Grand Prix Rejects

Rules are simple your top ten of anything and you can do them on anything and have fun

Let's get Britpopping immediately!

Best Britpop Bands (using the definition from Wikipedia, bands from 1992-1997)

1. Oasis
2. Blur
3. Suede
4. Pulp
5. Ocean Colour Scene
6. Kula Shaker
7. The Bluetones
8. Lush
9. Shed Seven
10. Ash

Man, F1 Deprivation is gonna scale to new heights this off-season.

Ten of the best... looking F1 cars!

1:
Jordan 191 - Just LOOK AT IT!

2:
Lotus 92

3:
Williams FW25

4:
Fondmetal GR02

5:
Brabham BT55

6:
McLaren mp4/4

7:
Williams FW14b

8:
McLaren mp4/27

9:
Prost ap04

10:
mclaren mp/9

10 best F1 drivers.
10. HWNSNBM
9. HWNSNBM
8. HWNSNBM
7. HWNSNBM
6. HWNSNBM
5. HWNSNBM
4. HWNSNBM
3. HWNSNBM
2. HWNSNBM
1. HWNSNBM

But in all seriousness, here are my 10 best F1 drivers.
1. Jim Clark
2. Juan Manuel Fangio
3. Ayrton Senna
4. Alain Prost
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Jackie Stewart
7. Alberto Ascari
8. Gilles Villenueve
9. Nigel Mansell
10. Mika Hakkinen

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:But in all seriousness, here are my 10 best F1 drivers.
1. Jim Clark
2. Juan Manuel Fangio
3. Ayrton Senna
4. Alain Prost
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Jackie Stewart
7. Alberto Ascari
8. Gilles Villenueve
9. Nigel Mansell
10. Mika Hakkinen

1. Alain Prost
2. Juan Manuel Fangio
3. Jim Clark
4. Ayrton Senna
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Jackie Stewart
7. Alberto Ascari
8. Gilles Villeneuve
9. Niki Lauda
10. Stirling Moss

By the way, good to see you posting again. Are you still slightly bored by Nick Heidfeld?

Having probably set the record for fastest thread derailment with my first post in this thread , let's go back on-topic.

My 10 best drivers

1. Juan Manuel Fangio
2. Jim Clark
3. Ayrton Senna
4. Mika Hakkinen
5. Michael Schumacher
6. Stirling Moss
7. Gilles Villeneuve
8. Alain Prost
9. Nigel Mansell
10. John Surtees

By the way, good to see you posting again. Are you still slightly bored by Nick Heidfeld?

Why thank you! Now that our beloved Nick Heidfeld is off the grid, I can honestly say that I find any news about him almost lukewarm!

My 10 best:

1. Juan-Manuel Fangio
2. Jim Clark
3. Michael Schumacher
4. Ayrton Senna
5. Alain Prost
6. Nigel mansell
7. Gilles Villeneuve
8. Mika Hakkinen
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Stirling Moss

My top 10 touring car drivers
1. David Leslie
2. Will Hoy
3. John Bintcliffe
4. Yvan Muller
5. Rickard Rydell
6. Frank Biela
7. Tommy Rustad
8. Matt Neal
9. Gabriele Tarquini
10. Steve Soper

TOP 10 CIRCUITS THAT F1 NEVER USED (And I would have liked to see at some moment, although not necessarily nowadays)


10.Elkhart Lake



Beautiful surroundings, enough straights and fast flowing sections could have made this a very interesting track for F1 to visit in the 90's.

9.Mugello



This track has all the needed ingredients for good racing; but it's probably too hard to grow alongside Monza

8.Autopolis



Victim of the fever from some Japanese tycoons to build tracks in the middle of nowhere (just see TI Circuit), only this is the one that F1 should have gone to in the mid-90's, and it would have been a blast of a race there.

7.Laguna Seca



Yes, too short and would lack overtaking opportunities more than the Hungaroring, but, sincerely, who hasn't wanted to watch an F1 car through the corkscrew?

6.Road Atlanta



This short but underrated North American track features a great esses section with elevation changes hardly to be found anywhere else.

