Grand Prix Rejects

CoopsII

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/50690975

OK, there's a good chance most of you won't understand or remember the relevance of this guy but I, for one, am glad this cause of so much fear, anger, hate and suffering is now out of a job.

Merry Christmas,

CoopsII

The old pitlane and garages in Monaco.

And the old Start/Finish line at Silverstone.

CoopsII

FullMetalJack wrote:A fearless driver.

In every way. Not intimidated by race tracks, famous team bosses or even Boeing.

He really will never be forgotten.

CoopsII

Watching it.

CoopsII

And as an update to my last post, my mum died yesterday at 1:30 am (Friday 12th). Hi dr-baker, I don't post here anymore as I don't watch the F1 but I noticed your post so wanted to send you a virtual nod. I also lost my Mum at the beginning of March so I know how messed up things probably are. Kee...

CoopsII

DonTirri wrote:I'm calling it now. Unless something REALLY drastic happens and SOON, F1 won't see the next decade.

From 2014

CoopsII

And as an update to my last post, my mum died yesterday at 1:30 am (Friday 12th). Hi dr-baker, I don't post here anymore as I don't watch the F1 but I noticed your post so wanted to send you a virtual nod. I also lost my Mum at the beginning of March so I know how messed up things probably are. Kee...

CoopsII

The Sky team were debating the "last available seat" at Williams during FP1; they offered up - Kubica - Di Resta - Palmer - Massa What about Kvyat? Expected to stay put at Toro Rosso. In this currently fast-shifting landscape he actually represents stability and a benchmark for any newbie.

CoopsII

All these changes are jolly exciting. I wonder if the PR department at Red Bull is copying and pasting the old pages of script McLaren came up with, what, three years ago(?) to save themselves some time?

CoopsII

Liberty Media currently claims that "around 40 locations" have approached them about the possibility of hosting a Grand Prix in the near future, I wonder if that's any different to the recent history, though? Bernie always appeared to have plenty of potential race circuits hammering at hi...

CoopsII

AndreaModa wrote:So what was this all about? Anyone have any clues?

My only contribution is to say that that's a damn beautiful car.

But you already knew that.

CoopsII

Singapore was also the setting for classic 80s TV show Tenko which told the story of the women POWs held there when the Japanese invaded and occupied the country.

At no point was Grand Prix racing mentioned during its run.

CoopsII

"Ima tell you, the minute that Honda guy walks through the door Ima gonna kick him in the gondolas"

"Yeah, and Im gonna put Kvyat right on his culo. I hate that guy!"

CoopsII

The 'Welcome Back Rob Dylan' Grand Prix of Singapore 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Raikkonen 4. Ricciardo 5. Vettel 6.Bottas 7. Ocon 8. Massa 9. Stroll 10. The Hulk Pole: Hamilton Fastest lap: Ricciardo First retirement: Alonso ROTR: Wehrlein IIDOTR: Ricciardo DBTMOTR: Vandoorne MLP: Ocon DNS: Johnny Dum...

CoopsII

If Alonsos form runs to, er, form then I think we can expect the Squadro Toro Rosso-Honda to be a field-decimating behemoth with someone like Kvyat as WDC.

CoopsII

Oh, this guy again...

http://www.thecheckeredflag.co.uk/2017/09/renaults-nick-chester-good-potential-strong/

CoopsII

Am I the only person who thinks McLaren is simply trading one not-great engine for another?

I'm not sure it matters either way for Alonso's championship aspirations. Or race wins come to that.

CoopsII

Achievement unlocked Razta!

Was he chatty? Did you mention us?

CoopsII

Barrichello still crying...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP7fPlhKrYQ

But I probably would too #Dadgoals

CoopsII

She's due in October and looks like she's ready to pop.

CoopsII

Grid Penalties - Bore off F1 with your stupid rules
McLaren/Honda- Bore off with your rubbish cars

CoopsII

1 Ricciardo - Proper racing driver doing racing driver stuff. Great onscreen demeanor too.
2 Massa - For giving it some welly on the last lap

HM The size of Clare Williams! dr-baker! What did you do!!??

CoopsII

The 'Look When I Checked This Morning The Thread Wasn't Here And Since Then Ive Taken My Lad To Football And Done All Kinds Of Crap So I Haven't Seen Any Quali Results If You Don't Believe Me Tough It's Not My Fault None Of The Mods Did The Thread' GP Of Italy 1. Hamilton 2. Vettel 3. Bottas 4. Räik...

