Grand Prix Rejects

jackanderton

I don't see how that's a hypocrisy. Surely it's self-evident that if the problem is only rich people can afford justice then only rich people can afford to challenge the problem and break the status quo. It's sad but there it is. Yes, because when he comes knocking at some court's door begging to so...

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1. Maldonado - awful, awful season. If he isn't having mechanical breakdowns he's losing the car and crashing into people.

2. Ericsson - hasn't looked even nearly good enough, and making Chilton look alright in comparison

3. Massa - has the second best car, look what he's done with it.

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Just because there's a celebrity cult doesn't mean something is in the public interest. Whatever your personal views are on his sexual preferences, so long as it's all consensual and legal- which it is- it's nothing to do with anyone. As for his pursuit of the matter, he probably thinks he can't hav...

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I find it quite funny that he said of the accident with Magnussen: "I was in front. If someone needs to watch, it's the car behind." Er...so where were you when you and Perez crashed then? He must be one of the best at placing his car in positions where he's almost daring the other guy to...

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-Outperformed by Raikkonen -One excellent season and unlucky not to win the title -Dominated and then psychologically destroyed by Alonso -Went a whole season with Ferrari without finishing on the podium -No race victories in 4 and a half seasons with Ferrari -Being taught how to drive sensibly and ...

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Massa - So what if he's likeable. The guy can't cut it. Time and time again he throws points away, ruins other people's races. He should've won. I can't tell you what a second rate (ie- not in the top 10 drivers in F1) racer Massa is, that was pathetic, he couldn't take Vettel, he couldn't even tak...

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BBc devoted about 15 seconds to this yesterday.

It's great news of course.

More cars: more collisions, more retirements, more mistakes, more entertainment.

jackanderton

Not too unbelievable having read about their finances.

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Salamander wrote:
No, but again, does it even matter what it's called? There are far, far, far more important things to worry about than the name of a single race.

And there are far, far, far more important things to worry about than the heritage/future of unsuccessful F1 teams, yet here we are.

jackanderton

So far, Kimi Raikkonen is the most surprising and starkest reject- the rest are dealing with a series of understandable mitigations whereas Kimi is still employed to drive a car and do a good job with it. He isn't even managing to be at Alonso's heels. Still, this is Ferrari, they probably haven't g...

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Ricciardo is looking more at home with the car than Vettel so far, more than held his own.

jackanderton

Bit on the strong side, don't you think? Hardly- funnily enough my post is, as yours is, a response to perceived touchiness. Anyway, I do think Massa has struggled over the last few years at Ferrari going wheel-to-wheel with the in-field, and got into more scrapes, and lost a lot of points through ...

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'Can be' does not equal 'Always is', Mr. Touchy.

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They are both solid racers, I doubt either have Maldonado's level of mongrel, for want of a better word. Maldonado is explosive, all or nothing, and a proven winner but with Massa and Bottas I anticipate plenty of finishes between 5th and 10th, and probably a few more points. I think Massa can be a ...

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m Ok well the good news is, Bottas has achieved three consecutive top 8 finishes for Williams, which is the first time that has happened since the summer of 2009. It's reassurring that so far if they go a full race distance they are most likely going to finish around 5-10. However this puts them aro...

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Yet another anticlimax in Bahrain. Some bad luck, yes, but I felt Force India and Ricciardo were faster during the race. 7th and 8th. Better than 2 of the recent seasons by some way, but only as good as the mid-2000s which were largely seen at the time as an embarrassing fall from grace. Only a few ...

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m Williams continuing to talk big, despite the current results being 5th, DNF, 7th and 8th. On current form, and given Red Bull and Ferrari are on the march, I'd say they were on for a 2009/2012 standard season of Okay-ness. m Rather fighting talk when you've achieved 2 podiums in 105 races. Still, ...

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David Coulthard:

"Red Bull and F1 is definitely not a marriage of convenience, it suits where they want to be right now."

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Jense v Seb Vettel: "It's s**t," said the Red Bull driver. "I was on the pitwall during the race, and it is better [quieter] than in a bar! I think for the fans it is not good." Button: "Go and race something else if you're not happy. As drivers we have an opinion where the...

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Does anyone really expect Red Bull to risk being known as the brand who pack up their toys and go home when the going gets tough?

Red Bull - It Makes You Whiny And Want To Give Up*

*Mark Webber no's this feel

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FIA should call that bluff pretty convincingly.

