Grand Prix Rejects

beetleman64

What are the rules for this again? Is it 1 for taking the wing off, x2 if you do it against your team mate and x3 if the other driver retires as a result?

beetleman64

Vettel -- 7 Decent drive Webber -- 5 Never recovered from that poor start Red Bull -- 6 Awesome over 1 lap but 3rd fastest when it matters Button -- 6 Ordinary drive in a bad car Perez -- 5 Read Button but out of the points McLaren -- 1 They're in deep trouble Alonso -- 9 Got the most out of the str...

beetleman64

1. Sutil -- deserved much better than 7th and was unlucky to be done by the super softs. Held off Vettel and Massa in a Force India -- not bad for a return drive 2. Bianci -- Quietly got on with it all weekend. Didn't make a mistake, beat both Caterhams and was only lapped once despite limited testi...

beetleman64

1. Alonso - It's a dog of a car, as one Felipe Massa has proved, yet Alonso got that thing to 5th! Amazing, amazing drive. 2. Maldonado - I think he was at fault against Grosjean, and that crash was silly, but it was still a very strong drive throughout. I also need to give an honourable mention to ...

beetleman64

I'm starting to think that when Force India sacked him it might have something to do with this Conspiracy theorists stand up Dare I say that's not an unreasonable suggestion? I think it was happening anyway, but the excuse of "well, you could spend much of next season doing hard time a la Bert...

beetleman64

1. Buemi -- Tyre advantage or not, he did a brilliant job to get from 23rd to 8. STR are genuine challengers to Force India and Sauber in results if not in pace, but results are what matter. 2. di Resta -- A result like this has been coming for a while, but he kept it on the road, avoided Hamilton, ...

beetleman64

I can't believe this hasn't come up, so: m Anyway, I suppose it could be worse. It's not like Sky has got exclusive rights to ALL races, and at least the BBC will have highlights for every race. What I'm scared of is the precedent this sets, as it is now far easier for Sky to get exclusive rights to...

beetleman64

Well I for one have sent off a complaint to the BBC. I can't see it making any difference, but it smoething. Anyway, the teams are apparently none too pleased because they really want F1 on Free to air so their sponsors get more coverage (and pay them more). Hopefully FOTA will kick up a nice fuss s...

beetleman64

He is a much better football commentator than he was in F1, and he's much, much better when he's left on his own. Interrupting King Martin Brundle I is a crime rightly punishable with death.

beetleman64

midgrid wrote:The current chicane that spits cars into the "Wall of Champions" has always existed, but was tightened considerably, I believe in 1991.

And in so doing created one of the best corners in F1. Thanks.

beetleman64

I'm surprised that no-one's really looked at Adelaide 94. Sure it's remembered for THAT collision, but there was a pretty special race underneath.
Monaco 96/84/82, Spa 98, Europe 99, Brazil 03 were up there because of the chaos and destruction that they caused.
Suzuka 05 was a great drive.

beetleman64

The thing I miss is unreliability. Going an entire season without a single failure is far too easy now, and is a long way from when you saw a bonfire in the back of cars just about every race. It also made for some great championships as failures could turn the tide around, and led to some surprise ...

beetleman64

I sure there's another chicane a bit after the pits interrupting the long back straight. Anyway that's amazing driving in what would be instant red flag conditions today. Some of the powerslides are amazing, although I think I'm right in saying that Depailler was a bit of a wet weather specialist. G...

beetleman64

Seems sensible to merge the two, since all of the teams and most of the drivers competed in both. Hopefully we'll now see more Asian rounds at places like Suzuka because that would really test the young drivers and see who's best (although Romain Grosjean and Kamui Kobayashi will testify that succes...

beetleman64

BTCC. I don't know if you can get V8 Supercars in the UK (I would watch it if I could) but BTCC is a fine alternative . Close racing, great drivers and 6 hours of coverage in a Sunday!

Failing that, I watch highlights of British GT, F3 and F Ford on 4OD.

beetleman64

Gonzalo Rodríguez seems to be the driver you are thinking of (he was killed during a practise session in 1999, when his car collided and was flipped over a concrete barrier at The Corkscrew). It seems that part of the problem was the lack of run off meant that his car effectively didn't slow down w...

beetleman64

Long Beach and Laguna Seca. There WILL be violence if modern F1 does not go to either of these circuits at some points. About Laguna Seca, I think that Bernie might have been spooked by a CART driver being killed there about 10 years ago at the corkscrew. That said, I bit more runoff would solve that.

beetleman64

1. Shumacher - An amazing drive which deserved a podium for the inferior Mercedes. Skill and experience got him into P2, but it was DRS which punished him. Yet more evidence it should not be in F1. 2. Button - What a drive! He beat Vettel and Webber in probably superior cars, made 6 pit stops and wa...

beetleman64

On that note I should probably set some times myself and try to get some face at the start.

