Grand Prix Rejects

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Great work!

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I do interested in Sussie (or Susie?) Wolff race in F1. She's not that bad at Silverstone FP1. Williams is seriously need to re-think it It doesn't matter, as long as the FIA keep the current superlicence points system, Susie Wolff doesn't have a snowball's chance in hell of getting a shot at a GP ...

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Jos Verstappen qualifying his Simtek for the 1995 Spanish Grand Prix.

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Superb job!

Here's a gallery of additional images.

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Huge thanks to Alasdair and Niko for keeping the site going!

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Update: we did not make the next series of University Challenge, so I won't be making an appearance (obviously). However, this means that I can attempt to make the show again next season, which I obviously will. It's great fun, after all. Sorry to hear that! I was on my university's UC team this ye...

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For the very keen, there is an entire book on Enzo Osella and his team. It was originally published in Italian, but, somewhat amazingly, an English version is available!

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Great work! I look forward to reading the latest additions.

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How about the same car at a different race?

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Some excellent-quality amateur footage of the 1983 European Grand Prix weekend.

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This is Guy Ligier's original blue, back when he was still driving:

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You need to post the direct link to the image without the Mediaviewer interface:

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In addition to several already mentioned:

EuroBrun ER189

Minardi PS01

Osella FA1M

Pacific PR01

Scarab F1

Zakspeed 891

Oh, what the hell - they all look great!

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Sorry Tommy, I disagree with quite a bit of that! 1. This is Kyalami in 1979 - the "Dallah Avco" with Arabic script livery below the mirrors matches that used on the FW07 later in the year. In 1978 the decal in the same position simply read "Saudia". (It turns out that my own arc...

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Will Stevens seems like a good candidate for the future (I'm assuming that he won't get another opportunity).

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This one?

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I can't do any better than "it looks familiar", I'm afraid.

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Pacific's 1995 website still exists in its original form (although not all of the links work).

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A) Suzuka
B) Catalunya
C) Suzuka

I'm fairly sure that (A) and (C) were taken from the same spot.

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1) is from 1993, and I would say it's either the hairpin at Suzuka or one of the tight corners at Estoril.

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watka wrote:Don't need this identified, as I know it's Patrick Tambay in a McLaren at Montreal in 1978, but I don't think I've ever seen the Lowenbrau livery before:

That's a picture from 1979, though

And also Long Beach!

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Yes, that was indeed 1994.

You can see the camera, on the driver's left behind the cockpit, in this photo.

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002) How do we know it's not from a pre-season test? The sun confuses me. It is like the shot was taken at noon. Also the Schumi 1996 pic, could it be from testing too? It's impossible to say, really, as the livery is identical (as far as I can judge!) to photos that are definitely from the Grand P...

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Are you sure about the Spain 2000s ? I cannot find any pic from this spot. Yes, I think it's at Turn Five. Also can you check some others after you scroll up please? I mean this two : Schumacher Ferrari 1996 (i need year and track) Not sure - maybe Portugal? 1979 renault (is it in france?) Yes, I t...

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As for the Benetton shot, would the fact that the car has both Schumacher's and Brundle's name on the tub suggest it was a test session? If not Michael must be in the spare car during the race weekend. I was trying to picture whereabouts in Hockenheim you get the cars turning right with gravel in t...

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a) Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F1-2000), Mika Hakkinen (McLaren MP4/15), Ralf Schumacher (Williams FW22), David Coulthard (McLaren MP4-15) & Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari F1-2000) - 2000 - Spanish GP (Catalunya) b) Michael Schumacher - Ferrari F1-2000 - 2000 - Spanish GP (Catalunya) d) Michael Sch...

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Seven minutes of Schiattarella in a Simtek.

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These videos were uploaded just short of five years ago, so they may have been posted here already.

Fifteen minutes of Olivier Grouillard in action for Osella in 1990: Part 1 and Part 2.

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Say something bad about TOCA and Gow will threaten to take your license away. Unless your name is Jason Plato, then it seems you can say whatever the hell you like. m Even more annoying was Gow's defense on the btcc.net forum when accused of biased, declaring it nonsense and completely ignoring tha...

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I haven't been a student for a couple of years now, but I do work for a university! Also hoping to return to student life (although it will be very different from the undergraduate experience for several reasons) to do a master's degree next year. Well, this all came true: I'm now studying for an M...

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My understanding is that, technically, the system McLaren were using in 1994 wasn't a fully automatic system, though it was in breach of the regulations. As far as I am aware, their system was officially classed as a "pre-selection" mechanism: the driver would still have to manually actua...

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Simtek wrote:I think you can add Oliver Gavin to the list. He was supposed to drive for Pacific in 1995, but was refused a Super Licence.

Similarly, Katsumi Yamamoto was scheduled to drive in the Pacific and Japanese GPs for Pacific that season, but he was also denied a Super Licence.

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I dimly remember the Guardian F1 season preview supplement doing a similar thing in 1998 for each team, but the only one that I can recall is that Tyrrell were compared to Uruguay (before the latter's recent revival).

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Well, I am 82% Alonso and 80% Hulkenberg, and they're my two favourites of all the options, so it's obviously a good quiz.

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Great find! Although this is what I like to imagine a normal Italian garage looks like... I think your question may well be suited for somewhere like the Nostalgia section of the Autosport forums - they might also be able to ID the other signature to the right of Merzario's. I think the car may well...

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So which of these cars was the most obstinate immovable object to the irresistible force of its drivers? I'll rank them by the drivers' combined total number of participations. 11. Coloni C4 - 15 10. Scirocco - 27 9. Minardi PS04B - 38 8. Minardi M198 - 49 7. Caterham CT03 - 58 6. Life L190 - 84 5. ...

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So I started thinking today about cars that ended their drivers' careers, i.e. all of the drivers who competed in the car did not take part in another F1 event afterwards (excluding as a third/reserve driver on Fridays). I've come up with the following list (which also excludes private entries using...

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User: midgrid Nominated Race: 2006 GP2 Series Istanbul Park Sprint Race Date: 2006/08/27 Race track: Istanbul Park, Turkey Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foZtaVeAJFg Reason for nomination: One of the greatest comeback races of all time - Lewis Hamilton spins early on and drops to the back of...

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Brazilian GP trophy made from recycled plastic: http://www.plastics-themag.com/uploads/paragraphe/568_main.jpg I remember from the season reviews that Mansell once cut his hands on a trophy's sharp handles (Brazil 1989?) and Prost once received a trophy that came apart in his hands. But of course, n...

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