CoopsII

Jeez, can you imagine if McLaren lost Alonso? What would this season have looked like with two, with respect, nobodies in the cars? They'd be like the original Lotus, Tyrell or Brabham in their death throes (or Williams today), people saying 'oh I remember that team, didn't they win a lot in the old...

CoopsII

Fascinating. And I'd never heard of Mask Of Dust either so I fully intend to track a copy down because....

...it looks like my kind of film!

CoopsII

I though the race was average and for once I felt the TV race director did a pretty good job of improving a slightly dull show. I felt there were a few more onboard camera sections of cars blasting though L'eau rouge, for example, than there has been in recent years (I may be imagining that, though)...

CoopsII

Ricciardo - The driver made the difference, I think.
Ocon - Very impressive.

CoopsII

Perez - Don't get me wrong, I like a good punchy driver but Perez looked like a desperate and panicked goon yesterday. Ocon has clearly unsettled him. Raikkonen - Verstappen may have been at the side of the road but the marshalls were clearly at risk from a spinning car and all he had to do was lift...

CoopsII

A real shame for Palmer today. Did I hear right that Mick Schumacher will be driving the B194 tomorrow? What a lovely but weird moment for the lad. It's a pity the old man can't be there to watch (mind you he'd probably want a turn himself) but I hope he's capable of watching the footage at some poi...

CoopsII

The Twentieth-Anniversary-Of-That-Massive-Crash-And-Schumacher-And-Coulthard-Going-At-It-No-Wait-That's-Next-Year Grand Prix Of Belgium 1. Hamilton 2. Bottas 3. Raikkonen 4. Vettel 5. Ricciardo 6. Verstappen 7. Ocon 8. Stroll 9. Massa 10. Perez Pole: Hamilton FL: Hamilton First retirement: Kvyat Ro...

CoopsII

I wish I had the confidence to start the Prediction Thread.

But I don't.

I might do it wrong.

CoopsII

Incidentally, I will be making the journey to Spa this year, having confirmed to myself that is in fact cheaper to drive from Bristol, pick up three mates, take the ferry to Calais and drive to Spa, camp for 4 nights, enjoy three days of Bronze general admission and drive home again for less than £...

CoopsII

Safe decision. Very sensible. I wonder if any team orders have been included in the contract....

CoopsII

Belgium was invented in 1914 as a space for European nations to settle their conflicts, So Belgium's basically an early version of Babylon 5? Cool. Well, it's slightly inaccurate - the independent Kingdom of Belgium was created in 1830 through the London Convention, and there are some who consider ...

CoopsII

Ataxia wrote:Belgium was invented in 1914 as a space for European nations to settle their conflicts,

So Belgium's basically an early version of Babylon 5?

Cool.

CoopsII

Maybe. I've caught it now and again - the Mexico race this season had a great finish to it, but I just can't get captivated by it. Not given up on it though. I'm the same, when I do watch it I enjoy it and get into it quite quickly but I've missed most of the races this season due to not knowing th...

CoopsII

That's how I felt about F1's demo a few weeks ago. 24hours didn't give me enough time to rearrange my schedule to attend... That was the intention because whilst you wouldn't have any nefarious plans for the day other than hoping for a glimpse of Clare Williams bending over or whatever there are pl...

CoopsII

Btw, you mention a Giorgio Moroder reworking of Blondie's 'Call Me' - he wouldn't have any need to rework it as he produced it in the first place! Impressive! Great write-up Ataxia but as bad as you describe these games you realise you're simply making them sound appealing to the likes of me, in al...

CoopsII

Alonso: I get low down, but I get up again. Nothing's gonna keep me down. Narrator: He drinks a whiskey drink, he drinks a vodka drink. He drinks a lager drink, he drinks a cider drink. He sings the songs that remind him of the good times, he sings songs that remind him of the better times. Twenty ...

CoopsII

Im go out on a limb and say that while we might see Kubica testing Formula One cars maybe even an FP1 practice of 2 we wont see him race in F1 again. I'm all over the place on this one. Obviously, I want the Comeback-Kid story, not least because Kubica was a great driver from practically a differen...

Search found 4676 matches