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Trip into the Gravel – Automuseum Prototyp
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For the second edition of the Gravel Trap guide to travel destinations for the engaged motorsport fan, the author will spin off into the gravel in turn one like he is a Schumacher brother at the 1997 Luxembourg Grand Prix, as he visits nearby Hamburg and the Automuseum Prototyp. Located in the heart of…
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Test Drive Unlimited – the perennial test drivers of F1’s unlimited testing era
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Prior to the 2009 ban on unlimited testing, a lot of drivers carved out long careers in various F1 teams as testers while potentially never actually starting a race. Through hard work, some would eventually make it through as actual race drivers and have a decent career, while some would never get a proper…
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Points for Everyone!
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In its perpetual quest to leave no stone unturned in its pursuit of increasing the entertainment value of Formula 1 (read: its profitability) the series has turned their attention towards the points system. Recently, expanding the number of points scorers to 12 for the 2025 season was discussed. However, this idea was put on…
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Team Profile: Bugatti
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To be profiled on Grand Prix Rejects, a constructor must have scored fewer than seven points in world championship F1 or F2 events since 1950 under any of the pre-2003 points systems. Most readers of the site are presumed to have knowledge of this criterion but it bears repeating here because the subject of…
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Formula 1.0 – You Can (Not) Have a Championship Battle
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The season finale of the 2023 Stock Car Pro Series advertised itself by proudly announcing that there were no less than seven title contenders battling for the premier Brazilian motorsport title. That sounds intriguing, right? Only one minor issue with the claim: based on the points standings heading into the Super Final, it would…
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2023 Season Review
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Overview Any regular reader of GPRejects’ race and season reviews will have received quite a clear picture of the last few years and how it feels to be a Formula 1 fan. In short, it’s exhausting. For another year, Liberty Media served up the championship’s audience with another 22+6 races in under a nine-month…
A tribute to the heroic failures of Grand Prix racing