I certainly remember Lucas di Grassi, with him being up the sharp end of Formula E - ditto his successor, Jérôme d'Ambrosio. However, it's a good point on Charles Pic - if asked to name all the Caterham-Marussia-HRT drivers who have passed through Formula E at some stage, Charles Pic is the one I'd have been most likely to miss.
James Allen, on his favourite F1 engine of all time: "...the Life W12, I can't describe the noise to you, but imagine filling your dustbin with nuts and bolts, and then throwing it down the stairs, it was something akin to that!"
dinizintheoven wrote:I certainly remember Lucas di Grassi, with him being up the sharp end of Formula E - ditto his successor, Jérôme d'Ambrosio. However, it's a good point on Charles Pic - if asked to name all the Caterham-Marussia-HRT drivers who have passed through Formula E at some stage, Charles Pic is the one I'd have been most likely to miss.
But I remember him because of his punny surname!
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
dinizintheoven wrote:I certainly remember Lucas di Grassi, with him being up the sharp end of Formula E - ditto his successor, Jérôme d'Ambrosio. However, it's a good point on Charles Pic - if asked to name all the Caterham-Marussia-HRT drivers who have passed through Formula E at some stage, Charles Pic is the one I'd have been most likely to miss.
But I remember him because of his punny surname!
But that doesnt distinguish him from other race drivers like Arthur Pic. In both cases no-one remembered they ever drove in F1. In the second case, it never even happened.
Two seasons on from his last Grand Prix start, I already find it very easy to forget that Adrian Sutil was ever an F1 driver. Out of the current crop of drivers, I think Esteban Gutiérrez is quite forgettable.
Waris wrote:Out of the current crop of drivers, I think Esteban Gutiérrez is quite forgettable.
Even this year, I forget that he is on the grid, and when I do remember, I forget whether he drives for Haas or Sauber...
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
In May I attended the Minardi Day at Imola, the great Tarso Marques was there. I had forgotten all about him, but looking thru his races it surprised me how well he did in the 2 GPs he had in 1996
She is also a former model in her home country of Venezuela. Before you dismiss that, don't forget that Danica Patrick featured in Sports Illustrated...
Oh and according to her Wikipedia entry, "Duno holds master's degrees in Organizational Development, Naval Architecture, Maritime Business, and Marine Biology."
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Was talking F1 with a friend, and he mentioned some Roberto guy who apparently raced in F1, all of last year in fact! My memory certainly needed jogging for a few seconds...
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
novitopoli wrote:Franco Forini. Two DNFs, one DNQ in 1987 for Osella. Completely forgot who he was.
How can you forget dat 'stache though?
He stole that 'tache from Damon Hill's dad!
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Its not even been a full year and I've already forgotten that Roberto Mehri existed.
Murray Walker: "A lot of people here are really debating whether Ricardo Rosset is Formula 1 material" Martin Brundle: "Well, it's a fairly short debate, Murray".
Dartanian wrote:Its not even been a full year and I've already forgotten that Roberto Mehri existed.
They don't call it a "Mehri-go-round" for nothing
Awaits ban
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
I'm not suggesting we need a separate thread for this (please nobody start a separate thread for this) but I was reading an article about Ferrari and it referenced previous Team Principle Marco Mattiacci and, for the life of me, I couldn't remember him. It took me a while to recall him as that little bloke who was running the race team for about half an hour some time ago. In my head it went from Domenicalli to Arrivabene so forgettable was he.
I seem to remember there being a round on Pointless where the question was to name any of Red Bull's F1 drivers.
Robert Doornbos was pointless - as were Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi. I remembered all three of those.
The episode was old enough that Daniil Kvyat hadn't signed for them yet.
James Allen, on his favourite F1 engine of all time: "...the Life W12, I can't describe the noise to you, but imagine filling your dustbin with nuts and bolts, and then throwing it down the stairs, it was something akin to that!"
CoopsII wrote:I'm not suggesting we need a separate thread for this (please nobody start a separate thread for this) but I was reading an article about Ferrari and it referenced previous Team Principle Marco Mattiacci and, for the life of me, I couldn't remember him. It took me a while to recall him as that little bloke who was running the race team for about half an hour some time ago. In my head it went from Domenicalli to Arrivabene so forgettable was he.
I'm sure he would want it that way.
Manager of Calsonic Team Impul in Formula E, K-Apex in PES & Eurasian F3 and Mitsuoka in Alt-F1 '76. My career mode thread -1988: AGS (19pts, 9th)//1989: Arrows (25pts, 8th, 1 win!) You'll never DNF if you always DNPQ. #RollSafe
Do you remember when the rumours were true and Ross Brawn made that incredible comeback out of retirement to lead Ferrari once again on the road to greatness?
Murray Walker at the 1997 Austrian Grand Prix wrote:The other [Stewart] driver, who nobody's been paying attention to, because he's disappointing, is Jan Magnussen.
Mazzacane I remember pretty well, I even remember that he drove for Minardi in 2000 partnering Gené. I don't remember the Prost drive though. Gounon I dont remember at all besides "mid-90's"
Murray Walker: "A lot of people here are really debating whether Ricardo Rosset is Formula 1 material" Martin Brundle: "Well, it's a fairly short debate, Murray".
Spectoremg wrote:Felipe Massa... oh hang on a minute.
Felipe Nasr on the other hand...
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
Just read on Autosport about Gianmaria Bruni leaving a GT Ferrari squad, and I knew he had been an F1 driver, but I had forgotten that it had been for the legendary Minardi team.
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
dr-baker wrote:Just read on Autosport about Gianmaria Bruni leaving a GT Ferrari squad, and I knew he had been an F1 driver, but I had forgotten that it had been for the legendary Minardi team.
How can you forget the team mate of none other than HWNSNBM?
Eurosport broadcast for the 1990 Mexican GP prequalifying: "The Life, it looked very lifeless yet again... in fact Bruno did one, slow lap"
dr-baker wrote:Just read on Autosport about Gianmaria Bruni leaving a GT Ferrari squad, and I knew he had been an F1 driver, but I had forgotten that it had been for the legendary Minardi team.
How can you forget the team mate of none other than HWNSNBM?
Because all of my focus was on HWNSNBM himself? D'uh?
watka wrote:I find it amusing that whilst you're one of the more openly Christian guys here, you are still first and foremost associated with an eye for the ladies!
dinizintheoven wrote:GOOD CHRISTIANS do not go to jail. EVERYONE ON FORMULA ONE REJECTS should be in jail.
dr-baker wrote:Just read on Autosport about Gianmaria Bruni leaving a GT Ferrari squad, and I knew he had been an F1 driver, but I had forgotten that it had been for the legendary Minardi team.
You know who else drove that year? Only the very driver in my avatar
When I saw about the death of John Surtees, I took a look at the list of drivers who drove for his team and saw of one Luiz Bueno, a Brazilian who made only one start at his home Grand Prix at Interlagos back in 1973, which was the first F1 championship race in Brazil. He finished 12th (and last), 4 laps behind the winner and fellow countryman Emerson Fittipaldi.
