Grand Prix Rejects

Meatwad

Fernando Alonso : Simply amazing, we can forget the talk about him being too old for F1. And he's even managed to make me (a former hater) root for him. :D Honorable mention: Logan Sargeant: After all the Piastri and De Vries hype, I never expected him to be the top rookie in qualifying and the rac...

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Esteban Ocon: 20 seconds' worth of time penalties is all that needs to be said.

Dishonorable mention to McLaren for barely getting one car to the finish in last place. Piastri and Norris deserve better!

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With the sad news about Patrick Tambay, the 1985 Portuguese GP now has all 3 podium finishers having died sadly :-( Also very sad to see that five of the six points scorers in that race have died. :( De Angelis was fourth and Bellof sixth, only fifth-placed Mansell is still with us. Spain 1976 appe...

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I came here to say that Sebastian Vettel's podium at Hungary last year, which was disallowed, ended up being his final one in F1. Are there other drivers whose final podium/win was disallowed? Obviously Schumacher's last pole was disallowed at Monaco. Stefan Bellof lost what was not only his last b...

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Russell does it – a win in Abu Dhabi sees him break Leclerc's three-year-old record for most wins in a season. Matching the championship results, Norris finishes second (with fastest lap) and Ocon third, Stroll taking fourth place. Final championship standings for 2022: Russell 529 (18 wins, 2 2nd) ...

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Mick Schumacher: Ricciardo and Vettel had a nice last race, sadly that wasn't the case for Mick. And in a reminder of last year's infamous Grand Prix, the crash just had to be with Latifi again (also ending Nicholas' last race in disappointment).

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I guess I'll split my vote between Vettel and Ricciardo – the last couple of years haven't been the best of their career (more so for Ricciardo, thus my lower expectations for him), but they both went out on a high with points finishes.

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Two count-ups in a row! This time it is the returning meatwad who takes a massive 32 points (with double activated) to take victory at Austin! A welcome return - perhaps next year they can make it a full-time thing? Results 1. meatwad 32* ** Yeah! 8-) Looks like I picked a good week, as I'd have be...

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George Russell won the Sao Paulo sprint race ahead of Norris and polesitter Magnussen. In the race itself, Russell had another strong performance, setting the fastest lap and equaling the record for most wins in a season. Will he be able to break it in Abu Dhabi? Ocon and Stroll took the other two p...

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Max Verstappen: Good recovery drive, but to mess up the relationship with your team mate over two points and a sixth place is ridiculous. Very childish and selfish, even if team orders are never nice.

Dishonorable mention to McLaren for pretty much losing their chances to get 4th in the WCC.

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Alonso had an amazing recovery drive after a horrible sprint race (yes, I blame him for what happened). But I'll still pick Kevin Magnussen for pole with Haas, one of the biggest surprises in F1 history.

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And we all think Max winning 14 races for real is boring lol. At least next year looks interesting now with all 6 drivers from the top 3 teams out and I see no reason for that pecking order to change unless Ferrari have another shocker. If there's a similar pecking order then I'd put Norris, Ocon a...

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Russell keeps his chances of breaking the record for most wins in a season alive with another win in Mexico – just two to go now. He also sets his 13th fastest lap of the season, which must rank pretty high in the all-time standings. Ocon finishes second and Norris third. 2022 (After twenty races): ...

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Daniel Ricciardo for an impressive recovery, I was sure the penalty would cost him any chance at points. Apart from the Tsunoda crash, that was his best drive of the season.

I won't nominate some guy named Ross that I've never heard of before and wasn't even in Mexico.

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For the lack of better nominations, I'll go with Ferrari. So far behind both Red Bull and Mercedes, they're lucky that the rest of the field was even slower.

Not nominating Mercedes strategy, as I never thought they'd have a chance of beating Verstappen on any strategy.

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The United States Grand Prix gives Russell his 15th win of the season, along with another fastest lap. Norris and Magnussen join him on the podium. Stroll was the only non-finisher after a crash. 2022 (After nineteen races): Russell 444 (15 wins, 2 2nd) Norris 308 (3 wins, 7 2nd, 3 3rd) Ocon 265 (1 ...

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I'll nominate Valtteri Bottas. At least Stroll collided with another driver, Bottas' spin was just embarrassing. All in all a weak performance from a great starting position, which I unfortunately expected.

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Alonso and his car : Incredible. I didn't expect him to be able to continue (or especially finish the race) after that hit, but he did and ended up climbing to the points with several overtakes. The old champions really showed their skills today, and Alonso was probably the most impressive given th...

