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by dinizintheoven
25 Mar 2024, 15:23
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
Replies: 1413
Views: 1130463

Re: Unusual F1 Stats

I have just looked up Fangio again... and, there it is, no participations in 1952. So, as Bleu has done, 14 drivers are required to get us in an unbroken line of starts from Silverstone 1950 to the present. Meanwhile, in the current year's Driver's Championship standings, Lance "WORST DRIVER EV...
by dinizintheoven
24 Mar 2024, 19:56
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: New Team Profile - AGS
Replies: 21
Views: 38108

Re: New Team Profile - AGS

Thread necromancy alert! For a good reason, though. Every now and then, I check back on the AGS website to see how they're doing, and apparently, they're looking at a return to racing - not in F1, obviously, but in smaller regional series. I'll have to see how that turns out. Something that might be...
by dinizintheoven
17 Mar 2024, 22:22
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The reject youtube thread
Replies: 1928
Views: 293672

Re: The reject youtube thread

Time for a bit of thread necromancy for a very good reason: Drivetribe has just released a video on the Life W12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wC7Nbn25zCY Hey! Great news! The Dacia Sandero... isn't in this video, but there's a lot of extra background information that most plebs out there (i.e. n...
by dinizintheoven
16 Mar 2024, 19:50
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

June 2023: Bird's my favourite driver in Formula E, but I have a funny feeling he's going to need to seriously buck his ideas up if he wants a seat next season, given today's mess. I too.am a fan of the Bird, but I am starting to fear that his last win is already behind him. July 2023: If I hadn't a...
by dinizintheoven
14 Mar 2024, 15:33
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 140
Views: 7642

Re: 2024 discussion thread

<r><QUOTE author="Paul Hayes" post_id="417144" time="1710276507" user_id="274"><s>[quote="Paul Hayes" post_id=417144 time=1710276507 user_id=274]</s> <QUOTE author="Bleu" post_id="417115" time="1710012370" user_id="86"><s>[quote=Bleu post_id=417115 time=1710012370 user_id=86]</s> <QUOTE author="Paul...
by dinizintheoven
14 Mar 2024, 15:32
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
Replies: 1413
Views: 1130463

Re: Unusual F1 Stats

From this thread... If Bearman goes on to have a long F1 career, his having overlapped with Alonso will be a good link for those "get from now to 1950 in the fewest possible career overlaps" games. Now we can go with Maurice Trintignant - Chris Amon - Jacques Laffite - Gerhard Berger - Mi...
by dinizintheoven
13 Mar 2024, 17:39
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: Non-F1 deaths in the automotive world
Replies: 12
Views: 3871

Re: Non-F1 deaths in the automotive world

Here's an unfortunate reason to dig up a thread that's based entirely on misfortune (and also inevitability). There must have been some deaths in 2022 and 2023 that could have been marked on this thread, but now it's time for a big one. Marcello Gandini died some time today, aged 85 , long retired f...
by dinizintheoven
05 Mar 2024, 13:38
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 140
Views: 7642

Re: 2024 discussion thread

In latest news, bin Suleyman is in trouble for altering the result of a race by ordering Alonso's penalty at Saudi 2023 be removed I had to look that up... you made it sound like he was trying to fiddle the result retrospectively a year later, something that only the Ministry Of Truth could do. And...
by dinizintheoven
24 Feb 2024, 11:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Wilson Fittipaldi, 1943-2024
Replies: 4
Views: 275

Wilson Fittipaldi, 1943-2024

https://ge.globo.com/motor/formula-1/noticia/2024/02/23/morre-o-ex-piloto-de-f1-wilson-fittipaldi-aos-80-anos.ghtml And the famous Brazilian racing dynasty is one down. According to Wikipedia, Wilson Fittipaldi celebrated his 80th birthday on Christmas Day by choking on some food, suffering brain da...
by dinizintheoven
02 Feb 2024, 17:22
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025?
Replies: 24
Views: 1321

Re: Hamilton to Ferrari in 2025?

Predicament Predictions for the round of musical chairs: Carlos Sainz to Sauber in 2025 is about to be a done deal, with instructions to not get too bogged down in it being a bit of an old nag for one year at least, seeing as Audi are taking over and they've won everything they've ever entered. Joe ...
by dinizintheoven
01 Feb 2024, 16:48
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected
Replies: 21
Views: 1118

Re: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected

Did I miss any? You missed Sauber, which funny enough might be the most similar to the Andretti engine in some ways. Both have had great success in other racing disciplines, both will bring a big manufacturer as engine partner, it officially not yet in their first year. ...just goes to prove that e...
by dinizintheoven
31 Jan 2024, 23:30
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected
Replies: 21
Views: 1118

Re: Andretti bid for 2025 rejected

Here is the statement from the FIA. To us, the following should be interesting: 9. Any 11th team should show that its participation and involvement would bring a benefit to the Championship. The most significant way in which a new entrant would bring value is by being competitive, in particular by ...
by dinizintheoven
31 Jan 2024, 22:46
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

I missed watching these races live, and I didn’t get round to recording them on my digital recording device from TNT Sports. Last year, this meant that I would simply go to Channel 4’s YouTube channel a few hours later and watch the hole race there. Now what do I do if I miss the whole race again? ...
by dinizintheoven
29 Jan 2024, 23:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The return of Credit Card backed teams?
Replies: 1
Views: 458

Re: The return of Credit Card backed teams?

