Grand Prix Rejects

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Barely watching it now, another depressing Mercedes win coming so I don't need to see the screen - I can just hear Crofty wanking himself off to work out what's happening with Lewis and / or Max. Questions: 1) Are the stewards having a day off? OK, it would probably have been concluded as a racing i...

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For me, it's just one more thing to make me seriously consider whether I'm going to bother following F1 properly in 2019, though it's obviously not a massive surprise.

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AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:Bathplug Sainz and Gasly and promote Brendon Hartley instead

Obviously I agree with this even more! Though in reality even if this unlikely scenario happened he would probably continue to get rotten luck and would be thrown aside rapidly a la Kvyat.

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If Red Bull promotes Gasly over Sainz I will personally go down and slap Helmut Marko myself. I don't know why people seem to think Sainz has underperformed to me this season, he's done just fine at Renault. And honestly as impressive as Gasly has been at times, apart from Bahrain, Monaco and Hunga...

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I know I already ranted about this literally yesterday, but even I'm getting put off by the insultingly low-reaching standards of whoever's in charge. Filling the screen with as much guff as possible might put some extra advertising money in your pocket, but it's going to kill F1. Makes you yearn f...

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I pick the board at turn 11 telling various drivers to "push now". That was what annoyed me the most today. Oh god, yes! Are both that and the silly sound effects new? I don't recall them being present at earlier races. Is someone on this board clever enough to hack into the FIA software?...

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The time penalty I get, the points on licence I don't really as it was dumb but not malicious especially as he probably didn't know the extent of damage on his car. Personally, I would've loved a DQ but only because it would have got Brendon (who was unlucky again, cheers McLaren) in the points, ha ...

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2. Martin Brundle - Possibly his worst ever performance in the commentary booth, getting glee out of Ferrari having slow pitstops, and then being the only person in the known universe who thought Vettel was at fault for the Bottas incident. Just retire mate. [/b] Crofty was also doing a hypothetica...

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I mean, it was a top drive by Lewis, but he did have some luck. And it also doesn't help that each of the top 3 teams, if they start 20th, the worst result they can get is 6th on any track that isn't Monaco or Hungaroring. That's the most annoying thing about this season and made the raving about L...

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Mate it's just as bad when Hamilton doesn't win, They'll just spend their time dissecting the reasons why. And yes Hamilton drove a good race but don't try and tell me that it was outstanding... That is true. I did briefly switch back to see them all sheltering from the downpour. I wish someone had...

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A meh first two-thirds, a great final third of the race, but although Hamilton drove well, I can't help but be annoyed at how Bottas and Kimi have been the denied the top spot once again, especially with team orders being imposed at Mercedes after the Safety Car. Yes, that. A lucky Hamilton win mas...

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AmD have done a Derek Palmer and sacked Boardman via social media. Wonder who the replacement will be. m A slightly odd decision - OK, he hasn't scored a sackful of points and Rory Butcher is more consistent on that front, but he's leading the 'Forever Forward' standings which proves that he's not ...

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The BTCC is at Croft today, where somehow the shithouse Subarus have locked out the front row of the grid. Meanwhile the Eurotech Hondas are 26th, 27th and 28th on the grid. These cars have been solid top 10 all year and suddenly they're nowhere while, coincidentally, the Subarus are suddenly front...

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Lewis back into big baby mode again, refusing to be interviewed. There's your 'driver of the day' everyone.....

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Agree with East Londoner, this is getting very silly. Just over halfway, Hamilton over 30 seconds clear of Hulkenberg despite being spun around on the first lap.

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I did visit the Enzo museum in Modena earlier this year, it definitely is worth going even if it had just two F1 cars on display. Walking distance from the train station, it's easy to get there from Bologna. Iirc Ferrari sell fairly affordable tour packages that involve the bus ride between their 2...

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I will be in Italy in September and for a few days we will be based in Bologna. Obviously I would love to see the Ferrari Museums - there are 2, one in Modena and the other in Maranello - and while the Lamborghini one is annoyingly a bit out of the way I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I didn'...

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Yeah, I'm not sure where I stand on those two teams. I appreciate Brundle and Edwards more than their partners, but I'm not sure it would be any better if those two were their own team. Totally agree with all of that. It's the same with the punditry team - some good on Sky (Davidson), some bad (sor...

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Ferrari, two words: Sign Leclerc! (unless Haas want him, Grosjean's found the barriers again) for Crofty, apparently this is the first time the Silver Arrows have ever raced in France... Yes, I was pretty outraged by this, but then realised that presumably as top flight football only began in 1992 ...

