Grand Prix Rejects

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"List of Drivers whom have scored points on their Grand Prix debut"?

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/formula1/18053192

Schumacher given a 5-place grid penalty for Monaco with regards to his accident with Senna.

Seems to the stewards don't believe it wasn't his fault.

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I think that was the point Captain Hammer was getting at, LionZoo - Perhaps not the "legitimate concern" bit. CH, whilst being on the "Ferrari dislikers" side of the fence you can probably take this with a pinch of salt, but I really don't think there is any way to regulate what ...

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I'd just like to point out that I'm not a Ferrari fan! I hated Schumi during his career, largely for what he did to Damon Hill in 1994. I just don't understand what all the fuss is about. It's perfectly fair to give an exemption to one driver if all teams agree . Nobody is being pressured into allo...

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I for one thought Ferrari were brazen to the extreme in even asking for a test for Schumi. I was even more surprised when Howett and Haug came out in support of the idea. I completely agree with the teams that have opposed and, like many of you, can't believe how churlish Ferrari's response was, al...

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I really doubt a straight line test counts as decent Grand Prix car testing...

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Same here, Carlos. As a Williams fan as well, I just can't believe how childish the statement sounds. Infact, saying that the reason Williams' opinion shouldn't be taken seriously as they are "a team that hasn't won anything for years" goes beyond childish in some ways, seriously right - j...

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m Ferrari Statement on Official Site: m Is it me, or does the Ferrari statement sound it like was written by an angry 12 year old? Seriously right, Ferrari should take a step back and see why Williams, Red Bull, and Toro Rosso were rejecting the proposal: Jaime Alguersauri wasn't allowed to test his...

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With Kimi recently partaking in the World Rally Championship and now Vettel expressing an interest (see here: m). With the ever increasing number of F1 drivers, granted only two but still - it's increasing, and a certain WRC driver interested in a move to F1 - I was wondering how great it would be i...

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Me too, Tristan. But I don't quite understand the logic here. Although I'm not one of Schumacher's biggest fans, and I say with a nice large helping of salt , he is a very quick driver, but come on! He's never been in this season's Ferrari - he hasn't been in an F1 car since April last year and that...

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Of course this man "who doesn't shite about Formula One" also happens to the man who brought Piquet Jr. into F1.

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I personally rate Grosjean very well. Although Piquet did have a rather positive junior formulae record. Bourdais or Sato would be an interesting signing, although perhaps bringing in another team's test driver would be interesting as well. Di Grassi is a rather experienced driver and has been in GP...

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Yes, but Arrows never really improved their car as much as McLaren did in the build up to the weekend.

Anyway, Arrows had an unfavoured Yamaha engine on Bridgestone tyres (making their début year, iirc) and the car had only scored a point (Hill at Silverstone) up to that point in the season.

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Here we go again - the FIA approaching the walnut with an enormous sledgehammer. What a brilliant analogy. I can see where the FIA are coming from with this penalty and Renault really could've told Alonso to "bin" the car knowing the aero piece would be unscrewing the wheel nut and, with ...

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That suspension part weighed 800g. Considering he was hit on the head at around 150mph by an 800g object, its miraculous he even lives, the helmet did a good job. Apologies, I didn't mean that the helmet wasn't up to scratch. I'm just saying the odds of this happening were pretty low considering th...

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They're designed to withstand an impact if you crash into something, not if something hits you directly on the head - if you understand. They actually test the visor by shooting a high speed steel ball at it and measuring that the deflection is less than 2.5 mm. But again, testing doesn't solve EVE...

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I am not saying that journos are willfully misleading, just that the "languages" of science and sport don't always match. It depends what newspaper the certain journalist comes from. 20p (excuse the use of sterling please, non-Brits!) newspapers will probably make a more sensationalist st...

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Oh my. That picture is horrible. I really hope Felipe is ok and recovers fully. The Sky News report of the accident was quite horrifying, I hope it's not as bad as they've made it out to be. Excuse the tangent, but shouldn't an F1 driver's helmet be able to withstand an impact such as this without ...

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I know what you mean Shinji. Twitter and the likes aren't the most reliable of sources, speaking from a Wikipedian's point of view. But that's not the point, I know what you mean about Felipe's updates - I'm guessing tonight will be a slow and agonising ones for his family and fans. EDIT: Good to he...

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*Touch Wood*

Tomorrow will be Nico's day.

