Grand Prix Rejects

Here's an idea; if every memeber of F1 Rejects was a stupidly wealthy Sheikh, looking to invest in motorsport, what would be your dream-team? Given what has happened with Manchester City, Paris Saint Germain and Malaga CF in football, perhaps it is only a matter of time before we have an Abu Dhabi F1 Team

FORMULA ONE
tim minardi f1 team (minardi-ferrari)
one // fernando alonso
two // kamui kobayashi
test // pedro de la rosa

GP2
alice minardi junior team
one // christian vietoris
two // antonio felix da costa

GP3
alice minardi junior team
one // carlos sainz jr.
two // marco wittmann

LE MANS & WEC
telecom italia minardi (ferrari prototype and engine)
one // allan mcnish, andre lotterer and romain dumas
two // tom kristensen, jeroen bleekemolen and emmanuel collard

WRC
tim ralliart (mitsubish lancer evo x wrc)
one // petter solberg
two // juho hanninen

alice ralliart junior team
one // ott tänak
two // jarkko nikara
three // hayden paddon

Yes, that's right, Minardi. Given the chance I woud buy the naming rights from Paul Stoddart in a heartbeat and brand all my racing teams with this legendary name

I think this and Shadaza's thread are more suitable for the Perry McCarthy forum. After all they are virtual alternatives.

Sorry if I am being too Picky... Oooppss, wrong thread for this.

DanielPT wrote:I think this and Shadaza's thread are more suitable for the Peter McCarthy forum. After all they are virtual alternatives.

Sorry if I am being too Picky... Oooppss, wrong thread for this.

Poor old Perry McCarthy, he appears to have been replaced by this Peter McCarthy chap

DanielPT wrote:I think this and Shadaza's thread are more suitable for the Peter McCarthy forum. After all they are virtual alternatives.

Sorry if I am being too Picky... Oooppss, wrong thread for this.

Ha, well my thread was more a social commentary on the strength of the current grid disguised as a ranking system, not fantasy per say. However I won't lose any sleep if it gets moved

Now on topic, I think my ideal team is quite close to how McLaren is now, possibly replacing Hamilton with Vettel and that is about it.

East Londoner wrote:

DanielPT wrote:I think this and Shadaza's thread are more suitable for the Peter McCarthy forum. After all they are virtual alternatives.

Sorry if I am being too Picky... Oooppss, wrong thread for this.

Poor old Perry McCarthy, he appears to have been replaced by this Peter McCarthy chap

Oh boy... Not even being very tired can excuse this god awful mistake...

Either way, yes, I agree that this thread would probably be better suited to the PMMF, so I'll be transferring it there immediately.

Generic Energy Drink* Motorsport

Generic F1 (Mercedes engines)
- Adrian Sutil
- Robert Wickens
TD: Luca Filippi

Generic Formula Renault 3.5
- Valtteri Bottas
- Richie Stanaway

Generic Formula Three (Mercedes engines)
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Pascal Wehrlein

Generic Indycar (Chevrolet engines)
- Esteban Guerreri
- Paul Tracy
- Bryan Clauson

Generic WTCC (Chevrolet Cruze)
- Colin Turkington
- Fabrizio Giovarnardi

Generic GT3 (Mercedes SLS AMG)
- Lance David Arnold/René Rast
- Jeroen Bleekemolen/Sean Edwards

Generic LMP1 (Chevrolet engine**)
- Lucas Luhr/Franck Montagny
- Stephane Sarrazin/Christian Klien

*For lack of a better name
** The old IRL-Chevys would be eligible under LMP1 regulations.

Formula One

Formula Auto Racing Team/Westcliff Auto Racing Team (just think of the acronyms...)

Driver 1: Jenson Button
Driver 2: Maria de Villota
Test: Josh Hill, Alice Powell


DTM

BMW - British Motor Works

Driver 1: David Coulthard
Driver 2: Susie Wolff (nee Stoddart)

IndyCar

Championship Auto Racing Team (just to be controversial...)

Driver 1: Katherine Legge
Driver 2: Simona de Silvestro
Driver 3: Ana Beatriz/Bia Figuerdo (or whatever name she goes by nowadays)
on Rotation with the others: Justin Wilson, Sebastian Bourdais

Well, 90% of people on my uni course are female - why not carry that bias into my racing teams?

I will attempt at this:

Formula One:
Red Bull Orange Petronas Acer European B&H Mild Seven BMW (Aka RBOPAEBHM7BMW)
1. Sebastian Vettel
2. Fernando Alonso
TD. Pastor Maldonado (sponsors!)
TD. Bruno Senna (sponsors!)

IndyCar:
Target WalMart DHL GoDaddy Penske-Ganassi Motors
7. Takuma Sato
8. Graham Rahal
9. Helio Castroneves
10. Dario Franchitti
11. Will Power
12. Marco Andretti

Generic F1 team that is definitly not sponsored in any way, shape or form by Marlboro. No way Jose. Perish the thought. We simply LOVE putting barcodes on our car. Anyway:
Driver 1: Sebastian Vettel
Driver 2: Fernando Alonso
TD: Pedro de la Rosa
Engine: Renault

Indycar
Danica Patrick
Dario Franchitti
Helio Castroneves

WRC
Sebastian Loeb
Sebastian Ogier
Petter Solberg

WTCC
Yvan Muller
Andy Prilaux
Matt Neal
Rickard Rydell

Moto GP
Valentino Rossi
Ben Spies
Casey Stoner

Indy Car: Ultimate Mercedes
1:Lewis Hamilton (Chrome Livery)
2:Fernando Alonso (Black and white "West" livery)
3:Mark Webber (Orange Livery)
4:Pastor Maldonado (Red and white livery) $$$

Would have to be super rich to make this happen though!

