Grand Prix Rejects

James1978

K-Mag then Bottas for me. (Would have been the other way round if Bottas hadn't muffed the start, I'm sure he would have had P5 instead).

James1978

Red Bull get this hands down, but for everyone saying McLaren, it might be more appropriate to say Mercedes-powered cars in general, as the works team were a clear third, and the 3 customer teams filled the last 6 places on the road (obviously the Red Bulls were classified behind them). Maybe only W...

James1978

I'm please we get to see how Schumacher goes with an experienced driver in the other car as a yardstick - think it's a good move by the team.

James1978

I would have said before Abu Dhabi, Latifi would have been a contender for this thread, even his points finish in Hungary was pretty much forgotten after Russell's podium in the non-Spa race.

James1978

I reckon if Hamilton gets fined or penalised for missing the awards ceremony then he walks away from the sport which would be tragic given it would all be because the rules got changed at the last minute.......and rumours are saying if that happens then Bottas gets recalled to Mercedes and Giovinazz...

James1978

Some recompense for Hamilton is to think back to 2008 and an equally dodgy safety car (not at the last race, but in Singapore) - without that, Massa would have probably won the race, and with it would have had enough points in hand in Brazil for the Glock situation to have been completely irrelevant...

James1978

Mazepin. Put your house on it.

James1978

Stroll beating Vettel is a bit of a shock!

James1978

The thought dawned on me myself, and the two names I came up with were Alonso (though he's hardly a long-term prospect, he'd be a stopgap big name till Russell gets enough front-running/title-contending experienced) and Vettel (You can't take away from the fact he's a 4-time WDC). Getting Bottas bac...

James1978

I'm also DHM-ing Christian Horner. Even has to have a pop at the opposition even in victory. Mercedes have a genuine case against the FIA here so don't call their appeal pathetic. I find him and Marko far worse than Toto and that's saying something - it goes back to their Vettel/Webber days.

James1978

Ouch. To be fair this one didn't even get decided by the safety car as Sainz was ahead of Lando the whole race.

James1978

There's also the rule which says that after lapped cars get let through then they have to do another lap before green flag conditions recommence. Mercedes do have a genuine case here so this could get very ugly. That said I was impressed by Hamilton's reactions afterwards - 10 or even 5 years ago I ...

James1978

I'll leave anyone to do with championship out of this and lump for Tsunoda first then Sainz second.

James1978

Yep. Masi. Way to ruin what should have been a great finale. It's either let all the lapped cars through or none at all. The trouble is, Mercedes are right to protest but you can't reverse the champion after the celebrations. I didn't mind which driver was champion as long as it was decided fairly a...

James1978

Verstappen is just plain dangerous. Say what you like about Hamilton, he's never driven like that with the possible exception of Monaco 2011 but that had nothing to do with a championship battle And Michael Masi is out of his depth. I wonder how many thought Schumacher Jnr crashed on purpose to keep...

James1978

Yep, Ocon and Giovinazzi for me too.

James1978

Can never resist the temptation of giving Messrs Horner and Marko a RotR!

James1978

I have to admit that last few races, Stroll had seemed to become this year's Mr Anonymous. He made up for it here though.

James1978

Can't think of anything new here either.

James1978

Think most of the Red Bull stable was pretty poor TBH - not only Horner's antics and Alpha Tauri dropping like stones but also Max for missing the double-waved yellow, Perez for missing Q3 and also he should never have finished behind Alonso (his strategy always seemed to have him in traffic), and a...

James1978

As nobody finished much higher than you would realistically expect, it really has to be Hamilton here too. Though Mercedes overall found great performance - compare to Mexico where it was the lead Mercedes only just holding off the 2nd Red Bull, here it was the lead Bull only just holding off the 2n...

James1978

Tsunoda then Giovinazzi for me. It was a double whammy for Tsunoda as the SC he triggered harmed his parent team too!

James1978

Peter the Gas Leak gets my vote too - thrashed Ferrari for best of the rest. Kimi gets 2nd place.

James1978

I think Williams deserve it more than anyone. Bottas just had one of THOSE days but I doubt it made any difference to the overall result (for the win anyway).

James1978

Alpine were generally poorest but Kimi made the most costly error. Mazepin also finished ridiculously behind Schumacher considering the pair generally don't race anyone else. Only possible DHM at the sharp end to me was Bottas - I expected him to at least make it to P4 and his absence from the sharp...

James1978

Gotta be Tsunoda for me too - he's copped it a bit last few races but you'd never expect him to have beaten anyone who finished in front. (Held back Bottas for a long time too which obviously helped his parent team).

James1978

Deffo the leading teams' 2nd drivers - both played very important roles.

James1978

Something not previously mentioned: Gasly's penalty - SO harsh when he was 3 abreast in the wet. Without it, could have beaten Hamilton, possibly even Leclerc. Though Tsunoda dropping like a stone again was poor too. Given Red Bull squad's record for hiring and firing, I can't see being around much ...

James1978

Max for his P2. That could be SO important come Abu Dhabi.

James1978

It's between Bottas and Tsunoda for me. Bottas let Max through WAY too easily and Yuki was nowhere. He can count himself lucky that Albon has signed for Williams as he'd be a prime candidate to take his seat otherwise.

James1978

Red Bull are giving me serious reminders of why I hated them in Vettel/Webber days (though I liked Webber then and like Perez now even though he's becoming a bit of a doormat).

James1978

Russell should walk next year unless any freak event happens!

James1978

Can only say I've followed the seats that are changing, but all the other race seats bar the second Alfa are confirmed yes? (Except maybe Haas as per above?).

The likes of McLaren, Ferrari, Aston Martin have all been pretty low-profile about it!

James1978

m Alex Albon confirmed at Williams. That surprises me actually, I thought Mercedes would block it rather than letting a Red Bull driver go to one of its customer teams. The thing I thought they might do if Red Bull wanted Albon back in a race seat was to offload Perez on Williams (as Perez doesn't h...

James1978

Checo to me is the new Fisichella (Baku notwithstanding) - great in a midfield car but poor in a top one. Actually could nominate Driver of the Day for Reject of the Race - him getting it makes a mockery of it if you ask me. Even starting from the back, the top 2 teams have that much of an advantage...

James1978

Only caught highlights of the last few laps, but something stood out that I'm surprised no one has mentioned. Formula 1.5 I'm against BoP, handicapping, etc. (Call it what you like) But when you have everyone except the top 3 a lap down, there's a problem. Agree. At least when we had a similar situ...

James1978

Predictions he'll be the 2022 Dark Mini in MiniDrivers

James1978

Myself for thinking at the start of the programme "Oh great, rain, that should make it exciting"!

James1978

Russell for qualifying. Nothing else to say really!

James1978

Please, NOT another venue having to take 2 races back to back please! (23 races is too many anyway!)

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