2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
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2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari - blundered with Raikkonen's pitstop. The strategies weren't really great either, and they seemed to just settle for being the third-best team.
2. Verstappen - pretty bad day for the guy. Apparently pulling into the pits early and later bringing out a VSC warrants a Driver of the Day award.
2. Verstappen - pretty bad day for the guy. Apparently pulling into the pits early and later bringing out a VSC warrants a Driver of the Day award.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Scuderia Ferrari - That pit stop... you can't be bathplugging serious, right? Whoever was the dipstick that told Kimi to come back should also be fired. Plus there should be some sort of "No, you're NOT Chad Knaus!" Award given to their strategists. I genuinely couldn't understand what the hell they were trying to do with Vettel.
2. Max Verstappen - Nice job pitting when you weren't supposed to, you silly goit.
2. Max Verstappen - Nice job pitting when you weren't supposed to, you silly goit.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari: This sums up pretty well what they did in the latter half of this season - nothing good.
2. Verstappen: Not his best day, did a Hakkinen and then parked his car in one of the worst spots one could think of.
HM to Bottas - While his teammate was fighting for fifth place, he was getting passed by the Saubers. He had a puncture on his first lap, but still...
2. Verstappen: Not his best day, did a Hakkinen and then parked his car in one of the worst spots one could think of.
HM to Bottas - While his teammate was fighting for fifth place, he was getting passed by the Saubers. He had a puncture on his first lap, but still...
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Scuderia Ferrari: Disaster. They still use the light system that cost Massa a title?
2. Max Verstappen: Nice race until that pit stop. His most rejectful moment since Monaco.
Dishonorable mention: Nico Hülkenberg (crashed out but luckily for his team it was a Williams he crashed into)
2. Max Verstappen: Nice race until that pit stop. His most rejectful moment since Monaco.
Dishonorable mention: Nico Hülkenberg (crashed out but luckily for his team it was a Williams he crashed into)
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Max Verstappen
2. Whoever voted for Max Verstappen as DotD
2. Whoever voted for Max Verstappen as DotD
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
10. Ferrari
6. Max Verstappen
6. Max Verstappen
Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari - Bad pitstops, bad strategy. GOd damn it Scuderia.
2. Who Ever Voted for Max for DOTD - Lol
2. Who Ever Voted for Max for DOTD - Lol
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Driver Of The Day voting
2. Ferrari
2. Ferrari
Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Max "I'm not here to finish fourth!" Verstappen - went into the pits due to a brainfart, slowly ran over his mechanics' instruments rather than stopping, then when a problem hit his car he proceeded to coast around for half a lap at super-low speeds, parking his car somewhere that brought out the VSC, ruining his teammate's race, and then blaming team for having made him do so.
2. The Virtual Safety Car period - why the hell was that called? In a tiny amount of sympathy for Max, I'm genuinely confused as to why it was deemed necessary to put out the VSC. Max's car was at the very edge of the race track on the other side of a gravel trap.
HM: Bottas - lost his "best of the rest" 7th position in the standings after a bad race.
2. The Virtual Safety Car period - why the hell was that called? In a tiny amount of sympathy for Max, I'm genuinely confused as to why it was deemed necessary to put out the VSC. Max's car was at the very edge of the race track on the other side of a gravel trap.
HM: Bottas - lost his "best of the rest" 7th position in the standings after a bad race.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
Rob Dylan wrote:2. The Virtual Safety Car period - why the hell was that called?