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Agreed. He was unconscious trackside although the fact that somebody is carrying him in an unconscious state is rather perplexing. I'm guessing from his body position that he was still in his seat at that point, with the HANS device still attached. That is designed to keep his head and neck stable....

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Agreed. I really doubt he was concious in the photo. He was unconscious trackside although the fact that somebody is carrying him in an unconscious state is rather perplexing. EDIT: Second look, sorry I overlooked the trolley with the neck brace on it, apologies. However, if somebody has suffered a ...

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Timing system is a clear candidate so far.

I think the decision to replace Bourdais with Jaime Alguersuari is certainly up there for me anyway!

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Really is a bit creepy as well. Has the marks of the Senna crash in Imola (a suspension piece hitting the visor). I really hope he gets better, the loss of Henry Surtees last week was enough for me, I only met the bloke last year as well. That image of Massa is quite haunting as well, right up there...

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Reverie Planetarian wrote:
OBJECTION!

...fairly certain nobody thought of that yet.

I get the feeling an Ace Attorney reference is just around the corner with this caption.

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I get the feeling this is just a bluff. But considering today, Friday, that the conditions of those "bad" teams have to be taken off or else then I doubt it isn't a bluff. F1 should be taking a stance like they do in Le Mans. Manufacturers come and go, even Ferrari (unless I get corrected,...

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Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has warned FIA president Max Mosley that the introduction of a budget cap in 2010 could lead to an "unfair" and "biased" championship that could damage the sport. In a letter written to the governing body on Thursday, a copy of which has bee...

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So, that's possibly: - USGP (Considering without the Budget cap, though) - Lola - Aston Martin - iSport Jamie and Enoch must be loving the prospect of seeing a grid as packed as the early 90s! I know I am! Like you say CF, let's hope this goes through and will inevitably make F1Rejects the best F1 s...

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Tough, tbh. BMW Sauber are up there, although one could argue the point for Toyota. Taking out inexperience, they threw away a very strong position other teams would capitalise on. Moving over to the harder tyre during the second stint was a gamble that didn't really pay off for Glock and partly did...

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Former world champion Niki Lauda is planning to train to become a space pilot, after signing up to Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic project. Branson is planning to offer space flights in his new business venture, whose logos are featured on the Brawn cars this weekend, with trips costing $200,000....

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Perhaps we could get the drivers to race the event in rally cars...?

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Next session in half an hour.

Any bets on whether Rosberg will make a late fastest lap again...?

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'Hate' isn't really a word I would use for the people I'm about to mention, more like "dislike". 1. Michael Schumacher Perhaps this is just because my sister is an avid Ferrari fan who just doesn't listen to reason and apparently WDCs in her world only count for driver ability, one could s...

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A few of the videos on my favourites people may like. - Bjorn Wirdheim (F3000) Monaco 2003: m (Might as well post this one again because it never stops being funny to me... ) - Murray Walker commentating on snooker: m - Hot Heated Montoya during Belgium '02 (?) Quali: m (Colour language used!) - Tim...

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Faustus wrote:Wow! I had completely forgotten about this! 2003, right?
Wasn't he the third driver for Jaguar in 2004?

Yes and I believe so.

Ironically, he won that year's F3000 title.

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There should be also a honorable mention to the Chinese GP organizers that played the English anthem instead of the Austrian one! Good spot, actually. I was wondering the same thing, myself. My RotR has to be Renault . Annoying throughout the week claiming that this diffuser was 100% illegal and ye...

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Interesting question. Although, even as a Williams fan myself, I don't think Rosberg is up to the race pace set by Toyota and Brawn just yet. Very fast on a single lap but, frustratingly, slow (not helped by poor pit calls...) in comparison to the Brawns during the race. Certainly worth a shot at a ...

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Surprised by the lack of a mention for Björn Wirdheim. Perhaps his famous trick was this little incident in Monaco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PkbiE1pHc0

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I tried to read Briatores comments yet for some reason all I read was a transcript of a baby having a tantrum. Oh wait.... Sums up my thoughts on the matter as well... And rffp, the FIA found Traction Control hardware (presumably with the software stored on it...apologies for being too technical......

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Me thinks we should rename this the "Questions (and Answers) you'd like to see during a Thursday Press Conference thread"...?

Q: Nico, does your team know that good practice times mean naff all in qualifying and the race?

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