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by Irisado
23 Dec 2010, 13:09
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: New-look F1 on cards for 2013
Replies: 32
Views: 2307

Re: New-look F1 on cards for 2013

If these proposals go ahead, I think that it will benefit Formula 1, as the dependence on aerodynamics has consistently made it harder and harder to overtake. My concern is that the teams will drag their feet, due to their addiction to aerodynamics, and the proposals will get watered down to such an...
by Irisado
23 Dec 2010, 13:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Colin Kolles interview about 2010 season
Replies: 18
Views: 1334

Re: Colin Kolles interview about 2010 season

I don't know what to make of Colin Kolles' statement that they could've been 10th in the Constructors Championship with more experienced drivers. True, their input would've been of some value and they would've extracted more out of the chassis, but there were some serious drawbacks: HRT cut their t...
by Irisado
23 Dec 2010, 12:58
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: BBC commentary team?
Replies: 95
Views: 9691

Re: BBC commentary team?

Lots of speculation and precious little concrete information is how I would sum this up. I have been very disappointed with Legard. His commentary lacks variation of language, he cannot read races properly, and he just shouts when he gets excited. He also cuts Martin Brundle off an awful lot, often ...
by Irisado
12 Sep 2009, 22:21
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Most Forgettable Drivers
Replies: 1013
Views: 310286

Re: Most Forgettable Drivers

They were a complete joke. No, I can't go along with that I'm afraid. They were just very bland, making them a strong contender for the most forgettable team, but if you want teams which were 'a joke' then Life, Andrea Moda, and Lola (1997) win hands down in my opinion, with no other teams getting ...
by Irisado
12 Sep 2009, 22:18
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Italian Grand Prix Discussion
Replies: 90
Views: 7299

Re: 2009 Italian Grand Prix Discussion

If Sutil has any designs on victory, he has to ensure that the heavier KERS car of Kovalainen doesn't pass him on the opening lap. Kovalainen looks quite well placed to win this race in my opinion, providing he can keep up a consistent race pace. A very impressive performance from Liuzzi in my opini...
by Irisado
11 Sep 2009, 15:04
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Bort wrote:At least on this website he is getting support (amongst the jokes) from people who have a genuine interest in the under-dogs of racing.


On the website he is, I quite agree. Anyway, I think we've talked enough about this subject, so I think it would be better to stop here :) .
by Irisado
10 Sep 2009, 17:01
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Good lord aren't you just a bundle of laughs and pixie-dust. You are aware that Luca Badoer is a world champion F1 reject of the most supreme order, and we are on an F1 reject related website, right? Yes, but when you consider how badly he has been criticised, anyone would think we were discussing ...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:26
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Are you just ticked off that it wasn't the utter and complete failure you wanted it to be? I'm not throwing a fit. I don't like it, because I think when the idea is meant to be one of cutting costs, to introduce KERS is an oxymoron in that respect, and also it makes a mockery of the ridiculous rule...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:20
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: F1 Rejects - The Definitive Collection
Replies: 74
Views: 30764

Re: F1 Rejects - The Definitive Collection

But he won't. Because he is a reject. You don't know that. The Force India has been performing well in the second half of this season, so there is a chance he could escape reject status. I think you are too quick to jump to conclusions, and we will have to see how he goes in his first couple of rac...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:15
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Best Drive by an F1 Reject
Replies: 35
Views: 10001

Re: Best Drive by an F1 Reject

Mazzacane's drive at Indy was one I didn't see (it's the only Grand Prix I've missed since I started watching F1, and I am still really disgruntled to this day I didn't see it. Mazzacane racing Hakkinen. I'll be Murray Walker was going mad. David Purley's drive for Lec in the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:12
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The reject youtube thread
Replies: 1928
Views: 293764

Re: The reject youtube thread

I wonder if Jacques Villeneuve ever thanked Giovanni Lavaggi for Estoril 1996.... Still, according to Nigel Roebuck, Deletraz's drives for Pacific in 1995 made Lavaggi 'look like Nuvolari', and having watched both of them drive that year, I would have to agree. At least Lavaggi tried to race the For...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:07
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: New teams for 2010
Replies: 279
Views: 21663

Re: New teams for 2010

This information about Cosworth is just speculation. We won't have any idea about how the engine is performing until we get some testing times during the off season, and even then, winter testing is not a reliable means by which to judge car and engine performance. Comments saying 'it's rubbish', th...
by Irisado
09 Sep 2009, 22:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Do you think it might just be possible to leave Luca Badoer alone now? His career is over, nobody will ever beat his record, and his dream of driving for Ferrari came ten years too late, and ended up being shattered into tiny little pieces like a mirror falling from the sky. The media have crucified...
by Irisado
01 Sep 2009, 12:34
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: 090816 Luca Badoer Comeback Edition
Replies: 45
Views: 8159

