Grand Prix Rejects

madmark1974

Yes, in possibly the most upper class version of Cluedo ever, the Helicopter Pilot-dunnit (allegedly).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36938252

EDIT : Updated link

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-36951550

madmark1974

And so this very car number will in the future be winning everything, with a black man at the wheel.

They did 'Nazi' that coming ...

madmark1974

I usually don't follow MotoGP, but this news bit caught my eye: m A major international circuit racing event in Finland for the first time in 20 years? I'm down with that! The track layout looks quite interesting, the twisty bit reminds me a bit of Valencia (the race track, not the street circuit) ...

madmark1974

This is of course a serious issue, but the first thing that came into my mind was, if Bernie is 80-something, how old MUST his Mother-In-Law be? Turns out she's 18 years younger than he is ... To put that into a 'normal' perspective, I'm 7 years older than my wife and sometimes that seems like quite...

madmark1974

Team Aguri will be Team Aguri no more ...

http://fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/june/team-aguri-confirm-takeover-ahead-of-visa-london-eprix/

With the London double-header coming up this weekend, I presume we're ALL cheering for Di Grassi to win?

madmark1974

I found this on the BBC Website :

Couldn't I at least have a Megane? ...
A Clio ...
Something else, please?
Man, Renault have the WORST company cars.

madmark1974

James Allen has a decent article on this :

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2016/06/heineken-enters-f1-and-promises-to-shake-up-digital-video-content/

Although the prospect of a 'shaken up' Heineken sounds like an accident waiting to happen ...

madmark1974

When you wonder why it's taking ATS more than 5 seconds to change your tyres. When you close all your windows to 'reduce drag'. When you fold your back seats down for better weight distribution. When you put on Fleetwood Mac's The Chain and speed up when the guitar solo comes on. When you find a run...

madmark1974

Have only just caught up with the last race and had missed all the news about who had signed for who! So we've got : Lorenzo and Dovi at Ducati Rossi and Vinales at Yamaha Pedrosa and (TBA) (Marquez) at Honda Iannone and TBA at Suzuki All of which promises pretty well, all the top riders still there...

madmark1974

Remember those plans to get rid of the Curva Grande and put in a chicane? They're actually going to do it. And in spite of initial predictions, it's for both cars and bikes. I clicked through fearing the worst, but to me that looks like a pretty decent change, a chicane after a flat-out curve - see...

madmark1974

Gran Turismo Sport has been announced for November this year, and, according to Metro, features : The Sport moniker is primarily a reference to eSports, with the game featuring regular online events where you compete for a real FIA licence; while at the same time receiving Twitter-like updates on ho...

madmark1974

Kvyat looked a crushed man in the post quali interview. The last thing he needed was a strong Sainz performance and unless something unexpected happens or he gets a massive upswing in results this season his F1 career is as good as over at the end of the season unfortunately. Looks like it could be...

madmark1974

https://twitter.com/JensonButton/status/728134163606339584 Jense ain't happy. This reminds me of the Michael Andretti situation, except he got the boot straight after his podium. We all knew this was coming, it's just about 6 months earlier than expected. A shame that Kvyat will likely leave F1 for...

madmark1974

Just found out about a new F3 documentary "Senna vs Brundle" which is released on demand tomorrow : http://senna-vs-brundle.com/ Looks pretty interesting ... I originally saw about it on James Allen's site here : http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2016/04/new-film-tells-dramatic-story-of-ayrton...

madmark1974

Hey guys, should be really be just hangin' out in the pitlane?

We'll be alright, Hulkenberg is coming in next and he takes AGES ...

madmark1974

Yup, MCN are suggesting Vinales as well. I can't see Suzuki being able to compete in a bidding war with Yamaha.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/motogp/2016/april/what-next-for-yamaha/

madmark1974

Jorge Lorenzo will leave Yamaha at the end of the season. Most likely to join Ducati in 2017. m So with Rossi staying until 2018, who will Yamaha sign? I think Dovi is likely on his way out of Ducati, can't see him on a Yamaha, so who else may be available? Pedrosa? Can't see that one either ... Vi...

madmark1974

So I have been looking at the analytics from the test run. It does not look positive. To get the most out of the advertising, we need to put the adverts in the most high-traffic area. The forum. Again, if it were to be implemented, it would be the same way as the original proposal. A single ad unit...

madmark1974

Hamilton gets ready for his Sheikh-down lap ...

madmark1974

I tried out that new Final Fantasy XV "Platinum Demo" on PS4 last night. It took around 1 hour to do everything, and none of it was particularly enjoyable to be honest. It must be about 10 years now since I've liked anything 'Final Fantasy' - XIII was enough to put me off the series so muc...

