Who is your FIA Personality Of The Year?

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11/24/2015 at 14:47 • Filed to: FIA, Petter Solberg

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The nominees are:

Max Verstappen:

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Lewis Hamilton:

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Sebastien Ogier:

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Sebastian Vettel:

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Nico Hülkenberg:

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Kris Meeke:

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Jose Maria Lopez:

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Nico Rosberg:

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Petter Solberg:

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Toto Wolff:

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DISCUSSION (22)


Kinja'd!!! PanchoVilleneuve ST > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:11

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McMike


Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:13

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I can’t pick Alonso?


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > PanchoVilleneuve ST
11/24/2015 at 15:15

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I support this.


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles
11/24/2015 at 15:16

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These are the official nominated drivers. Jean Todt probably doesn’t have twitter.


Kinja'd!!! Tripper > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:21

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Verstappen


Kinja'd!!! SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:23

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McMike is my vote


Kinja'd!!! themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:24

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Or YouTube to hear those sweet sweet radio conversations again.


Kinja'd!!! DasWauto > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:29

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I’m not sure what these are actually judged on but I’ll offer my opinion on personality as far as I know them:

Verstappen - showed little to none of his personality this year (not sure if he has one yet, might have to wait for puberty), apart from an emphatic ‘NO!’ when asked to let his teammate by in one race.

Hamilton - has lots of personality but let’s not celebrate being a #blessed attention-whoring twat off the track.

Ogier - French rally driver robot version 2.0. ‘Nuff said.

Vettel - Hilarious, actually. Seemed to revell in the role of being a thorn in Mercedes’ side, antagonizing/poking fun at/with their drivers (mostly Nico) often during press conferences and interviews. I like his style.

Hulkenberg - Seems like a fairly restrained, quiet guy to me. Points for being the Hulk.

Meeke - Some good performances in WRC this year but I know nothing about him otherwise.

Lopez - Not familiar

Rosberg - PR darling, no personality besides throwing a hat this year, which was funny.

Solberg - Not really familiar but Finnish dudes are cool. This puts him in the running.

Wolf - Answered many questions about the dynamics within the team and the performance of the car but I haven’t seen much interesting from him personally.


Kinja'd!!! BeaterGT > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:30

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Definitely Vettel. His off track antics teasing the MB drivers has been a joy to watch. The post race conferences (especially Russia) were hilarious and even running away from the FIA or FOM dude in Brazil so he can bring his helmet on the podium. We don’t want to see robots in the car or out!


Kinja'd!!! EL_ULY > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:42

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Vettle because of all the lols :] Runners up are Ricky and Jordan Taylor, also because of the lols.


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > DasWauto
11/24/2015 at 15:48

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If you’re not familiar with the Norwegian Solberg, spend a couple of minutes watching a clip of him winning the 2003 WRC.

If he manages to win the World Rallycross Championship this weekend, we might see similar scenes once again.


Kinja'd!!! Trevor Slattery, ACTOR > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 15:49

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Vettel was definitely the personality surprise of the year, so I give it to him.

But Lewis is my boy. I respect that he is bringing some well needed flava to the stodgy uptight world of F1.


Kinja'd!!! SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > BeaterGT
11/24/2015 at 15:54

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That was damn silly and I loved it


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > Trevor Slattery, ACTOR
11/24/2015 at 15:59

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Lewis won last year, so this is a fair choice.


Kinja'd!!! RallyWrench > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 16:00

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Petter Solberg, because how can you not love that guy? Second is Vettel, who has demonstrated master-level troll capability and seems much more relaxed at Ferrari.

Edit: Wait, I did this wrong. Clearly, McMike is the winner.


Kinja'd!!! DasWauto > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 16:02

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Solberg is Norwegian? Fail in my part.


Kinja'd!!! Hoccy > DasWauto
11/24/2015 at 16:24

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Yep. Kristian Sohlberg is the Finn with the similar name.


Kinja'd!!! tromoly > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 16:47

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Petter Solberg or no one. I started getting angry not seeing his name then saw it near the bottom, crisis averted.


Kinja'd!!! EKnineTIME > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 16:49

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Vettel hands down. He trolled the podium finishers post race press conferences so well.


Kinja'd!!! AddictedToM3s - Drives a GC > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 18:09

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Vettel for me. His post race interviews are hilarious and he actually has the driving to back it up.

Toto Wolff would be second for me though. I remember one of his interviews for SkySports earlier this season when asked what the strategy is with Ferrari so close and he replied with “clutch out, pedal to the floor and go.”


Kinja'd!!! Wheelerguy > Hoccy
11/24/2015 at 19:20

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Make him Pope.


Kinja'd!!! G17 > Hoccy
11/25/2015 at 13:44

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1. Vettel - I have to pick him, he’s been brilliant all year on and off the track.

2. Solberg - Long time favorite of mine, all heart and a great personality.

3. Verstappen - Love his attitude and exciting racing style. Surprisingly mature and an obvious talent.