Grand Prix Rejects

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The real purpose/role is to keep the old man grumpy-happy rather than grumpy-grumpy.

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A thought struck me about the RB camo livery. Disguises can be used to hide strengths and weakneses. So... anyone think RB might be in trouble this year after all? Renault is still down on power behind both Merc and Ferrari, Newey's involvement is reduced since he is kinda "passing the torch&qu...

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Apparently, Manor would be eligible for the prize money since they earned it and were given due permission to miss the few races last year. However it's not the FIA that is likely to block them, it's "allegedly" up to the F1 teams themselves or the strategy group to allow Manor. This makes...

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How many times must they almost go broke? I know they're the darling team, but now would be a good time to pay off whatever debt is possible and wrap up their time in F1. What possible purpose does 'competing' in 2015 have? Their 2014 car was pretty good actually but they didn't have the money to us...

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Hands behind my back pose

Wow. Palpatine is right behind him too! Urging him to give in to his darker feelings. Great soap opera already.

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Following the 1st day of testing i wrote some (completely ridiculous i'm sure) predictions about team performance in 2015. I didn't really want to create a "navel-gazing" thread so i'll post the stuff here. I'm sure it's almost offensively innacurate, but writing predictions based on actua...

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Makes it a very hollow threat if Renault were to leave F1. Ferrari is more important, but they cannot threaten to pull out without admitting defeat. Meanwhile Mercedes have through Wolff's comments hinted that if their legitimate success and engine advantage is kicked out of their hands, they will l...

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Well i for one look forward to the rise of the machines and the "adjustment" it will bring to humanity and the mathemathical system. I may be turned into a pile of recyclable carbon but at least the only numbers will be 0 and 1. And speaking of flower arranging, does anyone else think McLa...

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Perez and Magnussen could well be "crasher of the year" nominees, but such is Maldonado's reputation for agressive driving and throwing it in the wall that he ends up being the default nominee and others just have to try and fail that little bit harder. He's been pretty calm and humble all...

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I was under the impression that there were no cars within 20s ahead or behind him. Possibly Ericsson on better tyres could have been a threat in those conditions even if further back than 20s, though it's not possible to do more than guess. Crashing in F1 is a risk and sometimes a risk worth taking....

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korea wtf Autosport has nothing to say (yet) All these flyaway dates are helping to bankrupt the little teams. What little teams? As it stands, this GP seems very unlikely. 1 week ahead of the Spanish GP is a pretty miserable slot for it. Much more likely the GP will be included provisionally to th...

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We can't ask him about it. Maybe he was damned if he did, because slowing down would have possibly robbed his car of downforce and made it more likely to aquaplane. There were no cars in front or behind him at the time that would justify speeding.

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Indeed. What is known simply as Caterham (the F1 team that races the cars) is composed of numerous other companies/entites, and one of those might have been sold for a buck and a half-eaten sandwich. But that's only one small piece and it's probably worth as much. Then there's the issue of debt, as ...

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I also don't know the relevance, but thanks for writing it. Fun "chain".

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Which one? Nico or Valtteri? He [Kevin] showed more pace in qualifying but still was beaten by Button (10-9), who isn't exactly known as a great qualifier. Sorry to keep nitpicking on your opinions. This "not a great qualifier" is almost a myth. Button deliberately sets up a car to have mo...

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...he was not far from a deadbeat actually. He ended up losing 14-3 to Button on racing trim. Yes but in fairness, a rookie is expected to screw up occasionally which he did. He also threw away points/results as a direct result of Ron Dennis insisting that Kevin race aggresively and show no quarter...

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I'm not very controversial and i haven't a crappy musical career to speak of, but i'll controversially come out and state that i belive Magnussen will be retained by McLaren for 2015. Looking at his form at the beginning of the year and comparing his lack of stunning performances in a 2014 crapbox t...

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When you're winning, you can be a d*** to anybody, any time, anywhere. When you're winning. Which they are not. At this point Vettel is porbably thinking that no matter how hopelesly crap his 2015 Ferrari will be: a) he is no longer the focus or recipient of Red Bull hate b) Kimi is unlikely to outp...

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Ok fine, using 0 or 00 on a car can be sensible if a bit gimmicky. Though in Damon's case it wasn't his choice, it was forced by circumstances. His 0 was more farcical esp in the context of Formula 1. At the time having a 0 on that Williams was as retarded as the double points today. Something that ...

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That is surprising. I didn't expect him to neccesarily move up in the Ferrari hierarchy but i didn't expect him to be thrown out either. I'd think he would move somewhere else in Ferrari after his stint as team principal. Maybe the temporary posting in the high pressure enviroment of the Scuderia F1...

