Grand Prix Rejects

Dan B

Vettel: 7 : Needed a better strategy and should have looked after his tires at the beginning. Webber: 5 : Looked to be a bit ragged today. Not his finest of drives. Button: 1 : This was the same guy that beat Vettel on the last lap in the rain last year? Or did Kazuki Nakajima somehow sneak into the...

Dan B

1) Perez: Absolutely flying, and how in the heck did he get the 1 stop strategy to work?
2) Grosjean: Once he becomes less erratic I think he'll be the dark horse of the season.

Mark my words: one of those two drivers will win this year.

Dan B

1: Jenson Button : For becoming like Felipe Massa at the beginning of the season (while Massa is improving!). Also, finished sixteenth. While Hamilton wins, and Hamilton had the bad pitstops. Utterly disgraceful. 2: Ferrari strategists : A 1 stop strategy was never gonna work with the temperatures t...

Dan B

- Idiocy aside, I am still watching that video. It seems that he has the racing line (which he shouldn't since his car is damaged and should have been pulled over), and then made one move to the left into Daly. Looking at it though that move still put him on the racing line. I do not know if Serano...

Dan B

Several things about that Connor Daly crash: - Dmitry Seranovich is an idiot; anybody racing on without a rear wing is a complete madman, especially at Monaco. Disrespecting the stewards, not heeding to flags, and overall being a dangerous driver, I am glad he got sacked (if he did). - Idiocy aside,...

Dan B

1) Massa
2) Force India

Dan B

Sauber: Perez was unlucky, Kobayashi was anonymous before he retired.
Toro Rosso: Ya blew it.
Jenson Button: Ya blew it as well. And how do you not get passed that wheelbarrow of a Caterham? Seriously. David Coulthard got passed the Arrows of Enrique Bernoldi so it's possible.

Dan B

This is going by race only since I did not see qualifying. Vettel: 7 : Got the job done. Webber: 9 : Excellent race by him. Button: 2 : Better luck next time; should have gotten past Kovalainen but didn't, and failed with a puncture. Hamilton: 7 : Kept it cool but McLaren needs work. When they have ...

Dan B

Vettel: 7 : Nothing to write home about but had the upper hand over his teammate the whole day. Webber: 3 : As pointed out before, he had less issues than Vettel; If Red Bull is indeed setting up for cornering, why is Vettel the faster of the two when they should be at the same pace? Button: 4 : Ano...

Dan B

I am also a little surprised by the extent to which some are comparing Vettel and Webber's races. Sure, Webber had a below-par race, but he kept getting stuck behind slower cars whereas Vettel spent all day racing people of comparable speed. I mean, Mark was stuck behind Hulkenberg for half the rac...

Dan B

3) McLaren : Hamilton aside their weekend was just dreadful. Poor pitstops, poor planning causing Hamilton to go to the back of the grid, and Button was anonymous as ever. The only reason I'm not putting McLaren in 1st is because of Hamilton. 2) Michael Schumacher : A near replay on what happened a...

Dan B

3) McLaren : Hamilton aside their weekend was just dreadful. Poor pitstops, poor planning causing Hamilton to go to the back of the grid, and Button was anonymous as ever. The only reason I'm not putting McLaren in 1st is because of Hamilton. 2) Michael Schumacher : A near replay on what happened at...

Dan B

1) Maldonado: I don't think anyone would expect him to win.
2) See number one. Honestly I wasn't impressed by anyone else; the other contender would've been Hamilton but the thing is I was expecting him to do that.

Dan B

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dk_lsA4ECRs Ralf just trying a bit too hard there. I really don't know what Ralf was trying to do there. Anyone could see that move was not going to work. I would fault Spengler as well but I don't know how much time he had to react (and judging from the team radio, h...

Dan B

If we were to have an ideal 17 race calender (and no more), this is what I would think: 1) Australia: Albert Park; as much as I think Adelaide is a great street circuit, Albert Park isn't bad either. 2) Malaysia: Probably only one of the few good Tilke tracks. Rain mixes things up. 3) China: The pro...

Dan B

Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:
kostas22 wrote:
Sunshine_Baby_[IT] wrote:Internet has no opinion about Andrea Moda:
http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net ... rea%20moda

Neither about Perry McCarthy:
http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net ... c%20carthy

I hoped there was an opinion about Mastercard Lola, but no way:
http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net ... ard%20lola

Roberto Moreno delivers no hits either...

Good news: Simtek is 100% positive!
http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net/?s=simtek

Conversely, Marussia is 100% negative!
http://www.whatdoestheinternetthink.net/?s=marussia

Dan B

Forgot one more Dishonorable Mention: - Steve Matchett for saying Force India's absence from FP2 was a disservice to their fans because the team left to go back to the hotel while it was still daylight. You do know, Steve, that some of their mechanics were attacked with gasoline bombs and one had to...

Dan B

1) Romain Grosjean : I was not expecting a third at all. Great racecraft, and probably the best start I have seen in eons. 2) Paul di Resta : Excellent driving out there. Only person that made the 2 stop strategy work. Honorable Mention: - Kimi Raikkonen To be honest I think this is on par of his le...

Dan B

Aside from the whole aspect of this Grand Prix existing in the first place : Third: : Daniel Ricciardo : Unlucky or not, the results stand. Should have tried to claw his way back into the points but didn't. Second : : McLaren : Would have been first if both cars finished outside the points. The pits...

