Grand Prix Rejects

1. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

2. Yuki Tsunoda. His race deserved a better result than P7 in the end, man was on it all day.

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:06 1. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

2. Yuki Tsunoda. His race deserved a better result than P7 in the end, man was on it all day.

Agreed.

Alpine: FINALLY After a disappointing season, they nabbed a double podium
Yuki Tsunoda: A fine drive by him, lets hope that he ll maintain this great momentum...

1. Alpine: That double podium is much needed considering the difficult season

2. Yuki Tsunoda: Best race for him and deserved a better result.

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:06 1. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

2. Yuki Tsunoda. His race deserved a better result than P7 in the end, man was on it all day.

I couldn't say it better myself.

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:061. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

Stewart at least had a podium at France that year IIRC? I'm legitimately curious - I might go back and have a look to see I can find one nearly as shocking

Obviously, AlCHADpine get the nod here.

2. Yuki Tsunoda - This feels like a reminder that being an F1 driver is a very exclusive club, and Tsunoda was arguably the best single driver in the world today. Man deserved a podium for his efforts.

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:06 1. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

2. Yuki Tsunoda. His race deserved a better result than P7 in the end, man was on it all day.

Basically what he said

1. Alpine. A double poduim. No-one saw that coming for this season. What a race for them

2. Max Verstappen. I don't think anyone saw him going from 17th to 1st and winning by about 17 seconds. It was a great drive.

1. APLINE - no other answers accepted, this was truly applying strategy and pace from a car nowhere near it

2. Williams, Aston Martin & Ferrari mechanics - Amazing job rebuilding so much in such a short turn around

1) Alpine: An excellent result in a chaotic race and totally out of the blue.

2) Max Verstappen: Yes, these might be the conditions he thrives in, but he went from near the back to win this against much more favoured competition given the circumstances.

I was expecting Max to win once it was wet even from a bad grid position - thinking 2016 and also Schumacher-esque like Spain 96 too. So I'm going for Alpine - I expected them to be eaten up by Russell/Leclerc/Norris etc once the rain eased but it never happened! HM to Max and Yuki.

Salamander wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:10

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:061. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

Stewart at least had a podium at France that year IIRC? I'm legitimately curious - I might go back and have a look to see I can find one nearly as shocking

Ligier, Germany 1994?

dr-baker wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:36

Salamander wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:10

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:061. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

Stewart at least had a podium at France that year IIRC? I'm legitimately curious - I might go back and have a look to see I can find one nearly as shocking

Ligier, Germany 1994?

That's probably the best call going - and even then, Ligier might not have scored any points before Germany, but they did have a 7th & 8th place finish in Spain - the best Alpine has done in any GP this year before Brazil was 9th. Before then... maybe Renault's 1-3 in France 1979? They certainly had the pace but the reliability to get both cars home... not so much.

Alpine: Definitely the highlight of the day!

Alpine: Both drivers finished on the podium so they are the obvious choice.
Max Verstappen: From P17 to P1, only he could do such a thing in such conditions.

1) The Alpines - That's the team's first ever double podium! (Also the first for Team Enstone since Korea 2013 when they were Lotus)

2) Max Verstappen - Now let's get on with winning title #4!

Salamander wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:10

Londoner wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 18:061. Alpine. Perhaps the most astonishing and unexpected double podium since Stewart at the 1999 European GP?

Stewart at least had a podium at France that year IIRC? I'm legitimately curious - I might go back and have a look to see I can find one nearly as shocking

Obviously, AlCHADpine get the nod here.

2. Yuki Tsunoda - This feels like a reminder that being an F1 driver is a very exclusive club, and Tsunoda was arguably the best single driver in the world today. Man deserved a podium for his efforts.

They finished on the podium in both the San Marino and French GP's, in fact, so Stewart had already had more success in the earlier half of the season than you might have originally thought.

OK, now the craven stewards have bottled it...

There is only one IIDOTR: Alpine.

Everything else, like Verstappen winning from 17th or Tsunoda lucking into 3rd for a while before finishing 7th - so what - would have been probable.

But a disfunctional team under new management, with drivers who have a history of mutual antipathy, being guided by a proven cheat (Flavio), and driving tractors powered by lawn-mower engines, to even get both car in the points would have been worthy of the award.

But a double podium makes it unequivocal.

Great race, great result.

Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑03 Nov 2024, 19:39 1) The Alpines - That's the team's first ever double podium! (Also the first for Team Enstone since Korea 2013 when they were Lotus)

2) Max Verstappen - Now let's get on with winning title #4!

HM: VCARB, both cars qualified in the Top 5, both cars scored.