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by Alextrax52
24 Mar 2024, 09:07
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Australian GP 2024 ROTR
Replies: 21
Views: 433

Re: Australian GP 2024 ROTR

Can only be Williams can’t it. Just how do you not have a spare chassis ready for use in this day and age? It’s amateur hour material. Was the decision to hand Sargeant’s car over to Albon the right one? Probably yes going off 2023 evidence but that decision basically told the world that Williams ha...
by Alextrax52
24 Mar 2024, 08:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Australian GP 2024 IIDOTR
Replies: 14
Views: 332

Re: Australian GP 2024 IIDOTR

Yuki Tsunoda: First points of the season, was in and around the top 10 on merit all weekend and once again making everyone wonder why Lawson isn’t in that car instead of Ricciardo. Haas: First double points finish since Austria 2022, we all thought these guys would be the clear worst team this year ...
by Alextrax52
22 Mar 2024, 09:43
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 discussion thread
Replies: 141
Views: 7672

Re: 2024 discussion thread

Well if we didn’t know before that Alex Albon was Williams’s chosen son then the news that he will take over Sargeant’s car for the rest of the weekend despite him crashing confirms it. What a blow that’s going to be to Logan’s confidence
by Alextrax52
22 Mar 2024, 09:41
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 Australian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions
Replies: 13
Views: 223

Re: 2024 Australian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions

2024 Honey Badger’s return to Oz GP 1: Verstappen 2: Leclerc 3: Sainz 4: Perez 5: Piastri 6: Russell 7: Norris 8: Hamilton 9: Alonso 10: Stroll Pole: Leclerc Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Ricciardo ROTR: Ricciardo (Oz return lasts 3 corners) IIDOTR: Alpine (11th and 12th is progress) DBT...
by Alextrax52
10 Mar 2024, 21:19
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 467

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024

Bearman will obviously win it for an excellent short notice debut but I would have given it to Haas not just for scoring a point that for the bottom 5 teams is looking like it might be gold dust this year considering the advantage the top 5 have but they actually showed decent pace, the car doesn’t ...
by Alextrax52
10 Mar 2024, 21:13
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Re: Reject of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024
Replies: 27
Views: 784

Re: Reject of the Race - Saudi Arabia 2024

Stake Kick Team Sauber (or whatever the hell their called): Looks like they’re just going through the motions until Audi takes over, only noticed them this weekend when Zhou crashed in practice Lance Stroll: I’m not Naomi Schiff’s biggest fan but she’s right when she says there’s 1 or 2 drivers who’...
by Alextrax52
08 Mar 2024, 07:21
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions
Replies: 18
Views: 401

Re: 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions

2024 Great Track, Not so great Location GP 1: Verstappen 2: Leclerc 3: Perez 4: Russell 5: Sainz 6: Hamilton 7: Norris 8: Alonso 9: Piastri 10: Ricciardo Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Stroll ROTR: Alpine IIDOTR: Ricciardo DBTMOTR: Sargeant LP: Sargeant FTP: Bottas YF: St...
by Alextrax52
05 Mar 2024, 09:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Bahrain 2024
Replies: 18
Views: 570

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Bahrain 2024

Lance Stroll: A good recovery to the points given he was punted off at the first corner and lost so much time Haas: We expected them to comfortably be the slowest car but they got a car into Q3 and both of them escaped Q1. Hulk even beat the Alpine’s despite a broken front wing HM: Carlos Sainz: Sai...
by Alextrax52
05 Mar 2024, 09:01
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Bahrain 2024
Replies: 25
Views: 804

Re: Reject of the Race - Bahrain 2024

Alpine: The pace was slow, the livery is crap, the axe was wielded yet again. No direction, no hope it seems Tsunoda: A pretty petulant display both during and after the race with those team orders. Would Ricciardo have stolen the last point had he cooperated? Who knows but Yuki didn’t exactly give ...
by Alextrax52
01 Mar 2024, 15:40
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 18
Views: 595

