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- 01 Dec 2023, 22:16
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
The 2023/24 silly season was not at all silly. Not even a will he/won't he of any significance. Next season will start as 2023 ended. No change in driver line up anywhere on the grid. I’m predicting a 2009-10 style period here. In 2009 the only change was Red Bull promoting Vettel to replace the re...
- 29 Nov 2023, 21:35
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6830
Re: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Carlos Sainz "Can we finally stop asking if he's better than Charles now?" Were there a lot of people really wondering about this? I like Carlos, I think he's a good fit for that team and a quick and safe pair of hands. He makes one or two fewer mistakes per season than Leclerc, but in ou...
- 29 Nov 2023, 21:21
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16097
Re: 2023 Reject of the Year
I guess it comes from the opinion that Perez was sometimes, at best, an irrelevance to Red Bull, and sometimes became more of a liability (not just to his team, but to other drivers as well). If Perez had managed to finish in 2nd place all season long, his theoretical score would have been 396 poin...
- 29 Nov 2023, 10:54
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16097
Re: 2023 Reject of the Year
I don't get all the Perez nominations personally. Yes, he had a "bad" year and made numerous mistakes, and yes I nominated him for more than one ROTR, but let's be realistic here, he finished P2 and had the second most wins on anyone. 21 out of the 22 drivers this year would have taken th...
- 26 Nov 2023, 18:55
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Reject of the Year
- Replies: 30
- Views: 16097
Re: 2023 Reject of the Year
Several drivers did not show themselves in the best light; in particular, Nyck De Vries showing that his Formula 2 championship might have been the result of a depleted talent pool, but Sergio Perez had only a brief glimmer of a challenge at his record-breaking teammate before it all slipped into a...
- 26 Nov 2023, 17:02
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I knew someone would see a flaw somewhere! Having said that, I think I remember reading something years ago (probably the late 1990s or early 2000s, given the context). Frank Williams said that if the F1 season ever got to 20+ races per year, he would have to employ a second race crew and alternate...
- 26 Nov 2023, 16:37
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6830
Re: Reject of the Race - Abou Diaby 2023
Sainz's strategy - even a minor points place might have made a difference. I am kind of surprised that this did not get more nominations, because Ferrari really lost the plot in the tail end of the race. The idea of starting Sainz on the hard tyres was not necessarily a bad one - Stroll did the sam...
- 25 Nov 2023, 21:53
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
If we are to have sprint races next year, I would propose that teams have third (and fourth?) cars built up and allow their reserve drivers and their F1 Academy drivers race. It's a great idea! Which is why it'll never happen. And if it did, Liam Lawson might well do an Agostini on the field. (Whic...
- 24 Nov 2023, 10:59
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 16
- Views: 7070
Re: 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Leclerc 4. Norris 5. Hamilton 6. Sainz 7. Russell 8. Piastri 9. Alonso 10. Ocon PP: Verstappen FL: Verstappen First Retirement: Gasly ROTR: The race IIDOTR: Nobody DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Sargeant FtP: Ocon I also guess that the double points joker kicks in now, since I've not ...
- 22 Nov 2023, 18:53
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Ocon is another driver, like Russell (whom we discussed a few weeks ago), who doesn't seem to have much positive press around him for the average viewer. Almost all of his reputation is of being horrible to his teammates , even people like Perez who are almost always likeable and don't seem to have...
- 20 Nov 2023, 18:55
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
This is not a complaint, it's an observation, and it's about Esteban Ocon. I thought I'd made it before, but apparently I haven't. Or if I did and the search failed to bring it up, He's always been one of those drivers that I just didn't notice. Even when he was with Manor for half a season, and th...
- 19 Nov 2023, 12:58
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Similarly, the rage vented at Baku disappeared not long afterwards You and I go to different forums obviously :P :P :D Toto would have a point, if he made it after FP2, not after 8 minutes. And while I don't hate the circuit itself personally (the track and the event itself are two different issues...
- 19 Nov 2023, 12:42
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023
- Replies: 21
- Views: 8074
Re: Reject of the Race - Nevada 2023
Free Practice - considering how much people paid to watch this event, for them to be basically shafted due to the organisers not having tested the track properly, only getting to see 8 minutes of action while staying up the whole night (until 2.30am) before being told to get lost (something not tol...
- 17 Nov 2023, 19:17
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Early 'reject of the race' for the Vegas Circuit drain covers. Nice to see the return of F1's rarer issues When was the last time this happened? I can't remember at this point whether it's a race I've seen or one from the 1980s that I've only ever experienced on a season review video. But if I had ...
