12 reasons the 2012 F1 season was brilliant

The 2012 Formula 1 season provided the kind of variety we can only dream of today. Teams could go from the front of the pack to off the pace from one week to the next, and it was common to still have no clue who was going to win a race when the lights went out at the start. There were plenty of memorable moments along the way, and in this video we pick out 12 things that made this year so special. What would make your list? Let us know in the comments!

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[nopomegranates]

Alonso pulling that Ferrari into title contention was phenomenal. Vettel's late season comeback was thrilling. And the special wins and podiums of Kobayashi, Maldonado, Schumacher, Raikkonen, Perez, and Rosberg was the cherry on top. What an unbelievable season!

[leewat]

Also 5 world champions finished 1st to 5th in the standings.
1.Vettel
2.Alonso
3.Raikkonen
4.Hamilton
5.Button

[jackietang]

F1 has wished and still does to repeat the different winners streak ever since the 2012 season ended and the turbo hybrid era beginning in 2014

[wiryantirta]

And once again, the lot of you who still say "what was the difference between RB-era and Mercedes-era":
The RB-era still gave us 2010 and 2012.

[markhenley]

The midfield challenging for podiums (not like today when they get podiums if top teams have retirements). The championship contenders would qualify P4 and P5 some races, not always on the front row. Lotus was the Redbull of today, but Williams, Mercedes ect. could win races and podiums sometimes on raw pace.

[wiryantirta]

included with #12 should be Alonso's 1000-yard death stare at the end of Brazil

[aayushkarnik]

McLaren Ferrari-ed this season. Absolutely bottled it

[Samylton]

Tense title decider was an understatement
That season was epic!
Keep up the great content too

[nitrox]

In my opinion, Schumacher's 2012 season was one of his best considering he was 43 and the car he was driving, if you dig deep into the season, you will see countless times he was near the front, qualifying in the top 3, running 3rd or 4th before either the car failed, taken out by Grosjean or it just wasn't fast enough to keep the Red Bulls and McLaren's behind. Australia, Malaysia, China, GBR, Germany, Italy, USA, he was always starting near the front and running in the top 3 or 4 but wasn't able to stay there. Then of course we can also mention the Monaco pole, the podium in Valencia. That qualifying lap he done in Austin in the pneultimate race of career was incredible, to qualify 6th (and then start 5th because of grid penalties) in a Mercedes which detoriated in speed throughout the season was an amazing job. In Brazil he had a puncture and was near dead last and came back to finish 7th, with the help of the safety car of course but it was reiminscient of how he came back in Brazil 2006.

Schumacher had the best race results for Mercedes in 2011, and then in 2012 also out-raced Rosberg whenever they both finished (Schumacher's car had awful unreliability), and outqualified Rosberg on average in 2012 over the season by -0.192s, this is the same Nico Rosberg who was more than a match for Lewis Hamilton. Schumacher's comeback was far far from a failure, you could argue it was a success if it wasn't for the awful relaibility and luck in 2012.

[titan_fx]

Even Maldonado could won a gp. Imagine being in F1 and have less win than Lord Maldonado

[adrianpenate]

12 reasons the 2012 season was great.

1. Alonso vs Vettel
2. Alonso vs Vettel
3. Alonso vs Vettel
4. Alonso vs Vettel
5. Alonso vs Vettel
6. Alonso vs Vettel
7. Alonso vs Vettel
8. Alonso vs Vettel
9. Alonso vs Vettel
10. Alonso vs Vettel
11. Alonso vs Vettel
12. Maldonado

[Nikoxion]

For the nth time, *get the quote right.*
It's _"Just leave me alone, I know what to do."_

[luizfernandoribeiro]

Fun fact: 2012 had every f1 title holder from 2000 to this day. Schumacher (2000-04), Alonso (05-06), Raikkonen (07), Hamilton (08, 14, 15, 17-20), Button (09), Vettel (10-13) and Rosberg (16).

[jealva]

In the last 20 years, I’ve never seen a driver drive better than Alonso in 2012. Alonso was deserving of the title and was voted best driver by the team principals despite losing the WDC.

[mariossendegeya]

Alonso’s drive in this season was the best 1 season performance from a driver I can remember in the last 30 years. He was driving a bath tub and should have won the title!

[alexthegreat]

12 reasons why the F1 2012 is the best codemasters game of all time.

[Balnazzardi]

Also the thing with Kimi's comeback season was that he managed finish 3rd in the championship only behind Vettel and Alonso...beating BOTH Mclaren drivers, Webber and Massa in the process....

And he scored so many points that Lotus essentially could not even pay him all his bonus money later.

[iceman]

that season alonso pulled in one of the greatest ever performances ..I doubt anyone else could match his level in that car in F1.

[AmanAli-dcsy]

2012 was a fantastic season and one that I remember fondly. The cars were so close especially at the beginning of the year and 7 teams scored a podium and apart from Toro Rosso and the 3 new teams they all won or had a legit shot at winning a race . Also for example in Valencia Q2 Alonso was only 0.2 of a second off the fastest time and still got eliminated that is unheard in today's F1.

[midguetsito]

It could have been 9 different winners :c (Malasya 2012 - Sergio Perez)