Grand Prix Rejects

I asked Deletraz an interview, and here is his reply:

no problem

send your question by facebook mail

So, write what you want to ask this mighty man

What was he doing?

EDIT: It's great that you've managed to get an interview with the guy. I guess I would like to know what he thought of his time in F1 and his opinions of the teams he drove for. I would also like to know if he thought he could get up to speed if given more chances in F1 and possibly fight for points/wins etc. Also you should ask him if he has any connections that could get the Pacific grand prix website back up!

However mainly, what was he doing?

What the bloody hell was he doing?

Apart from the obvious (which has already been said), does he regret his time in F1, and wish he'd done things differently?

Alright, here we go... they propably are no good, but anyways:

How would you explain your difficulties in Formula 1 when your sports car career looks so good?

Seeing as you have participated in both, what do you prefer as a viewer? Endurance racing or Formula 1?

and of course a hypothetical question...

If you would be asked today by a team to become a regular driver for them ... would you join F1 again?

What was for you to feel the whole F1 paddock was constantly dismissing you?
You got to know Giovanni Lavaggi as you were teammates at Pacific in 1995. How was your relationship?
Was Keith Wiggins satisfied with your work?

Do you think current F1 cars would more suit your driving style?

We should also ask him a bit about his hopes and aspirations for the coming GT1 season, so that he doesn't feel like we're only interested in what is probably the least successful time in his career.
However: Does he see it that way, or was getting into F1 alone his biggest success?
Which would also lead to the question: In hindsight, would he rather have stayed out of F1 in exchange for, perhaps, yet more success in other categories.

Also: Would he advise young drivers who may have less money than he had to try to get into F1 whatever the price, or does he think they might aim for other categories as well, where less sponsorship money is required, where sheer talent may count more, and where they may be given more time to develop their skills.

Was your short and unsuccessful F1 career worth paying for?

What were your regrets from your F1 career... and did it spur you on or knock your confidence in any way?

Can anyone isolate the "what is deletraz doing" bit off this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNrdL3YJo0

come on, I can't give him a link to the full video, since it's about his ineptitude

LucaPacchiarini wrote:Can anyone isolate the "what is deletraz doing" bit off this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNrdL3YJo0

come on, I can't give him a link to the full video, since it's about his ineptitude

Shinji should be able to hook you up... since that is his video.

Why didn't you get a Williams drive?

LucaPacchiarini wrote:Can anyone isolate the "what is deletraz doing" bit off this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNrdL3YJo0

come on, I can't give him a link to the full video, since it's about his ineptitude

Found this here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEME-XwZfIA

Quite hilarious if you understand French.

Two guys with the same idea, well done, kostas22! viewtopic.php?f=4&t=114&p=33048#p33048 *refers to time of the postings*

LucaPacchiarini wrote:Can anyone isolate the "what is deletraz doing" bit off this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNrdL3YJo0

come on, I can't give him a link to the full video, since it's about his ineptitude

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toy75AmsAEQ

Done

Here's a few questions from me.

What was the situation like at Pacific when you were at the team in 1995, and likewise at Larrousse in 1994?

What did you think of your teammates in F1, Andrea Montermini and Hideki Noda?

All things considered, did you enjoy being in Formula 1?

What accomplishment in your career would you say you are most proud of?

Did you enjoy your time at Formula 1 even though you drove for two very small teams?
How much was Larrouse and Pacific struggling for money?

I've got a few questions;

Whether he regretted his time in F1, or if given the same circumstances he would do it all over again?

In his opinion what differences there are between driving an F1 car and a GT1 car? & which he perfers?

And what has made him so "successful" in the GT1 series, that he perhaps lacked in F1?

Finally his fondest racing memory so far?

Got one:

"How do you think this year's new teams will do compared to Pacific?"

Why won't he accept my FB friend request?

thehemogoblin wrote:

LucaPacchiarini wrote:Can anyone isolate the "what is deletraz doing" bit off this video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhNrdL3YJo0

come on, I can't give him a link to the full video, since it's about his ineptitude

Shinji should be able to hook you up... since that is his video.

It sure is.

And 'it's about his ineptitude'? It's a celebration of his F1 career, not 'about his ineptitude'!

But yeah, Nuppiz's has you covered.

what he thinks about sebastien buemi

Do you know HWNSNBM?

Why did you default on sponsorship payments to Pacific Racing?

