Grand Prix Rejects

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Can we bring back the nosecone destruction championship for this season?

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OK, so 750 hp out, but this is still almost TWICE as much HP as F1 http://www.dailysportscar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/LMP1_INFOGRAPHIC.jpg On the other hand, Nissan have also admitted that they are really struggling to get under the minimum weight limit for their car - the rumour is that, eve...

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hmmmm return of front-engined cars. maybe the return of the 12 hours of seb-*punched in gut* ow sorry. why'd they leave? track surface? also Daytona? LMP1's seem to do just fine over there, around the banking.... gosh darnit! i REALLY want to see Ganassi get beat bad by the Germans or Japanese! com...

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https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10456062_770742219683108_4307948094131660548_n.png?oh=4df07886d75c9fe66d0a80a35f1f7d4c&oe=555B3F6F&__gda__=1432734725_a3fbd0605164f605968a61ee94ee9aa4 It's like when you hit the paint bucket tool instead of the pencil tool in M...

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On a different note, the FIA have now been forced to concede that Ferrari and Renault have spotted a gap in the regulations over the homologation date for their 2015 spec engines which will allow them to homologate their engines during, rather than before, the opening race of the season. Basically,...

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Onxy Wrecked wrote:And the one-offs of Sage Karam, Townsend Bell, and Kurt Busch having either been the fastest car on track or in the top 5 in the 500 proper. Bell even led some laps.

No thanks to James Hinchcliffe for taking out him and Ed Carpenter.

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Haas has bought the Marussia factory (that sounded weird). Sensible move. What I wonder though is how big a role their North Carolina base will play. Surely for logistical reasons, they can't afford to house the cars, and therefore the workshop, in NC. So what else is there for them to do over in A...

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Magnussen might need to sit tight and angle for a seat at Haas for 2016.

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nome66 wrote:eh, the clutches in the gearboxes weren't really setup for them anyway.

They make 2-4 pitstops every race, I don't see why a standing start should be a problem.

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UgncreativeUsergname wrote:korea wtf
Autosport has nothing to say (yet)

All these flyaway dates are helping to bankrupt the little teams.

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Updates to the Indycar rulebook all look reasonable. They've tweaked the double points gimmick and now it makes more sense to me. I imagine most of the drivers would agree with the changes as well. The only disappointment is no more standing starts.

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Even since his ChampCar days, I always thought Ryan Hunter-Ray would be a fascinating choice to do the cross-over to F1. https://i.imgflip.com/esa1l.jpg Right after the 2012 season was probably his best and only chance, but he even turned down an offer to drive for Penske and stayed at Andretti Aut...

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Will any Formula 1 driver of merit every come directly out of Indycar again? Out of the last three I can remember [Bourdais, Da Matta, Montoya] only Montoya made a splash. Perhaps Da Matta never got a fair shake at an F1 career because the Toyotas were so terrible, but Bourdais was stomped by his te...

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If F1 teams want to put teenagers in cars, then they better be prepared to stick with them and support them. Kvyat was another driver who was close to fainting in Singapore, and his bosses went on to promote him to a Red Bull drive. I hope Verstappen is given some time in a Hyperbolic Time Chamber ...

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The FORMULA 1™ Awards Driver of the Year: Lewis Hamilton Team of the Year: Williams Reject of the Year: Sauber Race of the Year: Hungarian Grand Prix Finish of the Year: Hungary Deadbeat Teammate of the Year: Kimi Raikkonen Most Improved Driver of the Year: Daniel Ricciardo Rookie of the Year: Kevi...

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Ferrari really going for shades of 1992 in 2015.

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Pointrox wrote:Hold on to your butts - Adderly Fong will drive for Sauber in FP1

I had to Google this name because I didn't believe the person you were referring to actually existed. Poor Sauber.

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Asphalt runoff and Tecpro barriers would have been fine for the Peraltada. This wasn't about safety, it wasn't about improving the track, it was about selling more seats. bathplug off Bernie.

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That knock on the head when he got robbed is really starting show it's damage.

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Sensible, but the shitheads at the FIA need to stop changing the technical regulations each season or year old customer cars can't happen.

