed why he is one of the best drivers ever
Best Team: renault they had there act together and won the wcc
Most Improved Driver: scott speed had th first point for any of the redbull teams till it was taken away
Most Improved Team:aguri as much as we all love to hate them they did show a slight competivness at the end
Best Race: japan
Best Pass: shu on alanso at indy practice you could almost smell the smug grin from behind the helment
Biggest Surprise: dead heat into the last 2 races for the wdc
Biggest Disappointment: mf1 / spyker what are they trying to do other than provide targets for the aguri kamakazies
Turning Point: engine blow in japan
Worst Team: aguri even though they have imporved alot it seems that trying to keep japan team over shadows trying to race well
Worst Driver: JV we get it you won the wd a while ago now be quite and go away
Most Membrial Moment: seeing michel on the flat bed as it drove past me at INDY

[m3_lover]

Best Driver: Schumacher..because he was always trying no matter what

Best Team: Renault...Managed to survive after the Mass Damper Affair

Most Improved Driver: Heidfeld

Most Improved Team: BMW Sauber...slowly they are climbing up...alot of people from this forum thought they couldn't beat williams this year.

Best Race: Hungary

Best Pass: Alonso on Schui

Biggest Surprise: Seeing Christian Horner jumping in the pool...while only wearing Superman's Cape

Biggest Disappointment: Williams reliability...if your own driver said it was a mistake driving for williams then you know something is wrong.

Turning Point: Schu's Engine letting go at Suzuka

Worst Team: Red Bull...At the end of the season they were being outrunned by Toro Rosso

Worst Driver: Scott Speed/ Yuji Ide/Christian Klein

Most Memorial Moment: Button taking off Heidfeld's hat at the podium at Hungary.

[Tom]

Best Driver: Nothing much between any of them, I guess it has to be Fernando
Best Team: Renault, most of the time, recovering from mass damper exclusion they coped admirably
Most Improved Driver: Massa, after his spin in Bahrain I thought little of him, now he's got 2 brilliant wins. Sato second.
Most Improved Team: BMW Saulber, what a turn around, don't be surprised if they're winning next year.
Best Race: Suzuka, Brazil and Monaco, although plenty to choose from.
Best Pass: Has to be MS at Brazil, not sure which one though.
Biggest Surprise: Super Aguri, for making it to Melbourne.
Biggest Disappointment: The Red Bulls, they were going backwards by the end of the season.
Turning Point: USGP
Worst Team: Williams, never looked good in a single race.
Worst Driver: Ralfy, uninspired and unmotivated again, Ide, having your superliscence revoked for going too slow, thats bad.
Most Membrial Moment: So many to choose from, it has to be DC inheriting 3rd in Monaco, I wet myself with glee.

[bhall]

It's very interesting that people aren't listing McLaren as a disappointment. Did I miss something over the winter that let everyone else know McLaren was going to be off the pace all year?

[joseff]

Worst Driver:Yuji Ide - Super Aguri lawn care specialist

Oh wow, I didn't even remember he was F1.

[Tp]

It's very interesting that people aren't listing McLaren as a disappointment. Did I miss something over the winter that let everyone else know McLaren was going to be off the pace all year?

But they weren't the most disappointing team. I think Toyota and Williams were, actually thinking about it, Toyota have always been a disappointment.

[bhall]

Maybe.

I just think that going from being a multiple-race winner and title contender one year, as McLaren were last year, to being a nearly forgotten also-ran the next is pretty damn disappointing. To me it's certainly more disappointing than Toyota or Williams, both of whom I didn't really expect anything from.

But I've been wrong before.

[wazojugs]

Looks like i am a little late doing this but..


Best Driver: Alonso
Best Team: Renault
Most Improved Driver: Massa, his driving style is less erratic not chopping away at the wheel, but he was in the second best car on the grid so this could flatter his performance!
Most Improved Team: BMW, looks like its was williams failing not bmw in that partnership!
Best Race: Hungary
Best Pass: Alonso around Schumi on the karting line
Biggest Surprise: Super Aguri
Biggest Disappointment: The FIA
Turning Point: Banning of mass damper
Worst Team: Williams
Worst Driver: Trulli
Most Memorable Moment: Schumi parking his Ferrari