Grand Prix Rejects

Our favourite Japanese commentator at it again.

This is pretty rejectful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4&feature=related

tommykl wrote:This is pretty rejectful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4&feature=related

Take that back.

"AaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

Well, not quite, but as I am attempting to track down who our favourite excitable Japanese commentator is, I found this video from 1980-something, of Pierluigi Martini taking Kazuhito Kawai, one of Fuji TV's commentary team, for a spin round Suzuka in a Group C car (no idea what model, mind). The commentator is strangely quiet, and if you watch the video you'll see why - so there's really no reliable indicator of whether or not this man is the purveyor of all our favourite "SIDE-O BY SIDE-O! AAAAAAAHHHH! CRASHUUUUU!" moments. Note also the wacky graphics, and the background music as Kazuhito Kawai waits for his ride... it sounds like it could have come from a Hello Kitty commercial. That's Japan for you...

But I do know someone who's about to go to Japan for a year and is proficient enough in the language that maybe, possibly, we will be able to put a name to the voice who makes Murray Walker sound like he's commentating on a snooker match between Cliff Thorburn and Terry Griffiths, when the frame is 45 minutes into a round of safety shots.

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG8IReTyYkE&feature=related

Tora was on a, substance, we shall say, during the entire race... 1:53:43 for epic sarcasm from Christian to Bruno.

Funny you should post that, I compiled all of Takagi's reject actions and the Christian Fittipaldi sarcasm on my IndyCARTforever channel...

Wizzie wrote:Our favourite Japanese commentator at it again.

And what is Hill doing there?

Hope you guys like this.

Belmondo crash Monaco 1994 Pacific PR01
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiDG-v8n2B8

Belmondo out Hockenheim 1992 March
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5ZRX6LPmaE

Eric Comas qualifying crash Hockenheim (?) 1991 Ligier
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UwogqisJA0

FULL QUALIFYING LAP OF ERIC COMAS IN THE LARROUSE AT THE AUSTRALIAN GP 1993
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q9QGhLGf0M

Comas and Cesaris fighting at Japan 1991
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aVsYaeDttQ

Not really rejected but Ivan Capelli with a weird accident Monaco GP 1992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTAK2m6YXGA

Mauricio Gugelmin got some broken front wing with the qualifying at Hockenheim 1992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnO7WujAkSE

Mauricio Gugelmin French kisses the barriers with his car
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4xGXWZfph0

Wizzie wrote:The best of Martin's earlier gridwalks

Was that Prince Malik, of Arrows fame, at 1:39?

Ah yes of course, Shinji's debut .

Phoenix wrote:

Wizzie wrote:The best of Martin's earlier gridwalks

Was that Prince Malik, of Arrows fame, at 1:39?

I think that was Frank Bruno

shinji wrote:One monumental qualifying session, the reason for which we are all aware of.

I'm watching it again now, and no sooner has the session started than Jacques Villeneuve has put in a first flying lap at 1'30.505... which would have been enough to get him on the grid in 2011. Jérôme d'Ambrosio's fastest qualifying lap was 1'30.822. His eventual pole time of 1'29.369 would have put him ahead of Timo Glock as well. Something also tells me that had Stefan Grand Prix somehow made it onto the grid this year and had JV been driving for them, his qualifying time would have been slower (probably by quite some way) than his 1997 pole lap. That's 14 years of progress for you...

Of course, the real reason I was watching was to see this. I'm slightly annoyed that there's no Part 5, because there may have been more of this rarest of sights.

Dog Killer and his chariot on display in the supermarket

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQ111wKSKM
Murray Walker at his best, unaware that he is predicting the future yet again.
Pay attention starting about 2 minutes 12 seconds in this video.

fvanalst wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdQ111wKSKM
Murray Walker at his best, unaware that he is predicting the future yet again.
Pay attention starting about 2 minutes 12 seconds in this video.

Go on then, enlighten me...

I'm certain it's been posted before but you gotta love the KV Racing 2010 crash counter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPe0t02dWF4&feature=related

"And look at this idiot!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEh3ifg7ze4&t=130

James Hunt hating Rene Arnoux Part II

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI60lZq7 ... re=related
Welcome To Aurora!!!

Because, you know, why wouldn't you turn this into a song?

Wizzie wrote:Because, you know, why wouldn't you turn this into a song?

How come I missed a new song from The Gregory Bros?
Anyway - this is made of pure win. Nothing more, nothing less

ADx_Wales wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eI60lZq7Pp4&feature=related
Welcome To Aurora!!!

That's a good find! I didn't know that these were covered by the Beeb.

If you go back through the pages here, you'll discover the final round of the Aurora series at Silverstone.

I've only gone and found another one...

This is ITV's "World of Sport" Coverage, Dickie Davies to begin with, then TV's Mike Smith of all people on commentary duty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H2TnjPraeo

That is brilliant! I'm amazed at the picture quality and it's great to hear David Purley commentating - did he really, as he claims, lead the 1977 Belgian GP though?!

Barbazza wrote:That is brilliant! I'm amazed at the picture quality and it's great to hear David Purley commentating - did he really, as he claims, lead the 1977 Belgian GP though?!

The lap chart says he never got higher than 3rd on strategy at the end of a lap. That didn't stop him from potentially taking the lead and almost immediately losing it. There is no proof that he did lead the race, but it's plausible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9tF7g3CwK8&feature=youtu.be

See a spectators view of Heidfelds car exploding

Bit of cross-threading here, bit of Indycar involved here...

One is Sergio Perez, the other is Sebastien Sevedera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIZJfI2QjWY

Can somebody please post a video of D'Ambrosio's pitlane spin? Thanks.

Yannick wrote:Can somebody please post a video of D'Ambrosio's pitlane spin? Thanks.

They seemed to he deleted it off You Tube

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/formula_one/14359739.stm
Should be in that though. Or wait for the 90 seond version

Our favourite racing driver, (over)doing what he does best
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iFuUFjZNWg

ADx_Wales wrote:Bit of cross-threading here, bit of Indycar involved here...

One is Sergio Perez, the other is Sebastien Sevedera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIZJfI2QjWY

Formula BMW =/= Indycar

Here's some NASCAR rejectfulness. Listen to the commentary and it says enough. Billy Keyes = LEGEND.

He wrecks on his first lap on the track ... while going VERY slow.

Love this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxAEFEEo-Bo

Coulthard is hardly a Reject, but what a plonker.

It's worth it for Murray Walkers "WOOAAAAAAHHHH!!!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18kbmVdz ... ure=fvwrel

What an arse

Most likely a repost, but...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6R43mBWirio

stupot94 wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18kbmVdzlkM&feature=fvwrel

What an arse

That should be placed in the "unpopular opinions" section

Raikkonen was extremely unlucky in 2003 and 2005 (and then got lucky in 2007)

Piquet Sr has been through a lot of crap through his career, also pwned Mansell frequently

Damon Hill didn't get his Williams drive for no reason, he had TALENT

Phil Hill had crappy cars before and after 1961, thus explaining his sudden uprising and sudden downfall

And Stefan Bellof was masked by crappy machinery in the 1985 season. That, and Tyrrell was DSQ'd in 1984, thus erasing Bellof's 8 points he earned that year. Plus, he usually scored very consistently, when he did finish, his career was usually marred by technical failures. (Shoot me if I'm wrong, I saw a lot of DNF's in Bellof's 1984 season)