First, they came for the tobacco sponsorship, and I did not speak out, because I was not a smoker. Then, they came for the alcohol sponsorship (at least in Islamic dictatorships such as Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, France...), and I did not speak out, because I was drunk. Then, they came for the ...
by dinizintheoven
29 Jan 2024, 23:28
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

And now, I have caught up with the weekend's two races in a country which I definitely approve of hosting races in, FE, F1, everything else, come one, come all, and which I'd really, really like to visit one day because there are definitely no reasons why I would ever not want to. I definitely didn'...
by dinizintheoven
15 Jan 2024, 21:18
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

Also, with the season underway, I have a few more statistics... We know that Ma Qing Hua holds the unenviable record of the highest number of FE entries without ever scoring a point - 14 (and he was Jean-Eric Vergne's team-mate at Techeetah, briefly). However, amongst the drivers who did get on the ...
by dinizintheoven
14 Jan 2024, 20:58
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

I've decided I can justify it as (1) I barely spend any money on "hobbies" as it is, and (2) I'm not shelling out for Sky Sports just to watch Max Verstappen cruise to victory after victory after victory, week in, week out. The paywall is a problem, though. And I do wonder if the manufactu...
by dinizintheoven
14 Jan 2024, 14:19
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

So, who's still watching? Mild spoilers alert in very light grey below. (Now un-greyed because... two weeks later.) After yesterday's lack of obvious shenanigans, I'm going to say the pecking order of the drivetrains is much the same as it was last season. Porsche and Jaguar competing for the top sp...
by dinizintheoven
11 Jan 2024, 15:17
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Alberto Colombo 1946-2024
Replies: 2
Views: 938

Re: Alberto Colombo 1946-2024

He had a profile on t'old site, which Wikipedia still links to (as is the case with quite a few other drivers who would have been forgotten if it hadn't been for the efforts of two Australians two decades ago).
by dinizintheoven
30 Dec 2023, 21:39
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

Barbazza wrote: 27 Dec 2023, 17:50 I've just checked and it is still free for subscribers. You have to set up an account with Discovery+ online and link it via QR code to your Sky box as I recall, but then you should be ready to go.
QR code? Gah! I need a smartphone for that, and I'm a technological Luddite (and proud of it).
by dinizintheoven
27 Dec 2023, 14:55
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

Barbazza wrote: 07 Dec 2023, 19:15 Races will be streamed live on Discovery+ which I do have as it's free with Sky
Is it? How do I get hold of that?
by dinizintheoven
02 Dec 2023, 00:35
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

I'm sure the entire Sargeant family is shouting "WHOA, AWESOME, DUDE!" in a very apple-pie-with-lots-of-cinnamon way, with bald eagles flying overhead, as their boy gets to drive for Williams for another season. But I can't help thinking that one of these is the chief reason behind him bei...
by dinizintheoven
25 Nov 2023, 21:26
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
Replies: 1413
Views: 1130463

Re: Unusual F1 Stats

Interestingly Maria de Villota seems to missing from that list, even though her death can be attributed to her testing accident. I noticed, but I always thought her case was debatable. She crashed, she was rebuilt, she told us she was taking up a new career as a safety adviser, she got married. For...
by dinizintheoven
25 Nov 2023, 21:25
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

If we are to have sprint races next year, I would propose that teams have third (and fourth?) cars built up and allow their reserve drivers and their F1 Academy drivers race. It's a great idea! Which is why it'll never happen. And if it did, Liam Lawson might well do an Agostini on the field. (Whic...
by dinizintheoven
22 Nov 2023, 19:58
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
Replies: 1413
Views: 1130463

Re: Unusual F1 Stats

I have had a sudden morbid revelation brought on by His Holiness Lord Sir Lewis Of Stevenage whining that there isn't a Grand Prix in Africa so the World Championship shouldn't be a World Championship etc etc etc ad nauseam. We all know about the South African Grand Prix, and most of us know why it'...
by dinizintheoven
20 Nov 2023, 13:56
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

