Grand Prix Rejects

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Halo is a slam dunk winner for me whenever it prevents serious injury...this weekend it saved 2 lives Other than that quite a few nominations: Sainz: Hopefully first of many wins Leclerc: Was in with a shout despite pretty severe front wing damage, let down by strategy again Perez: Great recovery Ha...

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Ricciardo: I fear for that guy, I really do AT: Really not a good look Ferrari Strategists: Why they didn't double stack I do not know...Binotto can finger wag at Leclerc all he likes but his team got that one wrong Not even gonna nominate the track invaders, they're just fools who don't deserve the...

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1. Stewards: to not even look at that incident was a bit suspect...the fact Red Bull were straight on the radio screams guilt 2. Sky Sports F1...their love in with Karen Horner got boring a long time ago, it's almost like there isn't 9 other team bosses they can talk to during the race. Crofty wishi...

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1. Hamilton, obviously had the freshest engine and fastest car, but still had to be aggressive without being reckless, easily one of the best drives of his career 2. Ferrari, look a shoe in for p3 now, which is some recovery from last season HM: Mercedes, having that much pace and making constructor...

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I wondered when/if there was a season where no driver managed consecutive wins...surprisingly enough the last time this happened was in 1974 Even in 1982, where there were 11 winners in the 16 races, this did not happen, as Alain Prost won the first two races (Apologies if this has been covered alre...

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1. Verstappen: why not both him and Lewis you ask? Well Lewis was mature enough to know the move wasn't on on lap 1, whilst Max let his teams slow stop get to his head and went for a gap that was always closing, failed to check that Lewis was alright afterwards, then proceeded to moan about the same...

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1. The Halo
2. McLaren

HM: Bottas, great recovery drive
HM: Russell, points again!

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1. Gasly- reaching a point with him where a top 5 finish is almost expected 2. Kubica- Great drive all things considered...yes Haas are shocking but I was expecting him to be at the back HM: Zandvoort...what a track HM: The fans - was worried about how hostile they would be, but they were very respe...

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1. Helmut Marko... I always thought from the start he should have given Yuki another year in F2, if Albon was in that AT seat they would comfortably be 5th in the championship

2. Haas

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I've had an idea...surely there could have been a call to the fans at Spa to volunteer to drive around the circuit for a bit to clear a lot of water, with some kind of disclaimer that it is at their own risk? I don't know...its a bit out there but imo worth a try

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1. The fans
2. Mr Saturday

HM: The man who almost stacked it trying to fix Perez' car
HM: Vettel, for also being a race director and a medical car on Saturday

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1. FIA, slam dunk, should have either found a way to run the race tomorrow or cancel it with no points and refund the fans 2. Perez, yes the conditions were difficult but throwing away easy points like that won't win Red Bull the Constructors' I'm going to go easy on Masi, he had a difficult job and...

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Fans who boo drivers shouldn't be welcome at the track, I didn't like it when Vettel was being booed, and I don't like it now, it isn't a football match, these guys risk their lives for our entertainment, show some appreciation even if you're not keen on a particular driver.

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1) F1 officials: They try and promote 'we race as one' then fine drivers who wear t-shirts promoting exactly that 2) Bottas/Stroll: Yeah if the track is slippery maybe brake a little earlier? 3) Mercedes Strategists: Never going to forget that image of Hamilton on his own on the grid...way to throw ...

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1) Alpine: Ocon had a faster car behind him virtually all race but demonstrated great maturity, aided by his teammate's heroic defending from Hamilton 2) Williams: Given the progress they have made over the last 2 years this is well deserved, both Nicolas and George stepped up to the plate and this ...

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2020 Styremark Grand Prix 1. Hamilton 2. Bottas 3. Verstappen 4. Albon 5. Perez 6. Sainz 7. Leclerc 8. Stroll 9. Ricciardo 10. Vettel Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Verstappen First retirement: Norris Reject of the Race: Haas Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Perez Deadbeat Teammate of the Race...

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2020 How to Change a Tyre from 2 Metres Away Grand Prix 1. Verstappen 2. Hamilton 3. Leclerc 4. Vettel 5. Bottas 6. Perez 7. Ricciardo 8. Sainz 9. Norris 10. Ocon Pole: Leclerc Fastest lap: Bottas First retirement: Grosjean (if anyone will bin it on the first lap due to rustiness its him) Reject of ...

Francis23

One shot qualifying. It was awesome to watch. Meant even the backmarkers got TV exposure and it allowed their drivers to showcase their talent. Occasionally a championship contender would mess it up and start way down or an underdog would pull off a miracle lap (see Webber at Malaysia 04) leading to...

