Grand Prix Rejects

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Shizuka wrote:Ron PLEASE, give us a new goddamn livery already next year. Go orange.

The one colour that will clash with any other they might use, like red?

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Collantine's a self-important, over opinionated arse who lets his massive personal bias cloud 90% of all opinion pieces. Can't stand the man. This. His reputation precedes him in the F1 world.[/quote] He used to be good, but he's heavily influenced by the comments section. If you don't like Raikkon...

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EON have said they won't be remaking any films. There may be some acknowledgement of OHMSS, but I doubt they will go back over scorched earth. Especially by redoing the Tracy storyline so soon after a) Vesper's death and b) Bond's disappearance while on a mission and subsequent reemergence.

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No love for Goldfinger, Captain? None whatsoever. It's probably the most over-rated film in the series. Bond is an absolute moron throughout, making stupid mistakes that get him captured and relying entirely on luck and other people to escape. Goldfinger is equally dim-witted, given that he builds ...

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With the new James Bond film being announced this week, here's my top ten Bond films:

10 - Live And Let Die
9 - Dr. No
8 - GoldenEye
7 - Thunderball
6 - The World Is Not Enough
5 - Casino Royale
4 - The Living Daylights
3 - For Your Eyes Only
2 - Skyfall
1- From Russia With Love

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The twenty-fourth James Bond film was announced as "SPECTRE" last night. As usual, it was a secretive affair, with only the title and the cast announced - Daniel Craig is staying as Bond, with Christoph Waltz as the villain, Franz Oberhauser, and Lea Seydoux and Monica Bellucci as the fema...

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CoopsII wrote:With one deft flick of my hand I deflect your pooh-poohing of this movie

You'll be right at home, then - pretty much everything Abrams has stuck his name on could be described as "pooh-pooh".

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"Was it really necessary to tune the radio to Felipe's channel while he went to the bathroom?"

"It's purple! Why is it still purple!?"

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Pointless lens flare? Check.

Dizzying cinematography as a substitute for an actual excuting scene? Also check.

Self-important monologue? Check.

Conclusion: it's a JJ Abrams film, alright.

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It's a problem that Red Bull will face eventually - two quality drivers in both teams. In that case, I am guessing that they will try and build Toro Rosso up to be a front-runner.

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I'm slightly bitter that there is a four-time World Champion who is younger than me, but I learned to deal with it.

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There is more to the internet than F1 Rejects.

A lot of people are trying to make out that Sainz vs. Verstappen will dwarf Hamilton and Rosberg's rivalry, with Verstappen wanting Vergne as a team-mate and getting Sainz, and Sainz being upset that Verstappen got promoted before him.

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What if it's Eddie Jordan? Or Paul Stoddard? Or HWNSNBM?

Or ... all three of them!?

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Where is all of this dislike for CSJ coming from? He's got far more experience than Verstappen, and the FR3.5 title to his credit. If anything, Verstappen is the riskier prospect. He also has amazing arrogance to claim that Red Bull's illegal front wing design in Abu Dhabi was "a naïve interpre...

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Except that a) three-car teams have been abandoned, and b) the original three-car proposal only called for Ferrari and Red Bull to enter a third car. McLaren have three cars there because they haven't packed up the MP4-29s that they raced in the Grand Prix. The car Vandoorne is driving is officially...

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This wrote:It's short for Christoffel. *Stating the obvious*
In great Christoffel tradition, it would be cool if he'd ever win the Mexican GP and refuses to admit it's not the Indian GP he won.

So ... he's a "Topher".

That has to be the worst name ever.

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Rob Dylan wrote:Vergne's leaving Toro Rosso it's been announced.
http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/116949

And with Lynn targeting a test and reserve driver role, Sainz Jnr. has emerged as the most-likely candidate for the seat. Adam Cooper says he will be confirmed early next week.

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Todt was pushing for cost-cutting earlier in the year and gave the big teams a mandate to come up with their own ideas after they rejected his. Their solution was to save $2 million by holding one less pre-season test, and Todt was livid. He hasn't spoken about it since, so I suspect he is intention...