- 17 Nov 2023, 08:03
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4802
Re: 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
1: Verstappen 2: Leclerc 3: Sainz 4: Perez 5: Norris 6: Hamilton 7: Piastri 8: Russell 9: Alonso 10: Albon Pole: Leclerc Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Sargeant ROTR: The race (inevitably fails to live up to the overblown hype cycle around it) IIDOTR: Albon DBTMOTR: Stroll LP: Magnussen F...
- 15 Nov 2023, 18:50
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I am very much torn on the legitimacy of this. GM itself is moving towards an all-EV future for the most part, but Cadillac does still build and sell high-performance cars (with both V8s and TTV6s). GM has knowledge of high revving, small displacement turbo 6s with their Indycar engine (which they ...
- 14 Nov 2023, 20:21
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/general-motors-registers-to-join-f1-as-engine-manufacturer-from-2028/10546412/ GM has formally joined F1 as an engine partner committing to build works engines for Andretti starting in 2028. Interesting. But will it be enough? It's an interesting development indee...
- 12 Nov 2023, 10:03
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
All the FIA need to do now is tell Felipe Massa to get knotted and reaffirm the results of every Grand Prix and every World Championship since 2008. Seriously, haven't they yeeted this one onto the pavement yet? The FIA was able to negotiate an extension until Nov 15th with Massa's legal representa...
- 08 Nov 2023, 20:40
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
And how is it decided who retires 'first' when there's a multiple collision at the start and two or three cars are out? Is it the car who gets hit first or who hits the wall first or the driver who hops out first? In that situation, where everything appears 'equal', I assume it goes back to qualify...
- 06 Nov 2023, 18:42
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Brazil 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6928
Re: Infinite Improbability Drive of the Race - Brazil 2023
Alpine :P Aston Martin, how on earth they ve returned their early season form? I wonder if it is really a case of Aston Martin taking an upturn in form, or rather most other teams underperforming? Part of it seems to have been down to the sprint race resulting in other teams being unable to set the...
- 03 Nov 2023, 17:02
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Sao Paolo Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4227
Re: 2023 Sao Paolo Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
S1: Verstappen S2: Leclerc S3: Hamilton S4: Perez S5: Sainz S6: Russell S7: Norris S8: Piastri 1. Verstappen 2. Hamilton 3. Leclerc 4. Norris 5. Piastri 6. Sainz 7. Russell 8. Perez 9. Gasly 10. Ricciardo PP: Verstappen FL: Verstappen First Retirement: Stroll ROTR: Tsunoda IIDOTR: Gasly DBTMOTR: Sar...
- 30 Oct 2023, 08:36
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9161
Re: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
As a shoutout but not at all a nomination. What the heck has happened to George Russell? He's just been like not good compared to the standards that we know of him. I'll also agree with this sentiment. I've only been able to catch the full races live every other event, but I must say that the broad...
- 29 Oct 2023, 22:53
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
- Replies: 26
- Views: 9161
Re: Reject of the Race - Mexico 2023
2) Logan Sergant - last lap pit stop... did he think the checkered flag came out early? Sargeant is listed as having retired from the race due to a fuel pump issue, so it appears that it was an intentional retirement on mechanical grounds. There does seem to be something of an embarrassment of rich...
- 27 Oct 2023, 20:44
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Mexican Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3759
Re: 2023 Mexican Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Perez
4. Hamilton
5. Leclerc
6. Piastri
7. Sainz
8. Russell
9. Gasly
10. Ocon
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Magnussen
2. Norris
3. Perez
4. Hamilton
5. Leclerc
6. Piastri
7. Sainz
8. Russell
9. Gasly
10. Ocon
PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Stroll
ROTR: Aston Martin
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: Sargeant
LP: Sargeant
FtP: Magnussen
- 23 Oct 2023, 18:38
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - USA 2023
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6196
Re: Reject of the Race - USA 2023
The two planks but it also begs the question of how many others may have been illegal too but weren't checked? HM to anyone nominating the two drivers - it was out of their control even if they may have profited from performance. According to the FIA's records "A physical floor and a plank wea...
- 23 Oct 2023, 18:29
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
https://twitter.com/autosport/status/1716164842992660720 I do recall the Racefans site pointing out that there might have actually been an interesting issue if Hamilton had not started from the grid there. I believe they found that there was a technicality in the regulations that meant that a minim...
- 22 Oct 2023, 08:47
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
https://twitter.com/autosport/status/1715764216894803976 Discuss. To be honest, while I am a big F1 fan, I don't always necessarily have the time to dedicate to watch ALL the ontrack action live. I often have to resort to watching on delay by half an hour or whatever, depending on timings and whate...
