Grand Prix Rejects

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Alonso - pit lane to 8th in a heap of crap.
Haas - points finishes for the inconsistent twins.

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I'm currently paying £7.99 for 24hrs of Sky Sports via Now TV (£15 one off payment for the Wi-Fi dongle).

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The run off areas - do something to slow the cars down instead of them just being short cuts (Verstappen).
McLaren. Will Ron only lift the curse if they have him back? They're lucky they have Williams to cushion them from rock bottom.

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I've watched the last two races on Sky via Now tv and I must say I've enjoyed the much bashed Croft/Brundle commentary much more that the Ben 'I want to have Hamilton's babies' Edwards and Coulthard.

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1. That little piece of China marked by that enormous red star at turn 5 I think

2. Stroll seemed to get some oversteer before hitting Hartley? So the oversteer gets my vote.
HM's. Mclaren - oh dear. The 'race'.

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Romain - did he really think re-entering the track whilst making a smoke screen was gonna work? There are better drivers around.

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I think as a tv spectacle Baku's great -the scenery's lovely and the cars look quick. Are the marshalls locals?

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Interesting and very entertaining 2nd practice.

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I see the IIDORT and reject threads haven't appeared yet - the new format's clearly very popular

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Absolute scenes from Gasly; meanwhile I think we may have to start questioning McLaren a little bit if they keep doing that. Although it may also bode well for RBR-Honda in 2019. That would add the dynamic of who Renault would bring in to replace Sainz. Bottas maybe? I can't see that lap from Gasly...

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1. Williams blah blah etc for half a page zzzzz.....
2. Red Bull see above zzzzz.....

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1. Gasly.
2. Honda.
In this format cos I like the way it was before martial law was imposed on a whim.

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1. The Haas pit crew. Pit stop detention guys.
2. Aerodynamics - a shocking procession.

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http://www.f1i.fr/infos/kvyat-rejoint-ferrari/ Daniil has found himself a job as simulator and development driver for Ferrari, the job that Jean-Éric Vergne used to have. It's not especially conducive to getting him an actual race drive any time soon, but it's something! This is a great move for Da...

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dr-baker wrote:
Spectoremg wrote:I was going to post my own points system but then I got a life.

Because Life did not get anywhere near bothering a points system!

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Just had a quick look at the ticket prices; a mere £510 for premium grandstands and £135 for general entry. I blame the greedy owner whoever that is?

Anyone going? Anyone been lately or to a GP in olden times?
All pearls of wisdom/old dits/observations welcome.

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Yes, more artificial arbitrary rules. This isn't some kind of contest, a sport you might say, to find the best driver and/or racing car design company in the world, it's a form of entertainment. And before you ask, yes, I have watched a single minute of stage racing.... I was going to post my own p...

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Vitaly Petrov.

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Ferrari threatening to leave again according to the BBC. I've no idea why as the impending tediousness of it all prevented me from looking further.
And another thing; is their superstar driver 3rd best now behind Lewis and Max?

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Any news from Liberty re Ferrari's F1 gravy train payment?

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Has Ash Sutton got a seat with BMR next year or has Plato worked his magic yet?

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Massa, but I'm not sure how far back to go

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Is Fernando about to make another spectacularly bad career move? Honda engines improving (a bit) and Renaults failing all over the place.

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It's such a shame that we didn't get an actual race beyond the first lap Did we watch the same race? There were battles throughout the whole field, wheel to wheel racing, and drivers had to work hard for their overtakes. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole affair. Or do you only watch to see who wins? W...

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Simtek wrote:

[b]2. Making nominations that have no relationship with the Grand Prix whatsoever - I'm just sick of seeing NASCAR-related nominations every other weekend.

This.

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1. Ferrari. So you don't test your spark plugs to within an inch of their lives?
2. Alonso. Blocking Verstappen was pisspoor blue flag behaviour.

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Ok, so one swallow doesn't make a summer but McHonda had a good race today (Malaysia).
Is Fernando effectively about to make another spectacularly poor career move by going with Renault?

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1. Palmer.
2. Sainz.

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1st The Start - I had to think about how to nominate an RotR related to the start line incident, or even if to nominate one, because it was imo just a racing incident. No one did anything ludicrously stupid, it was just an unexpectedly good start from Raikkonen plus a slightly marginal move from Ve...

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Did Ben Edwards say that DRS's future is under review yesterday? Yes, a few days ago Ross Brawn stated that one of his longer term objectives would be to remove DRS - however, he has made clear that he does not want to rush into a decision. It looks like his intention is to spend the next few years...

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Did Ben Edwards say that DRS's future is under review yesterday?

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Perez: given the circumstances would he have blocked his team mate at L'eau Rouge? Madness.
The race (sic): dull.

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Reading an article about Tom Walkinshaw when a picture of the 2001 Arrows high front wing car came along. Bizarre.

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BabyG wrote:What about a medium-rare tyre? No sidewall markings, just black on the outside that gets pinker towards the middle as the rubber gets worn off.

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It's all part of the big plan, maybe Bernie's old big plan, to make F1 ridiculously complicated. Sort the aero so racing's impossible and bamboozle the fans a bit more with tyre choice.

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1. Kvyat. There was a time when I had some sympathy for him but he seems determined to write his own resignation letter.
2. Farmer Palmer's tractor.

HM. Ferrari's momentum which has died the death. Mercedes are outpacing them again.

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East Londoner wrote:1. Lance Stroll - Where in the hell did that come from

2. Fernando Alonso - Points in that shitheap!

Honourable mention to Daniel Ricciardo for being the only other driver able to go home today without being a ROTR candidate.

This.

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1. Mercedes share this. Hamilton's constant whining and Bottas taking a rooky on the last lap - did you need second place that badly?
2. Force India, for breaking the first rule of teammates.

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Any non championship race would be treated like friendlies in football - no one would take them seriously.

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1. Vandoorne. Stupid move and qualifying miles behind your team-mate. You're not as good as I used to think.
2. Williams. What now seems like forever in the doldrums needs a plan which doesn't involve the boss's daughter.

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