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Sky F1 and Lewisteria - grew increasingly unbearable as the season progressed. I'm aware they have to pander to the casuals to try boost viewing figures, but it got beyond a joke at some points. Whether it was reading out silly conspiracy theory tweets to give air to those views (while lazily disag...

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You should see the dramatic and wildly over-produced segments the local broadcaster creates for the Bathurst 1000 ..m

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Yeah, Lewisteria really killed it for me (long before anything else like Bianchi's accident or the cost crisis). Especially when Mercedes started listening to it and let it decide their driver management policy.

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Hamilton fanboys: Still accusing Rosberg of cheating, they celebrated his car problem and even said that's racing. If it was Hamilton I'm sure the sabotage excuses would be flying around. This is going to be a long 4 months It'll be an even longer 4 months listening to you complaining about Hamilto...

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I nominate CoopsII and DanielPT for the above exchange.

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Salamander wrote:At this stage, Red Bull easily take it. Classic case of blatant cheating + whining about being caught.

Whoever thought that the excuse of "yes, but we didn't think we would get caught" would work deserves a (dis)honourable mention.

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Head says Hamilton. Heart says Rosberg.

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Oh, the small teams have Bernie and CVC on-side: m The FIA will be natural allies, since Todt has been pushing for cost-cutting, but has been stymied by the balance of power in the Strategy Working Group. All they will need to do is persuade Williams and/or McLaren to their way of thinking and the b...

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You can only start from pit lane if you change everything at once. They would have to use extra parts for each component to do it, but it is possible. Which makes me think that someone at Lotus hasn't read the rules properly.

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Sublime_FA11C wrote:No mention of Purple cars with yellow tipped noses?

Why single all three out when Mallya can generalise, force all three to justify their actions, and in doing so, make themselves seem all the more unreasonable? Three birds, one stone.

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I think that Magnussen/Vandoorne is the direction that they ultimately want to go in. If Alonso is being difficult, they might push that idea forward.

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Salamander wrote:Did Jolyon Palmer shite on your lawn or something?

My roses do grow better every time he opens his mouth.

No, I just can't stand drivers with an attitude like di Resta and Palmer.

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Because he has been asked a leading question by a source with a reputation for doing just that?

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Now that qualifying is over, it's time to nominate your (runner-up for) Reject of the Race. Why am I asking for nominations for runner-up, you ask? Maybe it's cynical of me, but I'm assuming that the double points will be the Reject of the Race. So rather than have this descend into a double-points ...

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Sky are reporting a rumour that Ross Brawn is returning to Ferrari... They're also reporting that Stoffel Vandoorne may be under consideration at McLaren He isn't. Eric Bouiller has said it's very likely that he'll stay to mop up GP2 next year. Not according to Ron Dennis (by way of Martin Brundle).

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Well, I know what Joe Saward's next blog post is going to be about ...

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Sky are reporting a rumour that Ross Brawn is returning to Ferrari... They're also reporting that Stoffel Vandoorne may be under consideration at McLaren, and that Button will buy and drive for Caterham with Pharell Williams in the second seat (yes, I know it's fake, but I'm trying to help Brundle'...

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he's only wanting to go there to keep driving until a Mercedes seat comes up There has never been any evidence of that. As near as I can tell, it's little more than an internet rumour trying to create a narrative to explain the delay in his announcement. And part of it is feeding into the tensions ...

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Ferrari have the worst business model since Weyland-Yutani's "capture murderous alien, something something something, profit" approach.

Because what could possibly go wrong when you keep your criminally-underperforming driver and let your good driver go?

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Ferrari have (finally) confirmed Alonso will be replaced by Vettel.

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He evidently wants them to survive. His hands are clearly tied in terms of how much aid he can offer, but if they can see the season out, it will no doubt be better for them.

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Simtek wrote:
Backmarker wrote:Stand down, gentlemen (and ladies). Ah well. Easy come, easy go.

Alex Rossi denied again.

From the sounds of things, he was never in contention this time.

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