Your Reject of the Race - Bahrain!

[Dj_bereta]

I nominate Cristiano da Matta, because I like him and haven't heard of him for some time.

he will run in the brazilian truck series (a.k.a formula truck) in this year

Good to know, thanks. I understand from the series' homepage he will be joined by Indycar one-time winner Felipe Giaffone (and Bruno Junqueira! and Gastón Mazzacane! and someone called Geraldo Piquet!) in the series. Truck racing must have a pretty high status in Brazilian motorsports then? (Sorry to hijack the thread like this!)

I forget to reply again

Yes, its the second more popular racing series in brazil, loses only for stock car. And gaston mazacane first race in formula truck were so funny! Much agressive and some contacts with others.

[Bort]

It isn't.

I see you failed to detect the tone of my message.
Seriously these forums can be worse than a bunch of 14 year old schoolgirls arguing over whether Robert Pattinson or Justin Bieber is the hottest.

The truth is they both suck, but that won't stop circular fighting going on into infinite and beyond.

[TomWazzleshaw]

Seriously these forums can be worse than a bunch of 14 year old schoolgirls arguing over whether Robert Pattinson or Justin Bieber is the hottest.

The truth is they both suck, but that won't stop circular fighting going on into infinite and beyond.

Bingo! Someone give this man a beer on all counts

Seriously though you two need to learn to agree to disagree...
That being said that I should have distributed popcorn for this rather than the (presumably) ticking timebomb that is Ferrari. (Yeap... the popcorn is back folks )

[LionZoo]

you can't say "tyre management was easy" when the tyres coming off aren't even close to the limit - because tyre management is not the same thing as tyre preservation.

This is one of the best points which has been made about the race by anyone, anywhere.

So ROTR to the entire grid except for Alonso because all of them could've pushed harder and possibly made up positions. Great!

[dr-baker]

I know it's only Tuesday, but Jamie and Enoch, could you hurry up and publish the podcast announcing ROTR ASAP please? Just so we can put this thread to rest? Thanks!

[noshpit]

maybe jamie and enoch could have two rejects of the "race" one for the actual race and another on - the reject of the off season .

ROTR - Live timing = FAIL
ROTOS - USF1

[Captain Hammer]

Please remember that just because you started the thread does not mean you are in charge.

I know. I am under no illusions; I was simply making a point.

[CarlosFerreira]

It isn't.

I see you failed to detect the tone of my message.

I have indeed missed out on your irony, and not for the first time. Sorry.

Seriously these forums can be worse than a bunch of 14 year old schoolgirls arguing over whether Robert Pattinson or Justin Bieber is the hottest.

Nah, nothing like having a go at who gets the gong before Jamie and Enoch spell The Truth on the podcast.

[eytl]

I know it's only Tuesday, but Jamie and Enoch, could you hurry up and publish the podcast announcing ROTR ASAP please? Just so we can put this thread to rest? Thanks!

Sorry folks, Kuwashima and I haven't even so much as talked during or after the race ... I think it's gonna be a bit like that this year ...

But put it this way, I have three candidates in mind, two of which have featured quite prominently on this thread. The third is a bit broader, but since we've given ROTR to typhoons, drain covers, entire fields, abstract concepts, that could mean anything.

And I can say that neither Captain Hammer nor Ferrari are on my ROTR radar.

[chrismcn]

I also nominate Captain Hammer for making the worst and most biased ROTR nominations I've ever seen.

You can't nominate forum members. It just leaves you wide open to flame wars. After all, I could just as easily nominate you for not checking your facts and just printing the first thing you heard about Renault.

Can I nominate Jamie and Enoch I need a podcast...please man.....I'll pay you back next week.....you know I'm good for it...........

[Phoenix]

We've been reading the the thread lately and found, with some serious concern, a couple of facts that we, in the deepest of our hearts, feel that needs clarifying:

a) We, as separated entities and as a whole, approve that Hispania Racing Team should not be nominated. Not that we share the motives or determinations. In fact, we believe seriously that HRT must not be nominated since it's a spanish team, and that's relevant and coherent with our master plan.

b) All things considered, we strongly encourage this kind of attitudes toward spanish physical or intellectual property. Proof, if anything else, that we are advancing inland in australian souls step by step.

c) Besides, we do feel well with dictators wannabes, authoritarian one dimensional modeled way of thinking and accusations against Fernando Alonso's team that would be useful as soon as needed. In this matter, we open our hearts to share that we feel, from previous experience gained while working with Mc Laren, that this kind of political tooling (i.e. extortion, media manipulation, and abusive distortion o reality) will be handy at the very second that on Practice 1 Massa stamps a better time than the avatar of all racers, the apex of virtue, the holy trinity of machine-god-driver, the incarnation of Fangio and Nuvolari, Charlesmagnus, Julius Caesar, Groucho Marx and the chin of Charles V, that is, Fernando Alonso.

d) All this argumentation about certain rights to post a ROTR, or the right of some specific person to manage this thread will head towards nothing. We, as separated entities and as a whole, firmly believes that this will be resolved by site authors. Both of them, whose will is now submissive to our influence, will decide to give the ROTR to USF1. Reason is, to everyone, simple since the most importance event along the weekend (aside from Fernando the apex of virtue and... welll, blah, blah, blah, first place): The obvious victory of our nation: Spain 2- USA 1. In your face, Peter Windsor! WE fielded TWO completed nosecones! Even more: coupled to TWO chassis!