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I wonder if we will ever see mid-race battery switching as a real possibility. It probably takes too long at present for that to be feasible, hence the two-car system we're stuck with currently. The main issue is that, right now, the battery pack weighs a considerable amount - the current pack is 3...

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At 5 days and 3 hours to go we have reached the 45%, but during the GP only 10.000 £ were donated. This morning someone has donated 100.000, the total now is £1,080,704. I hope only that now the donations doesn't stop I'm disappointed that the American coverage made no mention of this effort. Did t...

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Great! The pinnacle of motorsports, now with Dallara chassis monopoly! Formula E are supposedly going to open chassis design for 2015 at least. m Formula E seems to be focused more on powertrains than chassis development. As they should be. The cars are pathetically slow, and only development of a ...

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Good damage control by Hamilton after that spin. Pretty much everything he needed to do this weekend.

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I think Formula One should have more teams who change liveries like Vettel changes helmet designs. I've seen teams do that sort of thing in IndyCar a lot. I'd like to see it in F1 as well myself. But that's because they have to, because they cannot net season long sponsorship deals. It would be coo...

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Indycar need the FULL brands hatch circuit. need turbos whistling through the forest once more! British forum members: isn't Brands Hatch now surrounded by housing communities full of people who complain about the noise? Isn't that the reason races on the GP circuit don't seem to happen as often as...

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Man, I hope that Marussia make it to Abu Dhabi, because then if the boycott takes place we could have more points for Marussia! Realistically, they can't overtake anyone in the constructors championship besides Lotus, and that's a big ask. As long they can prevent Sauber from scoring points, I'm no...

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Wallio wrote:What a surprise Sgt Pepper stirring site over Vettel.

Am I the only one who thinks Rosberg for ROTR? He was off all day, and has clearly thrown in the towel.

I think ROTR is a little much. It's not like made any silly mistakes.

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IndyCar is really limited in going to places where NASCAR does not block them, after Randy Bernard dropped all ISC tracks and Indy Motor Speedway dropped the NASCAR-owned united Sportscar series event from its schedule. So how about Portland? Given that Portland's current population consists mainly...

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Dat fight between Button and Alonso.

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I think the calendar could use a second Canadian date. It would be amazing to see Indycars back at Gilles Villeneuve again, but probably won't happen until F1 folds, so, like 4 years from now. A race in Dubai sounds nice, but if broke F1 teams can't afford a trip across the pond, Indycar teams are t...

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What are you all looking at? I just refreshed the Autosport page 3 times. This headline does not exist.

Nevermind. Found it.

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I only started watching grand prix motorcycle racing back in 2012, up until this point I don't think I've seen a race that tire compounds played such a big factor. Phillip Island really is an incredible circuit. How incredibly disappointing that Crutchlow rode brilliantly and then dropped the bike o...

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Does this pretty much signal the death of the New Jersey venture? As for Las Vegas, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in saying that I'd prefer to see a return of Detroit , Long Beach, or away from street circuits, Watkins Glen. Impossible dreams perhaps, but one can dream Given the financial peril the...

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The This Fuel Rule Suck Award goes to the FIA : Bring back refueling or extend the car's range so drivers don't have to lift up! Unlikely to happen any time in the near future. ROTR to Marussia for failing to finish their first home Grand Prix on a weekend they really could have used any good news ...

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Happy for Lewis, but no race should end this way. Fingers crossed for Bianchi and everyone involved.

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Kobacrashi wrote: Hopefully they could do some covers!

Would love to hear their version of renegade master!

"D4 damager, power to the people, lapped once again, at least I'm faster than pastor"

You just made my day.

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Lorenzo's experience trumped Marquez's confidence today. It was stupid staying out that long on dry tires, and he needs to have a good think about why he would do something so reckless when EVERYONE else had pitted already.

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Anyway, my RotR nomination goes tooo.... Ferrari/Red Bull AND ESPECIALLY WILLIAMS strategies . You can find my expanded explanation in the main race thread. Really? Three teams with three different strategies and you feel all were wrong? I'd love to know what genius strategy you've come up with tha...

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apple2009 wrote:I'm a bit disappointed with the relative lack of attrition thus far.

Yeah, it's been eerily calm.

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