Grand Prix Rejects

J Washburn Stoker

Astroturf, I reckon.

Honourable mention Vettel's tyre for not blowing.

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Mercedes - awful weekend for Schumacher and Rosberg simply anonymous.
Red Bull's decision to pit Webber a third time.

(Dis?)Honorable mention Hungaroring.

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Vettel. NO, not for the illegal pass. For bitching about Hamilton trying to unlap himself. Not only did Hamilton have every right race, since he was faster, but it was one of the few highlights of a rather quiet race.

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I nominate Williams PR department for this unintentionally funny press release claiming that Pastor Maldonado can fight at the front of the European Grand Prix. "Fighting with other drivers" is certainly one of the more-accurate ways of describing Maldonado's driving style. Prophetic.

J Washburn Stoker

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/540506_416645631702476_454621515_n.jpg Make of it what you will... From the race thread - really sorry, I couldn't resist this one. "Mein Führer, I can walk!" or Heil myself... heil to me I'm the Kraut who's out to change our history Heil mys...

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I'd almost forgotten what a slimeball Christian Horner is...

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For the record, the exact radio message was:

"Checo be careful. We need this position. We need this position. Possible light rain corner 1-2-3. Possible light rain, 1-2-3. We stay out in any case."

J Washburn Stoker

I'm not suggesting it was a conspiracy, I'm just saying there's a lot of coincidences if it wasn't. It kinda sounds like you are - the 'coincidences' aren't particularly noteworthy unless you're forcibly trying join the dots. To put it another way, there is only one coincidence: Perez's engineer sa...

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Alonso's pit stop was either a masterpiece of strategic planning or really, really lucky. He came in behind Hamilton and immediately in front of Webber and came out in front of Hamilton and way in front of Webber. One slick pit stop and a good release amidst the chaos tyre changes was all it took t...

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I don't believe it's been mentioned yet, but spare a thought for 'anonymous' Webber, who followed Alonso into the pits after the restart and came out with five cars between them. And as a result, several more were able to leapfrog him the following lap despite pitting later, most obviously his teamm...

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All in all, Hamilton's lunge was pretty selfish. I thought so too, but... What's more, it's also what triggered Maldonado's reaction. If Hamilton hadn't lunged into the Bus Stop like that, Maldonado wouldn't have sideswiped him like that. ... deliberately hitting another car surely merits a ban fro...

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Captain Hammer wrote:Secondly, all circuits only have one "optimal way" around the track. It's called the racing line: the shortest - and therefore the fastest - way around.

I think you mean the straightest, not the shortest.

J Washburn Stoker

Honorary Mention goes to Alonso for being (so far) the only driver to defend this race.

J Washburn Stoker

As the thread title states:

Your Reject of the Race = Valencia!

EDIT: I'm not one to usually bag out races for being boring, or to complain about circuits, but no one did anything particularly rejectful so the choice has to be made from a shortlist of, well, one item.

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Collieafc wrote:and J Washburn Stokers avatar...

To be fair, I had it first.

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noisebox wrote:I nominate f1rejects.com! How can you say anything in that race was reject worthy... the whole thing was epic from start to end!

It's a celebration of rejectdom, not a vilification of it!

J Washburn Stoker

In no particular order:
Hamilton
Extended duration SC periods
Keystone Kops marshall
Collieafc's avatar

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0kHA-nB ... age#t=110s

To be honest, it looks like Lewis tries to straighten up while Button is still going diagonally.

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Yes, the banter between Geri Halliwell and Brundle on the grid before the race was pretty rejectful.

J Washburn Stoker

1. Vettel's radio reception, for temporarily dropping out after the race (courtesy of tunnel?) so we didn't have to hear him tell us what he is talking about and/or crazy frog.
2. Maldonado.

J Washburn Stoker

Sorry about that, mate. Had no idea you were first; I'll change it immediately. Now I gotta find my old avatar or get a new one. No worries, it's a small thing. I'll probably change mine, too, in a few days - it's too predictable. I had it up and posting within minutes of the event, and was still s...

