Grand Prix Rejects

I did not expect a Mercedes pole in Hungary for the second year in a row! There are a few surprises up and down the field there - for a start, as you say, I doubt many were expecting anything other than another comfortable pole for Verstappen (and Norris has also managed to get surprisingly close t...

1. Verstappen
2. Norris
3. Leclerc
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Perez
7. Piastri
8. Russell
9. Sainz
10. Gasly

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: Bottas
ROTR: Stroll
IIDOTR: None
DBTMOTR: Stroll
LP: Sargeant

The First GP without Nyck. Because he's goneskies and replaced by a non-rookie, the rookie point is goneskies. I'm open to suggestions for anything else. I was thinking first to pit going forwards but it's up for debate. There are still two rookies to choose between, Pastrami and Police Sargeant Lo...

I think the question really should be "will there be a seat there at all next year?" We know that AT is gone as of 2024, while Marko is getting on in years and there were multiple comments made following Mateschietz's death last year that he would be gone before long. If my theory is corr...

Do Max and Lando have similar driving styles/preferences in regards the instability of the rear end? If so, it doesn't bode will for Danny's chances in the current Red Bull dynamic. I believe that the issue with the McLaren cars was not so much about rear end instability, but more to do with change...

Media already have Ricciardo in the seat. Reckon RB's main motivation here is getting a look at Ricciardo, to see should he replace Perez. De Vries' lack of performance has just given them an easy excuse. Be interesting if he's beaten by Tsunoda. Lawson will come in next season. I guess so - I had ...

Will Nyck de Vries last until the end of the season? Just throwing it out there. I think that he might just last until the end of the season, if only because it's plausible to me that Red Bull might put Liam Lawson into one of the Alpha Tauri cars in a free practice session first. I suspect Lawson ...

Will Nyck de Vries last until the end of the season? Just throwing it out there. I think that he might just last until the end of the season, if only because it's plausible to me that Red Bull might put Liam Lawson into one of the Alpha Tauri cars in a free practice session first. I suspect Lawson ...

1. Ferrari. Sainz passed be four cars was embarrassing. I think their heads have gone down. Stand by for some sackings. 2. Alpine. Poor. It was another case of strange strategy calls by Ferrari - Sainz was left exposed on his hard tyres, and there was the slightly unexpected decision to call Lecler...

I really thought Norris had the pole there, with Verstappen having a yellow middle sector behind him. Poor old Perez can't qualify for love nor money at the moment, can he? In qualifying trim at least, his performance has fallen off a cliff quite spectacularly - five consecutive races where he's fa...

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Leclerc
4. Sainz
5. Alonso
6. Norris
7. Stroll
8. Hamilton
9. Russell
10. Piastri

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: de Vries
ROTR: Williams (end up flattering to deceive after their practice results)
IIDOTR: Norris
DBTMOTR: de Vries
LP: Magnussen
MLP: Piastri

I find it quite interesting that Hamilton has got countless shouts for airing his frustrations over the team radio, but not a single shout for Sainz for his pathetic attempts to get a penalty for Perez. It wasn't great but at least Fred didn't have to tell Carlos off like Toto did, PLUS he could sa...

I will just go with one - Red Bull. Now, let me say that I do genuinely think Verstappen is a genuinely fantastic driver. But the team he drives for me gives me such "villain" energy from any number of competitive sports movies (Talladega Nights/Dodgeball/ CARS). Verstappen pitting for a ...

S1: Verstappen S2: Alonso S3: Hamilton S4: Perez S5: Russell S6: Leclerc S7: Sainz S8: Ocon 1. Verstappen 2. Alonso 3. Perez 4. Hamilton 5. Russell 6. Leclerc 7. Sainz 8. Ocon 9. Stroll 10. Gasly PP: Verstappen FL: Verstappen First Retirement: de Vries ROTR: de Vries (making mistakes during the week...

The Red Bull approach seems counter-productive. The Mercedes and Ferrari teams have a history of well-matched drivers who could both get great results from the car. Yes there is still a team hierarchy but Irvine, Rosberg and Bottas were still fabulous in their day. Red Bull manufacture a car for on...

Anyone know exactly what Lando Norris' penalty was for? Normally it will be specified-'driving too slowly','exceeding track limits','impeding another driver' but 'unsportsmanlike behaviour' covers a multitude of sins... I'm pretty certain it was for backing up traffic into the pits so he could doub...

I'm torn on this. Competition, or even the mere threat of it, does improve the product. And Bridgestone probably are less likely to ram the tyre blanket ban down the drivers throats. But Bridgestone was SO bad in 2008/2009/2010. The two compounds rule was at least partly because teams were tempted ...

A shame it was once again an easy one for Verstappen out front. I'm not sure how much I believe Alonso could have challenged him without his issue, but at least as Alonso had promised it wasn't a 20-to-30 second margin. Great drive by Albon to get some good points for Williams. Verstappen's enginee...

Back in March , the FIA initiated the tender process for a three year tyre supply contract, which would cover the seasons from 2025 to 2027 (with the option to extend that contract to 2028). Whilst Pirelli confirmed quite early on that they intended to apply for the contract, it has now emerged tha...

Back in March , the FIA initiated the tender process for a three year tyre supply contract, which would cover the seasons from 2025 to 2027 (with the option to extend that contract to 2028). Whilst Pirelli confirmed quite early on that they intended to apply for the contract, it has now emerged tha...

