Grand Prix Rejects

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Hamilton: "It's, like, uncanny how familiar that guy looks. Who is that..?"

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Ross Prawn wrote:

To counter the rumour that he is in fact a robot, Lewis decided to spend the entire offseason standing still, unblinking.

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fjackdaw wrote:I nominate everyone for the unfair advantage of having more points than everyone else.

Except Senna in 1988 when he had less overall points than Prost.

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That I do realize, but I was asking a different question.

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King of the disappointing drivers is, therefore, that "next Ayrton Senna" Jan Magnussen . The first guy to be granted the title "the next Ayrton Senna" was JJ Lehto in 1987-1988, before Senna had even won a single championship. He drove an unspectacular F-3000 season in 1989, bu...

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Cynon wrote:All of Schumi's Titles barring 2000, because he did something questionable in I think all of his championship years save 2000...

So what you're saying is: not doing anything questionable was Schumi's version of a Y2K glitch..?

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tristan1117 wrote:Head Designer: Whoever designed that.

By the looks of it 'twas probably George Lucas.

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Life w12 wrote:Lets go old school

Nelson is furious after Eliseo utters the phrase "in just 26 years your son will deliberately crash and bring shame your family name".

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KERS -- For basically allowing Kimi Raikkonen to drive wide and swerve all over the place, on and off the road to gain spots, all the while stacking up the field in the back once he merged onto the road and causing the first turn crash. First of all, this wasn't even close to being the first time w...

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Mine would be JOK, but luckily that's not very serious.

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To me, the car that first comes to mind, whenever somebody says 'raised nosecone' is the 1992 Benetton. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3395/3317945306_037bab854c.jpg I really do not have a preference on the type of the nosecone, I just wish that the car designs would be more individual.

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See Stefano, I am doing my best to learn all I can about the holes in the new double diffusers. Let's see-e if I can just get a decent picture...

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Jan Lammers.

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Mark and Lewis for ruining a Finnish 1-2-3.

Them or Renault.

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Before it's F1 affiliations, I did not know what Vodafone was. Do you live on the moon? No, Finland, which is pretty much the same thing. Only colder. Seriously, though. There are some global brands which have never found a footing here due to strong local competition. Vodafone is one of those. Non...

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Never went out and bought one, but Hugo Boss' suits have always had a special aura for me, due to their affiliation with McLaren. But as an answer to your question I'll have to say 'no'. But F1 sponsorship has brought a great deal of name-recognition. Before their F1 affiliations, I did not know wha...

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I seem to recall, that it took a very long time for Olivier Panis to master English. Around the time of his stellar start to the 1997 season there was talk of his non-existent language skills holding him away from the top teams operating in English.

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Captain Hammer wrote:Adrian Sutil: "We are not 'holding hands', we are merely exchanging long protien strands. If you can think of a better way to do it, then I'd like to hear about it!"

I bow down before you sir, that's priceless.

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Bleu wrote:Interestingly, no driver has driven in F1 race after leaving (or being sacked by) Toyota.

Toyota, that's where Formula One careers go to die.

Hadn't thought of/realized that, but now that you mentioned it, that's an interesting point.

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Captain Hammer wrote:Could be something was lost in the translation from Italian to Finnish.

Could be. But I rather think that if something was lost, it was made to disappear in the hopes of a better scoop.

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What we have here is "the international press" quoting a Finnish magazine (which is exactly known as the most reliable source of information in the country) which is in turn quoting a single article printed in an Italian magazine a month ago (if I remember correctly). All of his might migh...

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Captain Hammer wrote:I'm pretty sure his style of launching has come under criticism before.

It has, but this time it ruined his race, which in my book is just right and proper.

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It's not the fact that he's being optimistic about his chances I agree with almost everything you wrote. Apart from the section quoted above. I think optimistic is exactly what he is. That has been his style all along. He treats F1 racing like it was a Playstation game. It's like he's thinkig, &quo...

