Grand Prix Rejects

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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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TomPryce wrote: ↑07 Apr 2024, 08:12 Yuki Tsunoda - good to see a clean race and get first home points.

Not much else today really. Maybe the Japanese Marshalls for such a swift cleanup from the red flag?

This, I suppose.

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Spectoremg wrote: ↑04 Apr 2024, 18:21 Sprinklers anyone?

That was one of Bernie's ideas, wasn't it?

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I don't think I have seen this car from this angle before.

https://twitter.com/UnracedF1/status/17 ... eiPYA&s=19

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Japanese Grand Prix? Must be near the end of the season already. Thank goodness for that! Eh, what? It’s April? It’s the 4th round of the season? Oh bathplug. Template 1. Verstappen 2. Leclerc 3. Perez 4. Sainz 5. Russell 6. Hamilton 7. Alonso 8. Piastri 9. Stroll 10. Norris Pole: Verstappen Fastest...

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This FE video starts with a couple of racing jokes: https://youtu.be/G4x7yfIsl9k?si=a6V9xGMKVkeJ8U3s

Why are racing drivers good for dating advice?
They are trained to look for red flags!

Why should you never date a racing driver?
They have a chequered past!

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It’s been a week now, so I will make this readable and reply to it… Not sure why Bird ended up so far back, since we didn't see it. Also didn't see what caused Di Grassi and De Vries to retire, though I presume it was them coming together. Definitely a few sideways moments, and the ramp down to turn...

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Liberty Media are reviewing the F1 calendar going forward, and to be able to squeeze in as many countries as possible, there may be one champion every four years, just like the football World Cup or the Olympic Games. This would be as a result of the following countries being the calendar at that po...

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Happy Ramadan to everyone currently celebrating Ramadan.

Happy Easter to everyone currently celebrating Easter.

And a Happy April Fools Day to everyone planning an April Fiols Day prank.

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It’s nearly 30 years now since the tragic accidents of Ratzenberger and Senna, but there will soon be a documentary about Roland: https://youtu.be/MJBT-gvBXZw?si=dyJHxtv0JhaJ__kh Also, I always love the fact that Roland Ratzenberger featured in an episode of Roland Rat’s British TV show! https://you...

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9/13. With at least 3 that I got wrong, I knew it was one of two... That surprises me, I'd have backed you as perfect! For Dallas, I noticed the trackside advertising which helped me on that one. For almost everything else, I really needed to use the age of the cars (plus the clues) to help me iden...

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https://twitter.com/FIAFormulaE/status/1773174738665271366 https://twitter.com/FIAFormulaE/status/1773171926783144440 https://twitter.com/LolaRacers/status/1773180361834459261 It feels like the 1997 F1 season with Lola Cars and with Yamaha motors. Just need a credit card sponsor now to finance the ...

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9/13. With at least 3 that I got wrong, I knew it was one of two...

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While we're on the subject of Lola, there was a rumour of a US-based Lola-Ford team for 1993, to which Michael Andretti was linked. https://f1since81.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/1992-monaco-grand-prix/ I'm going to have to look into this a bit more when I have the time. I didn't see this when I did my...

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:badoer: Have to say the decision not to call a red flag is very questionable given this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDltOg-exCM I mean, the VSC was called more or less instantly, and the only driver realtively close was Stroll, was A.) Close enough a red flag would have made little difference,...

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Have to say the decision not to call a red flag is very questionable given this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDltOg-exCM Some YouTube comments are just so… tribal? Fanboy-esque? And then others are like: - I remember this like this was yesterday. - remember the days when Ferrari and McLaren domi...

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Have to say the decision not to call a red flag is very questionable given this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDltOg-exCM Some YouTube comments are just so… tribal? Fanboy-esque? And then others are like: - I remember this like this was yesterday. - remember the days when Ferrari and McLaren domi...

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IceG wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 10:08 - I believe there is an Aussie word for him but family-friendly forum and all that.

I assume that the term you're referring to sounds like James Hunt?

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noiceinmydrink wrote: ↑24 Mar 2024, 08:45 It can only be Max Verstappen's rear brake for giving us a result F1 really needed.

This, although this also got a ROTR nomination from me.

Sainz, for obvious reasons.

Then Haas and Tsunoda for capitalising on the DNFs of Verstappen, Russell and Hamilton.

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So many:

Williams obviously.

Verstappen's brake failure.

Sauber's pit stops.

Whatever happened between Alonso and Bottas at the end of the Race.

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Sadly it's an unknown name in this year's Aussie Grand Prix...

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Woo how, Japan and Australia are back together next to each other on the calendar! But wait. It’s not the end of the season? And Australia is BEFORE Japan? And Australia isn’t the first round either? What madness is this? 1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Sainz 4. Leclerc 5. Hamilton 6. Russell 7. Norris 8....

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World champions from 2006 to 2010 (5 year period) inclusive:
1. Alonso
2. Raikkonen
3. Hamilton
4. Button
5. Vettel

World champions from 2010 to 2023 (14 year period) inclusive:
1. Vettel
2. Hamilton
3. Rosberg
4. Verstappen

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Well, let's hope this isn't a flash in the pan success, like Williams's last win with Pastor Maldonado was...

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