Grand Prix Rejects

BabyG

Best memory of Murray Walker is the Japanese Grand Prix 1994. Being 7 years old and a much bigger fan of Damon Hill than going to mass meant a compromise was made that we’d record the end of the race on tape. The result was being able to watch and listen to Murray Walker shout “Three point three six...

BabyG

Anyone else feeling a sense of deja vu seeing happy-go-lucky midfield team who won their first race only the season before being renamed after a famous British sports car marque and launching their new car in a green livery? http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/615000/images/_618394_irvine_herbert_wide300....

BabyG

Very happy to find the forum back up. Had honestly given up hope, hence being literally the last person to know. F1/GP Rejects has been my go to place for F1 talk away from the mainstream media for 15 years. Here’s to the next 15! Keep up the good work those who provide content and those who got and...

BabyG

Please don't be horrible to Lewis. He doesn't avoid tax, he only evades tax. No. wait it's the other way round…

BabyG

What about a medium-rare tyre? No sidewall markings, just black on the outside that gets pinker towards the middle as the rubber gets worn off.

BabyG

Is the Kyvat/Verstappen swap the first intra-season straight swap of drivers between teams since… well I'm not sure, maybe 1994? I thought maybe the Alesi/Frentzen swap of 2001 but Frentzen missed the German GP so I don't think that should count.

Thoughts on a postcard please.

BabyG

https://scontent-lhr.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t1.0-9/11164834_964505216946799_8971978000195741132_n.jpg?oh=561f55a990caaa05bfb9f571f1c5c9e4&oe=55A66843 Lewis Hamilton: "Sorry Frank, the invitation to record with me on my latest track was suppoed to be sent to PHARRELL Williams"

BabyG

Hi everyone, I am absolutly delighted to read that so many people are offering to put in alot of time and effort to contribute to the new site and to keep the ethos and raison d'etre of the original. Its certainly something that I couldn't do myself and I have the greatest respect, admiration and gr...

BabyG

Really big congratulations and well done from me! I hope that your efforts provide us with a space to read about discuss the real heros of F1 for years to come.

BabyG

If 20 years of watching F1 and F1 Rejects has taught me anything its that any driver can have an accident at any point of a Grand Prix weekend. Wether its in dry or wet conditions, on the parade lap, in the race or under double waved yellows - it can happen. Also in 20 years safety has improved so m...

BabyG

I picked up my hole punch at work today and, turning it on its side, I thought to myself 'This looks strangely familiar'. Perhaps it seems that some designers have turned to office stationary for inspiration...

BabyG

Ever wondered what a Ferrari livery would look like if tobacco advertising was still allowed? Have a look at the car on the wall at Ferrari's pre-Christmas dinner: m It looks like an F2003 (?) with a 2013 livery applied, apart from a sneaky Marlboro logo over the engine cover. An accidental oversigh...

BabyG

With the exception of the cost cap, I've never been so disappointed by a set of rule changes. Its even prompted a rare post! In my view, a win is a win (and a 10th place finish is a 10th place finish for that matter). Unless the race has been abandoned early, a win should be worth the same amount of...

BabyG

I wonder how beautiful I meant ugly and deafening the engine sounds. Ask and ye shall receive m I'm a bit skeptical that that is a genuine recording of the new engine. I really don't know much about these things, but to get that sound they would have had to have the engine connected to a gearbox, r...

BabyG

Stramala wrote:

Lewis: Hey Kimi, what do you think of my new helmet design?

BabyG

wsrgo wrote:They already have a technical director, a technology director and an engineering director. Why do they need Paddy? To keep the three of them together? Or to improve the car's horrible race pace?

Reminds me of the latter part of this sketch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JibxHpXqAfc

BabyG

I would love to have a look at the statistics for win by car numbers. I suspect that 5 would come out higher than 1 as I can recall quite a few championships being won by car number 5 when the world champion has struggled to drag inferior equipment round/lost desire/moved to a less competitive team...

BabyG

I would love to have a look at the statistics for win by car numbers. I suspect that 5 would come out higher than 1 as I can recall quite a few championships being won by car number 5 when the world champion has struggled to drag inferior equipment round/lost desire/moved to a less competitive team....

BabyG

It might just be the light, but that new nose has a little bit of the B194 about it?

BabyG

I don't post often but lurk fairly frequently so I have been absolutely lost without the forum! How else am I supposed to interpret what is going on in the world of F1 without the guidance of the people who post here? Well done to the person/people who got the forum back up and running! You truly ar...

BabyG

Very interesting topic - I have always wondered what the answer is!

Any chance of a graph showing number of victories for all car numbers?

BabyG

10. Sark for the season finale - after all, "In Sark, where most motor traffic is prohibited, the few vehicles – nearly all tractors – do not display plates. Bicycles display cardboard tax discs." ( Wikipedia ). http://www.thisisguernsey.com/2011/09/23/sark-pub-bike-race-a-help-for-heroes...

