Grand Prix Rejects

Samster

Great another race that seemed designed to piss me off. Leclerc having power issues costing him his first win gifting a win to Hamilton and on top of that a last minute double DNF for Renault. Literally everything I didn't want to happen in the final laps happened. So my nomination goes to the final...

Samster

Just seen on Team HARD's facebook page that Jack Goff will be racing in BTCC this season after all in place of Mike Bushell.

Elsewhere Speedworks have revealed their livery for their new Corolla and its dreadful.

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019 ... e-sponsor/

Samster

Yeah can't look past Williams , that performance was just sad. Nearly four seconds off the pace and almost two off the next slowest cars. Russell finished over a minute behind the next car in front. That is latter year Minardi level of being cast adrift from the rest of the field. Mention to Robert ...

Samster

Clio Cup midfielder Sam Osborne completes the 2019 grid in the second Excelr8 MG. Have to say, this years crop of rookies are rather underwhelming, not one of them have won a championship in anything (no I'm not counting Crees winning the Ginetta GT4 Am Class, that just means you're the best of the ...

Samster

Rob Collard is confirmed in the second PMR Astra. It will be his first time in FWD since 2007 I believe. Quite a surprise as I thought he would end his career after his concussion issues.

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2019/02 ... cing-seat/

WSR have announced a switch back to the 3 series. As someone who prefers saloons to hatches, I approve.

https://www.autosport.com/btcc/news/141 ... c-for-2019

Samster

Zele Racing will bid for two Lola B05/52 and two Zytek engines. Our backup option should our bid for the B05s fail will be Lola B02s.

Samster

Sutton remains with BMR. Also it wasn't mentioned earlier but Josh Cook has moved to BTC Norlin so we might finally be spared another season with James Cole wasting good cars. So just three cars (second PMR, second MG and Parker) left unfilled with over a month before the season begins. Jack Goff ha...

Samster

BTC Norlin have confirmed Chris Smiley for 2019 . A smart move, he certainly came on really strong in the second part of 2018. Meanwhile, having seen his streak of winning at least one race in each season of BTCC he's raced in come to an anonymous and inglorious end in 2018. BTCC's most decorated d...

Samster

The other Hamilton is back. As much as I like him, I wish he was driving with a team like AmD again rather than wasting a Motorbase Ford.

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2019 ... motorbase/

Samster

Yeah I'm still going to call them Sauber. Its really nothing more than a naming rights sponsor.

Samster

The Mini Challenge has been announced as the Clio Cup's replacement on the TOCA package. Honestly the best series they could have chosen, it has regularly had big grid numbers and moving onto the BTCC package will help it become the main feeder series.

And Motorbase have hired the wrong Jackson.

http://classic.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/140952

Samster

The old PARAS Infinitis live on. The Moffats have their hands on them and it seems they will enter them in Stewart Lines' new Touring Car Trophy. m As for this Touring Car Trophy, I really hope it takes off and suceeds where that BTEC championship failed. It allows old NGTC cars, TCRs and even S2000...

Samster

Interesting idea, hope it takes off. I'll take Zele Racing, feel like making a pay-driver empire.

Samster

I know stock cars aren't exactly touring cars, but for some reason I can't find a NASCAR thread anywhere on the forum (I'm sure there used to be one?), so forgive me for posting this in this thread: https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-euro/news/villeneuve-go-fast-full-time-mustang/4313822/ Looks like...

Samster

Well... wasn't expecting to see that on facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/Aiden.Moffat.Racing/photos/a.694599317224016/2527018560648740/?type=3&theater

Samster

AmD confirm Rory Butcher and Sam Tordoff in their ex-Eurotech Civics.

https://www.touringcartimes.com/2018/12 ... c-assault/

Samster

Continuing the BMR saga, it seems Warren Scott has filed for bankruptcy. Despite that BMR still have their two TBLs for next season though that could change by the time the season begins. m Also next season will be the last for the Clio Cup. A massive shame as its the closest the BTCC has to an actu...

Samster

Haven't decided on my own rankings yet but for the record here are Autosport's average ratings for each driver. I've made tiebreakers based on most 10s scored followed by most 9s etc. Everyone down to Grosjean in 15th received at least one 10. 1. Lewis Hamilton 8.76 2. Max Verstappen 8.00 3. Charles...

Samster

Speedworks becomes a factory team next season and will be known as Team Toyota GB with Speedworks . They will switch to the new Corolla.

http://www.speedworksmotorsport.co.uk/a ... _5L6Oj7TIU

Samster

IceG wrote:Yes, yes, so much yes....

https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/kubi ... 9/4301134/

Also, tak, tak, tak jak, tak!

I'm really not that thrilled about this.

1. I've always found Kubica to be a little overrated.
2. Unless Williams have some miracle resurgence, he's going to be struggling at the back.