This is not a complaint, it's an observation, and it's about Esteban Ocon. I thought I'd made it before, but apparently I haven't. Or if I did and the search failed to bring it up, He's always been one of those drivers that I just didn't notice. Even when he was with Manor for half a season, and the...
by dinizintheoven
17 Nov 2023, 11:33
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Early 'reject of the race' for the Vegas Circuit drain covers. Nice to see the return of F1's rarer issues When was the last time this happened? I can't remember at this point whether it's a race I've seen or one from the 1980s that I've only ever experienced on a season review video. But if I had ...
by dinizintheoven
11 Nov 2023, 12:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

All the FIA need to do now is tell Felipe Massa to get knotted and reaffirm the results of every Grand Prix and every World Championship since 2008. Seriously, haven't they yeeted this one onto the pavement yet?
by dinizintheoven
06 Nov 2023, 01:09
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Brazil 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 5991

Re: Reject of the Race - Brazil 2023

I will nominate... the England ODI cricket team . You utter, utter, utter muppets . The last four weeks have been considerably less entertaining than I'd hoped. "Oh, but it's in India and we're not used to the conditions, and..." ...the Netherlands have managed two wins, and they're part-t...
by dinizintheoven
07 Oct 2023, 22:34
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

IceG wrote: 07 Oct 2023, 18:17 Rather got the impression that track limits are not being enforced.
Charles Leclerc wrote:Sacre Bleu! Deux points dans la poubelle!
...or whatever they say in Monaco.
by dinizintheoven
01 Oct 2023, 17:55
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

dr-baker wrote: 29 Sep 2023, 16:38 Would you go on the Saturday again, or the Sunday, or both days?
Make a celebration of it and do both days. Might have to go beer-free because accommodation in London is still more expensive than driving to Epping and getting a tube in and out of Sadiq's Hot Zone.
by dinizintheoven
29 Sep 2023, 12:22
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

It's all slotting together, and in a way I didn't expect... - Nyck de Vries is coming back to FE, alongside Edoardo Mortara... at Mahindra. - Lucas di Grassi has been displaced and gone back to his "old" team, ABT Cupra... for another year of pain, but maybe better results in season 11. - ...
by dinizintheoven
28 Sep 2023, 21:58
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: Driver Profile - Lella Lombardi
Replies: 4
Views: 5208

Re: Driver Profile - Lella Lombardi

I found a couple of issues in this one - I read it on its release (which I haven't been doing recently, and should). Twice there's the use of the word "grift" (of derivatives thereof) when what Rob/Jeremy meant was "graft". One of those is in a picture caption. "Grift" ...
by dinizintheoven
24 Sep 2023, 15:30
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Unusual F1 Stats
Replies: 1413
Views: 1130463

Re: Unusual F1 Stats

That we have our first official podium trophy awarded to a driver born in a year starting with a two is concerning enough.

But also, with news of Oscar Piastri's new McLaren contract, when it ends he will be the same age as Jean Alesi was when he made his F1 debut. Sacre Bleu, strewth, etc.
by dinizintheoven
16 Sep 2023, 19:50
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Why do I get the horrible, horrible sinking feeling that all ten cars standing between Max and victory tomorrow will jump out the way in an "I can't possibly compete with Max in a Red Bull, I'll concentrate on my own race" sense, and he'll win by 30 seconds?
by dinizintheoven
11 Sep 2023, 12:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

I'm seeing a lot of fuss around at the moment about Logan Sargeant's future. Likely as not, he's fluffed his last real chance at getting points this season, and will be considered as another Latifi-grade misfit. "But wait!" scream the defenders. "Rookies aren't allowed time to develop...
by dinizintheoven
23 Aug 2023, 14:37
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

So the worst kept secret since Lance Stroll joining the team owned by his dad is out... Alongside Jake, I’m confident that we have one of the strongest pairings on the Formula E grid. Epic cope. If he was talking about Jake Dennis, and the Sam Bird of the Virgin days who could punch above that car's...
by dinizintheoven
08 Aug 2023, 21:49
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

Anoraks on! Nerd glasses fixed with Sellotape at the ready! Adenoidal voices all round! I think for most of us F1 Rejecters this is THE series. Its not some ropey old racing machines hustled back into life, its brand new state of the (electronic) art gear. And, as mentioned, a brilliant mix of drive...
by dinizintheoven
07 Aug 2023, 18:43
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1359856

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

Talking of alternative racing licences, and alternative passports: we all know Roy Nissany has an "alternative nationality" (i.e. French) so that he can get into all the Islamic dictatorships in the Middle East to race - but what about Ido Cohen? Apparently, Bahrain and the UAE no longer h...
by dinizintheoven
03 Aug 2023, 20:18
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread
Replies: 1792
Views: 494964

Re: The Lucas di Grassi Formula E Thread

With the season done and dusted and hopefully everyone knowing the result by now (and if not, why not?), I'll post that complete list of unrejectifications in FE that I mentioned a few days ago. Any driver shown with a line of asterisks is still a reject; three of them have gone part of the way to g...