Grand Prix Rejects

Wallio

1. Alpine . Absolute clownshow. They looked like they were going to collide into T1 anyway before Riccardo gave them a helping hand. 2. Guanyu Zhou . 5th place on the grid totally wasted the moment the lights went out. :( Honourable mention to Daniel Ricciardo for an utterly pointless return to F1 ...

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Can I nominate the whole C4 team? In particular Alex Jacques? He's clearly aspiring to the Sky 'nothing is boring' ethos. And I'm ahead of you with Palmer, he's been irritating me for a long time. We also need a few more mentions of how wonderful Silverstone is - particularly the esses. Streamlinin...

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Our very own tommykl for suggesting that teams collude to deny Max Verstappen Grands Chelem ... when he wasn't even eligible for one in this race regardless of the FLAP. :pantano: What Red Bull domination does to a mf. Drugs are bad, mmmkay? Crowded field for ROTR this week. Brad Pitt/Apple TV Movi...

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Early ROTR nomination to Jolyon Palmer who apparently is auditioning for a spot on Sky. All Friday he insisted that Mercedes was just sandbagging for....reasons and then argued with James Hinchcliff about it. He then snidely poked fun at Hinch for "writing them off" when they made Q3. He a...

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I'm more skeptical than not. Both Rush and Ford Vs. Ferrari , for all their issues, were solid films and mostly accurate (in broad strokes). Gran Turismo looks comically bad (despite the thing being based on the GT Driver Academy) and the "movie" part of Grid Legends was cringe-inducing, p...

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The way they had hyped this film nonsense I was under the impression that it was going to be a real movie Pinocchio. Instead, it's direct to streaming. And not even on a proper service either. The article I saw specifically said it would get a minimum of 30 days theater release before going to Appl...

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The way they had hyped this film nonsense I was under the impression that it was going to be a real movie Pinocchio. Instead, it's direct to streaming. And not even on a proper service either.

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Having watched the race and had a few days to contemplate I nominate: The A-1/Red Bull Ring itself - Ignoring all the gravel trap or not nonsense, this track is just not very good for Grand Prix cars. Long straight then a hairpin, long straight then a hairpin, lather, rinse repeat. The "infield...

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I have not watched the race yet (have it taped) but I feel I must nominate someone from another series: Noah Gragson - used NASCAR'S first street race ever to get his sponsor great screen time by wrecking not once, not twice, not three times, but FOUR times.......AT THE SAME CORNER. That is the reje...

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A "British" team with Russian papers in F1? We've seen this story before lol.

Wallio

I used to like Ryan Reynolds, but his insistence on butting into things he knows nothing about irks me. A minor league soccer team is one thing, but a cell phone for low-income families? A really really crappy gin? The Ottawa Senators? (thankfully he was outbid), now Alpine? The dude will put his na...

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A lot of good stuff there, probably the smallest, but most intriguing to me is the below. Max allegedly does like a very nonconventional setup for his cars and as such it's very hard to drive if you aren't him. If this is the case, it makes me wonder what exactly Red Bull expects from their second ...

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Anyone know exactly what Lando Norris' penalty was for? Normally it will be specified-'driving too slowly','exceeding track limits','impeding another driver' but 'unsportsmanlike behaviour' covers a multitude of sins... It was slowing down to double stack in the pits. McLaren have said this is appa...

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but at least as Alonso had promised it wasn't a 20-to-30 second margin. It probably should have been though. Max did actually hit a bird, and it was lodged in his brake duct throughout the race. I'm left wondering why Max is so much faster than Checo. If he had a bird (or bits of it) in his brake d...

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I'm torn on this. Competition, or even the mere threat of it, does improve the product. And Bridgestone probably are less likely to ram the tyre blanket ban down the drivers throats. But Bridgestone was SO bad in 2008/2009/2010. The two compounds rule was at least partly because teams were tempted t...

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Paul Hayes wrote: ↑18 Jun 2023, 19:42 but at least as Alonso had promised it wasn't a 20-to-30 second margin.

It probably should have been though. Max did actually hit a bird, and it was lodged in his brake duct throughout the race.

Wallio

Dishonorable mentions to: Haas - SELL. THE. TEAM. George Russell - He literally is a meme at this point. Claims he has the best spacial awareness on the grid on Thursday and is the only driver to have an accident on Sunday. My Chromecast - Would not allow me to watch F1TV on my 70in flat-screen so I...

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Dishonorable Mention to: Lando Norris - Did a prerace interview saying McLaren only had a chance if it rained, so he was going to be patience and wait for it. He then crashed in Turn 2 and ran most of the race P20. But the ROTR (surprisingly) goes to: The F1TV Crew - DC proclaiming that George Russe...

Wallio

You are definitely one of them I was thinking of and it's interesting to get the reasoning. I remember he (Russell) once was upset at my man Grosjean and so many people have been pissed at him and it was funny that all it took was Grosjean cooking a meal with him or something to smooth it all over....

