F1 2013 REVIEW DRIVERS
F1 2013 REVIEW DRIVER

Unable to compete on sheer pace, McLarenвЂ™s best opportunity for success was to reduce their number of pit stops. He had a shot at a podium finish in Malaysia as well before a problem at his pit stop ruined his race. He came closest in Brazil but even by the final race of the season McLaren had only improved the car by enough to come home 20 seconds behind a Ferrari. And based on his efforts youвЂ™d have to say it probably wasnвЂ™t capable of finishing on the podium, either. Jenson ButtonДЇor the first time in his McLaren career Jenson Button didnвЂ™t have a car that was capable of winning. On the strength of this season he should be a good match in those all-important qualifying sessions but there are still questions over his race pace.Дaniel Ricciardo 2013 form guide 8. He faces an enormous task up against a four-times champion next year. He might have done the same at Suzuka had he been more alert to the probability of getting a penalty for going off-track while overtaking Adrian Sutil. In Belgium he made up nine places to finish a solid tenth. A very promising run at Silverstone was ruined when the team failed to pit him when the Safety Car came out.

F1 2013 REVIEW DRIVERS

This gives a major clue why Red Bull chose him for 2014 instead of the other potential drivers available to them.ДЄlthough his margin over Vergne in the races was less emphatic there were problems along the way вЂ“ a couple of early-season exhaust failures and his elimination at the hands of Romain Grosjean in Monaco. He could rely on a healthy advantage over team mate Jean-Eric Vergne in qualifying and took the Toro Rosso into the final ten more than twice as many times as his team mate.

F1 2013 REVIEW DRIVER

Daniel RicciardoДaniel RicciardoвЂ™s season had all the hallmarks of a driver who wrung every last tenth out of his equipment on Saturday but couldnвЂ™t sustain the same performance over a race distance. This was shown again when Di Resta led the teamвЂ™s late-season resurgence with strong scores in India and Abu Dhabi вЂ“ keeping Lewis Hamilton at armвЂ™s length in the latter вЂ“ which helped Force India see off Sauber in the constructorsвЂ™ championship. But even in this difficult time he usually had an edge over team mate Adrian Sutil Errors of his own making spoiled his races in Italy, Singapore and Korea. When the teamвЂ™s fortunes took a downward turn in the second half of the season Di RestaвЂ™s went with them initially. He started fifth, but was bundled out of the race by Pastor Maldonado. Nonetheless he recovered to finish ninth вЂ“ his sixth points score in a row, a run which included a superb fourth in Bahrain.ДЇor a few minutes in Q3 at Spa it looked like Di Resta was going to pull off a shock pole position in another wet qualifying session, before he was bumped back by Mercedes and Red Bull drivers. In Britain he missed out on a strong qualifying result after falling foul of the minimum weight limit. But a combination of errors on the part of team and driver which saw Di Resta drop out in wet Q1 sessions in Malaysia, Monaco and Canada particularly compromised his points haul. The Force India was at its best in the first half of the season when PirelliвЂ™s tyres were particularly delicate. Paul di Resta had a reasonable third season with Force India which very easily could have brought so much more.

F1 2013 review