Grand Prix Rejects

Row Man Gross-Gene

I agree with RAK that I'd happily lose all of the Repressive Regime GP's right off the top. That said, I don't get fatigued with watching too many races. How many matches do typical football (soccer) fans watch in a year? My problems with more races are that half of those being added in the last few...

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I don't think it is unreasonable for Porsche to have thought that might have been on the table - there have been some rumours that Mateschitz has not been in great health this year, given his advanced age, and that he was considering the option of selling a stake in the team to allow him to step ba...

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So, given that the idea of a Porsche-Red Bull partnership was meant to have been an open secret for such a long time, Porsche have now confirmed that they are pulling out of negotiations with Red Bull. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/porsche-officially-calls-off-f1-entry-plans-after-no-red-bull-...

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They are there to explain to the people at home what's happening, and they don't necessarily always do a very good job of it considering the amount of information they have given to them. Something about it irked me. A number of good points, but the quoted part really hit home to me. And it highlig...

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Understandable points, I want to address this one first. Considering this about people saying what should have happened rather than what actually did happen this may be an overreaction, but nevertheless it's an increasingly worrying trend. There's also the issue of statements made regarding the furt...

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Ferrari - As one online commenter put it: "How many tyres does a car need? Question." " We are checking." Hmm, let's check. Reliant Robin - 3 wheels Morgan 3 Wheeler - 3 wheels Peel P50 - 3 wheels Messersmitt KR175/200 - 3 wheels OK boss, evidence suggests cars have 3 wheels... ...

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Danny Ric. Based on nothing other than my almost certainly misguided view that the new regs are going to catapult one of the midfield teams into a clear advantage (see also: Merc, 2014; Red Bull and Honda. 2009. McLaren, 1998). Not 100% sure this has aged terribly well tbh It wasn't a bad guess at ...

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When was the last time we had silly season/contract hijinks of this magnitude? Seems like several years if not a lot more. F1's been pretty boring in this regard for quite a while.

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Thanks for mentioning this, I've added it to my list. Must say, quite the eclectic collection of comments below the video, many were interesting to read.

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Thanks Mario, it's understandable that it didn't work out, but I kind of liked it because it sort of harkened back to a time in the distant past when you could take your racecar to a different continent and just show up and compete. Which is what I also found appealing about the IMSA/ACO stuff and s...

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Ok, this is way off topic, but in a similar line to Mario's last post, did the DTM and Japanese Super GT ever consolidate under a single ruleset? I seem to remember reading about that a couple years ago, but I haven't followed closely enough to know what's going on there. They have traditionally bee...

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Yeah Mario, I just want to see a good, young driver get a decent shot and I hate to see a sort of silly brinksmanship that could put that in jeopardy. That said, he seems to be sought-after enough that it may not be a problem. I suppose I also don't want to see Ricciardo ousted either (don't really ...

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But seriously, what ARE Mclaren doing? By my count, they have 10(!) drivers under contract next year for a possible nine seats across 4 racing series. Plus a testing contract with Herta, and reserve driver agreements with De Vries and Vondorne so......13? Are they starting a WEC team? That's why I'...

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Do we think Piastri is being too cavalier with his statement saying "I will not be driving for Alpine next year"? Mario's scenario seems the most plausible, and why would Daniel make life any easier for McLaren in this instance? If he plays hardball I could see an organization like McLaren...

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The hell is going on?!

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It feels pretty clear that it's Ferrari, but I have a nagging feeling. Essentially, Sainz did the strategy that we thought Leclerc should have done (I know Sainz's final stint on the softs was longer than ideal, slightly extending one or both of the medium stints would have been better). Even though...

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Londoner wrote: ↑24 Jul 2022, 14:37 1. Charles Leclerc. Goodbye to any semblance of a title battle.

Can’t argue with that, not much more rejectful than throwing it in the wall from the lead.

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Bleu wrote: ↑14 Jul 2022, 17:45 The fact that Alonso's car didn't start at all tells that leaving tyre warmers on wasn't the reason Alonso couldn't leave for the warm-up lap.

Correct. Doesn't mean Alpine weren't rejectful, but it wasn't because of the tire warmers.

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This really annoyed me after the race. https://the-race.com/formula-1/f1-ceo-slams-stupid-protesters-but-hamilton-vettel-sympathise/ Of course it was these two who came out and sympathised with them 🙄. I know Hamilton clarified things afterwards in an Instagram post saying he didn’t agree with how ...