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I think my avatar doesn't say that in general - I just thought it was funny given the distance he'd dropped back by the end :-) I should say that I didn't think you were being too hard on him or anything, it's a little different in this case, but some on this board, and some podcasters, among other...

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Ok, that was funny.

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It's awful luck for Stefan Wilson to be ruled out of this year's Indy 500, due to a practice crash with Katherine Legge, but at least Graham Rahal (the only DNQ) gets a chance to race. Rules and precedents aside, I was very annoyed that Graham got in (mostly because it's Graham, and he is beyond un...

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Haas - Every week they just get worse and worse. Gene is content to spend under the cap and make a profit each year (like so many American sports team owners). Shame, as I would love to see what the team could do if it was allowed to try.

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From the RotR thread: Stroll: At what point do we start asking questions?. 27 points and not a single podium in what’s arguably been the 2nd quickest car up to now just isn’t good enough. A nice lad but if Aston Martin are going to fulfill their ambitions of fighting for the championship then the o...

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Mercedes also owns around 10% of Aston Martin (which I believe makes them the third largest shareholder in the company), and I believe their long term plan was to increase that to 20% of the business in the near future. Now THAT'S interesting. I wonder if they'll sell as they did with their stake i...

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6 engine manufacturers across ten teams (7 across 11 on the off chance the Andretti/GM pipedream ever happens) with Haas locked up with Ferrari, and AT with RBPT-Ford, that only leaves poor Mclaren on the outside looking in. Makes perfect sense for both the Strolls and Hondas. The only odd part to m...

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That said, it does seem to be a measure of how low the FIA's reputation has now sunk is that quite a few fans also seemed surprised that the FIA had decided to act promptly, decisively and made a decision that was considered to be sensible. Wait a minute. When have the fans ever had a high opinion ...

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While no one can argue today's cancelation (although that hasn't stopped people on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook from trying) it does once again enforce the universe's 'soft cap' of 22 races. Try as they might, Liberty simply cannot get a 23 race season off the ground. Maybe when they finally plan th...

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I'm not following the commentary that closely, but I remember that statement and it felt to me like a mistake more than purposeful. In everyday life I notice things that seem like a pattern and I'll say it looks like X is happening and someone will point out I need to expand my window. I can accept...

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Can I change my nomination to Anthony Davidson ? It appears he was trying to toe the Sky company line and continue the "Red Bull hates Checo" narrative by claiming Perez was refused information on the gaps as Max ran his strategy. Which would be fine......if the public didn't have access t...

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The Miami GP - Two bathplugging awful years. Just ditch this and keep Vegas, which at least will look cool lit up at night. Pirelli - Remember two weeks ago when Michelin said they won't join F1 because the tyres fall apart too fast? What the hell sport are they watching? The hards go 45-50 laps ev...

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On F1TV's FP coverage, they were basically saying how Max being ahead of Checo so far is normal service resuming now we are back on a "proper track". Except......we aren't. It is literally a parking lot, and used as a track one weekend a year. Placing my tin foil hat firmly on, I believe t...

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The Miami GP just needs to die. It is just so bloody offensive how forced everything is. Haas and Red Bull running special schemes, two special helmets, with more on the way, for what? A LITERAL PARKING LOT. I will take ten processional Bakus in a row over this nonsense. And I'm an American! Who the...

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The last guy I really ever rooted for, Romain GRRRJJJNNN, was pretty much the same, it's just his frenchness took some of the edge off, at least for me. Now that could be. I was not a fan of Romain originally, but much like a bad fungus, he grew on me (ditto Alonso, but for different reasons) so ma...

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While I do think "what-about-isms" are perfectly valid, and while I do think also that F1 fans have far too short-term a collective memory, I also think George Russell is getting far more off the hook than most other (read: not British, probably not very good-looking) drivers would in his...

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It is tempting to nominate the end of the race pit lane mishap for being just that stupid. As we have seen with multiple early checkered flags, the FIA has a bad habit of forgetting how many laps a race actually has. Likewise George Russell deserves the nod for putting the championship leader in the...

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By a peculiar twist, Masi was apparently present in the paddock this weekend as a guest of the FIA. He is involved in the Supercars series which ran at Melbourne as per usual. To a point - whilst he is involved in the V8 Supercars series, Masi seemed to want to make a point about being invited &quo...

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Asides from personal motivations to stir trouble, it's also not as if Bernie has had a reputation for being a particularly honest individual - in fact, it's pretty much the polar opposite. As a witness, the reliability of his testimony is rather questionable at best - not to mention that the fraud ...

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mario wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 08:40
Vassago wrote: ↑02 Apr 2023, 07:17 Michael Masi is laughing over those nonsense. Expect a MASSIVE shitstorm after this clown show.
By a peculiar twist, Masi was apparently present in the paddock this weekend as a guest of the FIA.

He is involved in the Supercars series which ran at Melbourne as per usual.

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Row Man Gross-Gene wrote: ↑28 Mar 2023, 19:48 WEC? How close are they to a $600 mil startup cost?

James Glickenhaus is running a team out of a shed with the profits made from crappy B movies. They don't win but their one-lap pace isn't embarrassing.

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