5.Potrero de los Funes



Incredible circuit surrounding a lake that is fast, dangerous, and have everything set for exciting racing from the start.

4.Brno



Why F1 has never visited this track in Central Europe is beyond me. It's long, fast and the run through the forest make for one of the best visits of the MotoGP calendar year after year while F1 fans have to watch cars running around the Hungaroring to get one good race in 25 years.

3.Bathurst



I hope this is not the last time an F1 car goes round Mount Panorama. No need for explanation here

2.Macau



Yes, too narrow and dangerous for modern F1 standards, but this track has to be the ultimate street track. It also has the hairpin that makes Loews look like a motorway straight.

1.La Sarthe



Just because it would be too great

My unordered top 10 oddest-looking F1 cars (excluding 6-wheelers):

1. Ligier JS5


2. Cosworth 4WD


3. Renault R29


4. Spirit 201


5. Tyrrell 025


6. Tyrrell 012


7. Ensign N179


8. Eifelland Type 21


9. Arrows A2


10. Lotus 56B

My 10 Best All Time F1 Drivers So Far:

1. Juan Manuel Fangio
2. Alain Prost
3. Stirling Moss
4. Jackie Stewart
5. Jim Clark
6. Ayrton Senna
7. Micheal Shumacher
8. Alberto Ascari
9. Jack Brabham
10. Niki Lauda

Top 10 Scandinavian anything in F1
1. Mika Hakkinen
2. Kimi Raikkonen's press comments
3. 1978 Swedish Grand Prix
4. 1976 Swedish Grand Prix
5. Ronnie Peterson
6. Keke Rosberg
7. Quick-release nose-cones (inspired by IKEA furniture)
8. Mika Salo
9. Gunnar Nilsson
10. Leo Kinnunen

Best top 10 drivers ive seen since following our great sport:

1. M.Schumacher
2. Hakkinen
3. Vettel
4. Alonso
5. Hamilton
6. Coulthard
7. Villeneuve
8. Fisichella
9. Button
10. Webber

Reasons: Schu dominant, Hakkinen could match him in MS prime. Vettel cant go past, Alonso most complete driver, Hamilton ultra quick on his day, Coulthard, generally consistent bit unlucky at times. Villeneuve great in his prime, put a few good races at BAR, Fisichella, did very well in late 90's and setup Benetton/Renault for its future success, Button came at age in late 00s very consistent and Webber for his non stop commitment. I left out Hill as IMO was in best car at right time.

East Londoner wrote:Having probably set the record for fastest thread derailment with my first post in this thread , let's go back on-topic.

It was on topic because I said anything

Anyway my turn
10 best f1 reject teams
10.forti corse
9.Amon
8.fondmetal
7.Lamborghini/Modena
6.pacific
5.simtek
4.rial
3.MasterCard Lola
2.life
1.Andrea moda

roblomas52 wrote:

East Londoner wrote:Having probably set the record for fastest thread derailment with my first post in this thread , let's go back on-topic.

It was on topic because I said anything

Anyway my turn
10 best f1 reject teams
10.forti corse
9.Amon
8.fondmetal
7.Lamborghini/Modena
6.pacific
5.simtek
4.rial
3.MasterCard Lola
2.life
1.Andrea moda

No Super Aguri

BaconLettuceNinja wrote:

roblomas52 wrote:

East Londoner wrote:Having probably set the record for fastest thread derailment with my first post in this thread , let's go back on-topic.

It was on topic because I said anything

Anyway my turn
10 best f1 reject teams
10.forti corse
9.Amon
8.fondmetal
7.Lamborghini/Modena
6.pacific
5.simtek
4.rial
3.MasterCard Lola
2.life
1.Andrea moda

No Super Aguri

the 2007 car was a bit to fast imo ( what a lap by davidson in turkey) to warrant an inclusion

My top ten races of the 21st century:

1. Brazil 2003 (still my favourite race)
2. Brazil 2012 (great race last sunday)
3. Germany 2000 (The first race I remember watching)
4. Japan 2007
5. Italy 2008 (I was really impressed by Vettel back then.)
6. Canada 2008
7. Monaco 2008
8. Imola 2005 (Great battle for first position, today Schumacher would just open DRS and pass)
9. Brazil 2007
10. Canada 2011

(no real order, except the first three ones.)