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I have difficulty understanding why ppl here find it necessary to blame one or the other on the Räikkönen/Sutil incident. I thought accidents were a part of racing, and blame is necessary only if the move has been blatant? On that note, I vote for mr. Ham and yet thank him for showing that there is ...

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Captain Hammer wrote:"Effective Dispute Resolution" by Max Mosley

I've read that, I'll copy it here for you all to read, if I may.

"Effective Dispute Resolution"

Is bloody impossible. /Love Max

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What about Carlos Reutemann? Politician in Argentina, and drove the F1 turbo cars, which automatically makes him perfect. Anyone who has driven a turbo car is a freakin' genius. Actually, he didn't. He retired mid-season in 1982, and Williams didn't race turbos until in 1983. He might've tested a t...

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Hmmmm. I'd like to see a former driver get the job. How about Alain Prost? If you want to elect a former driver, I think the best option would be Keke Rosberg. He's been successful in pretty much everything he's done. Although I doubt he'd be interested in the job. Now that would be an interesting ...

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Yannick wrote:

JV: DC just told me that I used to be the champion. That can't be right?
Bernie: What?! In your dreams, baldy.

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DonTirri wrote:Spock's your man. Atleast then F1 would be logical and anyone who tried to argue with him would just get a major headache.

You can't have a logical F1 boss, it'd be like having overtaking in F1. Sounds nice on paper, but experience has shown us that it'll never happen.

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RejectSteve wrote:

Luca: "Do not underestimate the power of the dark side!"
Kimi: "Emmätiiä"*

*The literal translation to this would be 'Idunno'. Doesn't quite capture the essence, tho.

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Noonien Sung: He'd fit every car with a positronic brain, and we'd never have to endure through another drivers' press conference again.

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http://estaticos01.marca.com/imagenes/2009/06/22/motor/formula1/1245680984_extras_portadilla_0.jpg "Max, are you absolutely sure that getting the team managers drunk is the best way to reunite FOTA with FIA again?" "Max, I think Flav just touched me in my private area..."

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I am surprised how few people are not supporting the "old" 10-6-4-3-2-1 points system. Since that is the system that was in place when most of us started watching the sport (I think). It would make sense to give points to 6 cars instead of 8 since, the field is only going to be 24 cars at ...

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Nuppiz wrote:
FW08 wrote: It's not like the Williams team still continues its unbeatable run.
Nay, it's Brawn now.

Wasn't last sunday...

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Actually, it was re-intorduced because in 1992 and 1993, no-one could touch the Williams cars. Re-fueling was re-introduced to shuffle te order back up a little. Yes, I am aware of that. And just as every other attempt to change the rules in order to level the field it has been an utter fiasco. I j...

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3. Homogenised engine and gearbox rules. These have made the sport too reliable, thus removing an essential variable from the sport which helped to make races more unpredictable. That would be number two on my list, unless... Yes: The homogenized engine and gearbox rules are undoubtedly the reject ...

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The thing is, I don't remember either of the drivers complaining about the car at Monaco, whereas they have done at pretty much every other race this year. Heikki did, as usual, in the interviews he gave in Finnish. He has, just as Kimi and the tow Mikas before him, always been a bit more direct wi...

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beau99 wrote:"My Time At McLaren", by Michael Andretti, with foreword by Andrea de Cesaris.

He drove 13 races there, so that book might be a tad too long for my taste. The book with the same title by Jan Magnussen and Phillippe Alliot is a hoot, tho.

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I think naming the two McLaren drivers as the rejects of this race is unfair to the drivers. It is a well known fact that the MP4-24 lacks grip and is difficult to drive. Also the drivers are under a great pressure to get results. Usually this combination of pressures and poor handling leads to the ...

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"A Beginners guide to speaking in public" by Kimi Räikkönen "A Rough guide to the Swedish Formula one drivers in the 21st century" by anonymous "How to stay sharp into ripe old age" by Bernie Eccelstone "10 easy steps to turning yourself from a number two to a numb...

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