Samster

No one else has announced any drivers, yet Gilham has already confirmed his four car lineup. Because he does things his way. Bushell and Thompson remain and are joined by Carl Boardley, making his full-time debut after many years in the Ginetta Supercup, and Michael Crees who won the Am Class in the...

Samster

While most folks are probably and rightfully nominating Ocon for -that- boneheaded move, I gotta give a shout to Max Verstappen for what transpired afterwards... This whole ordeal had all the makings of a NASCAR-style post-race brawl. After the wreck, Max insinuated over the radio he was going to b...

Samster

Formula 1.5 - Was more like Formula 1.2 this time. Yes they are still powerless to keep Formula 1 cars behind but they went from being 2 laps down at Mexico to their best three remaining on the leap lap with no safety cars to help and Leclerc even kept within pitstop distance for most of the race. ...

Samster

Max Verstappen - Am I the only one who thinks Max was partly to blame for the Ocon collision? He basically expected Ocon to disappear into thin air, he was only barely ahead and Ocon didn't exactly 'lunge' him like Brundle kept calling it. Is it not the lead car's responsibility to find a safe way ...

Samster

I reckon Hartley will be forgotten about in two or three seasons time.

Samster

Rob Dylan wrote:https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/139699/gutierrez-aiming-for-f1-return-with-williams

Two-time Reject of the Year winner Esteban Gutiérrez making a comeback in 2019?

Please god no.

Samster

2. Valtteri Bottas - Finished a lap down on merit. His only notable moment was copying Hamilton's lock up into turn 1. He's lucky he's got that seat locked in for 2019, because this performance level simply isn't cutting the mustard right now. To be fair to him even Lewis was seconds away from bein...

Samster

FFS as bad as F1 is at the moment, Virtual SC is probably the worst thing about it, thats another race ruined by it. Why when the advantage of pitting under VSC is so great to the point it breaks races would you not pit under VSC? Thanks Ferrari, not content with Vettel pissing away the championshi...

Samster

FFS as bad as F1 is at the moment, Virtual SC is probably the worst thing about it, thats another race ruined by it. Why when the advantage of pitting under VSC is so great to the point it breaks races would you not pit under VSC? Thanks Ferrari, not content with Vettel pissing away the championship...

Samster

Think I'll take the opportunity to update this thread then. Of my original list from 2013, Ollie Jackson, James Cole and Jack Goff are now unrejectified, the former only doing so at the start of this season by virtue of a 3rd place in the wet-dry Brands race 2. Everyone else on that list left the BT...

Samster

So if it wasn't bad enough that the top three teams are so far ahead of the rest now it seems Mercedes are just about back to 2014-16 level of dominance only now they have a clear hierarchy with their drivers. This season has gone from exciting title race to sad joke so fast this may be my new leas...

Samster

So if it wasn't bad enough that the top three teams are so far ahead of the rest now it seems Mercedes are just about back to 2014-16 level of dominance only now they have a clear hierarchy with their drivers. This season has gone from exciting title race to sad joke so fast this may be my new least...

Samster

Eurotech are done, they have sold their Civics and TBLs to an unnamed team.

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018 ... -the-btcc/

Samster

Carrera Cup GB gains a significant addition for Brands Hatch, well significant for us at least as none other than 70s F1 Reject Mike Wilds joins Redline Racing. He is 72 now.

https://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2018 ... nds-hatch/

Samster

Anyone else really not like the gen 2 car. Looks like they have tried way too hard to appear futuristic.

Samster

Well Romano Fenati has gone and proven himself to be the Ferrucci of bike racing today by reaching out and grabing the brake of Stefano Manzi, who had earlier forced him into the gravel. How that didn't result in an almighty crash is beyond me. He's been given a two race ban. I'd say this is more da...

Samster

The BTCC will see its first 21st century baby make his debut as 17 year old Ethan Hammerton is the latest in Gilham's merry-go-round replacing Carl Boardley's one off appearance. Hammerton's only experience so far is being runner-up in the short-lived under subscribed Clio Cup Junior championship ea...

Samster

I hope Haas pick either Vandoorne or Ocon up to replace Grosjean. Vandoorne doesn't deserve to be out of F1 just yet, he's only had Alonso to compare himself with in his career so far. In other news I've been hearing Kvyat is favourite to return to Toro Rosso. It's like a bad marriage trying to give...

Samster

Annnnd that's me done for this season. Congrats 2018 and Lewis you managed to break me even sooner than 2017 did. And because there is no way I'm ever subscribing for Sky Sports, me watching F1 live is likely a thing of the past now.

Samster

Turkington only gets a warning for ruining Jelly’s day. For sure Turks got very lucky this weekend, 1. for getting away with only a strike for punting off Jelly and 2. that his two closest rivals for the championship both got excluded from race 2. Now he has a 43 point advantage despite having only...

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