madmark1974

In case anyone has forgotten, there has been around a year's worth of discussion as to what we would like to see on the main site, in the "Editiorial Direction" thread here : http://gprejects.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7388 To be fair, a lot of what was debated on there has now actu...

madmark1974

NEWSFLASH! F1 announces the creating of an retrograde safety committee after events in Melbourne. Read more here! Sorry, but that's disgracefully poor taste. Leave the fake news to Sniff Petrol if you can't do it properly and with a bit of respect. I feel that I have to agree with AndreaModa here, ...

madmark1974

So details of the coverage are up, we get a preview show on Friday at 21:00, running for a paltry 5 minutes, then the quali show is Saturday from 12:30 - 14:15 and the race is 13:30 - 16:00 - fairly comprehensive, hopefully not too much chat, though I don't know how much actual action Sky allow othe...

madmark1974

Dat CGI must have been absolute cutting edge 24 years ago. That's how we thought the future would look! What annoys me is that there's very little footage of The Prodg on stage from those days (that I know of) so the CGI really gets in the way of what I'd prefer to be watching i.e. The original Pro...

madmark1974

A bit of news about the Circuit Of Wales ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-35526111

Might it actually be happening?

madmark1974

Some interesting stats posted on the main FE site here, at the bottom in the 'Records' section : http://www.fiaformulae.com/en/news/2016/february/facts-and-stats-buenos-aires-eprix.aspx Shows just how far ahead of everyone Buemi really is, and with the lack of development opportunites within the sea...

madmark1974

I took my family to a live Robot Wars type show run by Robots Live, not affiliated to the old TV series (although Behemoth was one of the robots competing), about a year and a half ago, and it was pretty much all flippers, there were a couple of 'Razor' type bots but they never did any damage, the b...

madmark1974

Seems that Red Bull gives you more than just wings these days!

madmark1974

Has a motorsport event ever had to be cancelled for the reason given further down the article!!???!!!

The venue for the inaugural Berlin ePrix in 2015, the Tempelhof airport, is unavailable as it is currently housing refugees that have fled to Germany, mainly from war-torn Syria.

madmark1974

Not F1 (and not likely to ever be), but the fascinatingly-titled Circuit Of Wales has been given the final go-ahead today! Some bloke said ... “I am passionate about the economic and social benefits that a venue such as the Circuit of Wales will bring, and firmly believe that the time is ripe for th...

madmark1974

Wallio wrote:So I went to the midnight launch of Fallout 4, and after staying up until 4am playing it, I can safely say the hype is real, and true. GOTY no question. MGSV be damned.

Mine turned up a day early thanks to Zavvi, so I've been in the wastelands since Monday!

madmark1974

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/wp-content/uploads/Screen-Shot-2015-10-19-at-15.50.13-e1445266251374.png I am reminded somewhat of this famous photo ... (Hope this is safe to post here)! http://www.vam.ac.uk/__data/assets/image/0007/184273/2006al2240_christine_keeler_arno.jpg

madmark1974

I'd urge anyone with an interest in MotoGp to watch last weekend's race at Phillip Island. Great entertainment, best race in the top class I've seen for quite a while, in fact, to be honest, most of this year has been pretty good. Oh, and worth it just to see Andrea Iannone kill a seagull with this ...

madmark1974

Lewis : "Hey, look! I think I can see a McLaren coming in to finish the race."
Nico : "But we've been done for 20 minutes already ..."

madmark1974

To help 'persuade' Red Bull to keep their engines, Renault send in the heavies ...

madmark1974

A man who has been in The Rolling Stones,
A man who has been in The Commodores, and
A man who has been in Nicole Scherzinger ...

madmark1974

I read recently that the Mexico track will now have a corner named Mansell. Apparently it's a corner that even when you think you're through it it comes back again and again. There's also a big hedge across the track in honour of the 'tache. Should be interesting. There's also a low bridge, and a b...

madmark1974

James Allen is suggesting that Grosjean has a move to Haas lined up for next year ... Dependant on whether Renault buy out Lotus.

http://www.jamesallenonf1.com/2015/09/romain-grosjean-has-made-his-decision-on-f1-team-for-2016-heading-to-haas/

madmark1974

What a great race for the Brits at Misano! Last time two shared the podium was 1979! As I don't get BT Sport I had to make do with the ITV4 highlights and I don't remember even seeing Redding or Smith until about 5 laps from the end of the race, the coverage they had was awful, with Huewen making no...

madmark1974

So it appears that story about Turkey I posted last week was not accurate : http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns31862.html It turned out the reports were wide of the mark, when Intercity's chief said the track "still has a grade 1 FIA licence" and could therefore return to the calendar "in ...

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