Grand Prix Rejects

Paul Hayes

There doesn't seem to be too much trouble passing, but it's not quite been the crazy start many were expecting, has it?

Paul Hayes

One thing I am happy about is the 2pm UK start time - as I finish work at 1 on Sundays, it means this is a lunchtime race I can actually watch live for a change, rather than on half an hour's delay!

Paul Hayes

Oh dear, a disappointing race on the whole - the hoped-for rain never turned up!

Paul Hayes

Bugger. I jinxed Jenson!

Paul Hayes

Nice bit of Jenson Button-weather in prospect today.

Come on, let's have one last great day!

Paul Hayes

Amazing! What a race! Not necessarily the most thrilling contest in the world, but just *so* tense at the end, waiting to see who might win and if Verstappen could hang on. That puncture for Ricciardo was incredible - the sort of heartache that might usually snatch away a fairytale such as this, alm...

Paul Hayes

Nice piece about Schumacher's 1996 win in Spain on the BBC website. Where did those 20 years go...?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/36277172

Paul Hayes

Impressive from Ricciardo there, regaining the upper hand... for the time being, at least!

Paul Hayes

I just heard a clip of Toto Wolff on the 5 Live sports bulletin, and it suddenly hit me...

Am I the last person in the world to notice how much he sounds like the character of Ranier Wolfcastle ("McBain") from The Simpsons...?

Paul Hayes

This is a rum old one, and harsh on Kvyat I feel. Have they done it just to keep Ferrari happy? He'll probably *be* at Ferrari in a few years!

Paul Hayes

This is great stuff!

Paul Hayes

Obviously I'm not privy to their plans and strategy, but I suspect that wasn't what Ferrari had in mind.

Paul Hayes

I think Rosberg's side of the Mercedes garage will be pretty happy with that, given the tyre situation - Ferrari will be disappointed to have lost out to that great lap from Ricciardo at the end, too. I feel a little sorry for those who missed out in Q2 due to that Force India wheel giving up the gh...

Paul Hayes

nd Paul Hayes, don't tell me how difficult being a tv/radio presenter is, try being an A&E junior doctor for a shift! With all due respect, if you'd actually read the article you'd see I made pretty much that exact point. Apologies. Winding my neck in now. No worries! I shall now explain why ra...

Paul Hayes

Spectoremg wrote:nd Paul Hayes, don't tell me how difficult being a tv/radio presenter is, try being an A&E junior doctor for a shift!

With all due respect, if you'd actually read the article you'd see I made pretty much that exact point.

Paul Hayes

I've written a bit about Channel 4's efforts for the main site, if anyone's interested:

http://gprejects.com/centrale/crossing- ... e-f1-debut

Paul Hayes

It never quite lived up to the excitement of the first lap or two, but well done to Rosberg, Grosjean and Wehrlein.

Paul Hayes

Every time they show that Red Bull pit camera, I am convinced the thing is going to scrape my chin as it pulls away.

Paul Hayes

Bravo Grosjean, excellent stuff.

Paul Hayes

A shame for Button, he looked to be doing quite well.

Paul Hayes

Does anyone actually fancy finishing this race...?

Paul Hayes

Oh dear. I don't think that was in Ferrari's strategy!

Paul Hayes

"I am allowed to have my own opinions!"

Ouch!

Had to feel a bit sorry for Steve Jones at the receiving end of that Susie Woolf jab there - he did probably deserve it, although I'm sure he didn't mean to come across quite as he did!

Paul Hayes

I don't want to jinx anything, but - based on absolutely nothing whatsoever - I am optimistic that Hamilton won't win today. Admittedly, Rosberg repeatedly winning would quickly become as dull as Hamilton walking away with the title, but hopefully Ferrari can not shoot themselves in the foot this we...

Paul Hayes

FullMetalJack wrote:I mean this in a respectful way, but i'm somewhat relieved Sir Jack isn't around to hear about this.

It's now been revealed that unfortunately for Sir Jack, he was around - Gary was first jailed for child abuse in 2009, but somehow managed to keep it out of the public eye.

Paul Hayes

The British GP was one of those 'protected events' that must be on FTA. Not sure if it's been altered recently, but it was certainly still the case when Sky first got involved in 2012, hence why that race has always been live on FTA, regardless of picks. This is incorrect - the British Grand Prix h...

Paul Hayes

I think part of the problem may be that Ecclestone and / or the others in charge have seen at the huge sums football can gain from Sky and BT in the UK, and wanted to be a part of that club, but either haven't appreciated or just haven't understood the differences between football and F1. Football c...

Paul Hayes

I'm lucky enough to be able to afford to have Sky Sports F1, but I have it because I became an F1 fan watching free-to-air broadcasts. If you go down this route, it surely cuts off the potential of attracting new fans to the sport. Nobody will, as I did at the age of 11, happen to chance across a li...

Paul Hayes

CoopsII wrote:What would you have done with that gag if he'd crashed out first lap?

Not thought of it, I expect!

Paul Hayes

This is a British politics and current affairs joke. Please laugh, as I am terrifically pleased with myself for it...

"Of course, some people here in the UK will be unhappy that Romain Grosjean got so much more airtime in today's race than Leave Grosjean."

Thank you very much...

Paul Hayes

So after all that, a Mercedes 1-2. Still, at least it's a Rosberg win!

Paul Hayes

I don't remember ever seeing flames coming out of the airbox quite like that before?

Paul Hayes

What the hell is Timmy Mallett doing there!?

Paul Hayes

Ouch! Alonso does a Brundle.

No, Ted Kravitz, it is not a shame we have been "denied this strategic battle," for goodness sake!

Paul Hayes

Well, this is quite interesting - but let's just hope we haven't swapped Mercedes domination for Ferrari domination!

Paul Hayes

Spectoremg wrote:Steve Jones - a just as irritating Jake Humphrey clone.

I quite liked him, and thought he made a decent stab at it overall.

I thought the coverage as a whole got off to a good start.

Paul Hayes

I do have Sky Sports F1, but giving the Channel 4 show a watch to see what it's like. Feels a bit weird having The Chain on coverage other than the BBC's, but it's not as if they own the song. Interestingly, I had the chance to interview Jake Humphrey the other day (1:25'28" into here - m), and...

Paul Hayes

I think McLaren, at least, will be relieved it's not as bad as it was last year, even if still not great.

It doesn't at the moment look as if anyone's got much closer to Mercedes, though.

Paul Hayes

Very interesting stuff, thank you!

It's always interesting with Hakkinen, as when you see him speaking to the team quite casually in the 1993 BBC documentary "The Team: A Year with McLaren", he seems much more fluent in English than he ever does in any interviews!

Paul Hayes

peteroli34 wrote:Yuji Ide couldn't speak English and Aguri Suzuki had to translate for him

Ah yes - I'd forgotten about Ide.

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