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:
What accomplishment in your F1 career would you say you are most proud of?

fixed

Incidentally, while searching informations about him, I found this:

Team mechanics ask our hero to pay them, and with this protest they made him miss the first three laps of the race



that's full of epicness

LucaPacchiarini wrote:Incidentally, while searching informations about him, I found this:

Team mechanics ask our hero to pay them, and with this protest they made him miss the first three laps of the race



that's full of epicness

O_O

Debts...from 1991!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who's next, Keith Wiggins to claim the money Deletraz paid to him for his Pacific drive in 1995 was Monopoly money?

Enoch is invited to tell me what points should I follow in the questions

otherwise I'll send them... NOW!

In case you're wondering what Luca means, I messaged him to ask if we could use the interview on the main site to which Luca kindly agreed. In that case, we would also like to just edit some of the questions and add a few in keeping with the normal F1 Rejects style of interview questions.

Unfortunately, there will be some of the questions above which I don't think we can use, some because they duplicate each other or are very similar to another question. Or if they imply that he was bad and/or hopeless and/or the subject of derision. Whilst that may or may not be the case, and whilst we perhaps like to poke fun at his F1 exploits, to say that in a written interview (not a brilliant communication medium to begin with because you can't read someone's voice or body language to catch each other's "tone") would be somewhat rude and insulting given that he has kindly agreed to answer the questions. We don't know how much of a sense of humour he has!

Likewise, I am not sure we will be able to ask what exactly he was doing at the Nurburgring in 1995. Unless he has heard the Murray Walker commentary, or is shown the clip, he won't have a clue what we're talking about. To describe the moment to him would be wordy - and he might still not have a clue what we're talking about. It may be a classic moment for us, but it may have been a very forgettable incident to him that he hasn't given another second's thought to (remembering of course that wiggling a car side-to-side is a common way of testing the steering if you suspect that you may have damaged it in an incident).

And, of course, there are simply time/length restrictions especially since the interview will be written and not done in real time.

I'm sorry if all this sounds a bit blunt. I'll be editing the questions right now but I'm short of time because my wife gave birth to our second child about 40 hours ago! I am very appreciative of all of you who submitted questions (and I'm sure Kuwashima is as well) because, rest assured, they will form much of the interview.

eytl wrote:but I'm short of time because my wife gave birth to our second child about 40 hours ago!

You sneaked that in at the end! Hearty congratulations & good luck, speaking from experience you'll have a blast with two!

noisebox wrote:

eytl wrote:but I'm short of time because my wife gave birth to our second child about 40 hours ago!

You sneaked that in at the end! Hearty congratulations & good luck, speaking from experience you'll have a blast with two!

How long until you just leave your two kids to fight and your wife to work, and spend all day writing profiles?

thehemogoblin wrote:

noisebox wrote:

eytl wrote:but I'm short of time because my wife gave birth to our second child about 40 hours ago!

You sneaked that in at the end! Hearty congratulations & good luck, speaking from experience you'll have a blast with two!

How long until you just leave your two kids to fight and your wife to work, and spend all day writing profiles?

+1

Kuwashima wrote:

thehemogoblin wrote:How long until you just leave your two kids to fight and your wife to work, and spend all day writing profiles?

+1

Controversial.

I'll merge my questions with the ones suggested by members and with the ones you sent, Enoch thanks for the help.

By the way, what a great news!

In case your child is male, I hope you gave him a name in honour of some reject driver.... like Yuji, Eric/k, Luca, Romain, or Jean Denis

Thank you for the good wishes.

The baby's a girl and her name is ... actually, I'll start another thread in the HWNSNBM forum about it ...

eytl wrote:Thank you for the good wishes.

The baby's a girl and her name is ... actually, I'll start another thread in the HWNSNBM forum about it ...

Helen?
Congratulations by the way.

Phoenix wrote:

eytl wrote:Thank you for the good wishes.

The baby's a girl and her name is ... actually, I'll start another thread in the HWNSNBM forum about it ...

Helen?
Congratulations by the way.

Why Helen?

It's Andrea.

shinji wrote:

Phoenix wrote:

eytl wrote:Thank you for the good wishes.

The baby's a girl and her name is ... actually, I'll start another thread in the HWNSNBM forum about it ...

Helen?
Congratulations by the way.

Why Helen?

It's Andrea.

Damn. I'm seriously outdated

The question have been sent, after Enoch's helpful revision.

Now, let's just wait for the answers

LucaPacchiarini wrote:The question have been sent, after Enoch's helpful revision.

Now, let's just wait for the answers

I'm pumped already

how are we going to punish him if he doesnt answer?