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Thank you for the cookie! :D Though it did briefly allow Damon to be called "The fastest zero in the world" which is as backhanded as accolades can possibly go. It wasn't an insult, just happened that way. Nigel Mansell was champion and he took his no.1 out of F1 into IndyCar where he prom...

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Number 0 was good enough for Damon Hill, and hoisting that ridiculous number was the greatest travesty that will ever be done with regards to numbers in F1. I like the driver's numbers. They are uniquely theirs and most have a personal attachement and as the years go by, some numbers will become fam...

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I'm pleased Hamilton intends to keep 44 on his car/helmet. He might add a smaller no.1 somewhere as a token but this is hardly giving tradition the finger. Afterall by prefering his unique number he is giving future tradition a nod and showing respect to the sport. As for Bottas going to Ferrari, he...

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Yeah, i was thinking the same thing. ^^
The difference is that at least Honda are embarassing themselves in November and not February so you'd think they will have enough time to sort out their engine.

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I very well could be, though i'm certain Mattiaci was placed in Ferrari by Marchionne and not Di Montezemolo. Mattiaci was not an F1 guy and was initially a short term replacement for Domenicali. Since he was an outsider he could give an unbiased opinion of where the team was headed and what the pro...

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Bernie Ecclestone talked to Hamilton privately and suggested he jump ship to Mercedes. Hamilton said his initial reaction was "You gotta be kidding me?!" This was some time mid 2012. Probably before the visit from Ross Brawn. This wasn't mentioned before mid 2013 as far as i can remember, ...

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I thought Mattiaci was Marchionne's man, and that he was placed in the position of Team Principal as a hatchet man. He was never going to stay long term, he was just Marchionne's pawn (or knight more fairly) in his attempt to clean house. Alonso and Di Montezemolo apparently had too much say in how ...

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Don't want to be negative but instead of enjoying a season full of great races (along with stinkers, but they were rare), i am instead wondering what kind of pigheaded madness the FIA will come up with in 2015 to kill my interest in watching. They wont allow another good year in F1, surely... As for...

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Honorable mentions first: Kimi has shown in Lotus that he can really struggle, and he was made to look bad by Grosjean once he was carefull but determined enough. I expected him to take a long time to settle into Ferrari and expected him to have steering issues all year. He's had a bad year sure, bu...

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Alonso's remarks about "files he still has on the computer" regarding his relationship and negotiations with Mattiaci seem like something out of F1Slate. Does he really want to remind Ron Dennis about his habits of keeping emails? Or is that a negotiating ploy to eke out more money out of ...

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That Caterham could be a career ender and he doesn't seem to have very deep pockets. Considering the circumstances, the rejectfullnes and alleged safety issues of the team's showing up, maybe he is right to pass on the opportunity to stink up what could be his one and only appearance in F1. But than...

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No mention of Purple cars with yellow tipped noses? Whose principal was recently trying to engineer regulations that would make Ricciardo a boring and unpopular multiple champion? I'm really not sure how Red cars are cheating, they're too slow anyway. Ferrari need Orkz to drive them, then they'll go...

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Those are weak rumors, Hamilton returning to McLaren is the big news. He only really left to score one trophy for himself because Ron wanted to keep his 2008 cup.

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On Rosberg's reaction, he was reacting to his engineer starting the message with a very slow and almost apologetic "Ok, Nico. (pause). so it's P1..." and here Nico burst out with his reply about showing more enthusiasm because he thought initially that his engineers was going to tell him i...

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I personally wouldn't mind seeing lots of stickers on the cars. Selling as much advertising space as is humanly possible is just as much a motor racing staple as is petrol. Or batteries... ok, times have changed.

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I see the decision as a vote of confidence on Magnussen. If he's not retained, he's effectively not good enough. A test role is a demotion at this point in his career, and it would stall his development. Williams kept Bottas in that role for one year but that was before he was a bona fide F1 driver ...

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Button will allways claim that his car setup goals are race trim and not qualy pace. His results more or less support this. The real bitch about the McLaren decision is how do they *not* keep Magnussen? He's the talked up, hyped up, prodigal, superquick, agressive future McLaren star. He can't be sh...

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I guess if you fine the team, they will simply pay and the driver will race as normal and achieve normal results. The effect would be that a rich team is not affected, a poor team is hurt sufficiently and the FIA earns the money. But the car that has fresher components gets to race normally and has ...

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Yannick wrote:The engine penalty rulework is standing in line for the 'Reject Of the Race Award' now.

How would you penalise Grosjean?

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Will McLaren kick a second driver to the curb in two years? If he is Ron Dennis' "baby" then papa Dennis sure as hell doesn't act like it. At this point Magnussen may be more like a puppy that's grown a little bigger and the kids aren't interested in it any more. Or Dennis has learned his ...

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