Grand Prix Rejects

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 16:03**

Are you ready... for AFPSPCEOYGPRWCODPS? That's right, it's time for the

Anglo-Finnish post-season pre-Christmas end-of-year GP Rejects World Championship of Drivers Podcast Special!
Brought to you by Nuppiz and myself, Rob Dylan!

Here in not-very-snowy Finland, Nuppiz and I thought it would be a good deed to make a new podcast now that the 2018 season is over, giving our thoughts on everything reject-related. We're going to chat about our personal driver rankings, our Reject of the Year podiums, our thoughts on the season and what is next for rejects and future rejects alike. We'll also ramble, or in Nuppiz's case, as much as Finns can ramble, about everything tangentially related to motorsport and all that jazz.

We're also taking questions and suggestions! Please post below here, or send me or Nuppiz a PM, or even message us in the Mibbit chat, if you have any questions you'd like us to answer, or things to discuss.

We're planning to record the podcast on the 3rd of December, so try to get your questions and suggestions in before then.

So how's that for a Christmas present

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 16:12**

What on earth has made you visit Finland in November of all months?

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 16:20**

What was Kimi Raikkonen's best haiku this season?
Why is Marcus Ericsson?
How many lightbulbs does it take to change a Sergey Sirotkin?
We need a two-seater F1 championship so Zsolt Baumgartner can be a world drivers' champion in Formula 1

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 16:40**

Is it going to be part of the canon of gprejects.podomatic.com?

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 19:36**

Questions/Topics of Discussion:

3 car teams or 1 car teams or letting teams run up to 3 cars or as few as 1 if they like

Which Reject Driver would you like to see make a return to F1 more than anyone else?

Should banked turns make a re-turn?
Pros- NYYYYEEEEOWWWWWwwwwww...
Cons- Dangerous or something apparently.

If E-Series gets Facebook likes giving people speed boosts, why can't F1 have the fans throwing stuff at the track?

Why don't the Red Bull cars have big plastic Red Bull cans on top of them?

What is the most rejectful thing you have ever seen (live) happen in F1?

Will Carlos Sainz Jr.'s child be called Carlos Sainz Jr. Jr.? Will the F1 race graphics have to be expanded to include all the Jr.'s in a few generations time?

Will Danny Dyer replace Martin Brundle for 2019?

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 22:37**

You-Gee-Eee-Day wrote:Will Carlos Sainz Jr.'s child be called Carlos Sainz Jr. Jr.? Will the F1 race graphics have to be expanded to include all the Jr.'s in a few generations time?

I was immediately reminded of these things from Final Fantasy VII.

Rob Dylan wrote:We'll also ramble, or in Nuppiz's case, as much as Finns can ramble, about everything tangentially related to motorsport and all that jazz.

This, and the fact that I just learned that it's Slim Borgudd's birthday, has gotten me thinking:

What would a supergroup consisting of Slim Borgudd, Johnny Claes, Cristiano da Matta and Adrian Sutil sound like? What would they be called? Would they be big in Japan?

Posted: **25 Nov 2018, 23:25**

Which series is most rejectful: A1GP, Formula E or W-Series?

Posted: **26 Nov 2018, 16:48**

Simtek wrote:What would a supergroup consisting of Slim Borgudd, Johnny Claes, Cristiano da Matta and Adrian Sutil sound like? What would they be called? Would they be big in Japan?

Related question: would the group be better or worse if Jacques Villeneuve was part of it?

Posted: **26 Nov 2018, 18:41**

CarloSpace wrote:
Simtek wrote:What would a supergroup consisting of Slim Borgudd, Johnny Claes, Cristiano da Matta and Adrian Sutil sound like? What would they be called? Would they be big in Japan?

Related question: would the group be better or worse if Jacques Villeneuve was part of it?

It's a fairly short debate, Murray.

Posted: **26 Nov 2018, 20:37**

If they wanted to update tgeir sound, they could always use a bit of Sakon Yamamoto.

Posted: **26 Nov 2018, 23:36**

Do colourless green ideas sleep furiously, and if so, who?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 00:24**

If all the Taylors who appeared at the ‘59 British GP started a Duran Duran tribute band how would it be?

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 00:42**

How long is my parking permit good for?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 00:48**

Would you rather fight three Takuma Sato-sized Adrian Sutils or one Adrian Sutil-sized Takuma Sato? And does your answer to this question change depending on whether the Takuma Sato-sized Adrian Sutils are each holding a glass bottle?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 06:08**

Chase Carey, Ross Brawn, Bernie Ecclestone: snog, marry, avoid?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 10:15**

dr-baker wrote:Chase Carey, Ross Brawn, Bernie Ecclestone: snog, marry, avoid?

