Grand Prix Rejects

Waris

HOORAY!! YOU ARE BACK!! How did I completely miss this for over two months? I follow GP Rejects on Twitter, but it seems like you're not very active on there... the last time you tweeted that the site was about to be back up, I checked but it still wasn't. I also tried to contact Biscione about the ...

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An interesting suggestion appeared, using the "Outer Loop" track for a second race at Sakhir: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/bahr ... p/4805552/

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dr-baker wrote:
dr-baker wrote:
16. George Russell, Williams
17. Robert Kubica, Alfa Romeo

What! Kubica finally gets a better car and still can't outqualify Russell?! What a shame!

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Rob Dylan wrote:And just like US 2005, three teams decided they wanted to participate before the cancellation. Red Bull, Toro Rosso, and Force India.

Funny that two of those teams are two of the same teams from back then!

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I would like it if it were green, because that would also loop back nicely to the first Jordan in 1991.

But if BWT stays, that would mean it could be pink and green, which would look... horrendous.

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Welp, there it is! https://www.racefans.net/2019/11/17/hamilton-given-five-second-time-penalty-for-albon-collision-sainz-promoted-to-third/

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It looks like Zandvoort have decided to make some changes to the track, adding banking to two corners and changing the line through one of them: https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/zandvoort-final-corner-banking-indianapolis/4597579/ By the way, Motorsport missed a change with their other article's h...

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Faustus wrote:Autosport has it as well:

https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/14484 ... anges-name

I told you from the start that "Andrea Moda-like circumstances" were going on at Haas.

But what does this mean? Are they going to continue their deal with the company next year, and will they ever get paid?

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Has to be MercHUEdes, surely.

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I am going to put Hülkenberg as my no. 1, because he was driving a fantastic race and would have surely gotten a podium had he not spun off.

Kvjat gets no. 2, almost by default, but I really want to give a honorable mention to Vettel, Stroll, and even Sainz as well.

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Dr. Helmut Marko must be looking at Gastly with a very shifty look on his face now, surely. Especially considering Kvjat's brilliant drive.

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Hooray! To 10 more years of us!

And I still hope one day we'll find out what happened to the original F1 Rejects forum...

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So, the Williams livery looks marginally better on the new car:

I still think there's too much unpainted carbon though. It's almost halfway up the height of the car in places!

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dinizintheoven wrote:I knew I'd seen the Williams livery before.

Reject-tastic!

Oh dear, that's not a good omen then, because that was BRM's last ever livery...

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The fact that the new Aston Martin Red Bull team uses Honda engines and the Alfa Romeo team uses Ferrari engines but calls them Alfa Romeo engines, is the primary reason that I love this sport. I have not yet seen any confirmation of them rebadging the engine. Of course it makes so much sense that ...

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So apparently Williams have found a new title sponsor: https://twitter.com/ChrisMedlandF1/status/1093543436484071424

I wonder if that could mean a major livery shakeup? I just hope it's not dark blue.

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The obvious solution for Renault would be: add more yellow... Yeah, fair enough, they at least have 4 days to fix things.. Now I wonder: do teams ever plan their launches to adjust their liveries to those of other teams, or are the liveries decided looong before that? By the way, I'd like to say th...

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Not bad at all. When I first read about Rich Energy sponsoring the team I immediately pictured a Lotus clone, yet they managed to do it in such a way, their car still looks origional. Will be interesting to see what Renault do, as the two cars could look similar except for gold/yellow. The obvious ...

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I think it bears mentioning that Verstappen and Gasly will be driving "Red Bull Racings" and not simply "Red Bulls" this year. In fact, I believe that's what the 'official' chassis name has been from the beginning - certainly the past few years. Which is absolute bollocks and is...

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So, following a formal vote by the F1 Commission, the renaming of the team and the chassis as Alfa Romeo is now formally approved - it's slightly odd that they called the chassis "Alfa Romeo Racing" rather than just "Alfa Romeo", but that's by the by. The holding company, howeve...

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If it's still Sauber Motorsport AG as the company entity on the next FIA Entry List release rather than Alfa Romeo SpA, it's still Sauber. We'll see what the final-final entry list from the FIA looks like. It is being reported that the ownership and management structure of the team will remain unch...