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Alonso
4. Russell
5. Leclerc
6. Hamilton
7. Sainz
8. Stroll
9. Gasly
10. Bottas

PP: Verstappen
FL: Verstappen
First Retirement: de Vries
ROTR: de Vries
IIDOTR: None
DBTMOTR: Zhou
LP: Sargeant
MLP: Piastri

Tsunoda: Continues to get points out of a car that I'm fairly sure is terrible. Zhou: What Londoner said. Unfortunately, Tsunoda was given a time penalty that dropped him out of the points in the end - it was an effort that should have resulted in points, but it just didn't work out that way. Still...

Charles Leclerc had a real shocker this weekend - awful pace in qualifying, followed by similar lacklustre pace during the race itself. OK, even with a slightly odd strategy for Ferrari - not sure why they started him on the hard tyres, only to then pit for the softs so early on - he was still disap...

1) Verstappen
2) Perez
3) Alonso
4) Leclerc
5) Hamilton
6) Sainz
7) Ocon
8) Russell
9) Gasly
10) Norris

Pole: Verstappen
Fastest Lap: Verstappen
First Retirement: None
ROTR: Stroll
IIDOTR: Ocon
DBTMOTR: Stroll
MLP: Piastri
LP: Sargeant

Assuming that Alonso is going to drive until he's 93, he'll be thrilled about developing another Honda partnership. For what it is worth, the president of the Honda Racing Corporation, Koji Watanabe, has said that they would have no objections to Alonso driving for the team if they wanted him to. M...

Russell is a young playboy who is absolutely in the "in crowd". As was just said, he was hyped to heaven for his prowess, and sadly he himself has bought into that hype - a major mistake for anyone. He plays to the media because he knows he will always be "their man". So when he...

1. Sergio Perez . Well, it was nice to have the illusion of a title battle this season. 2. Lance Stroll . Frankly a bit amateurish round the streets. Honourable mention to Haas , it seems they gave up on the race the moment it started raining. Both pretty solid nominations - it all went to pieces f...

Mercedes also owns around 10% of Aston Martin (which I believe makes them the third largest shareholder in the company), and I believe their long term plan was to increase that to 20% of the business in the near future. Now THAT'S interesting. I wonder if they'll sell as they did with their stake i...

1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Alonso 4. Sainz 5. Hamilton 6. Leclerc 7. Russell 8. Stroll 9. Norris 10. Gasly PP: Verstappen FL: Perez First Retirement: Tsunoda ROTR: Leclerc's luck - given how so many of his races at Monaco have gone, it seems likely that something will somehow go awry again (although ...

Lot of upside for Honda if they can power the progeny of Jordan to a championship. That said, AM is investing a lot of money and effort, maybe they'll be coming good with the new tunnel etc. coming on line. It seems a little weird, but better they're in than out no? It seems that, as you suggest, H...

After a few whispers going round about teams courting Honda as a possible engine partner, we've now had formal confirmation by Honda that they intend to return to Formula 1 with the Aston Martin team. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65682563

It really is amazing how quickly everyone has forgotten Max and Bernie. They certainly weren't loved. And that's to say nothing of Jean-Marie Balestre. Heck, even poor Charlie Whiting caught quite a bit of flack prior to his passing. I do agree that they did get a fair bit of criticism in the past ...

That said, it does seem to be a measure of how low the FIA's reputation has now sunk is that quite a few fans also seemed surprised that the FIA had decided to act promptly, decisively and made a decision that was considered to be sensible. Wait a minute. When have the fans ever had a high opinion ...

While no one can argue today's cancelation (although that hasn't stopped people on Reddit, Twitter and Facebook from trying) it does once again enforce the universe's 'soft cap' of 22 races. Try as they might, Liberty simply cannot get a 23 race season off the ground. Maybe when they finally plan t...

Right now, the bigger question is going to be whether the race can even take place - they've been ordered to evacuate the circuit due to the possibility that the Santerno river could flood the circuit. 1. Verstappen 2. Perez 3. Alonso 4. Hamilton 5. Russell 6. Sainz 7. Leclerc 8. Stroll 9. Ocon 10. ...

I don't agree with Miami GP nomination tbqh. It doesn't feel like actual rejectfulness. The driver presentation/introduction is just what they do and won't be there for Imola or further races. It was just for a bit of fun and some people had fun, some didn't. Plus the race was dull but again it was...

On F1TV's FP coverage, they were basically saying how Max being ahead of Checo so far is normal service resuming now we are back on a "proper track". Except......we aren't. It is literally a parking lot, and used as a track one weekend a year. Placing my tin foil hat firmly on, I believe ...

Actually I'll elaborate - I feel 2002 WAS worse. Ferrari were able to play games then like trying to stage a dead heat, switching at the last minute in Austria, and other games like slowing down then catching up again such as Hungary, or will they/won't they at Nurburgring. At least on this occasio...

Apparently Liberty, having seen and heard how fans aren't huge fans of sprint races and having seen and heard how the drivers aren't huge fans of sprint races, have decided to push for 10 sprint races for 2024. The phrase "saturation point" just simply doesn't exist in their lexicon clear...

1. Verstappen
2. Perez
3. Alonso
4. Leclerc
5. Hamilton
6. Sainz
7. Russell
8. Stroll
9. Norris
10. Gasly

PP: Verstappen
FL: Perez
First Retirement: de Vries
ROTR: de Vries
IIDOTR: no award
DBTMOTR: de Vries
LP: Bottas
MLP: Piastri

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