Snog Chase Carey, marry Ross Brawn and avoid Bernie

Oh hang on, just remembered that this question isn’t for me, carry on then

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 12:33**

Oasis or Blur?

Chipsticks or Frazzles?

Esteban Gutiérrez or Jolyon Palmer?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 14:18**

Wie komme ich am besten zum Bahnhof, bitte?

Wenn ist das Nunstrück geht und Slottermeier?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 15:04**

Conan, what is best in life?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 15:05**

If I have two beans and then I add two more beans, what do I have?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 17:19**

Gentlemen, a short view back to the past:

Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us: "Take a trained monkey, place him into the cockpit, and he is able to drive the car." Thirty years later, Sebastian Vettel told us "I had to start my car like a computer, it's very complicated", and Nico Rosberg said he pressed - during the race, I don't remember what race - the wrong button on the wheel.

Question for you two both: Is Formula 1 driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel? Are they too much under effort? Under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons? More? Or less and more communication with the engineers?

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 20:33**

Faustus wrote:Conan, what is best in life?

If you want a barbarian in the car, Gary Brabham is your best bet.

Posted: **27 Nov 2018, 22:07**

Do you know the Bishop of Norwich?

Posted: **28 Nov 2018, 00:16**

1049

that is all

Posted: **28 Nov 2018, 18:36**

1) What do you think Sebastian Vettel was referring to when he said "I have something loose between my legs... I would be proud if it was what you think it is"?

2) What do you prefer? Chocolate cake or cookies?

3) Who is the second coming of Christ send from the heavens to save the world from ultimate doom? Ayrton Senna? Lewis Hamilton? HWNSNBM? Jean-Denis Délétraz?

Posted: **28 Nov 2018, 19:58**

Gertrand Bachot wrote:1) What do you think Sebastian Vettel was referring to when he said "I have something loose between my legs... I would be proud if it was what you think it is"?

A pair of nuts... and bolts?

Posted: **29 Nov 2018, 04:23**

If B. Bira beats bees by a beehive, will beaned bee beer appear, huh? And will B. Bira be a Queen bee, B. Bira or Prince Bee, B. Bira?

I apologise for nothing

Posted: **29 Nov 2018, 04:43**

WaffleCat wrote:If B. Bira beats bees by a beehive, will beaned bee beer appear, huh? And will B. Bira be a Queen bee, B. Bira or Prince Bee, B. Bira?

I apologise for nothing

Similarly, as the wonder kid, the rising number Juan, Juan, Juan wonders should Juan only win Juan in Juan year, would Juan want to have Juan that Juan in round Juan, Juan?

Posted: **02 Dec 2018, 22:05**

Simtek wrote:Gentlemen, a short view back to the past:

Thirty years ago, Niki Lauda told us: "Take a trained monkey, place him into the cockpit, and he is able to drive the car." Thirty years later, Sebastian Vettel told us "I had to start my car like a computer, it's very complicated", and Nico Rosberg said he pressed - during the race, I don't remember what race - the wrong button on the wheel.

Question for you two both: Is Formula 1 driving today too complicated with twenty and more buttons on the wheel? Are they too much under effort? Under pressure? What are your wishes for the future concerning the technical programme during the race? Less buttons? More? Or less and more communication with the engineers?

In an attempt to offer something of a more serious view, I would say that situation has come about because of the fact that quite a few fans pushed the attitude that "we want the driver to be in control of everything", such that quite a bit of the work which might have been originally automated or done by the engineers on the pit wall is now being loaded onto the drivers.

In the case of Rosberg, the race that you are probably thinking of would be Baku in 2016, where both he and Hamilton had problems during that race. In the case of Rosberg, he only worked out what had gone wrong because the problems happened immediately after he made that change, so he could immediately reverse it and solve his problems.

Meanwhile, Hamilton was stuck for most of that race wondering what to do and, as that came in the period where, thanks to pressure from the fans, the FIA had restricted the radio transmissions between the pit wall and the drivers "to reduce driver coaching", that lead to him getting to the point where he was pretty much flicking every switch and cycling through every menu option to try and work out what was going wrong - something of a distraction in the circumstances.