BabyG

tkcom wrote:

Sutil prepares for potential future court appearance... Homer Simpson style!

BabyG

2011 European Grand Prix
1. Vettel
2. Alonso
3. Hamilton
4. Webber
5. Button
6. Massa
7. Rosberg
8. Schumacher
9. Petrov
10. Di Resta

Pole: Vettel
Fastest Lap: Massa
First Retirement: Sutil
ROTR: Barrichello
IIDOTR: Kobayashi
DBTMOTR: Perez
Minor League Premiership: Di Resta
Non-Qualifiers: None

BabyG

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/chicanery/4645.1974_2D00_lauda_2D00_spain.jpg OK, so the reasons not to stand in the middle of a grand prix circuit are obvious, but I miss the chequered flag man standing ou...

BabyG

Jérôme d'Ambrosio slow all weekend, technically fails to qualify and then gets a drive through for breaking the rules. That was probably the teams fault and he did finish ahead of Glock so he did redeem himself to some extent but I think he still deserves a nomination...

BabyG

TMLW's Predictions ROTR: Pirelli (So many stops required that teams are forced to re-use tyres, or switch to inters.) That has to be the best prediction ever! 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Rosberg 4. Webber 5. Alonso 6. Button 7. Schumacher 8. Rosberg 9. Petrov 10. Kobayashi Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: We...

BabyG

I agree with everything that has been said so far. A sad day for f1 and a sad day for the arab spring.

But... if FOTA pulled out I'd be up for an HRT 1-2

BabyG

Gutted, absolutly gutted - we've been robbed of a barnstorming finish to both the race and qualifying by red flags. Both red flags absolutley nesecary of course, but still disapointing. I feel that they should change the rules on what teams can do to their cars after a red flag ie no tyre changes. C...

BabyG

I think that this has been a fair outcome. About as confusing as watching Inception, but nevertheless satisfactory. One of the main points that has been talked about for the duration of the Lotus vs Lotus debate has been the confusion for fans, particularly casual fans. But on the grid we have 4 car...

BabyG

Many things have changed in F1 over the years. Rules have come and gone, technologies have been developed only to become obsolete, but there are a few intrinsic elements that have disapeared almost unnoticed. Here, we can celebrate those things and ask ourselves "what do we miss about F1"?...

BabyG

BabyG's predictions 2011 Spanish Grand Prix: 1. Vettel 2. Alonso 3. Webber 4. Hamilton 5. Button 6. Massa 7. Rosberg 8. Heidfeld 9. Schumacher 10. Kobayashi Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Alonso First Retirement: Petrov IIDOTR: Kobayashi ROTR: Williams DBTMOTR: Maldonado Minor League Premiership: Di Rest...

BabyG

DanielPT wrote:Also, I think Glock should be considered as a DNS since he actually never took part in the race to be able to retire.

I agree. The fact that I predicted Di Resta as first retirement has nothing to do with it though...

BabyG

2011 Turkish Grand Prix: 1. Vettel 2. Alonso 3. Hamilton 4. Massa 5. Webber 6. Button 7. Rosberg 8. Kobayashi 9. Schumacher 10. Barrichello Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Hamilton First Retirement: Di Resta ROTR: Petrov IIDOTR: Heidfeld DBTMOTR: Maldonaldo Minor League Premiership: Perez Non-Qualifiers: ...

BabyG

The Passenger wrote:

It was back to drawing board following the first test of the new Mercedes 8-wheeler.

BabyG

2011 Malaysian Grand Prix: 1. Vettel 2. Alonso 3. Hamilton 4. Webber 5. Button 6. Rosberg 7. Petrov 8. Kobayashi 9. Schumacher 10. Barrichello Pole: Vettel Fastest lap: Alonso First Retirement: Perez ROTR: Heidfeld IIDOTR: Maldonado DBTMOTR: Heidfeld Minor League Premiership: Di Resta Non-Qualifiers...

BabyG

Oh if only my bank balance looked as healthy as my score, I would be a happy man!

BabyG

YES! Petrov third! Unrejectified! And trust Horner to casually throw that bon mot into the post race interview when he revealed that they'd stripped the KERS out of the car during practise because of reliability problems. As they say, Newey probably didn't design that car around KERS (instead, he d...

BabyG

I'm dissapointed by the performance of Team Lotus and Virgin. Still 2 secs of the rest of the pack! I'd liked to have seen them close the gap a little bit over the winter - that was their target after all! I can't imagine that it'll be a fun season for all concerned with those teams if they spend an...

BabyG

Gonna throw my hat in the ring this season. I've been lurking on the forum for too long... Dartanian's Predictions, 2011 Australian Grand Prix: 1. Hamilton 2. Alonso 3. Webber 4. Vettel 5. Button 6. Massa 7. Rosberg 8. Kobayashi 9. Heidfeld 10. Barrichello Pole: Webber Fastest lap: Vettel First Reti...

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