Grand Prix Rejects

dr-baker

Wanna say Ferrari for promising a blue car and delivering the traditional red car with hints of blue.

Sargeant for being the only American racer in an American race and being the only DNF.

Mags for all his penalties and earning the wrong kind of points.

dr-baker

1. Lando Norris
2. Abbi Pulling did well in the F1 Academy races too.

dr-baker

Emily de Heus's Red Bull Ford reminds me of the Sauber C14 of 1995...

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sswishbone wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 17:01
dr-baker wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 12:22
sswishbone wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 11:33 How is David Croft with his obsession over race count since Alonso's last victory any better?
Still better than Jonathan Legard...
Even the train conductors of the UK are better than Legard...

To be fair, that wouldn't be hard.

dr-baker

sswishbone wrote: ↑05 May 2024, 11:33 How is David Croft with his obsession over race count since Alonso's last victory any better?

Still better than Jonathan Legard...

dr-baker

This would be an interesting what if?:

dr-baker

Foxdale Equus Equipe would like to enter both Bed Bum and Back To Black Beauty into the Royal 300 Cash race please. Someone is taking them aside to explain however that the 300 refers to the race distance and not the actual cash prize…

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Why aren’t Sprint races called Petits Prix? Sprint race of Miami S1: Verstappen S2: Perez S3: Piastri S4: Norris S5: Hamilton S6: Russell S7: Leclerc S8: Sainz Sprint Pole: Sainz First Retirement or None: none 1. Verstappen 2. Sainz 3. Leclerc 4. Perez 5. Norris 6. Russell 7. Hamilton 8. Alonso 9. P...

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If it were the start of the month, I would have taken this as an April Fool story. Bit it seems like Ferrari will not be racing in its iconic red livery in Miami, but rather in blue as a one-off to hark back to the blue and white livery of the North American Racing Team. Seems like Ferrari have sol...

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I like to remember that Roland Ratzenberger raced Roland Rat around Silverstone race track, beginning at 6:55 in the video below.

https://youtu.be/j6o-aCZSyi8?si=5PWET0WJl58ayNse

dr-baker

It has now been 3 whole decades, 30 years, since that fateful weekend in Imola, which all started with Rubens crashing.

dr-baker

The Monaco race wasn't bad, it had passing and action. F1 won't have as much action primarily due to the relative size of the cars.

dr-baker

Could be interesting, but doesn't say anything about title sponsorship in the X-tweet...

dr-baker

If it were the start of the month, I would have taken this as an April Fool story. Bit it seems like Ferrari will not be racing in its iconic red livery in Miami, but rather in blue as a one-off to hark back to the blue and white livery of the North American Racing Team. Seems like Ferrari have sol...

dr-baker

If it were the start of the month, I would have taken this as an April Fool story. Bit it seems like Ferrari will not be racing in its iconic red livery in Miami, but rather in blue as a one-off to hark back to the blue and white livery of the North American Racing Team. Seems like Ferrari have sol...

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IceG wrote: ↑24 Apr 2024, 07:27 So how will Horner and Wolff refer to "the red team" and "the team in red" now?

The Manchester team,? The team formerly known as United and now known as City? (TTFKAUANKAC)

dr-baker

If it were the start of the month, I would have taken this as an April Fool story. Bit it seems like Ferrari will not be racing in its iconic red livery in Miami, but rather in blue as a one-off to hark back to the blue and white livery of the North American Racing Team.

dr-baker

Aislabie wrote: ↑21 Apr 2024, 22:51

We would also like to approach Foxdale for an arrangement to share your flat training course facilities; in return, we will pay you 20NC.

Yeah, why not?

dr-baker

You must be joking right? The 1983 car was one of the coolest looking cars of all time! Well maybe not pretty, but defenitely cool! That thing with not one, but two of those tea-tray rear wings and the 1970-esque radiator in the nose? Yes, that one. I'm going to stop thinking of it now, because I'm...

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Norris for finishing where Perez should be.

Bernd Mayländer for putting in sn appearance, leading the race, and doing a competent job.

And Alex Albon for having a great alternative helmet design.