I believe since Japan 2014 it's standard procedure now to throw a VSC or SC whenever there's a recovery vehicle required. Sounds like they couldn't get neutral so they couldn't push the car.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari (again)
2. Brundle & Croft for bigging up Palmer as far more worthy than Magnussen of next year's seat, and generslly talking about everything but the Grand Prix at hand
2. Brundle & Croft for bigging up Palmer as far more worthy than Magnussen of next year's seat, and generslly talking about everything but the Grand Prix at hand
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Verstappen- still as petulant, also very prone to brainfarts this race. And yet still driver of the day
2. Ferrari- their pit strategy(?) still doesn't make any sense (why bring in Vettel two laps from the end?) and the Raikkonen incident was amateurish and ultimately lost them vital WCC points in their fight with Red Bull (they got lucky with The Golden Child's retirement)
DHM:
VSC- ruined the battle for second with the free Merc pitstop
DRS- ruined the Sainz/Alonso battle by settling it easily on the straight.
DoTD - they might as well have voted for Taylor Swift
2. Ferrari- their pit strategy(?) still doesn't make any sense (why bring in Vettel two laps from the end?) and the Raikkonen incident was amateurish and ultimately lost them vital WCC points in their fight with Red Bull (they got lucky with The Golden Child's retirement)
DHM:
VSC- ruined the battle for second with the free Merc pitstop
DRS- ruined the Sainz/Alonso battle by settling it easily on the straight.
DoTD - they might as well have voted for Taylor Swift
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
Ferrari: What were they thinking?
DotD for Max Verstappen: Yes he is talented but there were a lot more drivers who deserve it more.
DotD for Max Verstappen: Yes he is talented but there were a lot more drivers who deserve it more.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
Dutch fans for voting for Max as DOTD what were they shmokin??
Me for falling asleep briefly shortly after the VSC period
Me for falling asleep briefly shortly after the VSC period
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
So I will nominate:
(10) All those twonks who nominated Max Verstappen for driver of the day: I get the impression they'd vote for him even if he put in a performance usually associated with Jean-Denis Délétraz. Which it wasn't in the same rejectful league as, but if he was driver of the day, I'm an Indonesian, called Rio.
(6) Red Bull - the drink, not so much the racing team: Och aye tha noo, Crazy Dave comin' atcha wit' tha wickidiwack flava of Red Bull. Tastes like you is drinkin' it outta me homie Danny Ric's racing boot at da end of da hot an' sticky G-diddy-P in Malaysia... even if you ain't, innit!
No, really, all energy drinks are foul. It's just that Crazy D called it a lot earlier than anyone else.
(10) All those twonks who nominated Max Verstappen for driver of the day: I get the impression they'd vote for him even if he put in a performance usually associated with Jean-Denis Délétraz. Which it wasn't in the same rejectful league as, but if he was driver of the day, I'm an Indonesian, called Rio.
(6) Red Bull - the drink, not so much the racing team: Och aye tha noo, Crazy Dave comin' atcha wit' tha wickidiwack flava of Red Bull. Tastes like you is drinkin' it outta me homie Danny Ric's racing boot at da end of da hot an' sticky G-diddy-P in Malaysia... even if you ain't, innit!
No, really, all energy drinks are foul. It's just that Crazy D called it a lot earlier than anyone else.
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Verstappen, for reasons already listed
2. Tarmac runoff areas
2. Tarmac runoff areas
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari - Why would you put used SS tyres on the car in the middle of the race and do a 3 stopper and then of course screwed up that third stop.
2. Verstappen - He didnt want to finish 4th and got his wish by not finishing at all . Stopping where he did cost Riccardio a chance at 2nd place and not to mention coming in to the pits for a non existent stop.
2. Verstappen - He didnt want to finish 4th and got his wish by not finishing at all . Stopping where he did cost Riccardio a chance at 2nd place and not to mention coming in to the pits for a non existent stop.
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This Could Be You wrote:DHM:
DoTD - they might as well have voted for Taylor Swift
If only they voted for Tay-Tay... she would be in the end a much better and much more deserved DoTD than The Golden Boy
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Re: 2016 US Grand Prix - Reject of the Race
1. Ferrari - what a complete waste of a weekend again. Raikkonen looked good for a podium finish until the mess up in the pits.
2. Verstappen - why did you stop there?? Silly Boy.
2. Verstappen - why did you stop there?? Silly Boy.
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