Top 10 races since I started watching.

10. Belgium 2004
9. China 2011
8. USA 2004
7. Japan 2005
6. Australia 2008
5. Canada 2008
4. Monaco 2008
3. Japan 2007
2. Brazil 2012
1. Canada 2011

Ten of my all-time favourite F1 constructors (no particular order, although Minardi are my favourites):
Coloni
Osella
Minardi
Super Aguri
HRT
Arrows
Prost
BrawnGP
Sauber
Williams

My 10 favorite teams/constructors
10. Mercedes (both incarnations)
9. Minardi
8. Leyton House
7. Tyrrell
6. Ligier
5. Vanwall
4. Lotus
3. Super Aguri
2. Hesketh
1. Wolf

Top 10.... Radical design concepts (in no particular order)

4 wheel steering
Active suspension
Ground effects
4 rear wheels
X-Wings
Arrows Nose wing
Fan car
Rear engine cars
Turbo power
Continuously variable transmission

Ten of the worst... Formula 1 teams:

1.Andrea Moda (Who else...?)
2.Life (FIRST knew why they didn't enter that car)
3.MasterCard Lola (An experienced chassis builder, a large sponsor what can go wrong? Everything!)
4.Stebro (Who has the mad idea to enter a Formula Junior car in a Formula 1 Grand Prix?)
5.Kauhsen (We all know the story)
6.Midland
7.Tecno (Privateers building their own engines ? That never works)
8.Maki (They had a small budget, ok. But look at Connew to see what would have been possible)
9. Rial and Onyx (Two teams with potential, killed off with mad management)

And now, my top seven reject hero teams:

1. Connew (fascinating story, would be a great team profile)
2. Osella
3. Coloni
4. HRT
5. Super Aguri
6. AGS
7. Forti

Ten of the best
"You should have shaved this morning" pictures from the 2012 F1 season:


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Honorable mention:

Top 10 F1 Drivers Who Should Have Run at Indy:

1. Ayrton Senna
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Gilles Villeneuve
4. Jenson Button
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Alain Prost
7. HWNSNBM
8. Juan Manuel Fangio
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Mika Hakkinen

Who I think would be most successful of the previous list:

1. Jenson Button
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Juan Manuel Fangio
4. Alain Prost
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Mika Hakkinen
7. Michael Schumacher
8. HWNSNBM
9. Ayrton Senna
10. Gilles Villeneuve

Cynon wrote:Top 10 F1 Drivers Who Should Have Run at Indy:

1. Ayrton Senna
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Gilles Villeneuve
4. Jenson Button
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Alain Prost
7. HWNSNBM
8. Juan Manuel Fangio
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Mika Hakkinen

Who I think would be most successful of the previous list:

1. Jenson Button
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Juan Manuel Fangio
4. Alain Prost
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Mika Hakkinen
7. Michael Schumacher
8. HWNSNBM
9. Ayrton Senna
10. Gilles Villeneuve

Actually, Fangio attempted to qualify for Indy in 1958...

tommykl wrote:

Cynon wrote:Top 10 F1 Drivers Who Should Have Run at Indy:

1. Ayrton Senna
2. Michael Schumacher
3. Gilles Villeneuve
4. Jenson Button
5. Sebastian Vettel
6. Alain Prost
7. HWNSNBM
8. Juan Manuel Fangio
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Mika Hakkinen

Who I think would be most successful of the previous list:

1. Jenson Button
2. Sebastian Vettel
3. Juan Manuel Fangio
4. Alain Prost
5. Fernando Alonso
6. Mika Hakkinen
7. Michael Schumacher
8. HWNSNBM
9. Ayrton Senna
10. Gilles Villeneuve

Actually, Fangio attempted to qualify for Indy in 1958...