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Watching for the first time in a while on TV, man the gridwalk is pure cringe

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But I don't think that Mercedes' dark past is equivalent to Saudi Arabia's present That's about the only thing I really disagree with you on. I should say that I wasn't saying that Mercedes' transgressions were any better or worse than Saudi's. Only that the Saudi transgressions are current and ong...

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Subtle it is not, but it is proving to be rather effective in projecting just the sort of image that they want to right now. I agree Mario. Assuming that one thinks killing journalists and LGBTQ people is bad, what can ordinary fans do about it? Thus far we've mostly come up with "stay human a...

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It's hard to disagree with what Wallio says above. I can see Russia being back on the calendar within five years. Somebody bookmark this thread...... I understand the impulse to think of it this way. I acknowledge that if we need all of our hosts/sponsors to be spotless, we won't have a racing seri...

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Wallio wrote: ↑28 Jun 2022, 15:39 I don't mind racing in country X

Thanks for chiming in. I am curious why you don't mind racing in say Saudi Arabia?

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All of your opinions are valid, i'm not discussing them, but isn't this a problem of all ages since sport first started to become international? I agree with the points many people bring on, but without sportwashing, i do not think we'd ever had any international sports whatsoever. Just an observat...

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We’ve had this conversation bit by bit a number of times in the past and I’m sure we will a number of times to come in the future, but I want to talk about sports washing or when F1 partners with a regime or government that is repressive or violent or corrupt. I’d like to get the perspective of the ...

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Seeing you all nominate the tools at Sky really makes me thank the maker I switched to the F1TV feed last year. I'm really surprised by the all the Sky nominations. The strongest elements of the broadcast (Brundle) are great and the weakest (everyone else I guess) are pretty much dead on the median...

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dr-baker wrote: ↑20 May 2022, 15:34 Is it possible that it is viewable on desktop but not mobile?

I was viewing on desktop before, but just checked my phone and my iphone shows the views column as well.

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I can see the thread views number.

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Thanks guys. This really goes to show that people with authority need to always be professional and be consistent. Just the omission of mentioning wedding rings starts to make it look targeted at a certain driver. If I was at risk of a body part being cooked, you can bet I'd take off any jewelry. Th...

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yannicksamlad wrote: ↑17 May 2022, 12:24 The Race in Spain for which we pray for Rain GP

Surely that wins the alternative title point!

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One thing I don't feel like I understand very well is the FIA ruling on Jewelry and fire-proof undergarments. I don't want to start a flame war (sorry) but I do want to understand what exactly is going on and the discussion available elsewhere isn't particularly helpful. Anybody want to chime in wit...

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I only just noticed that now Albon sits ahead of Alonso in the championship, 3 points to 2.

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I'm not sure what race you are watching and you're entitled to your opinion, but i'd rather keep DRS at most points. (just remove it at obvious unnecessairy points like the Kemmel straight) Point taken, you're probably right. I guess wishing that F1 didn't need DRS is not the same as not needing it...

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2. Albon. He's showing himself to be a good set of hands behind the wheel of a rolling trash bin. 2. Verstappen. Maybe a controversial choice for IIDOTR, but the guy kept his cool, took the lead, and didn't seem to to be pressured by Leclerc's DRS-fueled charge at the end. Quickly growing wiser to ...

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I agree with all the DRS comments. It was quite fascinating how the Sky commentators disproved their own point during the race. di Resta and Croft demanded DRS to be instated to liven up the racing, whereas in fact it made such little difference. They were so adamant that DRS should be instated tha...

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Paul Hayes wrote:Definitely the best sprint race we have had so far in their brief F1 history, I'd say. (Admittedly that's not saying much!)

I agree, the cars can follow pretty well. Who knew it was ground effect we’ve been missing?

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But when all is said and done, if Liberty want Spa to go then go it will. I agree that this is true. I don't think that Liberty wants Spa to go though. What they want is money (just like the old guys). What the fans can do is make sure there is money in it for Liberty to keep going to Spa, or the p...

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Holy hell will be raised if they attempt to drop Spa from the calendar. It’s the coolest track and it has a lot of fans. Plus they’ve worked to remove the most dangerous features, so there’s no longer even a fake reason to dump it.

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You're not wrong. I hate to see anyone go like that. To reflect on his legacy in F1 a bit, I am not a fan of a lot of the things he did and how he did them, but he was absolutely right that the drivers and teams couldn't be responsible for safety and that it was the sport's responsibility instead. I...

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