Grand Prix Rejects

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Additional thought - Why the heck isn't Yuji Ide on the list? He is the greatest reject of all time!

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Ukyo Katayama, dubbed as "undoubtedly the best Formula One driver that Grand Prix racing has ever produced" by Murray Walker in 1994. Although he did suffer from the awful Tyrrell machinery as well... Did Murray omit the word Japanese in there? Give that man a medal! And I would like to a...

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1. Perry McCarthy
2. Jean-Denis Delatraz
3. Masami Kuwashima
4. Alex Yoong

I think this sounds like a great idea... When do we get to hear the results? In the Abu Dhabi edition (as RoC is only a few days post-season finale) or in post-seaon review podcast?

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noisebox wrote:A man went into a bar and asked for a double-entendre. The barmaid gave him one...

I was told the joke with the genders reversed - So a blonde walks into a bar and asks for a double-entendre. The landlord give her one...

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There have been a few drivers who have driven whole races with a helmet full of vomit ... Can't think of who they are at the moment. If it's not that it's burned buttocks from your arse bumping along the tarmac at 200 mph... (note high-tech visual effects) I reckon Mansell did a couple of times as ...

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I only seriously got into F1 in 1993/4, after the majority of Mansell's time in F1, so the whinging didn't really influence my opinion of him...

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They also said that Grosjean was suffering from a sort of intestinal flu, so when I saw him retire after just 3 laps I feared the worst There have been a few drivers who have driven whole races with a helmet full of vomit ... Can't think of who they are at the moment. If it's not that it's burned b...

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Jordan192 wrote:given that no amount of driver abuse (short of riding the pedal constantly, and he's not that bad) is going to overheat them in three laps.

My thoughts exactly. But why couldn't the brakes be sorted? They are all professional, having done the job for years, other than Grosjean...

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Very few seem to have mentioned Rrrmmnn Grrrjjjnnn - retired after 3 laps, already complaining about the breaks, having also complained about them in practice. But I reckon to a bit of a comspiracy here - when the FIA passed down their sentance last week, did they insist that the no. 2 Renault had t...

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Captain Hammer wrote:Crashing while someone else crashes.

Already done that - Belgium (Button being crashed into alonside Hamilton being crashed into). Also Canada 08 - Rosberg crashing into the back of his crash...

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This will be hard to count for the person who keeps the score, but just count me as either Red Bull, Toro Rosso or something with brakes, I guess... Isn't the Captain too lazy to count the votes on this thread? Isn't it Jamie and Enoch who get to decide this award each race anyway, regardless of vo...

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thehemogoblin wrote:
CarlosFerreira wrote:
thehemogoblin wrote:
I think that Jamie and Enoch should add another category pertaining to facial hair.

Heidfeld, we're looking at you.

Mansell, Barrichello, etc.

...And Jenson Button too. Don't forget John Watson's bushy beard either...

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I've just been watching highlights of the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, and heard Murray Walker mention the name of the first retirement, because I thought he must have mispronounced his surname, or else I misheard. It was Francois Hesnault... Which I heard as Francois Anal... I believe the correct pronu...

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shinji wrote:Not everything is relevant to a possible Alonso/Ferrari switch. Sorry to be blunt, but I wish people would just shut up until an announcement is made.

Agreed. People have been going on about Alonso going to Ferrari for years and he still seems no closer to that seat (in public at least).

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Further to the funny names above... I've just been watching highlights of the 1984 Dallas Grand Prix, and heard Murray Walker mention the name of the first retirement, because I thought he must have mispronounced his surname, or else I misheard. It was Francois Hesnault... Which I heard as Francois ...

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award 1pt for Pole No! Imagine weaker teams doing qualifying with outrageously low amounts of fuel to get that pole, only to pit on lap 5 during the race. First of all, they would have to get into the final qually session, something that even Ferrari have struggled with on occasion (I'm thinking of...

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Pretty cool effort though, just thought I would point that out....

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My vision of a Grand Prix track near Glasgow, so Scotland will finally have a proper racetrack! (Knockhill is a bit sh*t to be honest) Turn 1 hairpin, Switchback , provides first overtaking spot of the lap. A good exit out of Leslie is essential, to have more speed going through Curva Ecosse and do...

