Grand Prix Rejects

tommykl wrote:

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:Here's a question:

After Martin Brundle left Ligier in 1995 for Jordan, Tom Walkinshaw considered his options, and came to the conclusion that either Pedro Diniz or who would fit the bill?

Ricardo Rosset?

Nope.

For the record, the person in question isn't Brazilian.

Jos Verstappen?

Wizzie wrote:Jos Verstappen?

No.

Hint: CART

Paul Tracy?

Jeroen Krautmeir wrote:

Wizzie wrote:Jos Verstappen?

No.

Hint: CART

Paul Tracy?

Edit: credit should go to Wizzie if this answer's correct.

Wrong again!

Jimmy Vasser? (Just making wild guesses now)

Wizzie wrote:Jimmy Vasser? (Just making wild guesses now)

Sorry, no.

Alex Zanardi

F1000X wrote:Alex Zanardi

Wrong again.

Al Unser Jr.?

Dario Franchitti?
Kenny Brack?

All three wrong.

(and jpm, both weren't in American Open-Wheel at the time!)

Ok then, Schiaterella? Fangio II? Stefan Johansson? Really poking in the dark here and guessing Michael Andretti ?

Bryan Hertha?

What the... Walkinshaw couldn't have considered Montermini or Lavaggi(!!!!!!!) could he???

Jacques Villeneuve

(Long time forum follower but this question convinced me to register!)

Did JV bring any money somewhere?

Well, he always had that last name...

Robby Gordon?
Scott Pruett?
Gil de Ferran?

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Robby Gordon?

We have a winner!

Was Gordon backed up by sponsors at the time?

DanielPT wrote:Was Gordon backed up by sponsors at the time?

Valvoline sponsored his CART team.

)I hope this will be moderately hard at least...
Which rally drivers have tested a F1 car? (And I'm not just talking about WRC drivers).

Phoenix wrote:)I hope this will be moderately hard at least...
Which rally drivers have tested a F1 car? (And I'm not just talking about WRC drivers).

Jim Clark was a rally driver. Did Sebastian Loeb ever get into an F1 car? Stephane Sarrazin has driven in both catagories. And Kimi Raikkonen might have tested an F1 car once or twice.

dr-baker wrote:

Phoenix wrote:)I hope this will be moderately hard at least...
Which rally drivers have tested a F1 car? (And I'm not just talking about WRC drivers).

Jim Clark was a rally driver. Did Sebastian Loeb ever get into an F1 car? Stephane Sarrazin has driven in both catagories. And Kimi Raikkonen might have tested an F1 car once or twice.

Urrm...I was thinking about rally drivers that turned into an F1 machine rather than F1 drivers that turned into a rally machine, I fear.

Colin McRae and Tommi Makinen - Jordan 95-with 96 livery and Williams 98! McRae did very good, Makinen spun!

Myrvold wrote:Colin McRae and Tommi Makinen - Jordan 95-with 96 livery and Williams 98! McRae did very good, Makinen spun!

OK, but there are more.

Petter Solberg drove a Ferrari 05 about 2 years ago. At Ferraris test track! Loeb did some tests with a Red Bull or Torro Rosso... or both. But that's it for me!

or not. Hannu Nikkola/Mikkola, did he test a F1 car? Henri Toivonen did test. Carlos Sainz in a McLaren I think.

So... Loeb, Petter Solberg, Makinen, McRae, Henri Toivonen, Sainz and N/Mikkola!

Myrvold wrote:Petter Solberg drove a Ferrari 05 about 2 years ago. At Ferraris test track! Loeb did some tests with a Red Bull or Torro Rosso... or both. But that's it for me!

or not. Hannu Nikkola/Mikkola, did he test a F1 car? Henri Toivonen did test. Carlos Sainz in a McLaren I think.

So... Loeb, Petter Solberg, Makinen, McRae, Henri Toivonen, Sainz and N/Mikkola!

Yes!
-Henri Toivonen tested a March in 1982. He was 1.4 seconds faster than Raul Boesel.
-Hannu Mikkola tested for Arrows in 1984.
-Colin McRae tested a Jordan 195.
-Tommi Mäkinnen tested a Williams FW20.
-Petter Solberg tested a Ferrari, but it wasn't the F2005. It was the 248 F1.
-Carlos Sainz tested a Renault in 2005.
-Sébastien Loeb tested first a Renault in 2007, then a Red Bull in 2008. He was linked with Toro Rosso and even USF1 (!!) drives too.
But there is one that's still going missing!!!!!!!!!!

Random guess... Stig Blomqvist?

Phoenix wrote:Yes!
-Henri Toivonen tested a March in 1982. He was 1.4 seconds faster than Raul Boesel.
-Hannu Mikkola tested for Arrows in 1984.
-Colin McRae tested a Jordan 195.
-Tommi Mäkinnen tested a Williams FW20.
-Petter Solberg tested a Ferrari, but it wasn't the F2005. It was the 248 F1.
-Carlos Sainz tested a Renault in 2005.
-Sébastien Loeb tested first a Renault in 2007, then a Red Bull in 2008. He was linked with Toro Rosso and even USF1 (!!) drives too.
But there is one that's still going missing!!!!!!!!!!

Hmm, What I found was "When Sainz took the McLaren for a spin, and some slides, Hakkinen wondered how he could do that so easy, though he didn't know that Sainz drove a group b car". Sure that Sainz didn't drive a McLaren as well?

Stig Blomqvist drove many things, but I think he kept himself to rally, hillclimb and rallycross!

Phoenix wrote:

Myrvold wrote:Petter Solberg drove a Ferrari 05 about 2 years ago. At Ferraris test track! Loeb did some tests with a Red Bull or Torro Rosso... or both. But that's it for me!

or not. Hannu Nikkola/Mikkola, did he test a F1 car? Henri Toivonen did test. Carlos Sainz in a McLaren I think.

So... Loeb, Petter Solberg, Makinen, McRae, Henri Toivonen, Sainz and N/Mikkola!

Yes!
-Henri Toivonen tested a March in 1982. He was 1.4 seconds faster than Raul Boesel.
-Hannu Mikkola tested for Arrows in 1984.
-Colin McRae tested a Jordan 195.
-Tommi Mäkinnen tested a Williams FW20.
-Petter Solberg tested a Ferrari, but it wasn't the F2005. It was the 248 F1.
-Carlos Sainz tested a Renault in 2005.
-Sébastien Loeb tested first a Renault in 2007, then a Red Bull in 2008. He was linked with Toro Rosso and even USF1 (!!) drives too.
But there is one that's still going missing!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to guess - and this is a complete guess - that the last one is Richard Burns.

Wild guess too: Juha Kankkunen?

Vic Elford

I'm going to give this one a try... Kimi Raikonnen?

Dani Sordo for Red Bull?

jpm wrote:Dani Sordo for Red Bull?

Dani Sordo is the Rubens Barrichello of WRC, without the wins.

He said that not all had to be WRC drivers, and all have been WRC drivers so far, maybe it is something else... but what :O

Myrvold wrote:He said that not all had to be WRC drivers, and all have been WRC drivers so far, maybe it is something else... but what :O

Henri Toivonen and Hannu Mikkola aren't WRC drivers.

jpm wrote:Dani Sordo for Red Bull?

Yes, but the test was with a Renault in 2007.

eagleash wrote:Vic Elford

Nice one! I completely forgot him.