Grand Prix Rejects

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kostas22 wrote:At first it was sounding believeable...but when it started talking about Chad Hurley jumping ship tp Campos, I lost all faith.

More bullsh*t rumours I think.

That has been rumoured in Dieter Recken's column.

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Warning: Has written rumour all over it, but it's official press, not dedicated to build rumours about F1. News: not very encouraging but not worse than already expected here: Acccording to argentinean press m, but according to them the rest of the world (especially US (?), says that USF1 was alrea...

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My favorite Canadian:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiKB9UGYPrQ

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The Autosport report I linked mentions about 0.6 seconds. Do you have different data? EDIT: f1.com agrees with you, so I suppose it's Autosport who fluked it. OK, it seems that I glanced at the live coverage at the end and did not notice that Virgin reduced their best time to 1:32'417. It must have...

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Henrique wrote:
rffp wrote:The tyre supplier stated that they have no obligation to supply tyres for teams that are not in the FIA F1 entry list. And not even GP2 tyres!

No obligation? Don't they buy the tyres from Bridgestone? Bridgestone doesn't like money?

I ask the same question as you. I am writing it as I read it.

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Day 1 is over, and Autosport reports. Vettel held on to the top spot (0.5 ahead of Hamilton), but the star was Fauzy, completing a lot of laps and beating Glock by 0.6 seconds. Branson may need to start going on a diet soon in order to fit in the AirAsia hostess apparel. Importantly, Schumi did the...

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And the plot thickens. I have read two news that concern SGP's progress. First, good for SGP, bad for USF1. Pecho López has been informed that he will miss at least the first three GPs by Peter Windsor. According to Dieter Recken's column, just published online in Autosport.com, actually USF1 does n...

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shinji wrote:
noshpit wrote:maybe they should do something like usf1, who are making toasters and make some other kitchen applience

Explain yourself, fiend.

That is a kind of private joke. You would need to see the USF1 progress videos in Youtube. I believe that they are fastly becoming veridical.

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Henrique wrote:
Valrys wrote:Sooper Aguri in 2006 before they kicked Yamamoto out

Fixed.

Just remembered Soopah Aguri. But their line-up was Sato/Ide in the beginning.

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Now Lotus is 3s quicker than Virgin, but still way off the pace.

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CarlosFerreira wrote:
rffp wrote:But what is Virgin into trouble again? Only 4 laps so far...

It's been raining most morning, they're probably short on parts and don't want to risk an off.

The track is drying for more than 1 hour. Are they waiting for it to be completely dry?
It might take a while...

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So far, it is Richard Branson that will have to dress as stewardess.

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I hope that both Virgin and Lotus reduce the gap to the midfield runners.
But what is Virgin into trouble again? Only 4 laps so far...

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Alain Prost. One of the most exceptional drivers of all time, brilliant, etc. But a whining character. His pathetic attitude in driving the car into the pits in the 1988 British GP says it all. He also abandoned the 1989 Australian GP, although the conditions were dreadful. He got so many criticism ...

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I have to say Osella. They scored 0 point from 1985 to 1990, that is certainly a benchmark in rejectdom. But the sight of Nicola Larini racing like a bat out of hell in the wet Montreal circuit in 1989 and running as high as 3rd place before the usual unreliability issues made him drop out of the ra...

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Stefan GP is shipping equipment to the 1st FOUR races, even though his team has no entry. I read that on the BBC today and was mighty impressed, they seem better prepared than USF1 and Campos which begs the question: how could the decision-makers repsonsible for the choice of new teams get it so wr...

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As a recent father (1 month old daughter), I congratulate you for the birth of Andrea Law.
I tried to name my daughter with a racing name, but was vetoed!

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homerbhoy wrote:I do hope someone buys out Campos if they cant make the grid. I just want 13 teams on the grid.

Stefan GP and Prodrive deserve a chance if Campos and USF1 are not gonna be there

They do, but how would Prodrive make it into the grid?

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AS stated that these are secret negotiations, ergo the denial by VW.
Seems like BS^2.

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IMO much of the fault about Campos struggling to make the grid is the removal of the budget cap. We must remember the car was already on developmental process. USF1 seems to be messing around though. Well, then it is Campos fault. The budget cap was plainly speaking a stupid concept. If they believ...

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Update: Hans-Joachim Stuck, from VW, and Colin Kolles have denied any association with Campos.
Has the Spanish media fraked up?