Re: 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2024 it feels like a holding pattern before the big driver moves GP 1 Verstappen 2: Hamilton 3: Leclerc 4: Perez 5: Russell 6: Sainz 7: Alonso 8: Piastri 9: Norris 10: Tsunoda Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Magnussen ROTR: Alpine IIDOTR: Tsunoda DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Sargea...
by Alextrax52
07 Jan 2024, 16:40
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
Replies: 30
Views: 15269

Re: 2023 Reject of the Year

I gave my vote to everyone bar Verstappen and Red Bull. Perez started well enough but losing Miami the way he did broke him and it was as if his season disintegrated from the moment he crashed in Q1 at Monaco, he limped over the line for what I thought was the weakest WDC runner up since Frentzen wa...
by Alextrax52
01 Dec 2023, 21:12
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1363271

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

The 2023/24 silly season was not at all silly. Not even a will he/won't he of any significance. Next season will start as 2023 ended. No change in driver line up anywhere on the grid. I’m predicting a 2009-10 style period here. In 2009 the only change was Red Bull promoting Vettel to replace the re...
by Alextrax52
27 Nov 2023, 02:13
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 6199

Re: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023

Yas Marina Circuit: Bar 2012 and to a lesser extent 2021 has this track ever produced a full race that was remotely memorable? Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz: 2 drivers from the big 3 teams who were absolutely nowhere all weekend while their teammates got onto the podium. I know the only position t...
by Alextrax52
27 Nov 2023, 02:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Replies: 12
Views: 4187

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023

Tsunoda: Actually led a lap on merit and another solid points haul. He was the driving force behind AlphaTauri’s late season burst Russell: Russell needed a good weekend and result to end what’s been a difficult season on a high and he got it, looked at home all weekend and thoroughly put Hamilton i...
by Alextrax52
23 Nov 2023, 19:14
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 16
Views: 6393

Re: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 let’s get it over with GP (Will use double points as I haven’t yet) 1: Verstappen 2: Perez 3: Leclerc 4: Hamilton 5: Sainz 6: Russell 7: Norris 8: Alonso 9: Piastri 10: Gasly Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Zhou ROTR: Alfa Romeo IIDOTR: Nobody DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Sarg...
by Alextrax52
20 Nov 2023, 05:25
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 7535

Re: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023

The Drain Cover debacle: Pretty much got the weekend off to the worst possible start and ruined Carlos Sainz’s hopes of at least a top 3 before they began. It left you questioning if those in charge had actually considered any substance at all let alone over style. I felt sorry for the fans who shel...
by Alextrax52
20 Nov 2023, 05:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Nevada 2023
Replies: 16
Views: 5706

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Nevada 2023

Another one down for both Ocon and Stroll. Yes the turn 1 chaos helped but Lance played a blinder by ditching the Softs early and Esteban gets bonus points for channeling his inner Sainz from Silverstone last year especially given how far Gasly plummeted down the order
by Alextrax52
17 Nov 2023, 12:12
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
Replies: 396
Views: 1363271

Re: 2023 Discussion Thread

More modern examples I can think of are Montoya in China 2005 and I think it happened in the early days at Baku but can’t remember what year
by Alextrax52
16 Nov 2023, 20:42
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 14
Views: 4327

Re: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 ultimate cringefest GP

1: Verstappen
2: Leclerc
3: Sainz
4: Perez
5: Hamilton
6: Norris
7: Alonso
8: Russell
9: Piastri
10: Albon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Sargeant
ROTR: Las Vegas spectacle
IIDOTR: Albon
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Magnussen
FTP: Ocon
by Alextrax52
05 Nov 2023, 20:57
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Brazil 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 6433

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Brazil 2023

Aston Martin: That was more like the Aston Martin from Bahrain-Canada. Stroll put in his best weekend of the year (even though he got a higher finish in Australia) while the superlatives to describe Alonso have almost run out. Tsunoda: Excellent pair of results from the Japanese driver including tec...
by Alextrax52
05 Nov 2023, 20:53
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Brazil 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 5991

