Grand Prix Rejects

ElizabethSterling

Well, that's fair enough, in many cases innovations should be allowed to flourish. Oddly it seems the more restrictive the rules get the more tricky and expensive the devices required to gain an advantage. Still, certain elements that aren't in the spirit of the rules do merit removal, it's just har...

ElizabethSterling

Because thats what F1s about. Maybe. What I do know for sure is that this years testing season's been particularly frustrating for me to read about because ever since before the cars arrived at Jerez, teams were whinging about how clever some of their rivals were with exhaust positioning. And inste...

ElizabethSterling

It seems Marussia will be keeping ahead if appearances are anything to go by. The exhaust 'solution' especially appears to be just jam them up and out of the side-pods with little regard for how it'll impact the car. Well, okay, clearly they thought about it but had no money to actually make a real ...

ElizabethSterling

I can only see them falling further away from Caterham, anything up to another second if testing is anything to go by. I hope I'm wrong of course but I think the odds are in favor of the car being miles off of its nearest competitor. They might not even have the luxury of having the HRTs behind them...

ElizabethSterling

Obscenely large photo link: http://www.f1talks.pl/wp-content/upload ... 7063_4.jpg

The MR01 revealed finally. No word on the crash test yet.

ElizabethSterling

Good.

Not much to discuss really, nothing terrible has happened in pit-stops in years. Why fix what isn't broken?

ElizabethSterling

Wizzie wrote:
cbbcisace wrote:Yes pull rod is new for this year.

Just out of curiosity, do you have insider knowledge of the team because you seem to have information about them long before anyone else.

I'm confused - why would you need insider information to compare the available info on the F112 to pictures of the F111?

ElizabethSterling

Whippersnapper. They'll always be Benetton to me, and not that Mild 7 liveried one either! Lawn green and camel yellow all the way! (Okay, so they only used that livery for three years but it's still iconic to me.)

ElizabethSterling

The whole Prost thing was unnecessary, though Prost didn't help his case by actively lying about it even to this day. (I loved how much he squirmed when he was called on his "I didn't go to the stewards" line. I don't condone what Prost did in '89 or what Senna did in '90, I just wish Alai...

ElizabethSterling

This recent 'not the F112' fiasco has highlighted just how bad things are getting at HRT. Not only is their new 'image' and website the third (at least) in as many years but it's poorly designed and the website looks like it was made quickly on the cheap too. Add to that that they upload an image to...

ElizabethSterling

http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1297173835.jpg http://cdn.images.autosport.com/editorial/1297174412.jpg I like it. Especially the asymmetrical green/white 'go-faster' pattern. Look closer and see the hidden messages http://www.f1aldia.com/photos/11200/11245/005_small.jpg "Who are the...

ElizabethSterling

Too bad it is somewhat slow... Have you seen it on the track, then? I wasn't aware they had tested it yet. Because the car hasn't been developed constantly since 2010 and they don't have much of a budget in place. I'll be impressed if it stays within 107% for the year to be honest, much more will b...

ElizabethSterling

Sweet merciful mother of god... suddenly I'm just glad he's alive.

ElizabethSterling

Yeah, I'd like to help ground this - we don't know the Renault is any good yet, let's not get ahead of ourselves.

ElizabethSterling

It also comes complete with ENGRISH!

ElizabethSterling

Visually I can identify only three changes - new front wing, new rear-wing end-plates and a shark fin, surely there's more than that but someone will have to point it out to me.

Edit - AH! Smaller side-pod entries and a straight rear-wing upper element.

ElizabethSterling

Another thing I'd point out is that probably isn't the car they'll start 2011 with. Most if not all teams are holding one or two cards close to their chests and we've yet to see everything they'll be running come the first race. I'd also like to point out that subtle evolution was the difference bet...

ElizabethSterling

As for De La Rosa - I lost all respect for him when I read the excellent book "Chequered Conflict". I lost all respect for him when he was part of the photocopier scandal that cost McLaren 50m quid, and somehow got away with being part of the problem. Him and a certain double wdc... *coug...

ElizabethSterling

I'm not a doctor but I'm confident it's not gonna be two months. Lest we forget the actual doctors have said a year and he's also got several broken bones. Remember how long that put Schumi out of service?

ElizabethSterling

Okay, I think Renault have a big problem here aside from the obvious. I think Bruno and Roman were the two main reserves so they could menace Petrov, a sort of 'screw up and we'll take your seat' thing. Now Robert's probably out of the picture for the whole year I think they'll be trying to find any...

ElizabethSterling

To quote Robert himself, "I think Lotus is our sponsor. At least from what I know it is a sponsor. So I could also say it is my dream to drive for Total."