Sincerely yours, all members of the Spanish Press.

Yeah, yeah, very beautiful words, but what about my Hispania reserve driver seat?

[PWNSNBM]

Kuwashima and I haven't even so much as talked...

Oh no, not you two as well!

[eytl]

Kuwashima and I haven't even so much as talked...

Oh no, not you two as well!

Nah man, we're both just flat out (but hopefully not flat broke).

[Bort]

But put it this way, I have three candidates in mind, two of which have featured quite prominently on this thread.

Robert Pattinson and Justin Bieber?

[CarlosFerreira]

But put it this way, I have three candidates in mind, two of which have featured quite prominently on this thread.

Robert Pattinson and Justin Bieber?

In which case, the close third is the 14 year old schoolgirls discussing which is the hottest.

[PWNSNBM]

In which case, the close third is the 14 year old schoolgirls discussing which is the hottest.

Yes, but which 14-year-old schoolgirl: Captain Hammer or Kostas22?

[Klon]

In which case, the close third is the 14 year old schoolgirls discussing which is the hottest.

Yes, but which 14-year-old schoolgirl: Captain Hammer or Kostas22?

Both of them are

[thehemogoblin]

In which case, the close third is the 14 year old schoolgirls discussing which is the hottest.

Yes, but which 14-year-old schoolgirl: Captain Hammer or Kostas22?

It depends on which one looks better in a skirt and blouse.

[PWNSNBM]

Yes, but which 14-year-old schoolgirl: Captain Hammer or Kostas22?

It depends on which one looks better in a skirt and blouse.

AARGH! My eyes!

[ibukowinski25]

I'll try my luck with Vitaly Petrov...

It's good.

[SuperAguri]

Red Bull - For overfilling Webbers car with oil and causing an accident that cost both Kubica and Sutil points.

[TeamTipper]

BMW Sauber Ferrari. One for the stupid name. And two being fast in testing and saying they can challenge but did...... nothing!

[tristan1117]

The new circuit configuration. Made the racing boring and reduced overtaking dramatically.

[eytl]

But put it this way, I have three candidates in mind, two of which have featured quite prominently on this thread. The third is a bit broader, but since we've given ROTR to typhoons, drain covers, entire fields, abstract concepts, that could mean anything.

We haven't had a chance to podcast - and in fact we don't know when we will - but a race review has been written and ROTR has been chosen.

I can exclusively reveal that the third candidate got up. In the finest traditions of awarding ROTR to an abstract concept (the award to Lewisteria at the 2007 British GP), we are awarding ROTR this time to the "over-hyping of the 2010 season".

My other prime candidates, in case you were wondering, were Webber and BMW Sauber.

[TomWazzleshaw]

My other prime candidates, in case you were wondering, were Webber and BMW Sauber.

I can understand BMW Sauber being up there but why Webber?

[CarlosFerreira]

My other prime candidates, in case you were wondering, were Webber and BMW Sauber.

I can understand BMW Sauber being up there but why Webber?

Because he couldn't hit a single apex for laps in a row, despite Vettel ruling the roost?

[P_Friesacher]

I don't really know how he would deserve the honor, but can I please persuade you somehow to give reject of the race to Mark Webber?
I could really use the points in Super Aguri's Fantasy Game!

[thehemogoblin]

But put it this way, I have three candidates in mind, two of which have featured quite prominently on this thread. The third is a bit broader, but since we've given ROTR to typhoons, drain covers, entire fields, abstract concepts, that could mean anything.

We haven't had a chance to podcast - and in fact we don't know when we will - but a race review has been written and ROTR has been chosen.

I can exclusively reveal that the third candidate got up. In the finest traditions of awarding ROTR to an abstract concept (the award to Lewisteria at the 2007 British GP), we are awarding ROTR this time to the "over-hyping of the 2010 season".

My other prime candidates, in case you were wondering, were Webber and BMW Sauber.

Don't you think it's a little early to be trashing 2010? We still have plenty of processional racing to go.

[eytl]

Don't you think it's a little early to be trashing 2010? We still have plenty of processional racing to go.

Although to be precise, we're condemning the unbalanced (including from us!) build-up to 2010 which focussed on all the potential pros without looking at the potential cons, and not the season itself. The racing may turn out to be complete rubbish, or it might still end up being fantastic, but that's not the point - the point is simply that the build-up was too one-sided.

I can understand BMW Sauber being up there but why Webber?

For the same reason why, if we were choosing the dead-beat team-mate, Mark would win easily. As I've written in the race review, Mark's weekend proves why Vettel is top class and he isn't quite. Whenever Vettel nails something, e.g. his Q3 lap, Mark will make some small error, and in the end they add up to massive time loss. Last year they both made their share of errors but here, at the start of the season, when it's time to really place a marker for the season, Vettel delivers a faultless performance, whereas Webber screws up his final quali lap, misses his grid box, loses a place off the start, and loses another place in the pits. Tells you all you need to know about how they compare.

Let's face it, we love Mark, but even his Twitter feed is @aussiegrit or something like that. You don't associate grit with Vettel - you associate sheer ability instead.