Grand Prix Rejects

Will this forum be a World Cup free zone this summer???

Debaser wrote:Will this forum be a World Cup free zone this summer???

Thierry 'Evil Cheat' Henry.

shinji wrote:

Debaser wrote:Will this forum be a World Cup free zone this summer???

Thierry 'Evil Cheat' Henry.

I'ld be scared if I was part of the German Squad if the last 3 races are anything to go by

shinji wrote:

Debaser wrote:Will this forum be a World Cup free zone this summer???

Thierry 'Evil Cheat' Henry.

That is the exception to the rule.

I would hope that any exuberance, celebration, taunting or other soccer-related (or football-related for you foreign folk) activities stay contained to your signatures. Let's not affect the forum itself with more blatant nationalism than usual.

Also, Portugal produces inferior moderators.

thehemogoblin wrote:I would hope that any exuberance, celebration, taunting or other soccer-related (or football-related for you foreign folk) activities stay contained to your signatures. Let's not affect the forum itself with more blatant nationalism than usual.

Jingo is sooooo 19th century.

you don't have to worry, my country hasn't qualified a tournament since 2002
and cheering for a referee is just stupid

so 'll keep my nationalism strictly about racing, like it should!

Come on Scotland!

Oh, hang on...

coops wrote:Come on Scotland!

Oh, hang on...

Scotland has a successful IndyCar driver, and a participant in DTM...

dr-baker wrote:

coops wrote:Come on Scotland!
Oh, hang on...

Scotland has a successful IndyCar driver, and a participant in DTM...

And the English F1 drivers will continue to have success long after the Football team have returned home in shame and failure. Again.

coops wrote:

dr-baker wrote:

coops wrote:Come on Scotland!
Oh, hang on...

Scotland has a successful IndyCar driver, and a participant in DTM...

And the English F1 drivers will continue to have success long after the Football team have returned home in shame and failure. Again.

Hurrah! We're good at at least one thing... ADx, what are Wales good at?

dr-baker wrote: ADx, what are Wales good at?

Staying under water for long periods of time?

dr-baker wrote:

coops wrote:Come on Scotland!

Oh, hang on...

Scotland has a successful IndyCar driver, and a participant in DTM...

Three participants in DTM of one should've won the last race and one scored her first points

CarlosFerreira wrote:

thehemogoblin wrote:I would hope that any exuberance, celebration, taunting or other soccer-related (or football-related for you foreign folk) activities stay contained to your signatures. Let's not affect the forum itself with more blatant nationalism than usual.

Jingo is sooooo 19th century.

You wish - although talking of jingoism reminds me of one of Orwell's comments in 'Homage to Catalonia' - 'The advent of arial warfare might finally give us the chance to see that rare sight - a jingo with a bullet hole in him'.

dr-baker wrote:Hurrah! We're good at at least one thing... ADx, what are Wales good at?

The ritualised warfare otherwise known as Rugby?

Either way, I'm hoping that this will remain one little oasis free from the World Cup hyperbole. That said, it'll give us some entertainment when we see the FA try to explain why England goes out early on in the tournament. That said, whilst England may underperforn on the international stage, the one thing that the English FA is best at is maximising its profits. During the last tournament, they made nearly double the amount that the next best (Germany, who were hosting the tournament) did; they really were milking the tournament for every single sponsorship pound they could get.

That said, the drivers seem keen to chat about the World Cup - before the Turkish GP, there was a bit of banter between Webber and Schumacher in one of the press conferences about the Australia - Germany match. Schumacher initally joked "Do you even have a team?" to Webber, who was talking up the chances of Australia, naturally, and saying "Well, we're hoping for the best". Rubens then chipped in, joking about how Brazil were going to thrash everyone. Hamilton joked that he wasn't going to give any predictions, lest somebody beat him to the bookmakers, whilst Button admitted that he didn't have a clue as he didn't like football anyway.

I have begun to "talk footie" in the Dept, after even the girls started chipping in. I no longer try to talk of sports with anyone, just football; remaining males now see me as normal, I feel thoroughly depressed.

CarlosFerreira wrote:I have begun to "talk footie" in the Dept, after even the girls started chipping in. I no longer try to talk of sports with anyone, just football; remaining males now see me as normal, I feel thoroughly depressed.

If you think you're depressed now, wait until Portugal loses in the group stage.

thehemogoblin wrote:

CarlosFerreira wrote:I have begun to "talk footie" in the Dept, after even the girls started chipping in. I no longer try to talk of sports with anyone, just football; remaining males now see me as normal, I feel thoroughly depressed.