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Rob Dylan wrote:But why? Have they shown progress with Toro Rosso enough to justify an entire plan built around Honda? To me this looks like Red Bull are half-digging their own grave.

Oh, I really hope so.

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When will they learn. Do not get clueless celebrities to wave the chequered flag. Jesus.

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Yep, you know you're in trouble when usually reliably interesting races like Canada are a snoozefest. I know the top 3 teams are close but Hulkenberg is over a minute behind them all! Not so long ago - please note, those who have disagreed with me in the past, I am not getting the rose-tinted glasse...

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Horner is such a hypocrite! "Oooh one stop races are not conducive to excitement, we're too conservative with the tyres!" Does this pillock not remember 2013 where his incessant whining led to the steel belted tyres being abandoned and a Vettel snorefest for the last nine races? Automatic...

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Is it any wonder that Williams are in trouble when Claire Williams seems to be in some delusional world where Hartley drove into her man? No attempt to put forward the opposite point of view by Sky, as per. I really hope that this new PPV F1 channel next year is a) Affordable b) Has a good presentat...

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AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:A race ban for Stroll on the cards maybe?

Hopefully, I'd like to see Kubica given a go though I don't think he'd much better in that dog of a car.

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sswishbone wrote:Oh I agree it's bugger all to do with him but the axe of Mr Marko shall fall on this one

P45 will probably be handed to him on his return to the pits I expect given Marko's usual classy behaviour...

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sswishbone wrote:Bye bye Hartley, best of luck in your future endeavours

Yeah, through no fault of his own yet again. Watch Gasly get a podium now...

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Hartley clearly gets squeezed by Stroll in an idiotic move, Sky says it's his fault. What a f***ing surprise, dancing to Marko and Horner's tune as per bloody usual. Seriously getting pissed off with their coverage.

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The last thing that Hartley needs right now is Red Bull openly hawking his seat to available drivers in such a brazen way - maybe if they put the same amount of effort into helping Hartley, they might have helped him overcome the difficulties he's been having rather than exacerbating them? They hav...

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I've been expecting this for a while. Everyone's favourite Obergruppenfuhrer Marko was never going to stick with Hartley even though - like Kvyat last year - bad luck has played a part. Why don't they just give people a proper chance though? Everyone raving about Gasly doesn't help. He's good, but I...

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Well, it's been part of series like MotoGP and BTCC for quite some time, but I suppose that's conveniently forgotten because it doesn't fit the narrative of "Americanisation"... BTCC do it right though. Usually (unless ITV4 are really pushed for time) it's: Race Result, Drivers Championsh...

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Yes, he deserved that. Not quite as impressive as similar feats by Schumacher and Senna given that drivers had to do more back then. Cue an hour and a half of Sky effectively ****ing Christian Horner off as if it is though. Do you know what I miss about the all-new American F1? Seeing the points tab...

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Felipe Massa announced at Venturi from next season. Our Mayor had better start crashing dopey Council heads together to make a Birmingham race happen next year now!

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Wasn't sure whether to post this here or in the FE forum : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-44003961 The Birmingham Superprix could be making a comeback through the medium of Formula E. Some hyperbole below : Would be delighted if it happens, having not been in Birmingham during the ...

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That looks like one of those things from Star Wars (An AT-AT walker, is it? I'm not a huge fan) taking a GIANT step forward.

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I hope whoever buys them puts the proper liveries back on! (In the case of the Eurobrun, that's the orange one obvs)

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Also, for clarification, my 'era' if you like begins in the early 80s so slightly pre-dates the turbo 'bang' era you were referring to.

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Honestly, just buckle up and enjoy what you have now. Because it's jolly bloody good. I do try, honestly. And it just doesn't feel as much fun. Maybe it is the rose tinted glasses, but sometimes that's just how it is. You can keep telling me I'm 'wrong' if you like but it won't make much difference!

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What do I want from F1? Proper overtaking that isn't artifically assisted. A chance to watch drivers throw the cars around like Villeneuve and Rosberg used to do (that's Gilles and Keke in case of doubt) and produce some genuinely exciting spectacle. I know it's not going to happen but you did ask! ...

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Today is an example of how I just can't get on with modern F1 - I see people on here and elsewhere calling that a great race and Baku a great circuit. I disagree as although I recognise that random races will always happen during the course of the season - and I am delighted that for example, Hartle...

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