Grand Prix Rejects

Hope this is in the right place.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=89xBu_u7SVU I saw a couple of screenshots in the caption thread from this and so I traveled on a magical mystery tour of the internet in search of the video itself. So for anyone else who hasn't yet seen i...

The best news all year. And possibly the most unexpected.

I think Luizzis seat might go to Di Resta seeing how he's already the test driver. Having Chandhok would make financial sense though as I'd assume some Indian sponsers might pop up.

He might go there for 2012 though, as the Indian GP will be then, and I assume Sutil is looking to move on after 2011.

CarlosFerreira wrote:What's a VW GT? Plus, time to steal Liuzzi's wheels and drop'em off a cliff.

I believe the Golf GT is a normal Golf but with a paddle shift gearbox.

Since team orders happen all the time maybe the rule should just be scrapped altogether.

Schumacher I guess. For being so-so while his team-mate is in contention for the World Championship. Virgin for just being laughable is also worth a mention. For Hamilton and Alonso passing just before the pit lane entry, congrats for being racers. What Vettel did towars the exit of the pit lane was...

Through the magic of video games I know that Interlagos is awesome backwards (particulary at the Senna S) and Laguna Seca, which I'm not much of a fan of, is alot better backwards too. Theres another circuit which I believe is called Mo I Rana or Arctic Circle Raceway as its the most Northern track ...

They can try but if companies like Prodrive and Lola go for the same spot then it's probably unlikely.

Depends who has the better funding though, I guess.

Best there was. And the documentaries were excellent. I wouldn't mind seeing similar things for other great drivers too. I think you could make a cracking doc about James Hunt for example.

The tracks I'd like to see stay would be Monaco, Montreal, Silverstone, Spa, Monza, Suzuka and Interlagos. I quite like a couple of the newer circuits, like Singapores Marina Bay, Sepang and Instanbul Park. The rest i'm not too fussed about. In terms of what I'd like to see returning to F1, maybe ol...

If this rule made a return would the 107% come from pole time or the outright fastest qualifying lap regardless of session? For example Vettels Q2 time was quicker than his Q3 time.

(a) Same two compounds brought to every race, none of this 'horses for courses' stuff from Bridgestone. Currently Bridgestone make four compounds, and bring the most suitable harder tyre and the most suitable softer tyre. Scrap that and save some production costs! Same harder and softer compounds f...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81996

Yay or nay?

I was watching the BBC classic races last night and was somewhat startled to hear a phrase that I thought was a modern F1 affliction and even more startled by who actually said it. Yep, the first recorded instance that I've seen of an F1 driver uttering "for sure" was in Brazil 1984 and i...

I'll answer what I can. Will cars run out of fuel again? I'd imagine not. Then again, it isn't rare to see big teams make mistakes... Will there be 3-4 second tyre stops again? Yes. How will the new teams fare? Will Virgin beat Lotus or vice-versa? I would imagine 3-5 seconds off pace (maybe more fo...

Never. Saab have infinite reserves.

Somewhere.

Do Stefan have an actual team though? Or just a driver, a possible driver, a car and some people in some corner of Toyotas facility?

Prodrive for 2011 to be honest. Especially if they use the Gulf livery.

MaxZero wrote:

Jynister wrote: Saab would make good teams too.

Counting there now owned by Spyker, they probably wouldent

This is a shame. Saab still deserve all the praise in the World.

Wow thats....an awful name for a racing team.

As much as I would welcome Hyundai, Kia and Daewoo into F1, I would extend a personal invitation to Ssangyong. If they can do this with a car ... http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2008/02/2008-SSangyong-Rodius.jpg ... imagine what they could do for F1 design! Argh thats hideous. Apparently their...

Hurrah for Lada! Could we have a Russian Bears racing team like they ran in WTCC one day?

A bit of a dumb question considering how advanced this thread is already, but do those fins give any kind of aero advantage? I don't think so, but I'm no technical expert. I'm led to believe they have no advantage in a straight line but they can offer a little more grip around corners. I read somew...

I'd quite like to see a Hyundai team. I think Volvo and Saab would make good teams too.

Or how about Geely?

I used to doubt Eddie, and I remember him saying Schumacher will return to F1 and at the time I thought he was just being a crazy old man. But he was right.

I don't really mind the fins that much. They're sure as hell better than most of the crap that's been proposed for the Indy Racing League... Yeah, like women drivers! What the hell are they thinking with that?! I was thinking the DeltaWing car. What I don't understand about that concept is how they...

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81769

Also some talk in there of a possible tie-up with USF1 that fell through. And in a different rumour, apparently because Stefan can't get hold of Bridgestones they'll be using Avon tyres instead?

I don't totally dislike any drivers, but a few have had their moments. Trulli after the Brazilian GP last year, Montoya in the weeks before he was booted from McLaren and possibly JV. I've never really liked JV, but I don't know why.

Captain Hammer wrote:

Jynister wrote:Seems all a bit faffy from turns 4-17.

Then what, exactly, makes a good circuit? Don't just say Spa or Silverstone, actually tell me what makes for a good circuit.

A good question. But not one I can answer because I honestly don't know.

66% complete http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Korea_international_circuit.svg/431px-Korea_international_circuit.svg.png Not accounting for elevation the track looks abit too technical for me and probably would be better if it skipped turns 15 and 16 altogether. But that's ju...

A ban would get my vote. They take away the distinctive shape of a Grand Prix car, or any single seater for that matter.

We wouldn't want these trickling down into Formula Renault would we?