Grand Prix Rejects

IceG

(1) Albon - P10 on merit and drove positively and well all race.

(2) Russell - so close to a podium in an underwhelming Mercedes.

(3) Alpine - double points, nice, with both Alonso and Ocon showing how to drive a hard race

IceG

(2) I was going to give it to Hamilton for doing to Alonso what I thought Alonso was going to do to him (my apologies to Fernando) until... (1) The Ferrari strategists once again manage to throw points away at the last moment by going for the fastest lap and letting Alonso through, with Leclerc culp...

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The 2022 Belgian F1 Grand Prix for cars that do not like the wet, at a circuit named after a bath where the fastest corner is named after water... 1. Hamilton 2. Sainz 3. Russell 4. Perez 5. Verstappen 6. Ricciardo 7. Leclerc 8. Norris 9. Stroll 10. Albon Pole: Sainz Fastest lap: Verstappen First re...

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Just to swerve back on topic for a moment, it will be a tragedy and a travesty if Danny Ricciardo loses his seat and/or does not get a decent drive for 2023. Yes he has been frustratingly and predictably poor at McLaren and has been shown up by the excellent Lando Norris but we know he can drive and...

IceG

Excellent trolling by Alex Albon:

https://twitter.com/alex_albon/status/1 ... 7f7msKJnGw

IceG

Well lets get it going... We have: (1) Vettel retiring (boo but yes) (2) Alonso taking Vettel's seat at Aston Martin (lolz - his fifth or sixth team?) (3) Piastri probably getting Alonso's seat at Alpine (but note the equivocation in the Motorsport story) Vettel's retirement may be the saving of Ric...

IceG

Mercedes performance generally - pole, 2nd and 3rd place, Hamilton's fastest lap.

Alpine - for 8th and 9th on (allegedly) awful tyres.

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Ferrari - everything that needs to be said has been said above

Crofty - has finally reached peak numpty. He actually spoils the event for me now. If only we could just switch off the commentary track.

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The 2022 Maggie R. Grand Prix 1. Leclerc 2. Verstappen 3. Sainz 4. Norris 5. Russell 6. Hamilton 7. Perez 8. Alonso 9. Bottas 10. Vettel Pole: Leclerc Fastest lap: Sainz First retirement: Schumacher Reject of the Race: Stroll Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Norris Deadbeat Teammate of the ...

IceG

I really do think the FIA is treating unsafe releases too trivially, and that they won't take harsher action until somebody ends up getting injured because of it. This. Too serious to joke about. The Sky replay of the McLaren mechanic trying to jump backwards showed how close. There was genuine fea...

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(1) Nothing

(2) Nothing else

IceG

(1) Ferrari - So. Many. Mistakes. Bad advice to drivers. Bad strategy calls. Bad pit release. Bad looking at computers and not the race. Just awful.

(2) Leclerc - one mistake, but what a mistake...

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The 2022 "Who's past 'is best?" French Grand Prix 1. Leclerce (for it is he) 2. Verstappence 3. Russellce 4. Hamiltonce 5. Perece 6. Saince 7. Norrice 8. Magnussence 9. Gaslyce 10. Albonce Pole: Verstappen Fastest lap: Verstappen First retirement: None Reject of the Race: Circuit Paul Rica...

IceG

(1) Alpha Tauri -messy, careless and pointless

(2) Sainz' engine

IceG

(1) Haas - genuinely competetive all weekend, taking it to the Mercedes and beating the McLarens

(2) Nothing else

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2022 Austrian fizzy sugary caffeiney concoction Grand Prix 1. Verstappen 2. Leclerc 3. Russell 4. Hamilton 5. Sainz 6. Perez 7. Alonso 8. Vettel 9. Ocon 10. Magnussen S1. Leclerc S2. Verstappen S3. Hamilton Fastest Lap: Verstappen ROTR: Williams and McLaren IIDOTR: Nothing special DBTMOTR : Stroll L...

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(1) Mick Schumacher

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In racing terms it has to be Ricciardo - made nothing out of the opportunities.

In team terms it has to be Ferrari who were slow to react and slow to decide.

In driver terms it has to be Verstappen who was whining like Hamilton at his worst.

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2022 British F1 Grand Prix 1. Sainz 2. Russell 3. Norris 4. Hamilton 5. Pérez 6. Alonso 7. Ricciardo 8. Bottas 9. Vettel 10. Schumacher Pole: Leclerc Fastest lap: Verstappen First retirement: Ocon Reject of the Race: Verstappen Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Schumacher Deadbeat Teammate o...

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Red Bull, Mercedes and Ferrari scoring almost the same points (25, 27 and 29)

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2022 Canadian "Home of the bouncy castle of champions" F1 Grand Prix 1) Verstappen 2) Sainz 3) Russell 4) Perez 5) Norris 6) Leclerc 7) Hamilton 8) Vettel 9) Alonso 10) Gasly Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Bottas ROTR: Canadian drivers IIDOTR: Tsunoda (finishes ...

