Grand Prix Rejects

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Got to agree about Will Smith, that was really "nothing" coverage. My other nominations are The spread: Really, this is ridiculous, at one point, Bottas in FIFTH was more than 2 stops ahead of Sainz who didn't really do anything wrong. Looking at the state of the 4th+ teams, it seems that ...

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Yeah, I was willing the last 10 laps to hurry up and finish. But Sainz did well, despite the spread issues (which I will talk about in the ROTR/ROTY threads), it was a trademark Sainz drive, kept his head down, his nose clean, and did the job. Leclerc: Should we even nominate him? A really good driv...

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The "We paid a lot of money to be the final race, but we still aren't the finale for either championship" GP 1. Vettel (Well look who finally woke up after the mid season break ) 2. Hamilton 3. Bottas 4. Ricciardo 5. Perez 6. Raikonnen 7. Verstappen 8. Leclerc 9. Hulkenburg 10. Sainz Pole...

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McLaren are finishing last here as well. It's been dire

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In an era of PR and commercial armies surrounding the drivers, you are probably right

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Ocon: Is the pressure of driving for his spot starting to tell?

Ericsson's car: Discharging bits from before the word go.

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Leclerc: IIDOTW Material?

Hartley: Good strategy in the end, drove well on the mediums to make it work

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http://.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/25226963 ... il-penalty

The explanation for Ricciardo's turbo failure, you really have to feel for him..

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http://espn.com/f1/story/_/id/25223887/ ... id-penalty

Ricciardo to get a grid penalty for changing a turbo. Just can't catch a break...

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FOM Sends warning to historical circuits. m Well. Try an F1 season without Silverstone and Monza, and see what happens. Hopefully the fans desert F1 in droves. 1980. Brands Hatch and Imola... Well played. But this time we are looking at a scenario where FOM is not even looking at the U.K. or Italy ...

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FOM Sends warning to historical circuits.

http://espn.com/f1/story/_/id/25205811/ ... c-circuits

Well. Try an F1 season without Silverstone and Monza, and see what happens. Hopefully the fans desert F1 in droves.

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The jumble in the jungle GP 1.Vettel 2.Hamilton 3.Bottas 4.Ocon 5.Verstappen 6.Leclerc 7.Hulkenburg 8.Grosjean 9.Raikonnen 10.Perez Pole:Raikonnen Fastest lap:Verstappen First retirement:Ricciardo Reject Of The Race (ROTR):Hartley Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR):The unpredictable w...

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Vandoorne: Good, solid drive

Sauber: Double points finish, well done.

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Got a few here Pirelli: Yes, it made the race a bit more interesting, but from a performance view, they were shocking. Ricciardo's luck: What does he have to do? Haas: Were nowhere DHM: Formula1.com, for the 3rd time in 4 races they displayed the wrong start time when I clicked the "Convert to ...

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1. Vettel 2. Hamilton 3. Verstappen 4. Bottas 5. Raikonnen 6. Ricciardo 7. LecLerc 8. Sainz 9. Alonso 10. Hulkenburg Pole: Bottas Fastest lap: Raikonnen First retirement: A Force India Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Vandoorne Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDOTR): Leclerc Deadbeat Teammate o...

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Verstappen: He's got skills, and the temperament is coming along well, good drive.

Kimi (And Ferrari's strategist too!): Even when it looked wrong, they turned it around and had the last laugh (If Kimi laughs of course)

Renault: Solid stuff, they could be coming good at just the right time.

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Stroll: Had a miserable race Vettel: Needs to get back to basics, yes he was quick, but by then, it was a little late. The 2 DQs: This is motorsport, motorsport uses petrol/gasoline, get over it. Quit trying to please the greenies, if they don't like the fact that F1 uses fuel, they can watch Formul...

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The Usually Sedate Afternoon Race 1. Hamilton 2. Bottas 3. Vettel 4. Raikonnen 5. Verstappen 6. Hulkenburg 7. Riccardo 8. Grosjean 9. Magnussen 10. Sainz Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Raikonnen First retirement: Stroll Reject Of The Race (ROTR): Vandoorne Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race (IIDO...

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Congrats to Mick Schumacher on winning the Euro F3, but I wish people would stop hyping/favouring him because of his surname. Just let him be his own person and driver, getting on the hype train is dangerous enough, but to base the bulk of it on his surname is even worse.

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That's Hamilton when things aren't going well for him...