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I took a win after three years away, thought about doing it again, but four years passed... So I guess it's time for another (probably more rejectful) comeback. :D I'll take the double points. Meatwad's predictions 1. Verstappen 2. Leclerc 3. Sainz 4. Hamilton 5. Russell 6. Pérez 7. Alonso 8. Norris...

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In Japan, full points are strangely awarded for half a race. Norris needed to score 11 more points than Russell to remain in contention. In the end, he failed to do so, finishing fourth to Russell's second. Ocon took his first win of the season. The real shock was Latifi getting a third place – his ...

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Nicholas Latifi: Finally a great result in an otherwise horrible season. Impressive statistic that all three Williams drivers have a best finish of 9th!

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FIA : What the bathplug was that? The ridiculous points decision just crowns a pathetic day (apart from the few actual racing laps we got). Thankfully Verstappen was dominant this season, otherwise it would be another year of huge controversy (and this could still have an effect on things like 4th ...

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Russell had the chance to clinch the title in Singapore but failed to do so. He could only manage a sixth place (the last finishing driver!) and another fastest lap. Norris took his third win of the season. Stroll finished second (his best result of the year), with Gasly in third. 2022 (After sevent...

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Aston Martin had the most unexpected result for me. Honorable mention to McLaren for a similar surprise.

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Nicholas Latifi: What the bathplug was that? De Vries should have got his seat for the rest of the season, really.

Dishonorable mention: Alpine for a double DNF

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At Monza, Russell takes his sixth win in a row. Norris finished second and Gasly third. The biggest surprise of the weekend is Nyck de Vries who gets a fourth place on his debut – also Williams' best result of the season. Stroll is the only non-finisher. The fastest lap was set by Norris. 2022 (Afte...

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Nicholas Latifi: Completely embarrassed by De Vries. It took just one race (where he missed most of the practice sessions) for him to score two points while Latifi doesn't have any. Doesn't deserve a seat next year.

Dishonorable mention to Aston Martin for a double DNF.

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This is easy: Nyck de Vries for the best debut in ages.

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The winner at Zandvoort isn't hard to guess – Russell is now four wins away from Leclerc's record of most wins in a season, setting another fastest lap on the way. The other two podium spots going to Norris and Ocon isn't much more surprising. 2022 (After fifteen races): Russell 366 (13 wins, 1 2nd)...

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Russell wins again at Spa. Ocon finishes second, Gasly third. Everyone finishes the race, with Latifi in last place. The fastest lap was set by Russell. 2022 (After fourteen races): Russell 340 (12 wins, 1 2nd) Norris 216 (2 wins, 4 2nd, 3 3rd) Ocon 207 (6 2nd, 4 3rd) Stroll 139 (1 3rd) Gasly 126 (1...

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Alexander Albon did an amazing job on both days, getting a deserved point in the end. Honorable mentions to Alonso and Vettel, the old champions did well.

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Can i just say Ferrari? I didn't want to nominate them once again, but what they did with Leclerc was complete insanity. Dishonorable mention to Hamilton for a rare error.

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Despite being one of the more eventful Hungarian Grands Prix, it doesn't show in the result: all ten cars make it to the finish, with a Russell-Norris-Ocon top three. More surprisingly, Zhou takes the first fastest lap of his career. 2022 (After thirteen races): Russell 314 (11 wins, 1 2nd) Norris 2...

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Enforcer wrote: ↑31 Jul 2022, 14:44 Can we just auto-award ROTR to Ferrari from now on?

If someone created a bot to post Ferrari in each week's ROTR thread, it would probably be a good nomination for 75% of races this year. And they're by far the best pick this week, too.

Dishonorable mention to Bottas' car for the only DNF.

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Max Verstappen for winning from 10th (even if I jokingly predicted that yesterday) – really a humiliating result for Ferrari. Also Mercedes for a double podium, pole and fastest lap.

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Charles Leclerc: Threw away a certain podium and probable win with a silly mistake. Verstappen's championship is very likely now, deservedly.

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Mercedes: The best team performance today. Surprisingly competitive especially after the practice sessions and qualifying – when Hamilton got ahead of Pérez, I expected him to lose the position soon, but he never did and Russell got past too.

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To no one's surprise, Russell takes his tenth win of the season in France. Norris is second and Ocon third, though both are really starting to fall out of contention. Only six drivers made it to the finish, though Zhou was also classified. Fastest lap goes to Russell. 2022 (After twelve races): Russ...

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Based on the reports, the crowd definitely looks like a strong candidate. Dishonorable mention to AlphaTauri.

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Mick Schumacher : Seems he really got the monkey off his back with his first points. From one of the most disappointing drivers early in the season to scoring one of Haas' best results, fighting both Hamilton and Magnussen on the way. Honorable mention to the whole Haas team, 12 points (plus two mo...

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