Grand Prix Rejects

RAK

UncreativeUsername37 wrote:second nomination goes to you, the person reading this post, for saying this season was clearly going to be another one of Hamilton domination.

Still plenty of time to go - Hamilton has tended to gallop away in the later parts of the previous seasons when he's been challenged at all.

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1) George Russell: What a result in the Williams - all on merit as well.

2) Daniel Ricciardo: Finally found the pace to match Norris in a car which seems capable of consistently strong results.

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1) Ferrari: Disappointing result and dismal strategy.

2) Esteban Ocon: Expected better from him; Alonso at least secured a few points after early promise for Alpine from qualifying.

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2021 "Les rayures bleues" Big Prize

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Verstappen
4) Alonso
5) Perez
6) Leclerc
7) Ocon
8) Norris
9) Sainz
10) Gasly

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Alpine
DBTMOTR: Ricciardo
MLP: Tsunoda
Laps behind: 2

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French driver hitches himself to Les Nouveaux Bleus in a move that will shock nobody ... ...unless you thought that French driver was Pierre Gasly, who will presumably have to wait for a certain two-time World Champion to retire before he can make the same move, by which time he may have gone elsew...

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The Verstappen tyre failure definitely cost me a bundle of points here; before that, I had a 1-2-3 secured. On the other hand, I'm far from the only person who took a hit from that, so we'll chalk it up as one of those unpredictable races which reward riskier predictions.

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1) Pierre Gasly: A somewhat inherited podium, but earned it with a tough scrap in the two-lap sprint race at the end with Leclerc. 2) Sergio Perez: Although he won based on his teammate's misfortune, he showed the sort of pace which meant that it wasn't entirely on luck. Honourable Mention: Sebastie...

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1) Tyre failures: Knocked out two drivers, including the race leader. Not going to blame Pirelli yet without any further details, but it was pretty embarrassing to see regardless. 2) Lewis Hamilton: From taking back the lead in the championship to nearly binning it in a single lap. The overheating b...

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After that finish, I'm not going to complain about a restart.

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2021 Back to Baku Grand Prix

1) Verstappen
2) Perez
3) Hamilton
4) Leclerc
5) Sainz
6) Ricciardo
7) Bottas
8) Gasly
9) Norris
10) Alonso

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Latifi
IIDOTR: Ferrari
DBTMOTR: Ocon
MLP: Tsunoda
SCs: 2

RAK

Forgive me for saying this, and I'll be happy to be completely wrong, but I don't predict any of this season's current crop will go anywhere. I've had the opinion that Formula Two has been running on a depleted field of talent since the end of 2018 for a while; I think Guanyu Zhou, a driver I other...

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1) Sebastien Vettel: A lot higher up the places than he has been otherwise this season with a strong drive. 2) Lando Norris: Not only a podium, but well ahead of his teammate on merit as well. Honourable Mention: Nikita Mazepin - not only did he not bin it this weekend, he managed to outpace Schumac...

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1) Mercedes-Benz: Slow pace from Hamilton for once, who didn't look comfortable in the car, while Bottas was cruelly denied a strong result with the wheel nut trouble. 2) Daniel Ricciardo: Looked off the pace all weekend and while his teammate took a deserved podium, Ricciardo was trundling around b...

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Ugh, don't remind me about The Walking Dead . It's made its way incongruously into a number of other products through crossovers that don't fit. Anyway, on a more Formula One note, looks like a challenging race for Hamilton for once. Peculiar last-minute crash for Leclerc; it'll be interesting to se...

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2021 "Cars, Yachts and Lots of Money? Oh My!" Grand Prix 1) Verstappen 2) Hamilton 3) Leclerc 4) Perez 5) Bottas 6) Sainz 7) Norris 8) Gasly 9) Vettel 10) Alonso Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Ricciardo ROTR: Ricciardo IIDOTR: Ferrari DBTMOTR: Tsunoda MLP: Tsuno...

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Eh? Where was I erroneously postioned before? Sixth place. Either way, while this might be a tight, competitive contest at the end of the year, I'm fairly sure I've finished in the top 10 a couple of times in previous while accidentally missing an entire race, so the Perez/Albon confusion might not...

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Just pointing out for dr-baker's sake, but wouldn't his 76 points put him third at present if all of the other points totals are correct?

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1) Yuki Tsunoda: Of the rookie drivers this season, I'd most like to see him succeed, but he did not cover himself in glory with a dismal qualifying, invective following it and an ignominous retirement in the race itself. 2) Red Bull: The strategists for cocking it up and allowing Mercedes to snatch...

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1) Charles Leclerc: I kind of expect the Mercs and Verstappen to be up at the pointy end of the grid come the chequered flag now, so Leclerc did a good job in keeping Bottas honest for a while, at least. 2) Lewis Hamilton: A boring nomination considering that I expect the races that don't feature hi...

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2021 During-Season Testing Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Verstappen
3) Bottas
4) Perez
5) Norris
6) Leclerc
7) Ricciardo
8) Sainz
9) Gasly
10) Alonso

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Mazepin
ROTR: Vettel
IIDOTR: Giovinazzi
DBTMOTR: Tsunoda
MLP: Tsunoda
Laps behind: 2

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A bit of a boring selection, but not many shocks in the race.