What was interesting is that quite a few fans seemed to take the attitude of "well, it's your problem" and suggested that Hamiltion should "just read the manual" - although, as Rosberg noted, no such manual existed (and, as I believe Hamilton revealed a few years ago that he is dyslexic, saying that he "should just read the manual" is a bit tasteless in that context). It's a bit odd - there were those who decried the current level of complexity, but at the same time an expectation that the driver should "just get on with it" and deal with it himself.

Posted: **07 Dec 2018, 19:40**

Simtek wrote:Gentlemen, a short view back to the past:

Only got this far (reading it in his voice too) and immediately went

Posted: **07 Dec 2018, 20:14**

Here we are, people!

Come and join Nuppiz and I for our incredibly sedate talk over British tea and Finnish biscuits about the 2018 F1 season, going way over the expected time for chatting, by like an hour or so! Listen to me talking about the voices inside my head (a phrase I realise now I use very often!), and us struggle through every single one of your questions posed on the forum! We do our best to solve Faustus’ bean problem, and I get more words out of my Finnish partner than I ever thought possible.

Recorded on the 3rd of December, 2018.

The songs used were:
- The original MTV3 music for F1 in the 1990s in Finland.
- ‘Formula Rock’, a Finnish song about Keke Rosberg.
- ‘Kuusi’ (‘The Spruce’) by Jean Sibelius.
- ‘The Mexican Hat Dance’.
- ‘Valse Triste’ by Jean Sibelius.

It's on two platforms that I use, YouTube and SoundCloud, so use whichever you like. I'm sure that whoever runs the Twitter or Facebook feed can also get these links. But for now, here they are! Enjoy!

YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0PWfN9uusk

SoundCloud link:
https://soundcloud.com/user-643859647/gprejects-fan-podcast-afpspceoygprwcodps

And of course, Merry Christmas :dance:

Posted: **07 Dec 2018, 23:55**

At the Q&A section now (I didn't expect this level of dedication from you

), but to give a better picture of what the supergroup could be like, da Matta plays guitar (though we could put him on triangle and have Controversial Jacques on guitar) and Sutil is a classically trained pianist.

Would have to agree though that jazz fusion would be the best sound for this band.

Posted: **12 Dec 2018, 22:07**

You promised the conversation would be sedate. It was. A highly relaxing two hours with some good insight, apart from the unwarranted Jacques Villeneuve singing voice criticism of course. Remind me to never take any music advice from you from hereon as you both clearly have a rejectful taste of music.

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Rob, (or Nuppiz / CarlosPace too obviously) - if you end up staying & for some reason visiting the Vaasa area at any point, or are perhaps considering visiting the Rally Finland next year - then just hit me up with a PM. Would be a delight to meet up.

Posted: **14 Dec 2018, 08:32**

giraurd wrote:You promised the conversation would be sedate. It was. A highly relaxing two hours with some good insight, apart from the unwarranted Jacques Villeneuve singing voice criticism of course. Remind me to never take any music advice from you from hereon as you both clearly have a rejectful taste of music.

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Rob, (or Nuppiz / CarlosPace too obviously) - if you end up staying & for some reason visiting the Vaasa area at any point, or are perhaps considering visiting the Rally Finland next year - then just hit me up with a PM. Would be a delight to meet up.

Next up, Nuppiz and I livestream us listening to Villeneuve's album for 12 hours straight!

But seriously, thanks man, and I might take you up on that offer!

Posted: **15 Dec 2018, 16:25**

Listened the podcast this morning. Thanks guys, it was fun banter!

giraurd wrote:Rob, (or Nuppiz / CarlosPace too obviously) - if you end up staying & for some reason visiting the Vaasa area at any point, or are perhaps considering visiting the Rally Finland next year - then just hit me up with a PM. Would be a delight to meet up.

I'm down for a rejectful Finland meet too. Rally Finland (or any other motorsport event fro that matter) would be very nice indeed.

Having spent the first 20 years of my life in Central Finland I'm no stranger to the event and will be camping in the forests for the weekend next year too. If you need a local guide, just call me :vergne:

Posted: **16 Dec 2018, 13:41**

This sounds incredible. I'm going to do whatever it takes to stay here in Finland - and if I can be successful on that, I will take you up on this offer

Posted: **18 Dec 2018, 02:20**

I really, really want to get to Rally Finland this year - whether as a spectator or maybe for work, depending on what happens in the next couple of months - so maybe count me in too

Posted: **16 Feb 2019, 09:00**

Faustus wrote:If I have two beans and then I add two more beans, what do I have?

https://youtu.be/OSlfttDnurw

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