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Ten of my favourite Disney Park Rides - Jungle Cruise, Orlando Magic Kingdom - EuroDisney Railway, Paris Magic Kingdom - Test Track, EPCOT - Figment Into Imagination, EPCOT - Pirates of the Caribbean, Paris Magic Kingdom - It's a Small World, Paris Magic Kingdom - Splash Mountain, Orlando Magic Kin...

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Let's give this a go.

Username: dr-baker
Stable name: Foxdale Equus Equipe (FEE)

Horse Names. (20 Neigh Coins a Horse)

1: Bed Bum
2: Back To Black Beauty

And Flat Training (100 Spagoos) for either or both hordes.

dr-baker

It was interesting to hear in the commentary for today's Petit Prix that Lewis had never led a Petit Prix before.

dr-baker

Dammit. Just realised Petit Prix qualifying has already taken place. Am I too late to put my predictions in? If not, when do I have until to get them in? (Too focussed on my interview today…) Best of luck! I can't remember the rules exactly, but if you are a little late, I think you are still eligi...

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If there is no other obvious IIDOTR this weekend, this panda will get my nomination:

And if there is a repeat of the grass fires during the race, that would be the kind of nomination for ROTR that Jenoch would have gone for.

dr-baker

Dammit. Just realised Petit Prix qualifying has already taken place. Am I too late to put my predictions in? If not, when do I have until to get them in?

(Too focussed on my interview today…)

dr-baker

Theres a quite high amount of neurodivergent people out here, with autism and adhd spectrums the most common. Personally i find it reassuring that theres plenty like me. Though i'd prefer you didn't use the word Asperger, if you google who Dr. Asperger was, you'll understand why... I have previousl...

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There are some people on here with Aspergers/on the autism spectrum. I wonder if they too find the support that helps here? Theres a quite high amount of neurodivergent people out here, with autism and adhd spectrums the most common. Personally i find it reassuring that theres plenty like me. Thoug...

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It is also worth considering that a 17-minute lap time as on Isle of Man would not lend itself well to the current F1 qualifying format, implying a maximum plausible lap time. Also one could not envision doing a 37.73 mile parade lap at the start of the race, having already done another 37.73 miles ...

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I personally would like to see an F1 car try the Manx TT Mountain course, but I know it's realistically impossible if for no other reason than Ballaugh Bridge. How long is that course? 37.73 miles. https://twitter.com/FCuringa/status/1625056474157268992 And here is a video of an onboard of a lap of...

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I'm glad people dealing with gender transitioning are finding so much support in the community here! One of my kids is doing this as well. We're being totally supportive, but it's still a struggle (not least because of the healthcare system in the US which makes everything harder and more expensive...

dr-baker

I personally would like to see an F1 car try the Manx TT Mountain course, but I know it's realistically impossible if for no other reason than Ballaugh Bridge.

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I believe the sprinklers are only in the short version (from the start/finish straight drivers must turn right to Mistral straight) of the circuit. Yes! Mandate tyre changes in the middle of each lap for the variable conditions! Yes! I sometimes wonder what current F1 would do if there was a return...

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My favourite is one on the few remaining government run steam trains in the world, the Isle of Man Steam Railway from Douglas to Port Erin and Port St Mary. Although I also like some of the steam trains in the Lake District like the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway and South Tynedale Railway. Other...

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Someone has tried linking F1 to a steam train video:

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https://youtu.be/FDrquledojw?si=R7Aei4NCX2avSUB- I haven’t come across this interview with Ricardo Rosset before. Looks like he didn’t find out the news from the newspapers as commonly believed but directly from Eric Broadley by telephone. Makes me wonder how Sosperi found out. I’m hoping he too ha...

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MasterCard Lola has been profiled, although that is more one entry with a double DNQ.

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dr-baker wrote: ↑13 Apr 2019, 21:31
And as an update to my last post, my mum died yesterday at 1:30 am (Friday 12th).

This was 5 years ago now. Life moves on, but the pain of loss doesn't.

"What is grief if not love persevering?"

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Rest in peace.

dr-baker

Is anyone else bothered by the amount of deadbeats in F1 lately? Does my memory fade or was it always so? I’m not sure what you mean here. Deadbeat has a number of meanings, could you be more specific? I feel that, given the times in qualifying from 1st to 20th is consistently the smallest it has e...

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