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the Masked Lapwing wrote:Karthikeyan had a suspension problem I believe.

I'm suspicious; I figure they thought they had a better chance of being allowed to race if they didn't send him out to prove how slow they were.

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I was expecting a mechanical failure but from what I can see, it looks like he lost the rear going over the crest from the tunnel down to Nouvelle chicane, spun the nose straight into the wall and made the car fall apart into lots of tiny pieces.

J Washburn Stoker

I guess? The details are anecdotal, probably even apocryphal, but that's a real cure - you can find it in medical journals.

J Washburn Stoker

A history professor told me today about a scientific study that was carried out to find a cure for hiccups. The end of the million dollar study had only one genuine result: digital rectal massage. Whenever I see Vettel's extended finger from now on, I know I will think of this hiccup cure...

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ADx_Wales wrote:I expect nothing to happen at Barcelona, I expected something to happen in Malaysia

Thanks, got it. That's all I was wondering.

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No I fully understand, I didn't like the start of the season. And clearly I'm in a minority. Seriously ADx... At Malaysia you complained that there wasn't a battle for the win. Now there was and YET you complain... simply because the winner happened to be Vettel? Pathetic. Well hang on, did he comp...

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ADx_Wales wrote:Did I say I enjoyed this race? I just said it wasnt boring.

Don't dodge the question.

You complained quite a bit about how boring Malaysia was. So what was different about this race that it "wasn't boring" for you? I genuinely want to know.

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I can't believe that people are saying it was boring, merely because the winner didn't work out like they'd hoped! It wasnt boring, the rules have stopped that happening, but it wasnt brilliant, maybe thats what people were expecting, around Catalunya of all places(!) What was it you enjoyed about ...

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Sorry about that, mate. Had no idea you were first; I'll change it immediately. Now I gotta find my old avatar or get a new one. No worries, it's a small thing. I'll probably change mine, too, in a few days - it's too predictable. I had it up and posting within minutes of the event, and was still s...

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Hamilton

Improbable? Infinitely Improbable??

J Washburn Stoker

I notice someone else on this forum has "copied" my avatar. I admit it was inevitable... but rantbox is here it be used, right?

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f1-gast wrote:I don't think Alonso did this.
Don't forget you drive at a speed of 220 it is possible that the RSD just opens because of the force that's on it.

The flap opens 'forward' - the drag force acts to keep it closed, not open it.

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Wizzie wrote:I've always wanted to know what exactly do the teams use as ballast?

Tungsten, I believe. Denser than lead, cheaper than gold, not radioactive like uranium.

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Opinion of the the Beeb's commentary team was lukewarm after Australia, how do you all think they faired on their second stab? Brundle is still settling in to the lead role. In the early stages he has far too much to say in too short a time and ends up talking too quickly, interrupts himself, leave...

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Why wouldn't people have been able to chase because their tyres had lasted? That doesn't make sense to me. Because the car they were chasing would also have had good tyres. With Pirellis at least there is a chance the tyre wear between two cars is out of sync, most noticeably when someone does an e...

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Williams, obviously. Pirelli Tyres - I know they're supposed to fragile, so no blame on Pirelli themselves, but it's annoying that drivers can no longer hunt down the man several seconds ahead because they have to preserve the tyres. We could have had a good battle between Button and Vettel towards ...

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ADx_Wales wrote:Malaysia better be better than this, or thats it, I'm quitting F1 for good. They cant race, they cant entertain, and even when they try its mind numbingly dreadful.
Yes hooray for Petrov, but if the rules to help overtaking dont work, what is the bloody point.

Discuss.

J Washburn Stoker

I was right, Vettel has won, the only thing that made this race exciting was..... ...my coma. wont be watching China live. Just because you don't like the winner, or you expected the driver to win, doesn't mean the race has been predictable or boring. No vettel fan, but the rest of the results were...

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