Grand Prix Rejects

based on the assumption that, at any moment in time, there is a non-zero probability that even the slowest, most inexperienced and least reliable of underdogs might win the race. That under every rock, there might be a gold nugget. This is the award for that first podium that we all celebrate, for the overtake no-one was expecting, for Ericsson's first win. This is the award, in short, for the driver or team that makes you go "Woah! Where did THAT come from?!".

Just remember: this is a feel-good award, that will focus on nothing but track action.
Usual rules: everyone gets two votes. First vote is worth 10 points, the second 6.

Post your results until June 12.

1. Beaver walking the track
2. Myself, for putting through this shite

Pastor Maldonado -- Finally nothing went wrong and nobody crashed into him.

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uhh...

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Rusty Wallace -- Flipped his truck in the LCQ and kept going. What a CHAMP.

1. Groundhog
2. Maldonado

1. Pastor Maldonado - Finally, a trouble-free weekend and some points.

2. Dan Welch - Back in the points for the first time since Brands Hatch in October 2013.

Honourable mention to Will Stevens for his team radio after the Grosjean incident

1) Maldonado: kept it clean even with his tires falling off.
2) Tie between Massa and Vettel, for those charges through the field. Yes I know both drivers are capable of doing that but it was impressive.

1. Nobody - Nobody had a performance that made me think were did that come from Mercedes were dominant Mclaren are still crap the rest of the field were just so so the same story really.

2. Groundhog - For playing chicken with the field

1. Nobody.
2. Maldonado, I suppose. The car was clearly on pace and he didn't really do anything wrong.

Dan B wrote:1) Maldonado: kept it clean even with his tires falling off.
2) Tie between Massa and Vettel, for those charges through the field. Yes I know both drivers are capable of doing that but it was impressive.

I suppose that those would be the ones who are closest to a stand-out - Maldonado put in a solid performance and does deserve at least some credit for some rather clever tyre management, whilst I guess that at least Massa and Vettel made it cleanly through the field (although, with the exception of the battle between Massa and Ericsson, in a fairly undramatic manner).

1) Beaver - the highlight of the race.

2) Massa a nice, clean and exciting race from the back.

1) Maldonado
2) Bottas

1. Groundhog
2. Maldonado

1.) Groundhog
2.) Nobody


As big a Vetted fan as I am, he's a bloody 4x world champ with the second best car on the grid. He's expected to do that.

East Londoner wrote:1. Pastor Maldonado - Finally, a trouble-free weekend and some points.

2. Dan Welch - Back in the points for the first time since Brands Hatch in October 2013.

Honourable mention to Will Stevens for his team radio after the Grosjean incident

This has happened before so I feel justified in mentioning it. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't write about BTCC (or indeed any other motorsport) in an F1 thread.

I can't be alone in always recording BTCC, WTCC and (usually) Formula E and watching later. Even more so when all 3 are on in the same weekend as F1. So don't give away the results, ta.

1) Kvyat - how he got a Renault engined car in the points, god only knows!
2) Maldonado - at last a consistent performance.

Honourable mention for those bemoaning the quality of the race. Come on guys, it wasn't THAT bad. Yes, maybe not exciting by Canada standards but we're hardly talking about Valencia standards here.

1 - Ericsson: Fought for positions during the entire race. Deserves some praise.

2 - Maldonado: Scored his first points, finally!

1. The groundhog - They like to live dangerously.
2. Maldonado - Points at last!

1- Maldonado - for getting to the points at last!!!!

2- The Groundhog.... For Living past the race That is all

1 .Valtteri Bottas: Great drive! I didn't expect him to finish on the podium or even challenge Kimi.
2. Pastor Maldonado: Finally a good race with no incident or car failure.

1. Martin Truex Jr - Snapped a 69-race winless streak, driving a sofa.
2. Pastor Maldonado

1. That little rat beaver thing
2. Probably Maldonado idk.

1. Pastor Maldonado - had pace this weekend and didn't do any mistakes
2. Groundhog - clever thinking to get out of the way.

1. Bottas - first non Mercedes/Ferrari driver on the podium this season.

2. Maldonado - points at last.

Maldonado for a near perfect race

The groundhog for being brave

1. Groundhog
2. Maldonado

1. The groundhog, for being the only somehow interesting thing to watch during the race.
2. Pastor Maldonado, for scoring his best result since Abu Dhabi 2012.

Another vote for that thing with fur on the track, whether it's a marmot, a groundhog, a beaver, or a cat in a wig. Not only did it make me think of Anthony Davidson and hence the mighty Super Aguri, not only did it stand there on the track as if to say "come and have a go if you think yer 'ard enough", it's in with a genuine shout of IIDOTR and nobody in the Predicament Predictions thread will have seen that coming!

You're not even getting an Honourable Mention. All right, you will, it's prime ROTR candidate Kimi Räikkönen for ensuring the first podium of the season that isn't two Mercs and a Ferrari!

1. Lotus
2. Grid penalties

1) Ted Kravitz's new footwear.
2) Grosjean for ensuring Manor got some air time.

Will Stevens on the radio - OI OI OI ESSEX IN THE HOUSE!
The groundhog - total badass. Didn't panic, didn't sprint, merely lolloped away half towards the oncoming cars.

CoopsII wrote:The groundhog - total badass. Didn't panic, didn't sprint, merely lolloped away half towards the oncoming cars.

"And the big brown bear came LOLLOPING over the mountain!"

https://youtu.be/UL4Gf2ydq2U?t=2m1s

1 - Maldonado for not having his bad luck or being Crashtor and actually putting in a very decent result
2 - Every driver for not binning it in the Wall of Champions

Me. Because I took only my second ever selfie yesterday, and it was with a Euro NASCAR driver! (And she looks happier about it than I do! )

1. Force India - Although by virtue of the Mercedes engine, the Force was finally somewhat decent again. Although Hulkenberg scored in Australia as well, there were some retirements there, unlike here. I would have thought Hulkenberg could dice it with the Red Bulls but he finished clearly ahead of both of them.

2. Maldonado - Because, well, yeah he had somewhat of the result you would expect with that car on this circuit instead of his usual bad luck?

1. Groundhog
2. Maldonado

GerhardTalger wrote:...Although Hulkenberg scored in Australia as well, there were some retirements there, unlike here...

Oh, God, this is actually only the second time this season that Hulkenberg has finished in the points? Now that is depressing

1-Groundhog- played chicken with F1 cars, awesome stuff
2-Maldonado- at last! Points!

1) Pastor Maldonado: Kept it together and didn't get struck by his usual bad luck.

2) The Groundhog: Yeah, not really all that many other competitors.

Honourable Mention: The Isle of Man TT Superbike race for providing me some motor racing excitement after the dull Grand Prix.