Re: Reject of the Race - Brazil 2023

Charles Leclerc/His Car: I don’t care what the reason is, crashing out before the race even starts is an automatic ROTR. Invoking the spirit of Prost at Imola 1991. Mercedes: I honestly thought they’d be contenders this weekend, Hamilton loves this place and Mercedes were genuinely the team to beat ...
by Alextrax52
03 Nov 2023, 18:39
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Sao Paolo Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 12
Views: 3825

Re: 2023 Sao Paolo Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 why is it called São Paulo GP S1: Verstappen S2: Norris S3: Hamilton S4: Perez S5: Leclerc S6: Sainz S7: Russell S8: Piastri 1: Verstappen 2: Hamilton 3: Perez 4: Norris 5: Russell 6: Leclerc 7: Sainz 8: Piastri 9: Alonso 10: Gasly Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Magn...
by Alextrax52
29 Oct 2023, 23:03
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
Replies: 26
Views: 8262

Re: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023

Aston Martin: That weekend was almost Australia 2022-eqsue. What the hell has happened to them? Perez: An over ambitious move to rival Hamilton’s in Qatar with the same dire consequences. In that one move he wasted the gift he got at Austin to let Hamilton back into the fight (and I don’t think Hami...
by Alextrax52
29 Oct 2023, 22:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Mexico 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 5700

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Mexico 2023

Ricciardo is the only choice. I was skeptical when he came back at Hungary and then felt there was no reason for him to come back after Lawson’s performances. He’s proved me wrong this weekend and ramped up the speculation about the 2nd Red Bull seat even further.
by Alextrax52
28 Oct 2023, 12:22
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Mexican Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 13
Views: 3615

Re: 2023 Mexican Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 Lighting strikes 3 times GP

1: Verstappen
2: Hamilton
3: Perez
4: Norris
5: Piastri
6: Leclerc
7: Russell
8: Sainz
9: Albon
10: Tsunoda

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: Magnussen
ROTR: Haas
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Hulkenberg
FTP: Leclerc
by Alextrax52
23 Oct 2023, 08:34
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - USA 2023
Replies: 19
Views: 5803

Re: Reject of the Race - USA 2023

For once ROTR is actually tougher to pick than IIDOTR 1: The Sprint race: This format only looks half decent when it’s either raining or it’s a short track like Austria or Brazil. Whose idea was it to pick a track like Austin for a Sprint race? It was dull, tedious and a perfect reminder that it’s a...
by Alextrax52
23 Oct 2023, 08:17
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - USA 2023
Replies: 15
Views: 4345

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - USA 2023

1 Stroll: Given the miserable pace of the Aston Martin prior to Sunday and the car changes which forced a pitlane start, I didn’t expect Alonso to do anything never mind Stroll. And yet Lance put in one of his best drives in a while to take 9th on the road. His subsequent promotion to 7th is his bes...
by Alextrax52
22 Oct 2023, 02:18
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: The Name Change Thread
Replies: 11
Views: 5074

Re: The Name Change Thread

Freeze-O-Kimi becomes Alextrax52. Now that Raikkonen’s retired the name of his gun in Minidrivers is a bit dated now
by Alextrax52
20 Oct 2023, 13:42
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 United States Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 13
Views: 3883

Re: 2023 United States Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 The US race that has by far the best track GP S1: Verstappen S2: Piastri S3: Russell S4: Norris S5: Perez S6: Hamilton S7: Leclerc S8: Sainz 1: Verstappen 2: Norris 3: Hamilton 4: Perez 5: Piastri 6: Leclerc 7: Alonso 8: Ocon 9: Gasly 10: Bottas Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Re...
by Alextrax52
08 Oct 2023, 19:01
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Qatar 2023
Replies: 23
Views: 5812

Re: Reject of the Race - Qatar 2023

Hamilton: This was a golden chance to close right up to Perez for 2nd overall and he threw it all away before the first corner by colliding with his teammate no less Haas: Another godawful weekend made worse by Alfa Romeo’s big cash haul HM’s Gasly: Every time I saw him try to overtake someone he wa...
by Alextrax52
06 Oct 2023, 12:43
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 13
Views: 3547