If you think you're depressed now, wait until Portugal loses in the group stage.

...to North Korea.

shinji wrote:

thehemogoblin wrote:

CarlosFerreira wrote:I have begun to "talk footie" in the Dept, after even the girls started chipping in. I no longer try to talk of sports with anyone, just football; remaining males now see me as normal, I feel thoroughly depressed.

If you think you're depressed now, wait until Portugal loses in the group stage.

...to North Korea.

I am cheering for North Korea, praying to every conceivable deity that they'll defect after winning the world cup. With Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" on the background.

I know most people don't believe it, but the extent of my indifference for football beggars belief. Remember when Portugal played Greece in the European Cup final? In Portugal? The nation stopped to watch it feverishly.
I was watching MotoGP from Brazil. Won by a Japanese rider whose name now eludes me, on a Honda RC 211 V, because of the Bridgestone tyres. Rossi, on Michelins, tried so hard to catch him, he dropped it. Great race.

CarlosFerreira wrote:
I am cheering for North Korea, praying to every conceivable deity that they'll defect after winning the world cup. With Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" on the background.

As am I, they carry the F1 Rejects spirit to the World Cup.

For example, a squad consists of 23 players, with 3 goalkeepers. North Korea, trying to exploit this, only brought two keepers, and an extra striker. Now that striker is registered as a goalkeeper, and won't be able to play anywhere but in goals.

In a sport where stuff like that so rarely happens, you have to take whatever scrap of hilarity you can.

shinji wrote:

CarlosFerreira wrote:
I am cheering for North Korea, praying to every conceivable deity that they'll defect after winning the world cup. With Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" on the background.

As am I, they carry the F1 Rejects spirit to the World Cup.

For example, a squad consists of 23 players, with 3 goalkeepers. North Korea, trying to exploit this, only brought two keepers, and an extra striker. Now that striker is registered as a goalkeeper, and won't be able to play anywhere but in goals.

If the striker can only play in the goal, why didn't they bring a third keeper? I mean, sounds daft... besides, 23 players is over two teams, why cheat?

CarlosFerreira wrote:
I know most people don't believe it, but the extent of my indifference for football beggars belief. Remember when Portugal played Greece in the European Cup final? In Portugal? The nation stopped to watch it feverishly.
I was watching MotoGP from Brazil. Won by a Japanese rider whose name now eludes me, on a Honda RC 211 V, because of the Bridgestone tyres. Rossi, on Michelins, tried so hard to catch him, he dropped it. Great race.

The name you're looking for is Makoto Tamada. His best days went before I got interested in the sport (my first year was Hayden's championship year, although I remember watching Doohan and Creville when I was younger). I hear that the latest Moto2 race was good, is it worth watching on catch-up?

CarlosFerreira wrote:I was watching MotoGP from Brazil. Won by a Japanese rider whose name now eludes me, on a Honda RC 211 V, because of the Bridgestone tyres. Rossi, on Michelins, tried so hard to catch him, he dropped it. Great race.

Rider in question is Makoto Tamada. 2004 was by far his strongest, most promising, season in MotoGP. After that season his MotoGP career, just like fellow countryman Takuma Sato's F1 career, seemed to fall off a cliff.

CarlosFerreira wrote:

shinji wrote:

CarlosFerreira wrote:
I am cheering for North Korea, praying to every conceivable deity that they'll defect after winning the world cup. With Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" on the background.

As am I, they carry the F1 Rejects spirit to the World Cup.

For example, a squad consists of 23 players, with 3 goalkeepers. North Korea, trying to exploit this, only brought two keepers, and an extra striker. Now that striker is registered as a goalkeeper, and won't be able to play anywhere but in goals.

If the striker can only play in the goal, why didn't they bring a third keeper? I mean, sounds daft... besides, 23 players is over two teams, why cheat?

They naively thought they'd found a loophole.

They hadn't.

LionZoo wrote:Rider in question is Makoto Tamada. 2004 was by far his strongest, most promising, season in MotoGP. After that season his MotoGP career, just like fellow countryman Takuma Sato's F1 career, seemed to fall off a cliff.

Tamadaaaaa! Yeah, he won 2 or 3 races that year, thanks to the Bridge tyres. Brilliant, but when the top guys changed to the same rubber, that was that.

watka wrote:The name you're looking for is Makoto Tamada. His best days went before I got interested in the sport (my first year was Hayden's championship year, although I remember watching Doohan and Creville when I was younger). I hear that the latest Moto2 race was good, is it worth watching on catch-up?

