Grand Prix Rejects

Dan B

I don't know if this is too early for this, but since this is the silly season thread, I think this is the best place to put this: Red Bull - Renault: Vettel Vergne Red Bull needs a driver that can not pressure Vettel. I see Ricciardo as being too hotheaded for Marko's liking, and they pick Vergne. ...

Dan B

The last time a Russian bought out a team sold it a year later. Yes, I'm talking about Alex Shnaider. If there is serious will to help the Sauber team, it better be a longer investment. To be fair, Jordan was near backmarker status when they bought it, and it took someone else altogether to properl...

Dan B

Salamander wrote:Because cars rolling away because the driver parked on a hill is a common occurrence.

Doesn't mean you shouldn't be prepared for it.

Dan B

Button whinging about Caterham it seems: m Because it's completely unacceptable to express frustration at being blocked by backmarkers and losing crucial championship points, right? Well to be honest I didn't see where the Caterhams held up Button, with the cameras being pointed at the leaders. I g...

Dan B

Salamander wrote:Yes, because all marshal posts have those readily available to deploy at a moment's notice.

They should. They aren't that big and can easily be carried by one person.

Dan B

Button whinging about Caterham it seems:
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/108645

Dan B

Yeah, because Bianchi parked the car right next to the damn track, at the fastest part of the circuit. Surely it would've been easier if Bianchi had just been sensible and parked the car before the hill? I'm pretty sure when a car is on fire the driver just wants to park it wherever he can and get ...

Dan B

They can't just magically teleport the tractor over there! It takes time to get the equipment ready and out there, and if Bianchi wanted to get out as soon as possible, why didn't he park it before the damn hill!? The marshals aren't miracle workers, they can't just magically make a car parked on a...

Dan B

Vettel : 9: Held Raikkonen off to take his first home win. Webber : 7: Great start but race squandered by the pit crew. Red Bull : 3: For that disastrous pit stop that could have been made much worse. Alonso : 7: Did alright and might've gotten a podium if the race were a bit longer. Massa : N/A: C...

Dan B

This is a tough one to say. On one hand, Nurburgring's track marshalls should get a nomination for leaving the car unattended How is it their fault Bianchi parked the car well away from the wall so they couldn't get to it quickly, and on a hill!? I'll give him the benefit of the doubt since his car...

Dan B

JeremyMcClean wrote:Has to go to Felipe Massa, he somehow found a way to completly disappear without a trace. Is that the fourth straight GP where he's had some sort of an accident?

Looked like a car failure to me when he spun. Maybe half-shaft but we won't know until Ferrari releases anything.

Dan B

This is a tough one to say. On one hand, Nurburgring's track marshalls should get a nomination for leaving the car unattended. Having a dead car roll back into an active race track is incredibly dangerous, and this isn't the first time we have seen incompetence from the Nurburgring (see the 1999 Sup...

Dan B

One thing I found interesting in that little article was this: The Swiss newspaper Blick said Sauber is desperately waiting for a new sponsor, believed to be Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, to sign up. Now, I don't know if this site is to be trusted, but if they were to get a Russian sponsor, wou...

Dan B

Vettel : 9: Another easy drive but this time thwarted by a gearbox failure. Webber : 9: Great recovery drive from that needless tangle with Button and Grosjean. Red Bull : 8: Gets a point docked for a gearbox failure. Alonso : 8: A good day in the office for Alonso, but too far away from Webber to ...

Dan B

A Certain Unreliable Italian Tire Manufacturer gets my nomination. That was inexcusable.

That said I am wondering what will be the course of action concerning them, especially with the German GP coming up this week.

Dan B

Oh dear, what a disappointing Canada! Canada is either really good or really disappointing. Sadly it seems it was the latter. Also, Like this is gonna change anything. Wait, no penalty for Webber collision, and penalty for the Hülkenburg one? I'm guessing the penalty for the Webber collision was th...

Dan B

Paul Hayes wrote:Oh dear, what a disappointing Canada!

Canada is either really good or really disappointing. Sadly it seems it was the latter.

Also, Like this is gonna change anything.

Dan B

Here's a question;

If there an equivalent site to Autosport? Their constant paywalling of articles is getting more and more obnoxious, yet I still find them the best site for F1 news as well as most other motorsports news. I know there's GP Update but I'm not a fan of their web layout.

Dan B

Sebastian Vettel: 8 : A normal day at the office; loses 2 points for that odd fumble but that's what happens when you stay in the lead for too long I guess. Mark Webber: 7 : Not as impressive as his teammate but brings home a solid fourth. Red Bull: 8 : A solid day, but their whining about tires mig...

Dan B

1: Force India
2: Vergne

Dan B

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
Crap, sorry. I meant to quote Shizuka's post instead.

No worries.

Dan B

Van de Garde was just awful today. I couldn't help but laugh when he decided to run over his wing, and the incident with Webber was inexcusable. That said I'm going to nominate Sauber . Hulkenberg faded way too quickly and somehow was taken out by Van de Garde (not necessarily his fault mind you) a...