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Autosport are now reporting that Sainz will replace Vettel, announcement later this week...

Who gets the 2nd McLaren seat then? Hulk maybe?

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I think regardless the best thing to do is have a 2020-21 season, and resume as normal in March 2022

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2020 San Marino Grand Prix could be a goer everyone...

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14829 ... chinese-gp

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Can't see it being rearranged tbh, the only logistically realistic time would be the summer break, and even then there's no guarantee the virus would be less of an issue then...in addition to high average temperatures in Shanghai. Autumn is too logistically challenging and having a stand alone in De...

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Norris has the seat for next year, not sure how I feel about that, on the one hand he's obviously very young and talented but on the other hand Ocon is far too good for his future to be in the balance...

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Wasnt sure where was best to post this but whilst I'm a fan of the current numbering system, I was wondering which teams would have what numbers if it was to change back to the pre 1996 season, so I had a thought about it: Mercedes : 3&4 (used to be Tyrrell) Williams : 5&6 (due to the associ...

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James1978 wrote:If Williams did go down the Russian route, I'd have preferred Kvyat - I would have liked to have seen how he did free of the ties of Red Bull.

I could not agree more, I previously said that when Massa originally retired a year ago Kvyat should have tried to jump ship

Francis23

Having looked back at the results for the 2012 championship out of nostalgia (what a season that was!) I noticed that there was only one 1-2 (Red Bull in Korea) in 20 races. That's made me wonder when the last season occurred in which no team managed a 1-2; maybe the late 1970's or early 1980's whe...

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Having looked back at the results for the 2012 championship out of nostalgia (what a season that was!) I noticed that there was only one 1-2 (Red Bull in Korea) in 20 races. That's made me wonder when the last season occurred in which no team managed a 1-2; maybe the late 1970's or early 1980's when...

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Such a shame to see him go, but at the same time Mclaren now look formidable for the future.

My predictions on the silly season thread starting to come true

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With Massa retiring I can't see many driver changes for 2017 personally: Mercedes Hamilton Rosberg Red Bull Ricciardo Verstappen Ferrari Vettel Raikkonen Williams Bottas Kvyat (chance for him to reboot his career in a car which isn't total garbage and in a team atmosphere which will allow him to dev...

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As much as I was glad to see a Brit win in 08 I was gutted for Felipe, sad to see him go. If I was Daniil Kvyat right now I'd be sprinting all the way to Claire Williams' office; it's probably the only way he's remaining in F1 in a half decent car whilst in an environment which is a lot more patient...

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The Sky F1 commentary is now so far beyond a joke that it's laughable. Not until the replay did they even acknowledge that the Mercedes had touched. Yeah, of course they did dum-dums - when Lewis shoved Nico off the bloody road! Farcical. In fairness Lewis was just holding the inside line, up to Ni...

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Am I the only one who noticed just how much the front of Palmer's Renault crumpled?

Quite dangerous when you consider the crash wasn't high speed

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Awful, sickening news, RIP Justin, deserved much more of a chance in F1. My thoughts go out to his family and friends. I hope the FIA start properly testing closed cockpits now as there are a lot of issues (such as extraction and cockpit temperatures) that would need to be ironed out if a canopy was...

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Thanks guys, guess you learn something new every day!:)

Edit- Just realised Felipe Nasr is born on 21st too

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Any rejects born on 21st August? 19 today and rather than drinking* i'm more interested in finding out who I share my birthday with.

*that's a bit of a lie, I'm already drunk!

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http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=6686064

Street circuit in Paris, because what's more fun than a 4.3 mile circuit through a forest, with 4 flat out sections of over 1000m each?

There's also space for a pit area too. Someone tell Bernie the French GP is back on!

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Simtek wrote:August 5th

1991 - Ferrari driver Esteban Gutiérrez was born.

That still doesn't sound right...

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Andrew Benson is a hack and his words aren't worth the binary digits they're stored as. PMSL! Slating Maldonado as "the worst driver ever" seems to be a favorite pastime to all journalists looking to get more clicks - but 9/10 for McLaren for their car? 4 points for Manor's engine? 5 for ...

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http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/33737309

Single biggest piece of dross I've ever read, how can you rate The Reverend a 3/10 when, apart from Hungary, he's been quick all season and has only been let down by the car.

No wonder you guys read Autosport.

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There's absolutely no reason to give Rosberg a penalty in this entire race. The incident with Ricciardo was a clear racing incident. Maldonado did take a penalty for his part on the Perez incident. Best race since Canada 2011 for sure, maybe even better than that one. Wasn't it only a 5 second pena...

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