Grand Prix Rejects

TimmyB

Surely the team that should get ROTQ is the team that DNQ'd...

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More breaking news (I think). Christian Horner confirmed that Ricciardo has already used one of his four engines for the year. It lasted 50kms...

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Great to have the forum back!

Anybody who was hoping that I wouldn't be involved with this new community podcast will be pleased to know that this is indeed the case. 'Real life' is getting in the way for now.

Looking forward to smelling what brews from the rest of you.

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dr-baker wrote:Sadly, it seems TimmyB hasn't been here for a couple of months, so you should not expect him to be involved again.

Yeah, what ever happened to that guy? He was such a charmer...

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Does anyone remember what happened at the first race of the 2010 season in Bahrain? This was the first race after the refuelling ban, and everyone thought that everybody else would run out of fuel so we saw all the teams run a conservative (and boring!) race. I have a feeling that Sunday will be sim...

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Myrvold wrote:Holy Shitballs it looks different! O.o

Sure does!

Hmm, not much interest in my challenge. Guess I'll reveal the answers soon. Nobody has guessed them all yet.

UgncreativeUsergname: The second one is indeed turn 8.

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Hi guys. I'm getting pumped for my trip to Melbourne for the Grand Prix and thought I'd share some images from my trip there last September. Here's the challenge... without looking up other resources, can you spot where on the circuit I took these photos from. Good luck! http://i1216.photobucket.com...

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Ha! Well that wasnt quite the response i was expecting but at least i don't need to go looking for anyone.

Here's hoping it will be a Grand Prix worth seeing in person.

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Hello Forumers! Its been a while since I was here. Are there any of you that will be partaking in a visit to the British Grand Prix this year? Despite my Australian origins, I will be in the area that weekend and have tickets for the Becketts stand on Sunday. I am considering trying to hold a forume...

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The headline:

"Sam Michael to credit for Williams pole position"

...would have been something to be proud of a year or two ago.

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Thank goodness the Australian coverage is sorted now, that was getting annoying...

Just thinking: "The Kimi has eaten the ice cream" could be the new "The fat lady has sung" for F1.

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Great session.

Is it just me, or does last years reject of the year now have the fourth fastest car on the grid?

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Nicely done guys, the podcasts seem to come so easily for you now, even though I know that each one is hours of work Thanks for discussing my topic, it was a reaction to Enoch's announcement about dropping his pen on the written race reviews and how "it has become increasingly difficult to find...

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Klon wrote:
Wizzie wrote:
TimmyB wrote:That F1 in 2011 had a higher quantity and quality of reject-worthy moments than F1 10 years ago (2001).

2001 had Prost and TWR Arrows. I rest my case.

Objection!
2011 has Hispania and Marussia.

I rest my case that it's a good debating topic.

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That F1 in 2011 had a higher quantity and quality of reject-worthy moments than F1 10 years ago (2001).

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Thoroughly enjoyable podcast as usual.

Did I blank out for 10 seconds or was the 'Conspiracy Theorists Stand Up!' audio clip missing?

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For those of you that follow the @f1rejects twitter feed (or see it in the website front page), you will already know that I competed in the 6.5km 'Adventure Run' leg of the Mark Webber Challenge yesterday. The Adventure Run is new to the event and is the only part that normal members of the public ...

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The most important technical issue in my mind is the synchronisation. If it's just an audio feed then buffering can take differing amounts of time for different people, so you're immediately a few seconds out of sync. If you guys are covering an overtaking manoeuvre then just being 1 second out can ...

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Well defended, an example to your profession you are.

You know, I had got halfway through writing that previous post and thought... "I don't know exactly what I'm trying to say here".

I'm looking forward to seeing how a more refined DRS goes next year.

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Thanks for this Enoch. I've only read the first third of the review because I wanted to take you to task on a point that you made. I think this is the first time I've ever done such a thing. Perhaps the downside of DRS, when the hierarchy is a bit too well set as it is this year, is that when cars f...