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If this 2-year suspended ban had been in place earlier in the year, does this mean that Renault would have been suspended after Alonso's wheel came off in Hungary? And if so, considering that this ban came about as a result of an event that occured before then, does this mean that Renault ought to s...

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I noticed lots of people are listing Sauber as running Cosworth engines next year, only one or two people listed them as running Ferrari. They (well, Peter Sauber) have already confirmed they will be running Ferrari engines next year. Have they? Not read that anywhere (Ok, haven't read it on Autosp...

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watka wrote:As a hardcore Simtek fan, I hate Pacific F1. Andrea Montermini is the biggest traitor ever.

I loved Simtek, but didn't hate Pacific - I saved that for Forti...

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It's Phillipe Adams in the Lotus in the mid-1990's I just realised I keep forgetting - did he EVER do anything memorable, in F1 or elsewhere?

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Captain Hammer wrote:
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Jenson Button becomes a Jedi Knight, hoping that the Force India will be with him...

Fixed.

Yeah, thanks Captain. But not a bit obvious...?

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I reckon it's going to be Sauber/Qadbak/Whatevers - they'll be the last to get a guarenteed entry and engine supply with an unsuccessful year to build upon...

Sorry, just realised that would be equivalent to the Brawn team of this year. Sauber for WDC and Constructors' Championship!

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Jenson Button becomes a Jedi Knight, hoping that the Force will be with him...

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Drivers with funny names in motorsports, written by Scott Speed and Dick Trickle Don't forget Lake Speed, Mark Winterbottom, and Giovanni Lavaggi (check his profile if you aren't sure why he's here). Romain Grosjean (Roman Fat john) probably deserves a contribution too. Not exactly going to be the ...

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I don't think Lotus cars will sue this team as it is in conjunction with Malaysia, where Proton is based and who own Lotus Cars...

And bring back Alex Yoong!!!!!!!

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Yes. Be my guest. Although it still hasn't changed my opinion of Toyota overall... ...Although Liuzzi probably deserves it more considering he outperformed Rrrrmmmmmnnnn Grrrssssjjjjjnnnnn and Jaime Alguersuari, considering the latter two have been racing all year and Liuzzi ought to know FIF1 as w...

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Captain Hammer wrote:"How to Drive a Sensible Last Lap" by Lewis Hamilton

...with chapters written by Kimi Raikkonen and Mika Hakkinen.

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Yes. Be my guest. Although it still hasn't changed my opinion of Toyota overall...

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CarlosFerreira wrote:
watka wrote:Toyota - for actually providing some entertainment with Glock and Trulli battling it out (for 14th place or something).

Good point there!

About 5 laps before this, I was commenting to my dad how boring Toyota and their cars were and their motorsport pedigree had done nothing to change this...

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There's already a thread about this in the Paul Stoddard Memorial Forum entitled "The BIG NEWS from Monza."

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Does anyone think that Ron Dennis is sitting back with a pint of bitter an laughing his head off watching Flav and Max et al going at it? yeah i can see that - Sir Ron laughing his head off Sorry, are you suggesting that an ex-team boss is joining the Sakon Yamamoto/Michael Schumacher head-falling-...

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how about racing on the old public roads east of Le Mans that made up the course of the 1906 French Grand Prix? Those were the days... temporary roads made of wooden planks, on-board mechanics, do it yourself tire changes, and maximum weight limits for the cars. Youtube has a video of that race m C...

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Nin13 wrote:I have strong feeling that Toyota will win in Suzuka. .

You have more faith than Trulli then.

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78435

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I attended the 1996 British GP, I saw Nelson Piquet Jnr score A1 GP Team Brazil's only victories to date, I've seen Alex Yoong and Sebastian Bourdais race at Brands Hatch in Champ Car in about 2003 (Bourdais's 1st win in the series I believe) and I've seen other ex- and future F1 drivers in various ...

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http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/78426

Finally, he sees sense!

How many people genuinely think Toyota will win any time soon? Trulli cites Spa as his reason, Bahrain (?) being the other case where Toyota lost out on a good chance to win this year.

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I look forward to listening to it... Thanks.

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Pieman wrote:
Cynon wrote:What if the person's name was Goddard?

I meant that.

Slaps forehead...

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