Grand Prix Rejects

Alright, so the i1 Supercar Series in underway, as the first testing is now complete.

Here you can see the results.

Is it surprising to see familiar faces on the top of the sheets or not?

Mika Salo didn't do as well, did he? When was the last time he raced?

And I'm expecting Jean Alesi to make some great starts!!!

(Oh, and good luck to Cynie Alleman!)

Will Sakon's neck last the distance in these Radicals?

Frentzen was the fastest beating several former and current F1 drivers? And he is only 44? That is F1 material right there!

This could be really exciting or really reject-worthy. Or both. The faces at the top don't surprise me, but I think we all need to look out for Ebrahim because he's looking like a win contender with that speed.

dr-baker wrote:Oh, and good luck to Cynie Alleman!

Go on, Cyndie! Put the disappointment of the 2014 F1RMGP WEC Season (that hasn't happened yet) behind (or should that be in front) of you!

Talking of which...

The i1 Press Office wrote:All set to take Indian motorsports to the next level, the i1 Supercar Series will hit your Television Screens on January 21st, 2011.

Cyndie's car was fitted with a flux capacitor. Having competed in the WEC, she travelled back to December 2011 to do some i1 testing, then took them all back eleven months to start the series. Marvellous!

Parthiva Sureshwaren in front of Vitantonio Liuzzi. Are we seeing one of Force India's driver for 2013?

This is officially my favourite racing series ever.

On a serious note, what is Liuzzi even doing there? I seems like a ridiculous step down (even if Radicals are faster then HRT!)



Alex Yoong 1, Sakon Yamamoto 0

Wow, that looks like a good off-season entertainment
All those ex-F1 drivers with Indian rookies and Matthias Lauda, who is a reject on his own terms.
Any news on TV broadcast or something?

dr-baker wrote:Mika Salo didn't do as well, did he? When was the last time he raced?

October for FPR at the Gold Coast 600 actually.

And for most, it's all for fun!

According to wikipedia, one of the teams running in this series is called "Delhi Gypsies". Hooray for political incorrect team names.

Klon wrote:According to wikipedia, one of the teams running in this series is called "Delhi Gypsies". Hooray for political incorrect team names.

Oh dear

Go home, Machdar Motorsports!

I wanted to see the new series in action this year

Wizzie wrote:Go home, Machdar Motorsports!

I wanted to see the new series in action this year

You cannot rise interest in the sport without having a race first, otherwise people will not believe you!

Wizzie wrote:Go home, Machdar Motorsports!

I wanted to see the new series in action this year

Let's hope it won't became like A10, because...
OT: REVIVE REECCS NOW!

I was amused to read one of the reasons for the new delay is that i1 wanted to improve its marketing. I would like to proffer a few free tips:

1) Make your mind up! This is schedule #4 for a series that hasn't even started yet. I've seen fantasy championship with stabler schedules...

2) When making a schedule, check whether drivers are available for it before telling the world. I knew the moment schedule #3 came out that it wouldn't be definitive because all but two of the International-class racers were otherwise engaged with their normal series on at least one of the final two weekends...

3) Make sure there is some information on the website and that it is accurate (the race countdown thingy has been saying there's less than a day to go before the first race for about 5 months).

4) Try to put press releases on the official website at least at the same time as the major Asian news outlets release their news stories, if not before.

5) Make sure your Twitter account acknowledges events as they are happening and not just auto-post fluff pieces.

Can I have a job at i1as its press officer now, please?

A tenner says this series won't ever hold a race at all.

I'd love to take that bet but I'm not sure I dare...

Now we're on June 2013. No news from the organizers since the postponement. Looks like AndreaModa is right. [/MechasLaw]

FMecha wrote:[/MechasLaw]

What is that?

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

FMecha wrote:[/MechasLaw]

What is that?

Mecha's Law. The rule of triggering impatience over PMMF ("Any news on this?"), named such because I did that.

Hopefully the iI Supercar Seris will increase interest in motorsport in India, but I want to see a Formula 3/Formula Nippon level open wheel series in India.

The SR3s intended for i1 were auctioned earlier this year. (Sorry for a spammy-looking blog)

The auctions ended on March and there were no bidders. Therefore, i1 Supercar Series is confirmed dead for good.
(Pardon me for the grave-dig bump)