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by Cynon
28 May 2023, 15:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Monaco 2023
Replies: 30
Views: 12067

Re: Reject of the Race - Monaco 2023

Sergio Perez -- Thanks for giving the whole rest of the grid some damn good looks at the floor of the Red Bull! Lance Stroll -- I can't tell if I want him out of F1 because he's a nepotism baby or if his ineptitude keeps F1 interesting. Honorable Mentions: Haas -- Managing to be shite, but not in a...
by Cynon
28 May 2023, 15:01
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Monaco 2023
Replies: 21
Views: 3459

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Monaco 2023

Ocon -- A morale boost for Alpine given how much they were thrown under the bus by corporate in Miami.

Nyck de Vries -- Decided to not be Nyck de Bris.
by Cynon
19 Jun 2022, 19:50
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Canada 2022
Replies: 19
Views: 2649

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Canada 2022

Zhou Guanyu -- Looked fantastic all weekend long, and the further into the weekend he got, the better he looked.

Lance Stroll -- Proof that, eventually, the blind squirrel will find the acorn.
by Cynon
19 Jun 2022, 19:46
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Canada 2022
Replies: 22
Views: 3335

Re: Reject of the Race - Canada 2022

Yuki Tsunoda -- Crew gave him an amazing stop, and 15 seconds later, he binned it.

McLaren -- shite.
by Cynon
08 May 2022, 21:18
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Miami 2022
Replies: 21
Views: 2446

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Miami 2022

Mick Schumacher -- Brilliant drive, didn't put a wheel wrong until Seb forgot what mirrors were.

Alexander Albon -- Kept his nose clean while everyone else around him imploded.
by Cynon
08 May 2022, 21:14
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Miami 2022
Replies: 28
Views: 3764

Re: Reject of the Race - Miami 2022

Aston Martin -- Started from the pit lane due to their own incompetence, Stroll weaved around so much that he should be breathalyzed, and Vettel took himself out by chopping off Schumacher. Very easy call. FIA Stewards Notice Chyrons -- Kept investigating Kevin Magnussen for incidents he wasn't inv...
by Cynon
26 Sep 2021, 13:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Russia 2021 (POLL)
Replies: 27
Views: 6699

Re: Reject of the Race - Russia 2021

Lando Norris -- Threw away a maiden Grand Prix win by not listening to his engineers. Easy call. I almost shouldn't have to do a #2 vote.

Lance Stroll, and the entire #18 side of the Aston Martin garage -- Stupid driving, stupid tire strategy, stupid everything
by Cynon
12 Sep 2021, 14:31
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: IIDOTR - Italy 2021 (POLL)
Replies: 24
Views: 6308

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Italy 2021

Bottas -- Burn from the stern was legit.

Williams -- Had promising race pace, even accounting for the retirements.

McLaren's pace wasn't really an improbability, more of an inevitability.
by Cynon
25 Jul 2016, 08:27
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix
Replies: 79
Views: 7680

Re: 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix

The race met my admittedly extremely low expectations (it's bathplugging HUNGARY) quite adequately thank you very much. I have no reason to complain because at least there was some Palmer and GutiGuti goonery going on.
by Cynon
24 Jul 2016, 21:08
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Hungarian GP - ROTR
Replies: 25
Views: 2311

Re: 2016 Hungarian GP - ROTR

This bullshit --
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McLaren -- A hydraulic failure on lap 1 and you tell Jenson to stay out on the track? BRILLIANT!
by Cynon
11 Jul 2016, 13:52
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 British GP - ROTR
Replies: 25
Views: 2914

Re: 2016 British GP - ROTR

Safety Car Start -- I guess Charlie Whiting didn't want Hamilton to lose his home race...
Virtual Safety Car -- DItto.
by Cynon
05 Jul 2016, 15:26
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Formula 1 Großer Preis von Österreich 2016™
Replies: 104
Views: 11968

Re: Formula 1 Großer Preis von Österreich 2016™

Seems like I'm alone in thinking Hamilton and Rosberg was a racing incident. I was going to add that both were equally to blame but I don't think applying that negativity to the situation was warranted. They tussled and Hamilton came out on top. A great race with Manor scoring too. What's not to li...
by Cynon
05 Jul 2016, 15:16
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Austria - IIDOTR
Replies: 30
Views: 3758

Re: 2016 Austria - IIDOTR

Pascal Wehrlein -- You beautiful human being, you. Felipe Nasr -- Maybe he's worth something after all...? Didn't vote for Button because Button did what I expected he would do -- make Nando look like crap and brought the car home with a pretty solid result. I do understand why everyone else did vo...
by Cynon
05 Jul 2016, 13:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Austria - ROTR
Replies: 33
Views: 4220

