After asking our expert panel to nominate their driver and team of 2010, we also asked them for their favourite race, the most eye-catching story and their biggest disappointment of the year. We've taken the best answers and listed them below.

Sir Striling Moss has fond memories of the Australian Grand Prix © Sutton Images Enlarge

Race of the year

Australia stands out in my mind because of Jenson Button's well deserved win and plenty of action up and down the field."

Sir Frank Williams, nine-time constructors' championship: "I'd say Monza because the crowds are so appreciative. They love the cars, the teams, the noise and the drivers. The enthusiasm is superb."

Gerard Lopez, RenaultF1 majority shareholder: "In terms of how the whole city lives for Formula One, it's probably Montreal but in terms of a highlight, probably Abu Dhabi for the racing. It's almost like a video game."

Tonio Liuzzi, Force India driver: "Montreal and Korea are definitely the two highlights of the year for me, but they were also very good races to watch on TV."

Sam Brid, GP2 driver: "There were so many this season, that's a tough one! Spa was good. And I think Korea was interesting as well, so I'll go Korea."

Mark Sutton, F1 photographer: "Abu Dhabi. I know it sticks in the mind because it's the most recent, but everything was so exciting and crazy. The fact that we went into the last race with four contenders meant that no one really knew who would win. The setting and sunset timing also makes for some fantastic images."

There have been several good stories to follow in 2010 © Getty Images Enlarge

Story of 2010

"I've enjoyed following Jenson Button's progress at McLaren. When he joined I told him that he was putting his head in the lion's mouth, but I think he's come out rather well and I think that has been one of the biggest success stories of the year."

Sir Jackie Stewart, three-time world champion: "The Red Bull/Adrian Newey domination. Next year it will be very interesting to see whether they have the outright ambition to win back-to-back titles."

Sir Frank Williams: "Mark Webber for spinning off in Korea and taking out Rosberg."

Gerard Lopez:: "Probably the Sebastian Vettel v Mark Webber rivalry and particularly the front-wing saga and how it all led to a major conspiracy theory. There were a lot of discussions surrounding Red Bull's front wings and whether they were flexible as well as the choice at Silverstone between Sebastian and Mark. So as an item of interest and potential conflict, I would say Red Bull's front wings."

Sam Bird: "I know Nico Hulkenberg so to see him get pole position in Brazil was fantastic. I really enjoyed watching that."

Laurence Edmondson, ESPNF1 Deputy Editor: "Ferrari's team orders scandal, but mainly because it highlighted the absurdity of the rules. There was also a remarkable interrogation of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa in the post-race press conference that made for one of the most entertaining transcripts I've ever read. The good news is that F1 has learnt its lesson from the whole saga and the rule has been scrapped."

Michael Schumacher and Mercedes have been two of the biggest disappointments this year © Sutton Images Enlarge

Disappointment of the season

"Mercedes. I can never consider them as the same Mercedes team that I drove for in the 1950s, because that was a team that was always right at the top, both before and after the war. I was also surprised to see the drop in performance after Brawn GP won the title last year."

Sir Jackie Stewart: "That Ferrari and McLaren seemed so ill-prepared to take on the competitiveness of Red Bull."

Sir Frank Williams: "Us for not being so competitive again. That is the fundamental requirement."

Gerard Lopez: "Robert Kubica losing his wheel when he was second in Japan."

Tonio Liuzzi: "The F-duct was the biggest issue for us, I'm really happy that it is going away in 2011."

Mark Sutton: "I guess Michael Schumacher's return was a big disappointment to many people around the world. That and the new teams that didn't score a point!"

Laurence Edmondson: "Felipe Massa barely put up a fight against Fernando Alonso this year and watching his gradual decline in confidence and performance was hugely disappointing. He appeared to lose all hope and interest after the incidents at the German Grand Prix and he clearly took the Ferrari pit wall's decision to heart. He could have adopted the Mark Webber mentality and come out fighting after that, but instead he let his head drop and went on to score less than half the points of Alonso in the remaining races."