Re: 090816 Luca Badoer Comeback Edition

Loved the podcast (obviously!). One question though: what was the deal with the whole '26th place not qualifying in 1993'? Why did the FIA do that? The idea was, and I quote, 'to keep up standards at the back', but it was not implemented until the second round of the year, and was removed from the ...
by Irisado
31 Aug 2009, 18:31
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

Fair enough. But how about Hamilton? He's been worse than Kimi. How about Alonso? Again, Worse than Kimi. Yes, the McLaren and Renault have been rubbish, but so has the Ferrari. So why they aren't getting any flak when Kimi is? How have either of those drivers been worse? Let's examine this in deta...
by Irisado
31 Aug 2009, 18:09
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: GMILBP
Replies: 44
Views: 5277

Re: GMILBP

Ferrari could gamble, after all he was more on the pace at Spa. It's a circuit he should know well from testing, although he's probably done more miles at Mugello and Fiorano.
by Irisado
31 Aug 2009, 11:58
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: GMILBP
Replies: 44
Views: 5277

Re: GMILBP

The Fisichella to Ferrari story is starting to look more credible in my view, so I wouldn't be surprised if it did happen, especially if it allows Force India to clear their debts with Ferrari. If this were to pass, however, who would replace Fisichella at Force India? Liuzzi I would presume, as he ...
by Irisado
31 Aug 2009, 11:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

Yet again I watched the video on YouTube, Barrichello (or Button) did the same thing, and so did Badoer. Neither of them gained an advantage from doing so though, that was the difference. simply because it seems to be the "in" thing now. If his performances were consistently good enough, ...
by Irisado
30 Aug 2009, 22:12
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Yup, Luca was always rubbish. There are quite a few drivers who were excellent in the lower formulae who couldn't cut it in F1. Luca was one of them. He came relatively close to coming 4th, once in a race with heavy attrition. WOW! Nurburgring 1999 was not a race of exceptionally heavy attrition. B...
by Irisado
30 Aug 2009, 22:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

Should Räikkönen then had to squeeze himself in a place where there was no room left? I just watched the race start again from YouTube and there really isn't any much room on the racing line and he had nowhere else to go. I've just watched it again, and I think he could have put two wheels on the c...
by Irisado
30 Aug 2009, 21:08
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Keep the stewards out of this. We've had of stewards in Belgium last year. A good steward is a silent steward. We need them to do a job when the rules are actually broken. To my mind they were in this case, so why not let them to do their job? They came to the right decision about the Webber incide...
by Irisado
30 Aug 2009, 21:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

A much better race than most this year, and I was delighted for Force India, even though I think they should have won (more on that to follow), for whom Fisichella drove a superb race in my opinion, and had it not been for the safety car, I don't think Raikkonen would have got by. Some good drives t...
by Irisado
30 Aug 2009, 20:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

Badoer hasn't always been utter rubbish in my view. Please go back and read his through his career on this site and educate yourself with his results. He is much better than a lot of other drivers who have driven in F1, as you can see on the F1 Rejects site. As for my reject of the race award, I too...
by Irisado
29 Aug 2009, 22:44
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Best Drive by an F1 Reject
Replies: 35
Views: 10001

Re: Best Drive by an F1 Reject

I don't know if this was the exact article that I read at the time, but here is an article stating that he wouldn't have scored points - according to one of the stewards. http://www.manipef1.com/news/articles/7017/ Thanks for the link. I'm not sure how reliable that information is, as I certainly d...
by Irisado
29 Aug 2009, 22:39
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Submit A Reject
Replies: 69
Views: 17346

Re: Submit A Reject

Lets put it this way: Hold off all and every reject profile till you've gotten the epitome of a reject team into the site: OSELLA! So true . They needed to be tied together with Fondmetal really though, since they were all part of the same team. I can understand why Jamie and Enoch keep putting Ose...
by Irisado
29 Aug 2009, 22:35
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!
Replies: 126
Views: 13558

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Belgium!

CarlosFerreira wrote:I suppose he'll press the pit lane speed limiter at the start, instead of KERS...


Unlikely, he made a blinding start at Valencia.