Re: 2016 Austria - ROTR

Nico Hulkenberg -- A more inept drive has seldom been seen. o_____O Williams -- Valtteri, Wehrlein is faster than you, can you confirm that you understood this message? Red Bull Firesuits -- No. Just no. Nico Rosberg -- You can't pull Lewis Hamilton's moves on Lewis Hamilton! The man knows his own ...
by Cynon
20 Jun 2016, 15:44
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 European GP: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race
Replies: 17
Views: 2317

Re: 2016 European GP: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Ra

Perez -- CHECO!!!
Wehrlein -- He sucks in qualifying but he's a hell of a racer. Shame that he had a brake failure, he was making himself look good on that one stop strategy.
by Cynon
13 Jun 2016, 20:54
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Canadian GP Reject Of The Race
Replies: 26
Views: 3167

Re: 2016 Canadian GP Reject Of The Race

1. Seagulls
2. Hendrick Motorsports NAPA Auto Parts #24 Chevrolet Pit Crew
by Cynon
30 May 2016, 00:04
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread
Replies: 1897
Views: 1356480

Re: The Alessandro Zanardi IndyCar Thread

I thought it said a lot about Rossi that he matched and beat Stevens straight out of the gate.... whereas a certain other former Manor driver, who would have won Phoenix if he had talent, regularly got thrashed by Stevens... Rossi was fast all month. Chilton was not. Rossi threw the dice to win the ...
by Cynon
29 May 2016, 14:04
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Monaco GP - Reject of the Race
Replies: 68
Views: 6294

Re: 2016 Monaco GP - Reject of the Race

Sauber -- Don't collide with your teammate. Doesn't matter who's fault it was, both of them were driving like complete morons all race long.

Jolyon Palmer -- Rain + Paint = All Your Noob are Belong to Us
by Cynon
17 May 2016, 16:30
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Spanish GP - Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race
Replies: 46
Views: 22244

Re: 2016 Spanish GP - Infinite Improbability Drive of the Ra

Verstappen
Sainz

The switch of drivers benefited both Verstappen and Sainz and both performed very well in their respected environments.
by Cynon
17 May 2016, 16:29
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Spanish GP - Reject of the Race
Replies: 67
Views: 6626

Re: 2016 Spanish GP - Reject of the Race

Lewis Hamilton and his Fanbase (which includes the Sky broadcasters) -- Hopeless overtake would never have worked. If Nico did not defend, that still would have resulted in a massive crash. His fanbase is approaching Chicago Cubs-levels of excuse making, and the Sky broadcasters (I watched a Sky fe...
by Cynon
13 May 2016, 21:04
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: Complete list of reject drivers and teams
Replies: 30
Views: 25326

Re: Complete list of reject drivers and teams

This is a revamp of a previous thread in the Jean-Denis Délétraz Memorial Forum that listed every reject. The purpose of this new list is to denote the drivers and teams that are profiled or not, whether by us or by F1 Rejects. Hopefully this should serve as a future aid for anyone wanting to write...
by Cynon
12 May 2016, 21:13
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Haas F1 Team Thread
Replies: 408
Views: 53672

Re: Haas F1 Team Thread

If Grosjean were to compete in a Cup race, would it help him to practice/race in a EuroNASCAR race first? Or a British pick-up truck race? EuroNASCAR has some good drivers but none of them have shown much in North America. The races in that series I have seen are a blast to watch. Those cars don't ...
by Cynon
01 May 2016, 23:07
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Russian GP - Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race
Replies: 38
Views: 3161

Re: 2016 Russian GP - Infinite Improbability Drive of the Ra

Magnussen -- Only real IIDOTR really.
Bernd Maylander -- Yup.
by Cynon
01 May 2016, 18:06
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Russian GP - Reject of the Race
Replies: 46
Views: 5308

Re: 2016 Russian GP - Reject of the Race

Red Bull -- Kvyat is a moron, Ricciardo is uninspiring, and Toro Rosso blew it, too.
Russian Michael Waltrip, known as Daniil Kvyat -- Hopeless driving effectively giving the title to Mercedes after four races.
by Cynon
29 Apr 2016, 21:23
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Ponderbox
Replies: 5033
Views: 1069199

Re: Ponderbox

[quote="mario"That is another possibility - it shares some characteristics with Bahrain, where Manor also performed fairly well, so it might be one of their stronger tracks this season.quote] And, unlike Bahrain, it could also provide wet weather racing. Although come to think of it, if t...
by Cynon
29 Apr 2016, 17:42
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Ponderbox
Replies: 5033
Views: 1069199

Re: Ponderbox

That is another possibility - it shares some characteristics with Bahrain, where Manor also performed fairly well, so it might be one of their stronger tracks this season. And, unlike Bahrain, it could also provide wet weather racing. Although come to think of it, if their calling card for an upset...
by Cynon
29 Apr 2016, 17:38
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: End of the road for Sauber?
Replies: 121
Views: 12478

Re: End of the road for Sauber?

