Grand Prix Rejects

CarlosFerreira

Really nice and tidy little article, mario. I imagine a load of work went into this. Thank you!

CarlosFerreira

With this race, I would not be surprised if Sutil and Gutierrez have effectively signed Sauber's bankruptcy notice - with their financial problems, Sauber literally cannot afford to finish 10th in the WCC Damn good observation, that. Either that, or Sutil and Gutierrez have just ensured Simona de S...

CarlosFerreira

Dj_bereta wrote:1 - Bianchi: Scored first points for Marussia. Nuff said.
2 - Hulkenberg: Clever strategy reward him with a well deserved 5th place.

I'm seconding this.

CarlosFerreira

It's an interesting exercise, but I reckon the most marketable driver in the world remains Ayrton Senna. I don't want to be polemic, but every single year the press rolls out the "remember Ayrton" bandwagon, and away we go for 3 weeks. It's like he's the James Dean of motorsports.

CarlosFerreira

Aerospeed wrote:F1.com is saying that there will be full monsoon rain for the race...

Dare I say Magnum Coca-Cola?

CarlosFerreira

1. Kevin Magnussen - 408 2. Valtteri Bottas - 173 3. Daniel Ricciardo - 120 4. Daniil Kvyat - 42 = Jenson Button - 42 6. Lotus - 10 = McLaren - 10 = Whoever chose the drivers for every team this year - except Sauber - 10 9. Red Bull - 6 = Button's castrated nose - 6 = Jean-Eric Vergne - 6 = Marussi...

CarlosFerreira

Not only did it rob Daniel Ricciardo of a famous 2nd place in his home race, leaving a sour taste in the mouth of every Australian F1 fan, but it also forced us to record an additional addendum to the podcast! I'll be amazed if Red Bull get up on appeal. In every sport imaginable, unless there's an...

CarlosFerreira

Mexicola wrote:I hated the V8s. Nails on a chalkboards stuff that I eventually got used to. I love the V6s.

What the man said.

CarlosFerreira

I prefer the sound of the V6s to the annoying, pencil-sharpener V8s.

CarlosFerreira

I'm a little sad to see how far Ferrari has dropped. Mostly, I am beginning to wonder if we'll see a third title for Alonso. With Hamilton and Vettel as the current Godfathers (in better cars than the Ferrari), a second tier, may-have-a-go-at-a-Championship-if-everyone-else-falls-asleep composed of ...

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:That's not the scene I linked to, though. The scene/quote in my link, is where Cleese yells "An unbeliever! Persecute! Kill the heretic!"
Meaning you .

Oh yeah? What has Raikkonen ever done for us anyway?

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:
CarlosFerreira wrote: I dislike what Kimi has become. And I really detested how he came back looking like it was the second coming. Pathetic.

^^ http://youtu.be/r0Xf8IGuuIk?t=1h2m20s ^^

Your link is broken in the UK, so here you go.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjz16xjeBAA

CarlosFerreira

SgtPepper wrote:Wow, and I thought I was anti-Vettel Carlos!

I'm not Anti-Raikkonen, it just annoys me that hi return was hailed as the Second Coming. He is not the Messiah, he is a very naughty boy.

CarlosFerreira

DanielPT wrote:Also, he did win the Championship in 07 though.

Nope, McLaren lost it.

CarlosFerreira

Raikkonen won't make it to the end of the season. And Massa will be vindicated. You really dislike Kimi, Carlos! But he will last the distance, I think. Although I am unsure if he keeps there for next year. I thought he wasn't too far off Alonso and drove a what he could, but is it RoTR material? I...

CarlosFerreira

Raikkonen won't make it to the end of the season. And Massa will be vindicated.

CarlosFerreira

1st - Kvyat: seriously? Great drive, didn't put a wheel wrong the whole weekend. Watch out, JEV.

2nd - Magnussen: great, great drive and showed everyone the way home. This guy is going to be a winner, and soon.

CarlosFerreira

I'm liking the fact that all the nominations are purely for drivers and teams - quite often the first race of the season (like 2004 and 2010) it goes to something to do with the new rules which people don't like - good to see there's none of that now. I want to second that. Also, after reading thro...

CarlosFerreira

I think the idea is to smooth fuel flow, therefore limiting maximum available horsepower. If you use more than the average horsepower, it means that at peak your engine is over-using fuel. The FIA wants to stop that. Why? To reduce cornering speeds? No, to reduce maximum power. See Jamie's explanat...

CarlosFerreira

And why the bloody hell was this rule put in the first place? What does it bring to improve the sport from an environmental, sporting and a entertainment aspect? Why can't the rule just read 'you have your 100 litres of fuel for the race, you make use of it the best you see fit, no flow restriction...

CarlosFerreira

CaptainGetz12 wrote:Vettel DNFed and left in a fuss unfitting for the defending champ...

What? The guy stayed over in the garage and talked to the press during the race.