But he didn't start, so I'm not counting it.

Cynon wrote:Top 10 F1 Drivers Who Should Have Run at Indy:
2. Michael Schumacher

While I'd like to see that, too, Schumacher has a notorious lack of interest in American racing. He also thinks that ovals are too dangerous for him. Besides, which IndyCar team can even afford Schumacher at the moment?

Ferrarist wrote:

Cynon wrote:Top 10 F1 Drivers Who Should Have Run at Indy:
2. Michael Schumacher

While I'd like to see that, too, Schumacher has a notorious lack of interest in American racing. He also thinks that ovals are too dangerous for him. Besides, which IndyCar team can even afford Schumacher at the moment?

Notice that I put two drivers who were/are too chicken to run Indy at #1 and #2 on purpose... .

Top 10 F1 Circuits I'm most looking forward to in 2013.

1. Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

2. Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps

3. Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace

4. Albert Park

5. Suzuka Circuit

6. Autodromo Nazionale Monza

7. Silverstone Circuit

8. Sepang International Circuit

9. Shanghai International Circuit

10. Circuit of the Americas

Top 10 WTF!? engines in F1
10. Subaru Coloni- That idea really worked well...
9. Porsche air-cooled flat 8- just an oddball of an engine
8. Zakspeed- props to a little team for making their own engines
7. Lamborghini V12- it's a shame we that is all we've seen from Lamborghini in F1 
6. BMW turbo- 1400 horsepower from 1.5 Litres!?
5. 1979 Renault 1.5 V6 Turbo- Had everyone laughing at first, but little did they know...
4. Playlife/Mecachrome/Supertec late 1990's- nothing engineeringly WTF, just confusing as hell
3. BRM V16- a 1.5 Litre V16!?
2. Life W12- worst engine/car combination of all time?
1. BRM H16- need I explain?

whatisdeletrazdoing wrote:Top 10 WTF!? engines in F1
10. Subaru Coloni- That idea really worked well...
9. Porsche air-cooled flat 8- just an oddball of an engine
8. Zakspeed- props to a little team for making their own engines
7. Lamborghini V12- it's a shame we that is all we've seen from Lamborghini in F1 
6. BMW turbo- 1400 horsepower from 1.5 Litres!?
5. 1979 Renault 1.5 V6 Turbo- Had everyone laughing at first, but little did they know...
4. Playlife/Mecachrome/Supertec late 1990's- nothing engineeringly WTF, just confusing as hell
3. BRM V16- a 1.5 Litre V16!?
2. Life W12- worst engine/car combination of all time?
1. BRM H16- need I explain?

Forgot about the Pratt&Whitney turbine engine then that Lotus ran for a couple of races in 1971.

My top 10 Radiohead songs:

10. House of Cards (In Rainbows)
9. How to Disappear Completely (Kid A)
8. Sail to the Moon (Hail to the Thief)
7. The Bends (The Bends)
6. Codex (The King of Limbs)
5. Where I End and You Begin (Hail to the Thief)
4. Optimistic (Kid A)
3. Electioneering (OK Computer)
2. Karma Police (OK Computer)
1. Reckoner (In Rainbows)

Pyramid Song just misses out...I guess I wasn't a huge fan of Amnesiac. And Pablo Honey was an ok album...it's just quite average though.

Top Ten Formats of Potatoes
10. Scalloped Potatoes
9. Potato Bread
8. Potato Salad
7. Hashbrowns
6. Potato Chips
5. French Fries
4. Potato Soup
3. Sweet Potatoes
2. Baked Potatoes
1. Mashed Potatoes

1. POTATOES
2. EVERYTHING ELSE

I also completely agree with whatisf1.

My Top 10 Colours!!
1. Teal
2. Also teal
3. Aqua
4. Blue-green
5. Dark cyan
6. Teal again
7. Purple
8. Cerulean
9. Turquoise
10. Oh crap, I think I forgot teal!

POTATO_IN_MY_TURBO wrote:1. POTATOES
2. EVERYTHING ELSE

I also completely agree with whatisf1.

Username of the year!