Button looks like a good candidate this weekend, both for his lack of pace, and his attitude, but I will reserve final judgement until after the race.
by Irisado
29 Aug 2009, 22:29
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

One of the best all dry qualifying sessions I have seen since I started watching F1. It was also the first time in years that my top ten prediction was utterly wrong for a dry qualifying session! This was fantastic, and I'm delighted that Fisichella is on pole for Force India. It's very unlikely tha...
by Irisado
28 Aug 2009, 19:09
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Most Forgettable Drivers
Replies: 1013
Views: 310286

Re: Most Forgettable Drivers

'Tis Aussie drove for Lotus in 1971 and 1972. Results were as you would expect, particularly in 1972 when he waspartner to Emerson Fittipaldi, espectacular: m) Thanks for that. I thought I had the seventies covered (even though they pre-date me), but I had definitely overlooked him. A brief look th...
by Irisado
28 Aug 2009, 19:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa
Replies: 47
Views: 4774

Re: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa

If that list is even remotely serious, which I doubt, I think Badoer's seat is pretty safe to be honest. I'm sure Ferrari would love Alonso to jump ship, but that's not going to happen this year, since it's totally impractical, and I think the same is true for any of the other drivers who have exist...
by Irisado
28 Aug 2009, 14:05
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Most Forgettable Drivers
Replies: 1013
Views: 310286

Re: Most Forgettable Drivers

I think Soler-Roig holds the record for the most starts without a finish, so he would be memorable for that reason.

I've never heard of Dave Walker, so he could be a candidate. Who did he drive for and when?
by Irisado
28 Aug 2009, 14:04
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa
Replies: 47
Views: 4774

Re: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa

I think Badoer's performance in Valencia is forgivable, but he has promised to improve for Spa. If he doesn't, he should be replaced. I'm a big Badoer fan, and I hate the sneery remarks from the commentators and suchlike. If he's going to trog around at the back for every race, we all need to be sa...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 19:28
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Why no more new teams?
Replies: 18
Views: 1885

Re: Why no more new teams?

Aren't Toro Rosso supposed to be changing hands at the end of this season? That would open up another slot That rumour was circulated quite a while ago, and fizzled out quite quickly. They do have to start building their own car next season though if memory serves me correctly, so it will be intere...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 19:25
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Williams-Renault
Replies: 16
Views: 1790

Re: Williams-Renault

The engine has only been unreliable for Red Bull this year, which suggests that there are installation issues with it in Adrian Newey's design, which isn't unheard of, since he likes to tightly package components, in order to obtain excellent aerodynamic performance, and this has led to reliability ...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 11:56
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Best Drive by an F1 Reject
Replies: 35
Views: 10001

Re: Best Drive by an F1 Reject

Sutil's drive at Monaco '08 is way over-rated, because the only reason he got that high was by passing 2 or 3 cars under yellow flags. He was going to be given a time penalty after the race if he finished, putting him well out of the points. There was some argument that he passed a car under a yell...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 11:52
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion
Replies: 135
Views: 13985

Re: 2009 Belgian Grand Prix discussion

I will admit that if Raikkonen is to win a race this year, and I don't think he will, but if he is, this track is the one where he performs best, so he is most likely to do so here. If it rains he will crash out though, so all you Raikkonen fans had better hope it stays dry . I'm expecting Red Bull ...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 11:45
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Why no more new teams?
Replies: 18
Views: 1885

Re: Why no more new teams?

Toyota still haven't confirmed that they are definitely racing next year. Maybe that's the reason why they are rumoured not to have renewed Trulli's contract..... Anyway, the door could yet be opened for a new team to replace BMW, but I find it more likely that somebody will buy the existing BMW tea...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 11:40
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa
Replies: 47
Views: 4774

Re: Bortolotti may replace Badoer after Spa

Yes, Belgium 1999 was the race meeting where BAR had both their race cars destroyed by Villeneuve and Zonta in massive crashes at Eau Rouge, and Villeneuve finally got his first finish of the year, after eleven DNFs in a row, in 15th place, ahead only of Gené. I remember Badoer's trip over the Bus S...
by Irisado
27 Aug 2009, 11:28
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Valencia!
Replies: 117
Views: 10202

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Valencia!

I'm defending Kimi. You can't just keep banging the same drum if the argument doesn't reflect reality. He's looking impressive of late, and I can't see what more anyone else could've done at Valencia. Of course he has, because his other performances were so poor. In terms of the salary gets paid an...
by Irisado
25 Aug 2009, 11:46
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Best Drive by an F1 Reject
Replies: 35
Views: 10001

Re: Best Drive by an F1 Reject

What about Gaston "The Flying Mullet" Mazzacane's brief appearance in 3rd place at the 2000 US GP where he and Hakkinen battled it out for a few laps? I still remember Murray Walker incredulously asking why he wasn't being shown the blue flags and it taking Martin Brundle a few attempts t...
by Irisado
25 Aug 2009, 11:41
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Most Forgettable Drivers
Replies: 1013
Views: 310286

Re: Most Forgettable Drivers

No, sorry, I'm going to keep typing Baumgartner, because it's quicker than typing a load of random letters, and having not listened to the relevant Podcast to get the joke, it would be pointless for me to type the other version anyway :) .