Grand Prix Rejects

Do you have a source for the reference that De Tomaso attempted to qualify for the 1964 Indy 500? I've been looking for that one, but can't find a reference for it. There are some details here: Like so many drivers and designers, the Indianapolis 500 fascinated de Tomaso. In 1964 he wanted his cars...

Bending the rules a bit, the sight of Jim Clark in a Lotus that wasn't painted green might not have looked so jarring had he lived on: https://sportscardigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/HE200610-p1.jpg Here we have a young Carlos Sainz Sr. racing a type of car more closely associated with his so...

In 1997 Nordic Racing took on an obscure, tattooed young Austrian named Mario Waltner for a couple of weekends. On both occasions he was a dozen seconds off the pace in qualifying on top of the usual character-building spins that one might expect from a driver with no experience in cars with that mu...

Shadow, who went from Alan Jones winning a race for them (and having "Happy Birthday" played on the podium because they didn't have the Australian national anthem, "Down Under" hadn't been written yet and nobody at the race was a Canberra Milk Kid) This isn't true, despite Jones...

I'd have to do my own dive into old magazine archives to confirm, but my understanding is that there were definitely rumours at the time that Rosberg would be driving at Monza. It's plausible also that he may have been shortlisted by Williams (Frank had previously considered ringing him up to replac...

Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑21 Aug 2024, 13:04 Jean-Denis Deletraz claiming to have had a "rather trouble-free run" at the Nurburgring in 1995 after that "what is Deletraz doing?" moment.

Despite the legendary soundbite it gave us that was Montermini running out of fuel, not Delétraz.

Your requests have been granted. Must be the first bit of moderation I've done in years.

Can't believe no-one's mentioned Tony Trimmer until now. Nah the mere fact he drove for Maki makes him a legend. Other than that? His crushing dominance of the Shellsport/Aurora series in 1977-78. It's criminal that we never got a chance to see what Trimmer was capable of on the international scene.

Malaysian GP 2012: Qualifying session There were six current or former World Drivers' Champions and as a bonus one eventual World Drivers' Champion in the Top 9 positions. 1. Lewis Hamilton 2. Jenson Button 3. Michael Schumacher 4. Mark Webber 5. Kimi Raikkonen 6. Sebastian Vettel 7. Romain Grosjea...

I still think the ugliest Ferrari was the 1996 F310, with either the low or high nose. Not disputing that. You won't, but I will: https://i0.wp.com/automundo.com.ar/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Ferrari-312-B3-Spazzaneve-1.jpg?ssl=1 Although to give it some credit, it was an important stepping stone i...

Lads, you're saving Aislabie a ton of work here for when "Missing the Points" covers this season.

If it doesn't run well, it should at least do it in style, and that's what the Stanley (and later, Jordan, but not that Jordan) BRM P207 surely did:

It's even more of an outsider here, because Saab - as far as I can see - spent so little time in motorsport; Erik Carlsson and Greta Molander's exploits in rallying in the 1960s were about as far as it went. Unless anyone knows of Saab entering, say, the Swedish Touring Car Championship in the 1980...

https://primotipo.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/image1.jpg Commercial sponsorship was a mistake. :deletraz: Just out of curiosity, what car is that? (Pardon my ignorance) That's the F2 Matra MS7, with which Jackie Stewart finished second in the Oulton Park Gold Cup in 1967 (as pictured), and with whi...

Commercial sponsorship was a mistake.

I've seen this posted elsewhere (probably the same OP), and I've not much to contribute beyond that it looks to me like a home-built special that started life as an Alta, probably one of the F2s that they produced in the early fifties.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izQsgE0L450

But seriously: all the best, Gonzo.

Well, rather obviously I'd quite like to kick back with Deletraz Sr and ask what, exactly, he thought he was doing? Beyond that, I'd ask Montoya about his, ahem, "tennis injury" I can answer these: 1. THAT WASN'T DÉLÉTRAZ It was Montermini running out of fuel! Just an innocent case of Mur...