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Breaking news. According to AS newspaper, Bernie managed for Volkswagen to acquire Campos, assuring that the Valencia team makes the payment to Dallara. In Bahrein, Adrián Campos forfeits as team principal. But from what I read, VW takes over with Collin Kolles in 2011. The dates seem odd. Anyone ca...

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I believe that Stefan GP is waiting for the news that Campos (or maybe USF1) won't make it into the 2010 season at all, hence becoming the natural substitute. I believe that today (Feb 10) is the extended deadline given by Dallara to Campos to settle their pending debts.

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Let us hope that he can spare time to give autographs, at least to the youngsters.

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This is how I will remember him:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B42AW-d89M

Well, actually I am a great admirer of his talent. He may not have taken F-1 too seriously, but he is not overrated.

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Phoenix wrote:They're beginning to be late. They could end up missing the first and even the second races if they make it.

Bernie just declared that he is expecting Campos and USF1 to miss at least the first three races.
He also, of course, fondly spoke of Stefan GP!

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WDC 2010: Sebastian Vettel
WCC 2010: McLaren
IIDOTY: Rubens Barrichello
ROTY: Jarno Trulli
R[ookie]OTY (Driver): Luca di Grassi
R[ookie]OTY (Team): Virgin
KataCesaris Trophy: Kamui Kobayashi
DBTMOTY: Jarno Trulli
First driver change: Out Trulli In Villeneuve (or Ralf)
First team to withdraw: Campos

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I think Barrichello has every right to complain about his Ferrari days because he was at the team that was miles better than any other and the grid, but clearly didn't have his fair share of the team's resources from day 1. I can understand the team orders where he had to move over for Schumacher a...

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This team is the least credible and reputable heap of crap to attempt an F1 entry in a long time. What about all their publicocrap last year saying they would showcase North American drivers? Peter Windsor, you have bitten off more than you can chew here mate - stick to the over analytical sudo int...

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fjackdaw wrote:Is he whining and complaining, or is he giving a light-hearted answer to a question? I think you're giving this quote too much significance.

OK, for that question, he did give a light-hearted answer which IMHO he shouldn't give, and was misinterpreted.
In the past, he did whine.

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Sure. But we, brazilian tifosi, expected much more than that. When Senna died in 1994, every Brazilian turned their head into Barrichello. He felt the pressure of being thought of Senna's successor. His father advised him he should only worry about being the best driver he could be (Aristotle FTW),...

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Ferrari was a fantastic opportunity for Barrichello, because he was good but not spectacular and only drove midfield cars before that. What was his choice if not, be at Jaguar and never win a race? Perhaps he would have retired before he had the Brawn opportunity. I'm sure he knew perfectly before ...

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Rubens missed an opportunity to be quiet, I think, and, worse, he was aware of that. I am a fan of him, since the first time I was in Interlagos, I saw him win. I disagree, he is right! Poor Nico will become a pawn at Schumi´s hands. I believe so, but that is none of Barrichello's concern. He shoul...

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Actually, Barrichello's statement was taken a bit out of context. He said in a not too serious manner. The whole declaration (translated) is: "Ge out! The only advice that I can spare is for him to drive fast and not crash. Ross will always tell that before the GPs. Nico is a great talent, I wi...

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This is quite reassuring, as I am a fan of the Silverstone team.

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According to the Daily Telegraph, the UK government is hounding on Force India for not presenting their bills (or would that be the balance sheet) from 2008. Is this another opportunity for Stefan GP? Anyway, I hope that they can work things out, since they have all the potential to be regular midfi...

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Bad news for Stefan GP: m Although seeing is believing and vice-versa. Personally, much as I like the idea of Stefan GP, I hope the two existing teams make it to the grid on time, partly because I can imagine the crushing disappointment for Lopez and/or Senna to have their dream snatched away, and ...

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I think we'll have a McLaren / Ferrari / Mercedes / Red Bull four-way, with Sauber nipping at their heels. I really would like to see Sauber nipping their heels, but I fear that their financial struggle may take a hard toll on them. I hope I am wrong, it is really important for F-1 that a 30 years ...

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I think we'll have a McLaren / Ferrari / Mercedes / Red Bull four-way, with Sauber nipping at their heels. I really would like to see Sauber nipping their heels, but I fear that their financial struggle may take a hard toll on them. I hope I am wrong, it is really important for F-1 that a 30 years ...

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Bad news for Stefan GP:

http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/81275

Although seeing is believing and vice-versa.

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