Dan B

Van de Garde was just awful today. I couldn't help but laugh when he decided to run over his wing, and the incident with Webber was inexcusable. That said I'm going to nominate Sauber . Hulkenberg faded way too quickly and somehow was taken out by Van de Garde (not necessarily his fault mind you) an...

Dan B

Sebastian Vettel: 8 : Did what he needed to do, though could not catch Rosberg at all. Mark Webber: 8 : I'm surprised he held off Lewis Hamilton at all actually. Also for once he started well. Red Bull: 6 : Good race, but I'm docking 2 points from 8 for consistent whining about tires. Just stop it a...

Dan B

:lol: Big Open Single Seaters? Fantastic! Never heard of the series but they've just picked up a new fan! Hey, how come nobodys mentioned this series before? Its mental, they're racing old F1 cars And Indy Cars, Champ Cars, F3000 cars, and a host of other interesting things. I remember seeing a vid...

Dan B

Vettel: 9 : Textbook Vettel drive, for better or for worse. Webber: 6 : Did well but something tells me his spark has gone. Red Bull: 9 : Probably the most consistent team; no problems with the cars it seems and the pit stops went well. Alonso: 9 : DRS Failure meant he was to be a sitting duck most ...

Dan B

I'm sure you guys know what to do. Vettel: 6 : Ok, so he finished fourth but honestly he didn't impress me much. Webber: 2 : Screwed over by his team again, but he drove around like a toolbag. Red Bull: 1 : Where to begin with this...first they put the wrong amount of fuel into Webber's car, then th...

Dan B

Vettel: 4: Sorry, but that is not how you win a race. Disobeying orders and acting like a prick just leaves a bad taste in my mouth, no matter of the drive. Webber: 7: Should have won, but you never, ever shove someone else into the wall. I remember when this forum gave M. Schumacher a lot of flak f...

Dan B

Vettel: 7 : A solid drive and a good start for the season. Not what he wanted, granted, but 3rd is respectable. Webber: 4 : Becoming more and more of a liability. Only thing that kept me from giving him a 3 was his comeback, but that was lukewarm at best. I'm seriously expecting him to create a star...

Dan B

Lots of nominations for this one: 3) Williams : Bottas was anonymous, and just what is Maldonado doing? I don't know if something broke on the car or if that yellow line he crossed was that slick, but that was embarrassing. 1 step forward, 2 steps back for this team it seems. Let's hope Malaysia is ...

Dan B

Someone over at F1Technical photoshopped out the rear sharkfin of the Williams to show how tiny the rear really is.

I have to say, I like it like this.

Dan B

I'll say this; the new Marussia reminds me of the Ferrari 412T.

Dan B

Every time I see the new Caterham I just keep thinking it looks like one of these.

It's not even a John Deere-esque F1 car anymore; it's the knockoff of a John Deere.

Dan B

I dont know how to reply on a email since i receive the email: email@f1rejects.com.... I do have lots of F1 photos from 1880 till 2008, about 2700 though i dont know which once are copyrighted or not, but i don't care that rule that much to be honnest. Here some examples i have. http://img243.image...

Dan B

My 2 cents: Vettel drove a great race. No, I don't like him; he complains too often yes, but he drove well. Same with Alonso; he did what he could with a car that is better used as a flowerpot, and his teammate was also doing quite well as well today. Do I think Alonso deserved the championship? Yes...

Dan B

Third: Mark Webber : For causing David Hobbs to turn into Murray Walker - which isn't bad (the Murray Walker part) but come on way jeopardize your teammate's championship. Second: The Stewards : Cars are twitching everywhere; it should be no surprise that one car is going to inevitably hit another ...

Dan B

Vettel: 8 : Decent drive but shouldn't blame other drivers for his lack of spatial awareness. Webber: 6 : Wasn't that spectacular, and he retired with alternator problems. Red Bull: 6 : Holy crap sort out the alternator problems, please. I'm thinking it's more due to their placement in Red Bull's ca...

Dan B

1st) Mercedes : Schumacher started 5th and ended what, 17th? On top of that Rosberg was nowhere. Disgraceful performance. 2nd) Tie between Paul di Resta and Kamui Kobayashi . Hulkenberg got points for Force India, whereas Perez was at least hanging around 9th-10th the whole race before slipping back...

Dan B

Oh dear, I hadn't thought of that. It was much better when he was off racing (or playing golf or whatever?) and they had Anthony Davidson instead. Mind you, if they did give Damon a go they'd have to give someone else from the BBC a go too. Who's left, Jake Humphrey?! I hope for all humankind they ...

Dan B

Oh dear, I hadn't thought of that. It was much better when he was off racing (or playing golf or whatever?) and they had Anthony Davidson instead. Mind you, if they did give Damon a go they'd have to give someone else from the BBC a go too. Who's left, Jake Humphrey?! I hope for all humankind they ...

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