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The grounds for appeal are non-existent from what I can see. That would seem to be the case, but just the knowledge that Red Bull have lodged an appeal, and knowing that the decision makers are the FIA already seems to throw a considerable weight behind it before a word is spoken. Thinking logicall...

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Yeah no big bitterness here, I am just acutely aware of the window of opportunity they have here- a good result at Melbourne could've set them up to remain as one of the top 4 teams this year, and instead thanks to KK and a rather rookie error by Bottas it's just one 5th to show for it. Fingers cros...

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m Bottas getting ahead of himself a little. They are certainly quick but don't count your chickens and all that. If Red Bull solve reliability issues they'll be quicker, McLaren have an upgrade for Sepang that is rumoured to buy them an extra 0.2s a lap, and both Mercedes might finish. And all they ...

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Somewhere out there, F1 fans in a parallel universe are enjoying modern F1 history a lot more: 1993- Alain Prost 1994 - Damon Hill 1995 - Michael Schumacher 1996- Damon Hill 1997- Jacques Villeneuve 1998- Mika Hakkinen 1999- Eddie Irvine 2000- Mike Hakkinen 2001- Michael Schumacher 2002- Michael Sch...

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Sometimes you just have to say the other team were better. Mclaren and Ferrari have both spent several years scratching their heads trying to eclipse Newey and failing. Not shamefully, they just don't possess that extraordinary talent. I do think Whitmarsh and Domenicali are lacking. One has moved o...

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m I quite enjoyed reading this article over lunch, carefully choosing to ignore the irrelevant tedious angle over her happening to be female. Obviously it's one thing saying something and actually doing it, but just reading her conviction to avoid Williams sliding down the path of Tyrell was very re...

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Vettel was down on 150 horsepower. Why don't you navigate the midfield on 70% of the grunt of the other cars and see how you get on!

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1. Magnussen had the pace
2. Bottas screwed up then redeemed himself awesomely

Ricciardo would've got number 2 (in both senses) as no-one expected Red Bull to both finish and be that quick, and to be driven by the previously erratic/average understudy. Tough break grinning boy.

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1. Red Bulls fuel flow sensor guy
2. Lotus, really quite pathetic
Dishonourable mention: Sauber, utterly anonymous

jackanderton

I have thought about it for a while, I used to be in favour of awarding points to the top 10, then all of a sudden it became acceptable to score a points finish, and the ambitions of the midfield reduced, and there were fewer mid-position scraps, fewer racing incidents, less overtaking, fewer retire...

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Interesting conspiracy theory-

Double points was introduced because the powers-that-be knew the problems Renault were having with the engine for the new season.

BOOM

I'll leave it up to you all to discredit that idea.

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My working is at follows: Lotus/Sauber/Force India to lose most of their cars to reliability and/or crashes Kyvat and Magnussen will do something stupid and maybe crash they will hit people like Alonso, Ricciardo, etc Vergne will get in a scrape Williams will have bad luck and lose one or both I thi...

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And who knew Martini still had money? Who knows whether they do? Williams were desperate for sponsors, rather than vice versa. I quite like it and thankfully this year there aren't any competing livery. There was one year where about 4 teams went for white with dark blue bits, and I think that may ...

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My natural pessimism leads me to the following: -Renault teams take 4 or 5 races to catch up -Mid-season is competitive -Red Bull dominate the 2nd half -Vettel seemingly too far behind but then -Oh...stupid double points finish -Vettel wins again At least that would be an improvement on the awful 20...

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Ooh Bernie, vis zees old fashioned tracks you are really spoiling us.

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1. Gutierrez, beaten by a Caterham on merit
2. Button, unwise driving- held back Pérez from a higher finish, then used up his tyres and finished 10th

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1. Pic - finished ahead of a fully funded F1 car on merit, and trounced Marussia
2. Di Resta - a great drive, the sort that suits his conservative style, but he still made a couple of good moves stick

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A quick look at the stats indicates that this team last finished in 6th place or higher in the 2008 Brazilian GP (courtesy of Sebastien Vettel). 78 grand prix, no finishes inside the top 6. Rather rejectful. It's easy to point the fingers at the drivers, but it is their own policy of promoting young...

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Depressing for the car improvement side of things that this was Caterham's 2nd best placings of the season yet didn't offer a threat all weekend. This may be because of Toro Rosso's development but not very hopeful. In other reject news HRT looked more involved in things than usual and Pic supposedl...

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