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Congrats to him, would have preferred to see Kubica and Ocon at WIlliams next year though.

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good_Ralf wrote:Ferrari's new "Mission WinNow" sponsor - The team couldn't be further from doing that at the moment.

Got a point there, it's almost as bad as those "Push now" billboards that FOM put up a few races ago.

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Was having similar thoughts to this thread when I saw that Vietnam was closing in on hosting a GP. Should the regulations be tightened a bit so that a track layout FIRST be proven to be conducive to good racing BEFORE they can host a GP? I know that the Tilkedromes got preferential treatment under t...

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Ricciardo. Did well there, hope Renault can give him a worthwhile car next year.

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Vettel. If he keeps this up, ROTY could be beckoning

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The Atlantis GP (Apparently there are a couple typhoons on the way) 1.Hamilton 2.Vettel 3.Verstappen 4.Bottas 5.Raikonnen 6.Hulkenburg 7.Grosjean 8.Leclerc 9.Sainz 10.Alonso Pole:Vettel Fastest lap:Bottas First retirement:Sirotkin Reject Of The Race (ROTR):FOM's latest gimmick Infinite Improbability...

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2. Ferrari: They're quickly reverting back to their indifferent 2016/late 2017 form DHM: The race: Dull as always Have to agree there, Ferrari can't quite seem to keep it together for a whole season, Kimi was a DBTMOTR candidate for much of the race, leaving Vettel to deal with the 2 Mercs. And the...

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Verstappen: Drove the wheels off it in the first stint

Leclerc: Another solid performance

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Torro Rosso: Did a combined total of 12 laps in the race, only 2 cars to retire (and mechanical, so can't blame the drivers.) Renault: Tried the same strategy on both cars, it didn't work on both cars. Vandoorne & Sirotkin: Barely turned up at all. Hon. Mention. The fish finder sound effect FOM ...

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Marko says he'll sign Ocon if he cuts all ties to Merc.
http://kwese.espn.com/f1/story/_/id/248 ... tipulation

Do you think he should do it?

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I have this theory that for the next race (Japan), Lance Stroll will be moved to Force India, to be replaced by Robert Kubica. Williams want to compare the performance of Kubica and Sirotkin, because one of them will drive for them next year. The other seat will be occupied by... Esteban Ocon! See:...

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Is predicament prediction of Russian Grand prix races YOU 1.Hamilton (Hate to say it, but that's how I see it) 2.Bottas 3.Raikonnen 4.Verstappen 5.Ricciardo 6.Hulkenburg 7.Alonso 8.Leclerc 9.Gasly 10.Sainz Pole:Vettel Fastest lap:Ricciardo First retirement:Vettel Reject Of The Race (ROTR):(see above...

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Giovinazzi to get the second Sauber seat

http://espn.com/f1/story/_/id/24791619/ ... auber-2019

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Things to look out for: - Daniil Kvyat is expected to formalise his return to Toro Rosso next season. - Rumours abound that Marcus Ericsson might be cut loose from Sauber, as Giovinazzi takes his place for FP1. Staying cool in Russia seems easy, but not if the rumours are anything to go by. Could b...

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Yeah, it all comes down to personal responsibility. I've been watching F1 since 1994, and have seen numerous tobacco companies plastered all over the cars, and did it make me want to smoke? Nope. I think people have got the message wrong behind this kind of thing, personally I don't think it's a cas...

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Ericsson, just missed the points, but kept himself in there.

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Perez: I missed the Ocon shunt, but Perez just didn't look to be on it today, and allowed his temper to get the better of him. After hearing he took out Ocon too, it made him all but certain for this one. The track: Really wasn't conducive to entertaining racing, sounded like the Sky commentators we...

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Yeah, it's a bit worrying for Ocon, if Merc are willing to part ways with talent like Werhlein. both are good drivers. Though if Ocon andMerc were to split, it could actually open doors for him.

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https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.2021-a-first-look-at-concepts-for-f1s-future.6oFMwkqp1eUumW8qUG0S8k.html Some nice looking concepts, but that's as far as it goes, nice LOOKING. Maybe they should first figure out the problems with the existing designs when it comes to overtaking, then use...

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Collieafc wrote:As for Ocon, I think he may be back in 2020 and replace Bottas - Would anyone want to step down to a Williams right now?

Well, would be easier to stay in the sport, even in the back, that it would be to try get back in after a year out.

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