Moto2 is THE BOMB. 10-abreast bikes piling up at first corner, plus Jules "no gravel trap big enough" Cluzel battling it out with notorious maniacs Elias, Debon, Talmacsi and the ever-so-quick Luthi. Forget MotoGP, Moto2 is brilliant racing.

shinji wrote:They naively thought they'd found a loophole.

They hadn't.

"What turbo?" - "Oh, that turbo!" - "It doesn't say in the regulations we can't run a turbo!" - "Oh, it does. Oh."

I could not care less about soccer/football, even if it is the World Cup. The Australia vs. Germany match will be on TV at around the same time as the Canadian GP - you can already guess what I will be watching.

i can't remember seeing the german team actually playing an exciting game, easy choice i'd even doubt if it were the valencia GP

MinardiFan95 wrote:I could not care less about soccer/football, even if it is the World Cup. The Australia vs. Germany match will be on TV at around the same time as the Canadian GP - you can already guess what I will be watching.

Son of a biscuit.

Well since it's somewhat foreseeable that our dear northerly neighbors are going to win that one I'm going to watch the race, too. But I'll never forgive myself, if Australia actually manages to pull off a win! Might have to switch back and forth a bit.

CarlosFerreira wrote:

shinji wrote:They naively thought they'd found a loophole.

They hadn't.

"What turbo?" - "Oh, that turbo!" - "It doesn't say in the regulations we can't run a turbo!" - "Oh, it does. Oh."

Are you, or have you formerly been, an employee for Toyota Team Europe or any of its affiliates?*

*For those who don't know, it's a reference to the 1995 WRC season, where Toyota ran an illegal restrictor on their turbos.

kostas22 wrote:

CarlosFerreira wrote:

shinji wrote:They naively thought they'd found a loophole.

They hadn't.

"What turbo?" - "Oh, that turbo!" - "It doesn't say in the regulations we can't run a turbo!" - "Oh, it does. Oh."

Are you, or have you formerly been, an employee for Toyota Team Europe or any of its affiliates?*

*For those who don't know, it's a reference to the 1995 WRC season, where Toyota ran an illegal restrictor on their turbos.

I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky.

What's this World Cup that you're all on about? As I recall, there hasn't been one since 2004:



Uninterestingly, of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, only Germany, Slovakia, and USA have competed in the 8-nation WCHockey which typically also includes Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, Russia, and Sweden. If you include England (as part of Great Britain), 21 play in the IIHF's Ice Hockey World Championships, including all of AFC & OFC, 12 UEFA (not Portugal), Mexico, New Zealand, South Africa, and USA. Algeria haven't but are involved in the African & Arab Cups while Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Portugal have all played or attempted to qualify for the IIHF Inline (roller) Hockey World Championships.

Thanks for bringing up hockey *sarcastically*, still a bit annoyed after losing the Stanley Cup final.

Back on topic, Nick Heidfeld of all people is doing commentary on the practice sessions. He always seemed to do really well here.

Whatever the problems with F1, at least there aren't vuvuzelas.

shinji wrote:Whatever the problems with F1, at least there aren't vuvuzelas.

Or Sepp Blatter

Debaser wrote:

shinji wrote:Whatever the problems with F1, at least there aren't vuvuzelas.

Or Sepp Blatter

Huh? I don't get either reference. maybe a Google search beckons...

EDIT: are both hockey refernces by any chance?

redbulljack14 wrote:Thanks for bringing up hockey *sarcastically*, still a bit annoyed after losing the Stanley Cup final.

How about them Blackhawks?

Cynon wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Thanks for bringing up hockey *sarcastically*, still a bit annoyed after losing the Stanley Cup final.

How about them Blackhawks?

Ah well, we didn't do bad considering we were lucky to get in the playoffs in the first place.

Cynon wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Thanks for bringing up hockey *sarcastically*, still a bit annoyed after losing the Stanley Cup final.

How about them Blackhawks?

Damn you Blackhawks! That's the second time in a row you beat the Canucks in the conference semis!

Cynon wrote:

redbulljack14 wrote:Thanks for bringing up hockey *sarcastically*, still a bit annoyed after losing the Stanley Cup final.

How about them Blackhawks?

That was the first championship for any team I root for since 1977. So sweet.