Would you guys do the same or would you not bother and save your money? I'd take them to IndyCar because the governance of IndyCar is more stable than the governance of F1 and the Sauber name would be enough to con attract some suckers drivers and sponsors into joining the next coming of Euromotors...
by Cynon
29 Apr 2016, 17:20
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2016 Russian Grand Prix
Replies: 55
Views: 5324

Re: 2016 Russian Grand Prix

Obviously the best sound was the 10 cylinder engines, because a processional, predictable, boring as shite race is a classic because it happened in 1994 and random bits sprouting from cars makes them attractive, right? I mean, we just have to have 6 million winglets so that when one of them falls of...
by Cynon
19 Jul 2015, 16:29
Forum: The Dave McFaste Memorial Forum
Topic: 2018 AutoReject 3.5: NC race run, season over
Replies: 201
Views: 82101

Re: 2018 AutoReject 3.5: Early preparations

Clockwork Racing will return with Verna Klein in one of the two cars if she is interested. If Silvia Renaldi is not resigned, then Renaldi will take over the lead driver role at Clockwork Racing with Klein as the second driver.
by Cynon
21 Jun 2015, 15:08
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The Junior Series Thread
Replies: 1936
Views: 522342

Re: The Junior Series Thread

Calderon was the only driver who didn't get slagged off by the broadcasters for attempting a passing move. First time a woman led a lap in F3, stole some headlines...

Good on you, Tatiana Calderon.
by Cynon
07 Jun 2015, 22:37
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Reject of the Race - Canada 2015
Replies: 48
Views: 11194

Re: Reject of the Race - Canada 2015

F1 Rules: Good lord these engine rules are pitiful...
McLaren: Crap.
Grosjean: Can't race other cars. Belongs in a series where the car does all the work for the dri-... nevermind he deserves to be in F1.
by Cynon
07 Jun 2015, 19:39
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Canada
Replies: 44
Views: 8240

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Canada

Pastor Maldonado -- Finally nothing went wrong and nobody crashed into him.

...

uhh...

...

Rusty Wallace -- Flipped his truck in the LCQ and kept going. What a CHAMP.
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 15:37
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Monaco
Replies: 48
Views: 7311

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Monaco

I'm not saying it was illegal, it's not, you get one move. And Roman used it, but with how bad his brakes and tyres were, and with Max setting the sec fastest lap of the race then, he should have known making his one move at the only overtaking point was going to end that way. Not illegal at all, b...
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 14:11
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: ROTR: Monaco 2015
Replies: 69
Views: 13327

Re: ROTR: Monaco 2015

Bernie -- Guess this win was bad for business, too? Golden boy Hamilton looks like a petulant child, and the two guys he slagged off as being bad for F1 went 1-2. Nico Hulkenberg -- Turned into Alonso on the first lap. Yup, this chump is overrated. Mercedes Pit Wall -- Infiltrated by Toyota men fro...
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 13:55
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Monaco
Replies: 48
Views: 7311

Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - 2015 Monaco

1. Kvyat -- Escapes reject status with a drive that tells Helmut Marko exactly where to shove it.
2. Button -- Points.
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 13:48
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 19161

Re: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread

Ricciardo channeled his inner Earnhardt with that move on Kimi. I approve.
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 13:32
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 19161

Re: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread

A
Aguaman wrote:So Max, Pastor and Nando gone.

C'mon....Why can't it be someone at the front lol.

Oh man Hamilton or Vettel gets 2nd?


This this this this this this.

At least Verstappen tried to pass unlike virtually everyone else in the field. :|
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 12:57
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: BernieMania is running wild again, brother!
Replies: 56
Views: 20860

Re: BernieMania is running wild again, brother!

And in more Bernie happenings, he's only gone and buried Rosberg and Vettel in a interview . It appears Bernie has been watching WWE recently, with all these "bad for business"/"best for business" remarks. He's not even trying to hide how much he loves Lewis Hamilton, isn't he? ...
by Cynon
24 May 2015, 12:33
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread
Replies: 142
Views: 19161

Re: 2015 Monaco Grand Prix Discussion Thread

What was Hulkenberg trying to achieve there? And Alonso getting a penalty for that... (sigh...) That was a mindless move from Hulkenberg to cut over into Alonso like that... what did he expect Alonso was going to do, disappear?! I guess when you are only good enough for WEC you do stuff like that...