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From the Azerbaijani RoTR thread: HM: Mercedes : Raise your ride height and shut up. You have no chance to win this year anyway, a slight performance loss is nothing for you. Not sure it is as simple as that. Did you see Woolf and Chandock going through the slo-mos of the floor? It seems that it is ...

IceG

(1) Ferrari - golf clap

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(1) Mercedes 3rd and 4th - most unexpected

(2) Vettel 6th - very impressive drive and best spin turn of the race or even season!

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2022 Baku to the Future F1 Grand Prix 1) Perez 2) Leclerc 3) Verstappen 4) Russell 5) Sainz 6) Norris 7) Hamilton 8) Gasly 9) Alonso 10) Ocon Pole: Leclerc Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Albon (see ROTR) ROTR: Williams - double DNF with brake failures IIDOTR: Nothing DBTMOTR: Ricciardo LP...

IceG

(1) Alonso - for guaranteeing his points by just going slower and slower (at the expense of Ocon).

Nothing else worthy of note.

IceG

(1) Race... but no Control (thanks Martin) - what was that? We did not even know the race had started until the second lap under the safety car. And how was it a restart since the race never started? Shambolic.

(2) Ferrari. How did they screw up Leclerc's race that badly?

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2022 Monte Carlo randomisation method Grand Prix 1. Leclerc 2. Perez 3. Sainz 4. Norris 5. Bottas 6. Russell 7. Gasly 8. Hamilton 9. Alonso 10. Magnussen Pole: Leclerc Fastest lap: Sainz First retirement: Stroll Reject of the Race: Verstappen Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Bottas Deadbeat...

IceG

(1) Ferrari - lost an engine, lost the race, lost the lead in the championship.

(2) Hamilton - giving up and going home after three laps. (Edit - and somehow he got DOTD!)

HM for Williams who, after their recent form, appeared not to turn up for this race.

IceG

(1) Russell - yes he has a potentially great car and yes Verstappen had no DRS but that defence was the first time I have whooped during an F1 race for a very long time. Cool, calm and 15 points thank-you.

(2) Alonso - from last to 9th. Very impressive.

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2022 Catalunyan F1 Grand Testing Session 1. Leclerc 2. Verstappen 3. Russell 4. Sainz 5. Hamilton 6. Perez 7. Bottas 8. Norris 9. Alonso 10. Magnussen Pole: Leclerc Fastest lap: Verstappen First retirement: Ocon Reject of the Race: Aston Martin Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race: Schumacher De...

IceG

The race and circuit . It looked like junk, the circuit is unimaginative, safety is poorly thought out, the "spectacle" was worthy of a Mayday fairground in Essex, and we get another nine tears of this? Driving standards (or the absolute abscence of) down the grid. Weaving, cutting corner...

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Albon for again scoring a point.

Russell for passing Hamilton twice.

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2022 Miami "DRS Aligator" Grand Prix 1) Leclerc 2) Russell 3) Norris 4) Hamilton 5) Alonso 6) Perez 7) Gasly 8) Ocon 9) Sainz 10) Magnussen Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Leclerc First Retirement: Verstappen ROTR: Aston Martin IIDOTR: Albon DBTMOTR: Ricciardo Last Place: Latifi Laps behind: 1

IceG

The DRS seemed forced and unnecessary though. Hopefully, in the longer run, it will either (i) be removed as an option Well that happened sooner than I expected. There seemed to be more action without DRS, leading to repeated overtaking attempts, than with, meaning the faster car just cruised past ...

IceG

(1) Aston Martin - double points finish on merit

(2) Alex Albon - 20 laps fighting off Gasly and Hamilton and finished 11th

IceG

(1) Hamilton - so far behind his team-mate and seemed unable to pass

(2) Ricciardo - so far behind his team-mate and seemed unable to pass

IceG

Yes, the new cars look really great on low tanks on a proper traditional circuit. There was an edgy lively dynamism to the way they responded to driver input and the kerbs during the race, except the Mercedes which looked a bit like a drunk hippo. The DRS seemed forced and unnecessary though. Hopefu...

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Klon wrote:IceG, you got 11 drivers in the top 10.

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The 2022 Riviera di Rimini Grand Prix 1. Leclerc 2. Sainz 3. Verstappen 4. Hamilton 5. Norris 6. Ocon 7. Russell 8. Perez 9. Alonso 10. Gasly S1: Verstappen S2: Ocon S3: LeClerc Fastest lap: Verstappen First retirement: Vettel ROTR: Aston Martin IIDOTR: Ocon (and IIDOTS) DBTMOTR: Latifi LP: Stroll H...

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