Dan B

Vettel: 9 : Sterling race though this was to be expected. If he was in complete control (meaning, no pressure from Lotus) he would have gotten a 10. Webber: 7 : Anonymous throughout the race. I would have given him a 6 if he didn't finish fourth. Button: 7 : Stronger of the two drivers but the car f...

Dan B

The whole Grand Prix

Dan B

Dreamed that there were quite a few reject teams in addition to the teams we love today. There was an American team which showed up with a car from 1993 (and mind you, this is 2012) and was powered by a Buick V8. It barely qualified if at all. I do remember Scott Speed being one of the drivers thoug...

Dan B

Dan B's Predictions 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix Will the Race Go Ahead? Yes but red flagged and with teams boycotting 1. Button 2. Hamilton 3. Rosberg 4. Schumacher 5. Perez 6. Maldonado 7. Senna 8. Alonso 9. Kobayashi 10. Vernge Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Maldonado First Retirement: Massa (gearbox fai...

Dan B

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
East Londoner wrote:I nominate wmetcalf for opening this thread nearly TWO weeks early! Perhaps the good Captain opening the ROTR threads wasn't such a bad thing after all...

Not only that, but he created it twice.

That usually is a board error. It's happened to me quite a few times on other phBB boards.

Dan B

Reject teams: - Pacific GP - Coloni (hey; he's still doing GP2 so why not give it a 2nd shot) - Lamborghini - Forti - Osella - AGS - Super Aguri (though wasn't that a Japanese Arrows?) Non-Reject teams - Minardi - Ligier - Tyrell - Arrows - Lotus (the REAL Lotus) Reborn teams: - Marussia->Marussia-S...

Dan B

1) Marussia : Say what you will, but they're trying their hardest with what they have. Dumping CFD was probably the best thing they have done and it is showing in the results. 2) Force India : I know they are a bit bland this year but their history makes up for it. Wish they were more Indian in name...

Dan B

JeremyMcClean wrote:2. Narain Karthikeyan - What were you thinking when you took out Button's front wing?

That was Button's fault, not Karthikeyan's. Button admitted it.

Dan B

http://www.visualjokes.com/pics/formula1.jpg This appears to be a Toleman TG185 painted in 1986 Benetton colours. What's going on here? Was this some kind of promo stunt for the 1986 season? The cars surrounding the Toleman are way newer than 1986 (The Chevy Lumina police car is at least from 1995 ...

Dan B

3rd : Felipe Massa - Was nowhere all weekend, especially considering his teammate effectively controlled the race. Mistakes left and right; only the scrap with Button saved him from going into 1st and even then Button passed him with DRS. 2nd : Romain Grosjean - Just try to finish the damn race wil...

Dan B

My DVD recorder decided to quit after lap 45 so this is all relating up to that point: Vettel: 5 - Was never a factor once the race started from the red flag. Webber: 6 - Well, he got fourth, I'll grant him that. Otherwise wasn't that impressive. Button: 0 - Yes, Zero. The crash with Karthikeyan was...

Dan B

I can't nominate Maldonado as he'd been so good up to the last lap mistake that I'm going to forgive him. Absolutely. The margins between success and failure are minute in F1, at least thats what Brundle says each race weekend. I hope its the start of a career revival for Maldonado, although it won...

Dan B

Vettel: 8 - Good race all around but I think the gap has closed between them and McLaren. The real test though will be Malaysia. Webber: 7 - I think he could have managed 3rd but he really needs to work on starts. Button: 9 - Great race all around, and probably the best driver concerning tire usage....

Dan B

Marussia: They beat Caterham and HRT; and didn't I see Glock running ahead of Senna and Ricciardo a few times? Sure they finished last but they did finish ahead of some other drivers. Good job for them!
Perez: I thought he would at least be 15th or further down. Surprised to see him in the ponts.

Dan B

Caterham F1 : Not only are their cars slow but now those cars are trying to kill their drivers. Weren't they supposed to be a midfield team this year? Maldonado : Sad really as I wanted him to pass Alonso (or at least finish behind him) but that was a boneheaded move. That, and you took out another...

Dan B

Currently: Ferrari : Not only do they have the ugliest car on the grid but it's a PITA to drive and they can't get out of Q2. Bonus nomination for Alonso who expected his car to be pushed out of the gravel trap when he's miles away from the circuit. Caterham, Marussia, and HRT : This is 2012. You're...

Dan B

I like it! It reminds me of the 1996 Jordan when they weren't running with the nausea-inducing yellow.

Dan B

...and Montoya just took out a jet dryer.

Edit: Alright apparently something broke on Montoya's car and it snapped into the dryer. That's the only thing I can think that happened.

Dan B

OK, so by the looks of things a few spy shots of the W03 have been taken and are cropping up on a few forums now. As feared by some, it is yet another step nose design, though we might have to wait for some clearer shots to analyse the car in greater detail: anyway, here it is m That car makes the ...

Dan B

I sense yet another platypus nose.

Dan B

Am I the only one who prefers these platypus-noses to the winglet monstrosities of 07 and 08? Also, am I the only one who digs the Sauber livery? No, I agree with you there, with the winglet infested...things of 2007 and 2008; when I first saw the 2009 cars my first reaction was "thank god the...

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