ElizabethSterling

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4389633193_02b40f31de.jpg The most boring daub ever committed to an F1 car. I'm not saying it's particularly ugly, it is ugly in that teenage airbrush art sense, but good GOD it's unimaginative and bland. http://davidcoveney.com/speed/lo97laab.jpg And of course a...

ElizabethSterling

That's a point, if the Renault is a good one and Senna does take the seat for more than one or two races this could against all odds keep him out of F1rejects' driver index.

ElizabethSterling

Okay, I don't want to derail the topic so I'll just say that having the cockpit penetrated by two seperate large objects on the driver's side isn't something I've seen much at all and I sincerely doubt it happens more than 1 in 10,000 times.

ElizabethSterling

Catching the blade-edge of a barrier and being skewered by the pole on the driver's side isn't at least 10,000 to 1? You must watch a really bloody sport...

ElizabethSterling

Okay, perhaps one for the unpopular opinions thread but I agree that motorsport's danger is part of the show completely and find that drivers use the safety excuse these days to change corners they feel might make them look foolish rather than injure them. Still, I feel for the guy. http://www.gry-o...

ElizabethSterling

Am I the only person who feels... indifferent about this? Don't know why, but for me it's a driver that is hurt, no life-threath so no big deal. Motorsport is dangerous. You are entitled to your own opinion but to see one of the most promising drivers potentially have their career ended due to a 10...

ElizabethSterling

13:55 Dr. Carrozzino Hospital Santa Corona announced that Kubica has been tested to assess possible damage to internal organs and brain. Asked about the possibility of amputation of hands, Carrozzino replied that no decision has yet been taken. "The decision of amputation can not be taken light...

ElizabethSterling

http://1.2.3.12/bmi/img831.imageshack.us/img831/7140/normal14d.jpg The wreck of his car. Reports have claimed the barrier 'penetrated' Kubica's side of the car, hence the serious injuries on the left-side. http://www.sportmediaset.mediaset.it/bin/8.$plit/C_27_photogallery_3931_GroupPhotogallery_lis...

ElizabethSterling

2009, brawn, because i like fluo-yellow and overall there's no need for a poll, the 1991 jordan will win anyway The Rothmans Williams would like to question that claim. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2514/3699925947_0723471184.jpg A beauty to be sure, though not quite as... dynamic to me. That and ...

ElizabethSterling

Dear Americans - I'm a brit blessed by the best F1 coverage in the world, (BBC) but spend a lot of time in Salt Lake City Utah. Is there any way I can actually... y'know, watch F1 there? Any?

ElizabethSterling

Baumgartner

ElizabethSterling

Well hell if we're doing all years I'll put down my years of experience: 89 - March CG891 http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4154/5021221212_84feb39e34_m.jpg 90 - Minardi M190 http://www.f1technical.net/f1db/cars/images/1990/Minardi-M190.jpg 91 - Jordan J191 (The most beautiful, glorious season of F1 ev...

ElizabethSterling

I looked at this topic and the only idea that came to my mind is that: If YUJI IDE had a decent testing program, an up-to-date car (or at least something that was less than four years old) and some patience from media and supporters, I'm sure he'd do a lot better than Sakon Yamamoto. I'm sure if Ka...

ElizabethSterling

Virgin... http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2718/4327232301_106b9ff028.jpg oh, building up to the most beautiful ever? J191, contest over. http://1.2.3.9/bmi/img526.imageshack.us/img526/3718/jordan1991decesarisbelg.jpg I would make love to this car if it asked. I would have its babies.

ElizabethSterling

I actually sat in the P34's cockpit once which was an experience and it was an impressive beast. The concept wasn't perect, of course, with the P34 was that goodyear wasn't willing to develop special tyres just for Tyrrell (with good reason) and so their front-tyre compounds fell behind quickly and ...

ElizabethSterling

Dignified silence by Fernando Alonso

ElizabethSterling

Gutless lump is overly nice to the engine, Arrows realised it was nothing more than a dead weight before they'd even put it in the car. According to the research I did on this particular season compared to its rival 12 cylinder engines it began the season 65HP down on the RA121E (715BHP, which finis...

ElizabethSterling

The 2010 Mercedes had the least inspiring livery ever committed to an F1 car and the new one is a complete pig.

ElizabethSterling

I can agree with you on the pressure issue, Alonso did a similar nosedive to Mark's this year at the end of the 2007 season - it was almost uncanny in fact. People seem to forget Alonso's little slip-ups though because he uses the media as a self-promotion vehicle so much. Fair point that Mark won a...

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