I can't possibly say no to the prospect of MasterCard PIAA Reynard.

Team: lol Driver 1 1st choice: Heinz-Harald Frentzen 2nd choice: Olivier Panis 3rd choice: Eddie Irvine Driver 2 1st choice: Shinji Nakano (Mugens please) 2nd choice: TORA 3rd choice: Pedro Diniz Reserve Pedro 1st choice: Diniz 2nd choice: De la Rosa 3rd choice: Lamy Engine 1st choice: Mugen 2nd cho...

[...]one of only two known Formula One drivers to race under pseudonyms[...] Pierre Levegh, Bernhard Nacke (F2), B. Bira, Keke Rosberg, JJ Lehto, Georges Raph... You'll also be glad to know that not just one, but all three of his sons have raced under the 'Gimax' name at one time or another... But ...

aight

I'll step out. Thank you for your time, GB.

This championship looks dumb. Not entering, sorry.

Will Overhead - #0 TBA

Lola will give the last test a miss to focus on next year's car and other such important things.

Team name: Lola
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers: Takagi & Collard

Name: Stasys Brundza
Nationality: URS
Car: Lada VAZ 2101
Car number: 81

I'll also be using the default Stasys Brundza tribute livery, hence what you see above.

Team name: MasterCard PIAA Nakajima Haas Lola BMS Scuderia Italia
Test fee: £1 million
Drivers: Takagi & Collard

Aw, crabapples. Well, let's see what I can salvage: Driver 1 (all base value unless stated otherwise): Option 1: David Coulthard Option 2: Ralf Schumacher (£8 million) Option 3: Eddie Irvine (£8 million) Option 4: Olivier Panis Option 5: Johnny Herbert Option 6: Gianni Morbidelli Option 7: JC Boulli...

Team: MasterCard Lola Formula One Racing Team All bids are for base value Engine: Option 1: Mecachrome Option 2: Peugeot Option 3: One of them cheap Fords, I s'pose Driver 1 (in case of expensive motors) Option A: Luca Badoer Option B: Gianni Morbidelli Option C: Jules Boullion Driver 1 (in ...

Alright, I'll have a crack at Lola.

Carlin offers last minute to Colin Daley Jr to replace Harry Platten for 2020 With not long before the new season for Anglo Irish F4 starts, it is reported that Carlin has sent a last minute offer to Jamaican Colin Daley Jr to replace Harry Platten. Further information will follow in due course. 1-...

I nominate Toto Wolff's feeble attempt at mind games. Lad's over here trying to convince us his team's pulled off the biggest upset of all time.

Oh, and Haas for the overall award. Delicious drama there.

1. Ferrari
2. Race control
3. TV direction

These aren't actual nominations, these are my predictions based on what ROTR threads for much of last year turned into. A bit more variety would have been nice.

. Like the famous 2014 Monaco chat pastebin, we no longer have to go to weird lengths just to have some good memories on here. Care to elaborate? I have no idea of what it is to which you refer. This is what he's on about. Contains a lot of strong language and... how should I put this... language t...

1. Chah-e Anjir, Jahrom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chah-e_Anjir,_Jahrom
2. Iran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran
3. United Kingdom: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom
4. Formula One: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One
5. Super Aguri F1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Aguri_F1

Aislabie wrote:Congratulations Alexander Albon on winning the 2019 Rookies Championship

Commentator's Curse? Like the Star Trek Movie Curse, it's a load of bullshit.

2019 FINAL STANDINGS
1. Alexander Albon - 456
2. Lando Norris - 363
3. George Russell - 312

Was hoping Norris would be disqualified by now, leaving only two drivers for me to worry about. Alas...

2019 FINAL STANDINGS:
1. Lando Norris - 410
2. Antonio Giovinazzi - 404
3. George Russell - 320

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