Grand Prix Rejects

AustralianStig

What we'll end up with is cars that barely look any different but make overtaking many times more difficult. I still hold out hope that the newly shaped front wings will direct the airflow laterally to the point that it will be easier to follow. However, that would of course make running side by si...

AustralianStig

Do Stroll and Massa have the largest age gap between two team-mates in the history of the sport?

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IceG wrote:So Vasseur has left Renault http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38582110

and Lowe has left Mercedes (probably) for Williams.http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/38571408

Adam Cooper seems to think Lowe would be a better fit at Renault, hinting that Paddy would have a bit of a power struggle with Claire and Sir Frank.

AustralianStig

I think we can draw plenty of conclusions from this data. I for one drew six conclusions: ⋅ Fernando Alonso and Sebastian Vettel are the best two drivers of the decade by some distance. ⋅ Even the best drivers have bad seasons. While I agree that Seb is a special talent, the fac...

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WaffleCat wrote:Just…the 2012 Williams. How they won in Spain, I don't know. That would have been one of only three points finishes in the pre-2003 system. That was incredible.

Let's all take a moment to remember the great driver behind the wheel on that wonderful day.

AustralianStig

mario wrote:[...] as well as publicly mulling over the prospect of bringing Massa back to the team.

Am I the only one that finds that a bit disrespectful to the ovation and farewell he received?

AustralianStig

Usain bolt finds out he won't get to race again.

AustralianStig

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/127239/manor-in-talks-with-new-investor So a new investor is about to buy a majority share in Manor... they'll keep the same name for now... cash boost... this is probably why the driver line-up for 2017 hasn't been announced yet... Interesting stuff! Acc...

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IceG wrote:And (hopefully) that ends this week's episode of "Fun with Flags"

I prefer the title Vivacious Vexillology.

AustralianStig

Very interesting article by Will Buxton heaping praise on the most impressive wunderkind performance in Brazil.

That's right, I'm talking about Esteban Ocon

https://willthef1journo.wordpress.com/2 ... -ordinary/

AustralianStig

I predicted all teams would score this year in my season preview...anyone want their fortune read whilst I'm here? next weeks lottery numbers? 3, 17, 19, 22, 31. The Thunderball is 14. Daniel Ricciardo, Jules Bianchi, Felipe Massa, Jenson Button, Esteban Ocon, and Fernando Alonso is the Thunderball?

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Nuppiz wrote:At least until November 2020.

Yep, when Kanye will be President.

AustralianStig

IIRC they didn't even have a proper seat for Ocon until about his third race...

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Simtek wrote:I won't lock the topic, as I don't expect it to go too far off the rails, just don't get too carried away, folks, or I will be forced to take that action.

Is that you, Donald?

AustralianStig

It will be amazing irony if Massa somehow hands Rosberg the championship by spinning out on the last lap

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WeirdKerr wrote:Number 22?? shouldn't it be 14 or 47 as Button isn't racing next year......

Actually IIRC Stoffel hasn't chosen a number yet, 47 is just one of McLaren's reserve numbers for this season.

AustralianStig

I think after how this season has gone so far - his performance and his general attitude to everything and everyone - I actually dislike Sebastian Vettel even more this year than I ever did before. I have no nice words for the guy. While I don't dislike him to the point of Malaysia 2012, the shine ...

AustralianStig

Are people actually getting huffity over an athlete swearing while in their race?. Not so much the swearing (although I've never liked profanity), it's the disrespect to the referee, so to speak. In nearly every sport, the referee/umpire is to be respected. In football (soccer) for example, while s...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/126852/gutierrez-considering-leaving-haas-for-2017 Gutierrez seriously looking at alternatives to Haas for 2017. This can only mean that he has possible alternatives for 2017. The GutierrezGoldmine is a gift that keeps on giving Where would he go though? ...

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Rob Dylan wrote:2. The Virtual Safety Car period - why the hell was that called?

I believe since Japan 2014 it's standard procedure now to throw a VSC or SC whenever there's a recovery vehicle required. Sounds like they couldn't get neutral so they couldn't push the car.

AustralianStig

1. Max Verstappen
2. Whoever voted for Max Verstappen as DotD

AustralianStig

And your official driver of the day is...........Max Verstappen.

AustralianStig

Will Hamilton continue to ignore the conferences and play on his phone, or will the FIA simply not ask him any questions? The world tunes in tomorrow to watch the show that's currently gripping America... the press conference Bizarre. For a guy who claims he doesn't like media attention he certainl...

AustralianStig

Turn 1 is so good that I don't care how good or bad the rest of the track is.

AustralianStig

Haas - Their brakes didn't break, but did brake, breaking a run of races where they did break but didn't brake.

AustralianStig

CoopsII wrote:A couple more laps and Ricciardo would've nailed him...

Unless Rosberg had backed off knowing it was the last lap, I'm pretty sure Ricciardo would've had him on the main straight going into Turn 1 if there was one more lap.

AustralianStig

My votes:

golic_2004 wrote:1. Race Control for having the race go green while a safety worker has to run for his life..

Aguaman wrote:2. Martin Brundle - Suggesting that drivers having more control is ruining races when Verstappen was down in 10th. A bit too fanboy.

AustralianStig

It's also Marcus Ericsson's 50th race.

AustralianStig

Team - Usain Bolt
Driver - Usain Bolt
Car - Usain Bolt

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Aguaman wrote:In Australia, Foxtel has the Sky Sports coverage. I don't know about Channel 10 but they play ads, so I avoid them.

Channel 10 has C4.

AustralianStig

Haley Reinhart is the bomb. She hit it out of the park in American Idol (how she didn't win I've no idea) and is currently dominating with Postmodern Jukebox. I'm seeing PMJ for my birthday this Saturday. She'd better be performing! (Although, I actually prefer Robyn Adele Anderson as the PMJ vocal...

AustralianStig

[b] A pointless stat, which I suppose could be used to argue which drivers made the most of their title opportunities. [Much statistics] I'd be interested to see how that would pan out if you did it as a percentage of races won - it'd be much harder to win a championship in a 21 race season with on...

AustralianStig

[b] A pointless stat, which I suppose could be used to argue which drivers made the most of their title opportunities. [Much statistics] I'd be interested to see how that would pan out if you did it as a percentage of races won - it'd be much harder to win a championship in a 21 race season with on...

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Ataxia wrote:And to no surprise, Adam Carroll and Mitch Evans are officially confirmed for Jaguar's first FE season.

Aw, that probably means Mitch Evans' already admittedly slim chances of an F1 seat are as good as gone.

AustralianStig

peteroli34 wrote:If Magnussen cant race in Italy who will replace him?

Is Carmen Jorda still one of the reserves?

AustralianStig

Get well soon Murray

AustralianStig

And on that note, I wonder how many within the team Jenson would still know and recognise? What would the turnover of staff be like in a company that size? I'm not sure if it's still the case now, but in Mark Webber's autobiography he talked about how Williams was a really toxic environment for sta...

AustralianStig

Is 2016 the first season we've had two drivers named Esteban?

AustralianStig

I am the Stig, and am in fact Australian.

AustralianStig

I got rather attached to my New Zealand team last time, so I'd like to run them please.

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