Shadaza wrote:Indy Car: Ultimate Mercedes
1:Lewis Hamilton (Chrome Livery)
2:Fernando Alonso (Black and white "West" livery)
3:Mark Webber (Orange Livery)
4:Pastor Maldonado (Red and white livery) $$$

Would have to be super rich to make this happen though!

Why does a Sheikh need a pay driver? Is this some sort of world domination plan formed between a middle eastern despot nation and crazy bastard Chavez?

kostas22 wrote:

Shadaza wrote:Indy Car: Ultimate Mercedes
1:Lewis Hamilton (Chrome Livery)
2:Fernando Alonso (Black and white "West" livery)
3:Mark Webber (Orange Livery)
4:Pastor Maldonado (Red and white livery) $$$

Would have to be super rich to make this happen though!

Why does a Sheikh need a pay driver? Is this some sort of world domination plan formed between a middle eastern despot nation and crazy bastard Chavez?

I just wanted another EJ Viso in the sport

Formula One
The Fighting Mongooses F1
Driver 1. Robert Kubica
Driver 2. Robert Wickens
Test driver. Pedro de la Rosa

IndyCar
The Fighting Mongooses IndyCar
Driver 1. Will Power
Driver 2. Takuma Sato
Driver 3. James Hinchcliffe

WTCC
The Fighting Mongooses WTCC
Driver 1. Mat Jackson
Driver 2. Gabriele Tarquini
Driver 3. Frank Wrathall

NASCAR
The Fighting Mongooses NASCAR
Driver 1. Clint Bowyer
Driver 2. Marcos Ambrose
Driver 3. Justin Allgaier

What? It's a good team name.

Why do people think Robert Wickens is so brilliant?

Also;

WTCC
steve soper is a nazi racing team
one // yvan muller
two // james thompson
three // paul o'neill

NASCAR
minardi team usa (dodge charger)
one // jeff gordon
two // matt kenseth
three // tony stewart
four // mark martin / trevor bayne / mattias ekstrom (road course specialist)

Also, I'd purchase Faenza Calcio and copy TSG 1899 Hoffenheim by taking them from the amateur leagues all the way to Serie A

kostas22 wrote:Why do people think Robert Wickens is so brilliant?

Well, he's frequently been up there in junior formulae, and I think he has the potential to do very well. Of course, we'll never know unless he actually gets a drive. But I'd say he's done enough to warrant an opportunity.

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

kostas22 wrote:Why do people think Robert Wickens is so brilliant?

Well, he's frequently been up there in junior formulae, and I think he has the potential to do very well. Of course, we'll never know unless he actually gets a drive. But I'd say he's done enough to warrant an opportunity.

He first came to my attention while competing in A1GP. He has since spent several years around the Renault World Series (RWS) level. Surely, despite his success in both series I mentioned, if F1 were to sigh him up, they would have done so by now? Piquet and Hulkenburg were both race winners in A1GP, and several drivers have come from RWS since Robby Wicky has been racing there...

dr-baker wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

kostas22 wrote:Why do people think Robert Wickens is so brilliant?

Well, he's frequently been up there in junior formulae, and I think he has the potential to do very well. Of course, we'll never know unless he actually gets a drive. But I'd say he's done enough to warrant an opportunity.

He first came to my attention while competing in A1GP. He has since spent several years around the Renault World Series (RWS) level. Surely, despite his success in both series I mentioned, if F1 were to sigh him up, they would have done so by now? Piquet and Hulkenburg were both race winners in A1GP, and several drivers have come from RWS since Robby Wicky has been racing there...

As long as he doesn't get a drive for Marussia...

Re:Robert Wickens...

JeremyMcClean wrote:

dr-baker wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:Well, he's frequently been up there in junior formulae, and I think he has the potential to do very well. Of course, we'll never know unless he actually gets a drive. But I'd say he's done enough to warrant an opportunity.

He first came to my attention while competing in A1GP. He has since spent several years around the Renault World Series (RWS) level. Surely, despite his success in both series I mentioned, if F1 were to sigh him up, they would have done so by now? Piquet and Hulkenburg were both race winners in A1GP, and several drivers have come from RWS since Robby Wicky has been racing there...

As long as he doesn't get a drive for Marussia...

No, I would rather see Maria de Villota there first!

dr-baker wrote:

BlindCaveSalamander wrote:

kostas22 wrote:Why do people think Robert Wickens is so brilliant?

Well, he's frequently been up there in junior formulae, and I think he has the potential to do very well. Of course, we'll never know unless he actually gets a drive. But I'd say he's done enough to warrant an opportunity.

He first came to my attention while competing in A1GP. He has since spent several years around the Renault World Series (RWS) level. Surely, despite his success in both series I mentioned, if F1 were to sigh him up, they would have done so by now? Piquet and Hulkenburg were both race winners in A1GP, and several drivers have come from RWS since Robby Wicky has been racing there...

Nico Hulkenberg destroyed virtually everyone in A1GP yet it still took him years to get a shot in F1 after it. Besides, isn't Wickens still, like, 12 anyway?