Grand Prix Rejects

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Just watched the LV qualifying. Did anyone else notice the comment from Martin Brundell after Q1 that he was "sure that Colapinto would be in a seat next year, and a competitive one at that", followed by "especially after some of the performances we have just seen". He seemed to...

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Romain Grosjean had a great start to Haas' first season in 2016. 22 points in the first 4 races but only 7 in the remaining 17. Think the penny's finally dropped. Recent upgrades seem to have worked a treat with two consecutive 6th place finishes for Hulkenberg. 5th in the Constructors Championship...

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Loosely related to Formula One Former ITV F1 presenter Jim Rosenthal has joined the board of directors at League One side Northampton Town. Bookmakers suggest they'll struggle (and if my beloved Birmingham don't win that league, then something is deeply wrong), so a rejectful season on the cards per...

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Kevin Magnussen - Idiot
Esteban Ocon - Idiot

HM - Sergio Perez - Wouldn't have been caught up in that crash if he didn't get eliminated in Q1.

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McLaren: Where do you want to start? 2-3 in Qualifying, should have been 2-3 in the race. The clear second quickest car all weekend. Their first podium since Imola last year, Piastri unrejectified and the team scoring more points in one race than the first 9 put together. Williams: Albon on his own...

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Williams - I'd have been happy with them not being last this year. I may get my wish. Very solid debut from Sargeant.

Gasly - Nice charge

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Ocon
McLaren

Easy

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Despite being one of GPR's most notable Williams fans, i'm going to be unbiased here. 1. Alpine - A great team effort. Can't give it to just Ocon because of Alonso, and vice versa. 2. Williams - Been waiting to see them back in the points for a long time. Means so much to Russell after coming so clo...

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1. Ferrari
2. Reliability - A bit of attrition and Williams might have scored points.

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1. George Russell - Give me some attrition dammit
2. Daniel Ricciardo - Is he back? Time will tell

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This one hurts. Never have I heard a commentator for any sport display such passion and enthusiasm for his job. His voice captivated a young FMJ who would have been sat around his grandparents' house on a Sunday afternoon in the late 1990s; and made the racing all that more exciting. This day I felt...

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Of course that leaves a place to be filled at Benetton and I see Nicola Larini going there. That leaves out a place at Lambo but team wasn't good enough so it doesn't matter too much. You do remember what forum you're on right? The team not being good enough is precisely why it matters. Mauro Baldi...

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I know we have a saying on this forum of Autosport or it didn't happen. But a few sources are suggesting that the South African Grand Prix will be returning to the calendar in 2023, once again at Kyalami. I'm in favour of this. I think to be a World Championship, we do need at least one Grand Prix i...

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Good to have this place back, and I look forward to the new content.

Here's to the losers.

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I know full well this won't work out the way he wants it to, but i'm prepared to live in denial until Renault inevitably shite the bed.

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The silly season kicks off in style.

Fernando Alonso is back!!!!!

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1994 is both the worst season but also the best. Worst because of the injuries and deaths, but also the best because of all the drama and intrigue, plus so many reject drivers. It has has so many articles written about it, and is the subject of a book written by one of our very own forum members! N...

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1991 San Marino Grand Prix, although I don't recommend watching the last lap.

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Glad to see Yas Marina on there, dreadful circuit.

Thought Phoenix might have been on it, but I suppose it has to be exempted on the basis that Nigel Mansell was outqualified by a Eurobrun there.

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Some fella on YouTube has been uploading races for a while. Mostly from the mid-2000s, a few of the single lap qualifying sessions too. As great as the current format is, I appreciate the single lap format, you got a whole lap with every driver, and the onboard of the Minardis of Bruni and HWNSNBM t...

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That Williams is growing on me already.

As for Racing Point or whatever they're called at the moment, same old same old, but with less blue. I felt the blue on pink 2019 livery worked a lot better than it should have.

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And now, in a break from what I'd usually put on the football thread: the BBC asks "Where do Manchester City go from here?" Expect a mass exodus of the players who were only there because Manchester City are winning everything in sight at the moment, as well as the Johnny-come-lately fans...

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is this a record for a single "team" Jordan > Midland > Spyker > Force India > RacingPoint > Aston Martin.... You could also include the mid season name changes Jordan > Midland > Spyker MF1 > Spyker > Force India > Racing Point Force India > Racing Point > Aston Martin

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I mentioned this in the chat the other day, but it may be worth replacing the mibbit link at the top of the page with this.

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Worth noting amidst all the late race chaos, Antonio Giovinazzi is now only one top 6 finish away from unrejectification.

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Ayrton Senna overtaken by a Rial!

Some footage from the 1992 Indoor Trophy

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Stefan Johansson at Ligier.

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Has to be Giovinazzi for me. Starting to impress me, I hope he bags a few more points before the season finishes.

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What happens if the fastest lap in the race is set by two drivers with identical times? Assuming both finish in the top 10.

Would it be like qualifying where the driver who sets the time first gets the higher grid slot? Or would they both be given a point? Or half a point each?

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Vettel - I don't know what he was thinking rejoining into Stroll
Q3 - Kimi Raikkonen crashed out and yet he may have come out of Q3 with the most credibility out of the ten drivers.

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Renault - Big points haul, maybe a chance of P4 in the Constructors Championship.
Giovinazzi - Didn't throw away the points finish this weekend.

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I must admit I only have a passing interest in F2 but from what I heard from people who closely follow it he was a fantastic driver and man and should’ve had a long career in F1 but unfortunately life just flashes in front of our eyes… Same here, haven't caught much of F2 this season, but he did ca...

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1. Daniil Kvyat - Made up for the lad, doubt there'll be a podium finish that popular for a long time
2. Robert Kubica - Beat George Russell for once, and it counted!

Very honourable mentions to Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon.

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Both Alfas have been given 30 second time penalties which means

WILLIAMS IN THE POINTS!!!!!!!!!!!

I do feel sorry for Giovinazzi though, best result of his career gone.

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Aislabie wrote:
FullMetalJack wrote:Bernd Schneider!!!

Now there's somebody who should have been given a non-shitbox to drive in F1

Definitely. Merely qualifying that Zakspeed Yamaha at Suzuka, let alone in 21st is a great achievement. I wonder what he could have managed with a half decent car that weekend.

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Thought i'd open this thread. Sebastian Vettel using his home grand prix to modify his helmet and pay tribute to...

Bernd Schneider!!!

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Wow . I'm so old that as a kid looking at F1 stats I thought 1973 was a bit odd having only 3 teams winning races . But Surtees, Shadow and Brabham got onto the podium. I really think this lack of variation in results underlies a lot of the dissatisfaction with F1. A big part of why ultra reliabili...

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Couldn't find any English-language sources, but according to Finnish media Bottas has stated in an interview for French Canal+ that he's interested in joining Ferrari if Mercedes won't extend his contract. Of course, just being interested in the seat doesn't mean he's negotiating with them. But wha...

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Here's a ponder: remember at the start of last season, when F1 announced it was getting theme music and everyone was like "why on earth does F1 need a theme song?". What's your thoughts on it now? Is it still far too gratuitous or has it just become part of the F1 experience? I was on the...

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Vitantonio Liuzzi only needs one more top 6 finish doesn't he......

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