Grand Prix Rejects

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Prompted by a post from this weekend's GP - is Charles le Clerc any good? He's better than most people on this planet. He's better than Al Pease or Yuji Ide. He is probably the best Monegasque driver of the 21st century. He's probably not as good as Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher or Juan Manuel...

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Just watched the race highlights on the Formula One YouTube channel. They showed Bottas having a 52 second pit stop, but showed nothing as to why Sargeant finished so far behind Bottas. That’s rejectful in itself if you ask me.

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Nothing worthy of the award this time in my opinion.

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(1) The state of F1: fell asleep at one point during the race. You’re not the only one. Although in my case, I’m having a blood test to investigate the tiredness… Alpine has to be a nomination, but if this form is not a one-off, this would become a contender for Reject of the Year. Sargeant also ha...

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What? Another Grand Prix already? But the last season has only just finished?!?!?!? Grand Prix of somewhere in the Middle East . Template 1. Verstappen 2. Piastri 3. Perez 4. Nando 5. Hamilton 6. Russell 7. Leclerc 8. Sainz 9. Alonso 10. Albon Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retireme...

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Well, I managed to figure out what my password was, but obviously highlighted this problem. Good luck continuing to get it fixed.

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Life, It’s Fast. Eh? (LIFE)

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Jarvis wrote: ↑11 Feb 2024, 19:14 For me, MasterCard Lola was the biggest failure in F1 history.

Really? More so than Andrea Moda or Life? How so?

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A backronym is treating a regular word or name as if it were already an acronym, even though it isn’t really. For example: Fast, Exciting Racing? Rarely! Aerodynamics’s Rarely Innovative. (FERRARI) Lots Of Laughter Afterwards (LOLA) Ha! Anticipating Accelerating Slowly (HAAS) Lots Of Trouble Using S...

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So we have just had the most boring silly season in terms of not a single seat change between the last race of 2023 and the first race of 2024. But then suddenly,…. BOOM! While still in the winter/off-season of 2023/4, we have a major silly season for 2025, and that’s just with Andretti being denied...

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Wallio wrote: ↑01 Feb 2024, 15:29 And is anyone talking about Andretti?

Why? Is Marco lining himself up for an F1 drive?

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I missed watching these races live, and I didn’t get round to recording them on my digital recording device from TNT Sports. Last year, this meant that I would simply go to Channel 4’s YouTube channel a few hours later and watch the hole race there. Now what do I do if I miss the whole race again? ...

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Here is the statement from the FIA. To us, the following should be interesting: 9. Any 11th team should show that its participation and involvement would bring a benefit to the Championship. The most significant way in which a new entrant would bring value is by being competitive, in particular by ...

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Batty wrote: ↑30 Jan 2024, 08:33
5. dr-baker - 16 (incl. title since it was the least negative. So default best two words in the English language).

I’ll take that. Could do with every point going at this stage!

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I missed watching these races live, and I didn’t get round to recording them on my digital recording device from TNT Sports. Last year, this meant that I would simply go to Channel 4’s YouTube channel a few hours later and watch the hole race there. Now what do I do if I miss the whole race again? I...

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Guido van der God has thrown in his two cents:

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Bleu wrote: ↑22 Jan 2024, 18:29 Visa (I guess some national branch of it) was a small sponsor for Minardi in 1998

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An interesting video on the German race of the 1994 season: https://youtu.be/Lj9AmkezHxA?si=t0Yus9em6S2ffIYl

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So The Team Formerly Known As Minardi, Toro Rosso And Alpha Tauri (TTFKAMTRAAT) could have been known as Racing Bulls and is now likely to be Visa Cash App RB... https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/new-alphatauri-f1-name-leak-suggests-end-of-racing-bulls-title/10567415/ https://twitter.com/drbaker82/s...

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According to Bernie Ecclestone, Max would win even in a McLaren, Ferrari, or Mercedes. Do you agree with him? I suppose it would depend on who took Max's Red Bull seat. If it were someone like Yuji Ide, then sure, Max would win. But put someone in the Red Bull like Fernando or Lewis in their prime ...

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This I would like to see.

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https://youtu.be/ZGvMHTKhsGQ?si=DaRW40eAtmi-deou

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I'm curious if you think of the added races as a bad thing or not. And also is there some limit to the number of races you will watch? I will say that I watch almost every qualifying and sprint race. I could do without the sprint races, but I'm fine with them, especially if it improves the experien...

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The Indian races have been cancelled due to a change in local politics, with the new incumbents being very against the series. Damned democracy...

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Good to see that the FIA/F1 have simply decided that the concept of a saturation point simply doesn't apply to them. I'm curious how this saturation point works for everyone. Please tell me about it. For me, I can make room for about 1 sporting event per weekend, but with a few instances a year whe...

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Forti wrote: ↑03 Jan 2024, 05:18
dr-baker wrote: ↑02 Jan 2024, 18:44 Yes, it's a bit of a mess, isn't it. Kick Strike Alfa Romeo BMW Sauber Ferrari powered by Ilmor...
Broker Red Bull Kick Stake Alfa Romeo BMW Sauber Ferrari Petronas powered by Ilmor, concept by Mercedes-Benz, to be rebranded as Audi.

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Great to see a thread on the 2024 season. I wonder why didn't you use their exact name "Stake" 🤔 I just couldn't remember it correctly. I could go back and edit it, but because I don't have a stake in the team, I don't find the name that memorable. It's even more complex than that - the t...

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Jarvis wrote: ↑02 Jan 2024, 15:25 Great to see a thread on the 2024 season. I wonder why didn't you use their exact name "Stake"

I just couldn't remember it correctly. I could go back and edit it, but because I don't have a stake in the team, I don't find the name that memorable.

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It's going to take some getting used to, Sauber not being called Alfa Romeo but Strike, or Steak, or whatever it is now instead. Only to change to Audi in a few years anyway.

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Indianapolis 500 winner, two-time CART champion and McLaren F1 advisor Gil de Ferran has died aged 56. Also sporting director for BAR from 2005 to 2007, and according to Autosport, De Ferran holds the record for the fastest closed circuit qualifying speed ever in his Penske IndyCar, lapping Califor...

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Jarvis wrote: ↑22 Dec 2023, 19:53 I will be looking forward to see how de Vries is going to perform in Formula E after his disappointing stint in F1.

He has high standards in FE to maintain, being a recent FE champion. The pressure will be on.

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Blocked by FOM on copyright grounds...

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Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 15:28 Wish someone would do an article commemorating Team HARD now that Tony Gilham's outfit has folded and sold off some of their Cupras.

You could do it perhaps?

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I'm glad of this break between seasons. Having so many races is getting a bit saturated. How football and NASCAR fans cope with so many events per season is beyond me.

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The way Max dominated the whole season. I don't think we're going to see such domination from any driver in the next few years at least. I hope you're right, i really do. And yet I suspect that until there is a major rules change, there will continue to be dominance by one team and driver. It will ...

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Does anybody on here know much about this?

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https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/merce ... /10555773/

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The 2023/24 silly season was not at all silly. Not even a will he/won't he of any significance. Next season will start as 2023 ended. No change in driver line up anywhere on the grid.

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