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Judging from his two years in F3, he's not automatically the best around of the juniors, but he had some fantastic races in 2018, and I hope the hype doesn't ruin chances of a good drive later on down the line. Part of me is excited that he's moving up the ranks and getting all these helping hands ...

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This is Ferrari reverting back to the pre-Jean Todt practice of finding a scapegoat for a failure, sacking the scapegoat in a very public display of resolve and determination and making big statements about a major change wich will yield great results. I thought Ferrari was over this nonsense. They...

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This is Ferrari reverting back to the pre-Jean Todt practice of finding a scapegoat for a failure, sacking the scapegoat in a very public display of resolve and determination and making big statements about a major change wich will yield great results. I thought Ferrari was over this nonsense. They...

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This is an interesting point, and (spoiler) , I'm not going to be able to supply an answer. But I remember from race reports of the 1970s much talk of the 'dummy grid' - where the cars would line up apparently a few metres back from the start position , and at a signal advance to the start position...

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Apologies for the double post. I just learned that Gasly has joined the Race of Champions ( Source ). What if he hurts himself and misses the start of the F1 season, like Wehrlein did two years ago? Would Red Bull promote Kvjat again? Surely not. Ticktum, if he can get his superlicense points togeth...

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Why is Artyom spelled Artem so much? Russian has a letter that's an e with two dots, ë, which is pronounced "yo" (in English spelling). Therefore it is sometimes transliterated "yo". I prefer to use "ë". But even in Russian, people often leave out the dots, which is wh...

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https://www.planetf1.com/news/bottas-loses-main-sponsor-after-weak-results/ Bottas has lost his main sponsor, which might put his Mercedes seat in jeopardy. Ouch. He had a bad season in 2018, yes, but certainly not poor enough to deserve such a pull in support from all sides. I hope he finds someth...

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I must say, your background music is awesome. Where do you find that?

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I know stock cars aren't exactly touring cars, but for some reason I can't find a NASCAR thread anywhere on the forum (I'm sure there used to be one?), so forgive me for posting this in this thread: https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-euro/news/villeneuve-go-fast-full-time-mustang/4313822/ Looks like ...

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23 out of 50 was more than I expected, because I knew almost nothing. I must've gotten a couple ones right through pure luck.

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Hello everyone, I have a question that should be relatively easy to answer, yet I can't find the answer anywhere online. Surely there must be one of you here on this forum that knows it. The question is: When was the formation lap introduced in F1? I suspect it must've been somewhere in the early 19...

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I dreamed that Robert Kubica had converted to Islam, and that he was giving a lecture/talk/presentation about his recovery from his accident.

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Well, Thailand has a circuit (Buriram) that I quite like and that if I'm not mistaken is FIA Grade 1, or Grade 1T, and has hosted several races in national and international series... and I believe it's also not designed by Hermann Tilke, which seems to be a plus... May need to rethink that https:/...

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I did a quick trace of the Hanoi circuit to see if there would be any elevation changes: http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=7323658 Looks like it's roughly between 5 and 12 metres above sea level, so an elevation change of about 7 metres then. About the same as Shanghai, which is pretty flat but not c...

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I notice that often, as is the case here, Magnussen is listed as the first driver for Haas. How is that determined now that the car number doesn't tell you anything anymore? Is it the colour of the airbox cameras? I tried to go by the entry list, but despite the number of times I looked at it, I st...

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https://twitter.com/alex_albon/status/1067096428894400512 There you go, the first thai on the grid since Prince Bira THAI GRAND PRIX WHEN?? But there's Vietnam already! Well, Thailand has a circuit (Buriram) that I quite like and that if I'm not mistaken is FIA Grade 1, or Grade 1T, and has hosted ...

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2019 grid by first team they did at least 8 races for: [...] Haas: McLaren/Lotus [...] I notice that often, as is the case here, Magnussen is listed as the first driver for Haas. How is that determined now that the car number doesn't tell you anything anymore? Is it the colour of the airbox cameras?

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AdrianBelmonte_ wrote:https://twitter.com/alex_albon/status/1067096428894400512

There you go, the first thai on the grid since Prince Bira

THAI GRAND PRIX WHEN??

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Don't forget that Robert Kubica made his F1 debut replacing Jacques Villeneuve, who made his debut replacing David Coulthard, who made his debut replacing... AYRTON SENNA. That tells you all you need to know, doesn't it? (Of course, Ayrton Senna himself made his debut replacing the F1 legend, Derek ...

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