- 20 Oct 2023, 16:28
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 United States Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4096
Re: 2023 United States Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
S1: Verstappen S2: Norris S3: Leclerc S4: Piastri S5: Perez S6: Hamilton S7: Russell S8: Sainz 1. Verstappen 2. Norris 3. Piastri 4. Hamilton 5. Russell 6. Leclerc 7. Sainz 8. Perez 9. Ocon 10. Alonso PP: Verstappen FL: Verstappen First Retirement: Hulkenberg ROTR: Haas IIDOTR: None DBTMOTR: Sargean...
- 19 Oct 2023, 19:28
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
As of right now Mario, what is being reported over here is very much "Celebs X, Y, and Z are now part owners" and "Celebs invest in F1 team" now if they are using a third party fund, that makes infinitely more sense (especially given what RoGro has told us about Reynolds soccer ...
- 18 Oct 2023, 18:39
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I have to say that I'm a little surprised that there does not seem to have been any comments about Bernie pleading guilty in his latest fraud trial and agreeing to pay £653 million in compensation to HMRC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67088503 I guess that it is a reflection of how Bernie's influe...
- 16 Oct 2023, 20:07
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
I have to say that I'm a little surprised that there does not seem to have been any comments about Bernie pleading guilty in his latest fraud trial and agreeing to pay £653 million in compensation to HMRC. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67088503 I guess that it is a reflection of how Bernie's influen...
- 08 Oct 2023, 21:13
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Terrible race for Perez, Stroll and Sargeant. Perez has still not settled into "take second and enjoy it" mode, making many mistakes and being in the wrong place all the time. Surely his time at Red Bull is limited to a maximum of one more season. Stroll was terrible all weekend. With his...
- 08 Oct 2023, 21:07
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: Reject of the Race - Qatar 2023
- Replies: 23
- Views: 6285
Re: Reject of the Race - Qatar 2023
I am going to throw one thing out here that has now emerged after the race, which is deciding to hold a race at this time of year and in very high temperatures. It turns out that the reason that Logan Sargeant withdrew from the race was because he was so dehydrated that he had to be taken to the med...
- 06 Oct 2023, 19:37
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
On another note, it seems that there is a new rumour going round that appears to have been started by a reporter for Radio Le Mans, and it is a claim that Audi are now looking at shutting down their Formula 1 programme at the end of this year. If that is the case, then suddenly things aren't looking...
- 06 Oct 2023, 13:18
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3737
Re: 2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Predicament Predictions!
S1: Verstappen S2: Norris S3: Leclerc S4: Piastri S5: Perez S6: Sainz S7: Hamilton S8: Russell 1: Verstapen 2: Norris 3: Piastri 4: Perez 5: Leclerc 6: Sainz 7: Hamilton 8: Russell 9: Alonso 10: Lawson Pole: Verstappen Fastest Lap: Verstappen First Retirement: Bottas ROTR: Alfa Romeo IIDOTR: Lawson ...
- 04 Oct 2023, 19:09
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
significant element of Sulayem showboating We probably got a little spoiled by the several years of a relatively quiet Jean Todt. That's not to say anything good or bad about what he accomplished, just that he wasn't noisy in the way of Sulayem or Max or Balestre. I don't know - even compared to Mo...
- 03 Oct 2023, 20:29
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
As an aside, is it just me, or does it come across as a bit of muscle flexing by the FIA, or rather by Sulayem Yes, the whole process reeks of a chess game by both sides with Andretti used as a pawn, especially by the FIA side (Sulayem). Even so, I would prefer for a new team to come in and liven t...
- 02 Oct 2023, 19:22
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
What is the point of another team? To improve the show? To increase the revenue for F1? To give long term stability of a team goes under? Allowing teams to run a third race car, but then making the team select which two cars will count for the WDC and/or WCC before the race start, might be a soluti...
- 29 Sep 2023, 20:38
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
Thanks gents! So in the last 10-20 years, the price for a functioning team (minus Honda's nominal price) has gone from about $100± million to approaching $1 billion. That is pretty astonishing. I'll bet that the 2010 new teams' owners wish they'd held on. Now those entries would be worth hundreds o...
- 29 Sep 2023, 07:35
- Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
- Topic: 2023 Discussion Thread
- Replies: 396
- Views: 2177937
Re: 2023 Discussion Thread
We have talked about this here and there in the past. I honestly don't see how any racing organization could ever possibly afford the costs to join at this point. The main incentive of the fee is to screen out privateer entrants - a major automotive manufacturer could afford that sort of fee, but t...