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I've done a lot of research on this area but I think that most of what I'd say has already been said. I'd just like to point out though that I'm pretty sure the engines will still be idling whilst the F1 cars are under electric power in the pits, and an idling F1 engine is still pretty loud, so the ...

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Hamilton - penalty - 6 syllables Di Resta - race almost ended - 8 syllables Button picked up win Buemi in points - 4 syllables From 23rd to 8th place Did a Kamui Your stylings remind me of a great Haiku involving Taku and tofu. My attempt: Hungary boring? Sure not! Rain, spins, fire, crash! Jensons...

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the Masked Lapwing wrote:Was it Canada or Valencia when they couldn't get the BBC feed, and Rust had to commentate on the start? I could almost imagine the panic on his face!

IIRC it was Valencia, and I think I was looking forward to hearing Rust commentate the entire race as much as he was.

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It will be interesting to hear what Network Ten have to say tonight about how this affects Australia. I hope we don't end up with two commentary teams, or worse still, Darryl and Rusty commentating on 50% of races. A strange plus-side for the BBC is that now they can have a regularly scheduled time ...

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Myrvold wrote:2012?

Fixed, thanks. Got put off by the title of the BBC /Sky thread.

So Germany is blocking the video eh?
Try this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&ob=av3e

Not 'really' exciting news, but I was excited to legitimately post a link to a YouTube video that's been illegitimately linked 'millions' of times.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHg5SJYRHA0

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Ooh, nice, I'm looking forward to this one. Especially as it involves the term 'Flame-baiting'!

PS. Nice pic of DR in the header, although I'm a bit worried about the fact that 'raised noses' could be banned from F1 next year, that could spell doom for his 2012 hopes of a drive.

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If the screen had some sort of anti-glare coating then I think you'd actually end up seeing more of the drivers than you do now, which would be cool, especially for trackside spectators.

Maybe Jaques was right...

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Sweet as. Looking forward to it.

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Good one! I think the key reasons why teams are expected to run the same livery are so that the two cars can easily be identified as being part of the same team (more inmportant in F1), and also for promotional material reasons. Remember that documents like race programs get printed weeks or even m...

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Not to put pressure on him, but I always saw Tim (Bendall) as a natural born successor to Enoch and Jamie. Aw shucks... There's a few angles I'd like to tackle this thread from. Firstly, I completely agree with the sentiment. I miss the F1 Rejects podcasts as well, there is indeed nothing like it i...

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I've worked it out.... Webber's 2011 is just like Heinz-Harald Frentzens 1997. Heaps of fastest laps, not many wins, and a team mate who's winning all the time.

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WEBBER!!!!

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Senna / Mansell will be nothing compared to this...

I can't imagine this won't end up in contact.

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VETs going to stay out til the end methinks

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So what you're saying is that you want an F1 Rejects exclusive?

Well seeing as you asked so nicely....

http://www.youtube.com/v/bZXN70SWwAg?hl=en&fs=1

My favourite lines to watch on this one are Webbers (obviously), Rosbergs and Vettels.

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Great statistic, but it's worth remembering why audience numbers are important. An audience is only as valuable as the money they're likely to part with towards sponsors products. So, do you think 33 million Brits spend more money on F1 sponsored products than 76 million Chinese? In 2011, I'd say ye...

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Hi guys, It's been a while since I've posted here but rest assured I still read the forum regularly. I thought I'd do a plug for a blog I just guest posted for called "F1 Data Junkie" http://f1datajunkie.blogspot.com/ Tony, who started the blog, records F1 timing data and all sorts of othe...

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Dare I say it - I was rather underwhelmed by that race? With so many pitstops and DRS making it too easy to pass into Turn 12, I hardly ever knew where anyone was (apart from the top 3), it was that difficult to follow? Mate, I blame that on the commentary (for those with the BBC feed). I am now co...

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The fact that he isn't here now suggests that ADx_Wales missed watching this race live.

I hope he'll regret it. (Which I speak in a light positive tone

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