CarlosFerreira

It's a well known fact that I am not a fan of the guy, but I am going to go with Kimi Raikkonen as reject of the race. After bailing out of Lotus early last year (proving once more that his motivation is as fickle as you like), Kimi looked to be at the same level as Alonso during the pre-season, whi...

CarlosFerreira

Dang, Marquez is just unbeatable right now! See why i'm not his biggest fan? At least Moto3 is seeing other riders on the podium now Yes, he does win a lot, but usually he doesn't it in an entertaining fashion with the most aggressive riding style of anyone since Rossi. Since Stoner, you mean. Abou...

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:
CarlosFerreira wrote: Bloody hell, the guy can't get a break.

On the contrary, he is a Boss at breaking. Breaking himself, that is.

Ah yes, indeed.

CarlosFerreira

Jocke1 wrote:Hi, this is Ben Spies. I've just injured myself again, for the fiftyseventh time, and I won't be available for the time being.
But leave a message and I'll call you back once I've healed.

Bloody hell, the guy can't get a break.

CarlosFerreira

No. I don't want to see Stoner back. He was a great champion and he broke up the Spanish dominance, but it was about time he left. If there is someone to break up the dominance of Spanish riders, I will finally be happy again I accept the argument, but I would personally love to see him, Lorenzo an...

CarlosFerreira

As much of a great champion and exciting rider he is, I'm glad that Stoner left MotoGP. Means that we don't have to endure his whinging any more and we get to see Marquez on a top bike. You guys can have him back now. We don't want him either. It will go down in history as one of motorsports greate...

CarlosFerreira

I am reasonably happy that Crutchlow has decided to move on and join Ducati. Ducati's performance this year is not representative. They have decided to renew their structure, got new people and new management in, and are taking a deep breath before attacking next year. The current bike is the diffic...

CarlosFerreira

Wizzie wrote:Stoner's coming back to test for Honda

Triple 8, can you please give the works Dunlop Series drive to Jack Perkins ASAP?

There's talk that he might get a wild card ride in 2013. It would be incredible to have Stoner, Marquez and a recovered Lorenzo all racing each other.

CarlosFerreira

Freeze-O-Kimi wrote:Just to show Ducati's fall from grace Valentino Rossi has scored more Wins and Podiums this year than 2011 and 2012 combined

True - and history might one day be written about how much hiring Rossi contributed to Ducati's downfall.

CarlosFerreira

Having been cross at Rossi since 2008's pass outside Stoner into the Corkscrew, I was actually very happy to see Marquez pull the John Deere move yesterday. However, I hope Marc takes the chill pill during the holidays before he oversteps the line as he did in Moto2, but there's no doubt that Pedros...

CarlosFerreira

I find Raikkonen hugely overrated. Sure, he was fast while at McLaren, but never so fast that he could consistently beat Schumacher, reliability issues or not. He then went on to almost manage to lose Schumacher's team that 2007 Championship - you'd almost think that McLaren committing public suicid...

CarlosFerreira

I really hope this thread does not descend into some ghastly poo-throwing contest - but have you heard how Maldonado has started to come up with excuses for being beaten by the team's rookie? "We have different driving styles, he drives very gently and is very smooth with the car - this is not ...

CarlosFerreira

This entire trial is a damn farce. It's a case of FIA covering their rear. They would not have bothered with any of this had the paddock not discovered the secret. Mercedes and Pirelli were complicit in rule breaking, because the FIA forced an under-pressure Pirelli into a corner because they simpl...

CarlosFerreira

Wizzie wrote:Good news: It's official; Suzuki are coming back
Bad news: It won't be until 2015

Well, that's good news. I hope they actually put some effort into it, instead of just hiring a rider to crash their bike for a couple of years.

CarlosFerreira

Great MotoGP race. Lorenzo was masterful, Pedrosa showed what defensive riding is, and Marquez kept on being impressive. Perfect race from those three. My personal awards: Reject of the Race would go, perhaps a little unfairly, to Bautista. Second crash in the first lap in two races, and we're comin...

CarlosFerreira

Oh, and he's just negotiated for the best driver in the world to remain in his team for a while longer. I didn't know Alonso just signed for Red Bull As a fan of Alonso through and through, I'm not sure what to feel about this... Fernando has been consistently superb, but so has Vettel. The differe...

CarlosFerreira

Ataxia wrote:So far this season, Pedrosa looks like forcing me to tuck into a steaming cold slice of humble pie.

That was an amazing lap. And Pol Espargaro did a similar thing (>0.6 sec) in Moto2, although you'll struggle to read about it in British motorsports websites...

CarlosFerreira

Admittedly, if I were to look amongst the senior managers of the teams and were asked to nominate those who were the most effective at their jobs, I wouldn't put Horner right at the top of the list.Personally, I would have said that, in terms of the efficiency with which they have used the more lim...

CarlosFerreira

TL;DR: Horner is very good all round. pasta: it's not about if one has "displayed his authority", etc. That might be your model of what a team principal should be, but it is not a measure of management efficiency, or success for that matter. Wins, that's the measure of success. Or albums s...

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