beetleman64

First entry received and added to the list. It's a good 'un to start off with. Just to clarify a couple of things. Please remember that this is a competition for production cars only. Cars from classes R3, R2, R1 and X are not allowed.Also, could you send your times to me directly. I know it says po...

beetleman64

Before anyone points it out, I have put this in the wrong forum. I've sent a message to Kuwashima asking for it to be moved. Sorry everyone, my bad.

beetleman64

Inspired by Rejects of Gran Turismo, here's the competition for people who have Forza Motorsport (any version). It'll work in much the same way, I'll give a couple of scenarios (basically a car and a track) and you mail me your best times. I'll give each scenario an undefined amount of time (it'll r...

beetleman64

He's certainly shown a decent turn of speed, but he's a known Monaco specialist. Remember that in Spain he dropped back in the race, although qualifying was a nice surprise. However, where Rubens will mostly drag the car around where it should be all the time, we don't know if Maldonado can. He's go...

beetleman64

1. Maldonado - I never thought I would be genuinely gutted when he retired, but I was. Dim move from Hamilton deserved the 20 second penalty 2. Kobayashi - 5th place for Sauber, nearly 4th, made the 1 stop strategy work and kept his tyres in better nick than Sutil (who caused the traffic jam which c...

beetleman64

Sorry for this late post, but Di Resta demolished his front wing against Heidfeld on the last lap in China, which puts him on 1 point.

beetleman64

It will indeed be a landslide, as no-one else really stood out for the right reasons (DNQing and spinning are not the right reasons). For what it's worth: 1. Perez -- What a debut! Gutted Sauber got DSQed, as he made a gamble and it paid off handsomely. 2. Petrov -- Dominated Heidfeld, held off Webb...

beetleman64

It was a bit weird hearing Brundle introducing everything. I think they did a good job overall, although both were a little dull, it's much better than Legard getting over excited and calling everything "crucial". The next big test will be if there's a really mad race -- I think Brundle wi...

beetleman64

1. Petrov - Flawless race, held off Alonso for 2/3 race, finished just a few seconds off Kubica
2. Algesuari - Flawless race in a rubbish car, held off Massa for 2/3 of race, finished just a few seconds off Webber

beetleman64

17 Race Calender: Australia - Albert Park South Africa - Kyalami Brazil - Sao Paulo Spain - Jerez Monaco - (Please say you know this) Germany - Hockenheimring USA - Watkins Glen Canada - Montreal Britain - Silverstone Europe - Nurburgring Hungary - Hungaroring Italy - Monza France - Paul Ricard Belg...

beetleman64

Make Bernie retire, and then turn F1 into a sport, not a commercial exercise THEN 1. Scrap: Valencia, Shanghai, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi, India 2. Replace with: Kylami, Adelaide, Estoril, Watkins Glen, Nurburgring 3. Unrestricted entry list: 39 entries per race, pre-qualifying, basically if you want to en...

beetleman64

1. Liuzzi - An anonymous but safe drive might just secure a drive for next year.
2. The Track - I'll stick my neck out and say it's one of the best of the new tracks.

beetleman64

If the water does indeed sit on top of the oil and rubbish on the already slippery track then we could have one heck of a race on our hands! Who knows, we could even see our first true race of attrition for a few years (Indy '04 springs to mind, but I might have forgotten something), especially bear...

beetleman64

1. Schumacher - I'm no fan, but that was an incredible drive like the ones from his Ferrari heyday

2. Petrov - What a move! And a great dive too.

beetleman64

It was annoying to hear Bernie Ecclestone write off all 12 teams being on the grid next year since, as you know, nothing happens in F1 without his blessing. As for the others, I've heard that Sauber have got sponsors lined up so I think they'll be OK and Vijay Mallaya seems comitted to Force India. ...

beetleman64

"Racing in 1990" by Life Racing Engines
"How to make a decent F1 game" by Studio Liverpool with foreword by Sumo Digital
"Team Unity" by Christian Horner

beetleman64

1. Sauber - both cars in the points on a track which shouldn't suit them. Kobayashi form 23rd to 9th too.

2. Petrov - kept Kubica honest all weekend and got a deserved 5th place.

beetleman64

The Renault pit crew - for releasing Kubica into the path of Sutil.

Michael Schumacher - Dangerous move proved that he will sink to any depth.

beetleman64

Joakim Bonnier. Despite an F1 career lasting from the mid-50s to the early 70s, his win in the 1959 Dutch GP was his only podium finish. (Do one-off race wins count?) Also, off the top of my head I can recall Reine Wisell, Ludovico Scarfiotti (I think his win was his only podium, anyway) and the On...

beetleman64

It's not F1, but this accident from Formula Nippon is one of the silliest and most rejectful I have ever seen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Voo_Sgzqleo

beetleman64

Brazil 03, Belgium 98, Monaco 82 & 96, Australia 94 & 06, Canada 98 & 07

It seems that certain races have a big chance of being mad but others (Bahrain, China) don't

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