Re: 2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 will Max ever win a title normally? GP

S1: VER
S2: NOR
S3: LEC
S4: PER
S5: PIA
S6: SAI
S7: HAM
S8: RUS

1: VER
2: NOR
3: PER
4: HAM
5: LEC
6: PIA
7: RUS
8: SAI
9: ALO
10: GAS

Pole: VER
Fastest Lap: VER
First Retirement: HUL
ROTR: Race Control
IIDOTR: Nobody
DBTMOTR: STR
LP: SAR
FTP: MAG
by Alextrax52
24 Sep 2023, 07:38
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Japanese GP ROTR 2023
Replies: 28
Views: 11665

Re: Japanese GP ROTR 2023

It’s gotta be Perez I’m afraid, he’s had a good 3 years of boosting up his win and podium stats but it’s time to get someone else, Merc, Ferrari and McLaren will all get stronger and I can’t see him making the end of 2024 if if that’s the case Sargeant: His form has now got to the point where I’ve s...
by Alextrax52
24 Sep 2023, 07:28
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Japanese GP IIDOTR 2023
Replies: 14
Views: 4186

Re: Japanese GP IIDOTR 2023

Nothing for me as well. McLaren podiums aren’t shocking anymore and everyone else performed more or less how the weekend said they would
by Alextrax52
22 Sep 2023, 08:31
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Japanese Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 13
Views: 3280

Re: 2023 Japanese Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 Land of the rising sun GP 1: Verstappen 2: Norris 3: Leclerc 4: Sainz 5: Perez 6: Hamilton 7: Piastri 8: Alonso 9: Russell 10: Bottas Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Tsunoda ROTR: Zhou (Wipes out himself and Tsunoda on lap one) IIDOTR: Bottas DBTMOTR: Perez LP: Sargea...
by Alextrax52
18 Sep 2023, 19:39
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Singapore GP ROTR
Replies: 26
Views: 7610

Re: Singapore GP ROTR

I’ll give Alonso a pass after finding out that he suffered a cracked suspension in the early stages of the race, it can’t have been easy to control at a place like Singapore. I’m amazed he still finished the race tbh. So instead George Russell: Should have just settled for the 15 points mate, an ove...
by Alextrax52
18 Sep 2023, 19:10
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Singapore GP IIDOTR
Replies: 17
Views: 5194

Re: Singapore GP IIDOTR

Carlos Sainz: Be honest, who put their money on this guy to end the Red Bull juggernaut’s winning run? The best bit is he was THE man to beat all weekend, topping every session after a close 2nd in FP1. His tactics in the closing stages were Prost-esque for me and it makes me fear how even more lost...
by Alextrax52
15 Sep 2023, 13:49
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
Replies: 13
Views: 3114

Re: 2023 Singapore Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!

2023 the sauna GP

1: Verstappen
2: Leclerc
3: Hamilton
4: Russell
5: Sainz
6: Perez
7: Alonso
8: Norris
9: Tsunoda
10: Ocon

Pole: Leclerc
Fastest Lap: Hamilton
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: Williams
IIDOTR: Tsunoda
DBTMOTR: Lawson
LP: Sargeant
FTP: Hulkenberg
by Alextrax52
03 Sep 2023, 20:22
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Italy 2023
Replies: 15
Views: 3555

Re: Reject of the Race - Italy 2023

5 second time penalties: They do absolutely nothing at Monza, especially to the bigger teams, bring back the penalties from 20 years ago Mercedes and it’s drivers: 2 pretty stupid 5 second time penalties there, Hamilton and Wolff haven’t really covered themselves in glory with their comments about M...
by Alextrax52
03 Sep 2023, 19:50
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Italy 2023
Replies: 13
Views: 2723

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Italy 2023

1 Sainz: He looked genuinely on it all weekend and he gave us some great battles and a never say die attitude. The net result was a first Sunday podium of the season (To add to his Austria Sprint top 3) 2: Lawson: Please Mr Marko if you have any sense, give this guy the AlphaTauri seat not just for ...