1) Alpine: Two decent points-scoring finishes after a sluggish start.

2) Mick Schumacher: Finished ahead of Latifi on merit in a car that is anything but the class of the field.

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1) Kimi Raikkonen: A ridiculous early exit from a race with low attrition overall.

2) Yuki Tsunoda: Well down on his teammate; disappointing showing after a bright opening to the season in Bahrain.

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2021 "Taking Bets For How Long This One Remains On The Calendar" Grand Prix 1) Hamilton 2) Verstappen 3) Bottas 4) Leclerc 5) Perez 6) Norris 7) Gasly 8) Ricciardo 9) Alonso 10) Russell Pole: Hamilton Fastest Lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Mazepin ROTR: Latifi IIDOTR: Gasly DBTMOTR: Tsuno...

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1) Lando Norris: A hard-fought podium where he fended off a rampant Hamilton for several laps.

2) Lance Stroll: Again, quite a distance between him and his teammate; in a field where few drivers covered themselves in glory, he had a quiet but successful points finish.

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1) Valterri Bottas: While Hamilton's second place was catalysed to a certain extent by luck with the red flag, he did make his way up through pace; meanwhile, Bottas was trundling along in the low points places before being taken off. 2) Sergio Perez: Just didn't make anything out of his grid positi...

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2021 "Better enjoy it while you can, because Imola will be displaced by another circuit in a despotic regime" Grand Prix 1) Hamilton 2) Bottas 3) Verstappen 4) Leclerc 5) Perez 6) Gasly 7) Sainz 8) Norris 9) Ricciardo 10) Stroll Pole: Bottas Fastest Lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Mazepin ...

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There's still a lot to play for here, but it's nice to get off on the right footing. I think Mazepin's ROTR here was almost inevitable; if he keeps this up, he'll be an ROTY candidate in no time. That said, as mentioned in the comments for the race itself, he did still manage two more corners than I...

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1) Yuki Tsunoda: Quietly making up for a poor qualifying with a points finish. 2) Lando Norris: Solid performance and a good finish for a driver I have certainly learnt to rate. Honourable Mention: Sergio Peréz - Another comeback from a poor qualifying; hoping to see him higher up the grid in later ...

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1) Nikita Mazepin: Absolute clown. Going a long way to justify my thoughts of him being an incompetent spoilt brat who is only there because of Daddy's Money.

2) Sebastien Vettel: Very poor performance in comparison to Stroll.

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Mazepin lasted two more corners than I expected!

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2021 "First of the Arabian Peninsula Races" Grand Prix 1) Verstappen 2) Hamilton 3) Bottas 4) Norris 5) Leclerc 6) Ricciardo 7) Sainz 8) Gasly 9) Perez 10) Tsunoda Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Mazepin ROTR: Mazepin IIDOTR: Tsunoda DBTMOTR: Perez MLP: Tsunoda HFB...

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Looks like they're once again bringing up the idea of replacing qualifying with a sprint race. https://www.bbc.com/sport/formula1/55992727 Just seems to me to be a change in the wrong direction - qualifying as it stands works, more or less and there are things they could do to spice up the action th...

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(Though I'm not sure if my friend even got around to sending you your 2019 prize... ) I don't believe so and having been working from home for almost the last year, I wouldn't have received it if it was shipped between those times, but with the rumours of Rich Energy returning ( https://twitter.com...

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With Mercedes being so dominant over the season and little at the top end to shake them off the podium, the same conservative strategy I've been pursuing over the last couple of seasons has once again worked in my favour. I kind of get the feeling that next season will be similar, albeit with more p...

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2020 "Here We Go Again" Styrian Grand Prix

1) Hamilton
2) Bottas
3) Verstappen
4) Perez
5) Sainz
6) Albon
7) Norris
8) Leclerc
9) Stroll
10) Vettel

Pole: Hamilton
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Latifi
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Perez
DBTMOTR: Stroll
SCs: 1
How Far Back: 1

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2020 "Time For Mercedes To Dominate For Yet Another Year" Grand Prix 1) Hamilton 2) Bottas 3) Verstappen 4) Perez 5) Vettel 6) Sainz 7) Ricciardo 8) Leclerc 9) Norris 10) Albon Pole: Hamilton Fastest Lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Gasly ROTR: AlphaTauri IIDOTR: Racing Point DBTMOTR: Albon...

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dr-baker wrote:Not sure what the other track might be.

AVUS or Zeltweg seem like good candidates.

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Yeah, it was an awesome surprise to see Formula One join the collection of sporting organisations keeping people entertained with notable moments from the past. I only started seriously watching Formula One in 2009, so it was a good opportunity to easily see a race I hadn't seen in full before. Stil...

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2020 Global Pandemic Grand Prix #1

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Pole: N/A
Fastest Lap: N/A
First Retirement: N/A (or everyone, depending on your thought process)
ROTR: COVID-19
IIDOTR: N/A
DBTMOTR: N/A
Number of Safety Cars: None
HFB: 0 laps

RAK

Commiserations, dr-baker, but you did put up a good fight again and I expect you to be in the running for next year's championship with your results over the last two years.

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