Jason Plato Race Driver of the Year

[CivicMan]

Autosport awards this evening - Jason Plato is National Racing Driver of the Year.

No doubt the Association of Car Body Repairs were on the voting team.....!!

[minimatt1967]

Hmmm sympathy votes there me thinks....

[EDLT]

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

[deadslow]

EDLT said:

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

But Plato didn't throw it away twice.

[FourWheelDrift]

EDLT said:

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

Hamilton took 3 awards - Rookie of the Year Award, British Competition Driver and International Racing Driver Trophies.

[Dr JonboyG]

EDLT said:

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

No, he came second in a three horse race! (And I'm a huge Lewis fan).

[hostile17]

I'd say that's a fair award. Plato drove a great season this year, and was unlucky to miss out on the title.

[lazyitus]

deadslow said:

EDLT said:

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

But Plato didn't throw it away twice.

So Plato wasn't good enough to get something to throw away in the first place. ?

[castrolcraig]

not being funny but i think toseland was a better example of a british motorsports person than any of them....

and he wont get even get half the recognition he deserves at the sports personality of the year awards....

[Nic Jones]

Andy Priaulx anyone? 3 time world champion.

[MG511]

He won 'National Racing Driver of the Year' ie a driver in a national race series, not a world championship, so Hamilton and Priaux not eligable for that one.

[EDLT]

deadslow said:

EDLT said:

Nothing to do with being burnt on TV, I thought Lewis Hamilton did a better job. He didn't come second in a two horse race.

But Plato didn't throw it away twice.

He did give away a race win to a team mate, and in several races he just didn't look like he was trying.

[belleair302]

Andy P will never get the recognition he deserves. Driving a car which the FIA dislike and will alter the rules to penalise as it wins race after race, he did a top job. Maybe a Le Mans drive would help his cause. Tom Kristiansen deserves a mention too. After his hufe DTM crash he goes onto Le Mans and drives a blinder....again no award. Autosport is too F1 biased.

[1]

Autosport awards my arse, more like the Lewis Hamilton show.

I cant believe that the only mention Priaux got was when he was presenting an award.

[cougarracing]

yeh its a real rough deal prixaux didnt get any awards but hamilton did have a good year!.....although i feel andy deserved something

[Stu R]

castrolcraig said:

not being funny but i think toseland was a better example of a british motorsports person than any of them....

and he wont get even get half the recognition he deserves at the sports personality of the year awards....