Carlos Pardo’s Final Race
This story both begins and ends on June 14, 2009 at the Autódromo Miguel E. Abed in Mexico. It is the story of a man that started the day at the bottom and ended it at the top before being subject to the cruellest twist
Category Archives: Opinion
Puebla 2021 – Technical Problems for Formula E
One of the risks that comes with writing opinion pieces is that sometimes said opinion either changes on part of the writer or is proven to be completely wrong. For that development to happen within only a matter of weeks, however, is quite rare. On
Max Mosley’s Legacy
On 23 May 2021, former Formula One team owner and FIA president Max Mosley passed away at the age of 81. Born to fascist Sir Oswald Mosley and Diana Mitford, Mosley enjoyed a youth of luxury and political connections, despite the challenging times during and
Valencia 2021 – Terminal Damage for Formula E?
On April 24 2021, the DHL Valencia E-Prix was held at the Circuit de la Comunitat Valenciana Ricardo Tormo. It was the fifth round of the 2020-21 FIA Formula E World Championship and in many aspects, it was a historical event: it was the first
2001 British Formula Three – A Reject Odyssey
Every driver profiled on this lovely website has, of course, an origin story. A tale of where they came from, a tale of their path to Formula One. Said path, obviously, involved going through the feeder series, either in the mainstream path (Formula Two, Formula
Jordan’s Missed Opportunity?
On October 16, 2019, the official Formula One YouTube account released an episode of the Beyond the Grid“ podcast featuring former Reject of the Year podium finisher Ralf Schumacher. The German driver talked, amongst other subjects, about his career in the premier motorsport series. Of
Not Bad For a P2 Driver
Streaks are undoubtedly one of the most interesting narrative elements in pro sports. Australia winning 26 consecutive Cricket World Cup matches, Julio César Chávez winning 87 boxing bouts in a row or Stephen Curry’s 157 NBA regular season games with a three-pointer made are just
Six Laps in July – A Statistical Analysis of Markus Winkelhock’s Formula One Career
There was no reason to assume that July 22nd 2007 would become one of the most unique dates in Formula One history. The LI Grand Prix of Europe at the legendary Nürburgring had some intrigue, no doubt: Lewis Hamilton’s severe accident in Saturday’s qualifying session
Final Lap Fantasy
As we are all way too aware by now, the Covid-19 situation had basically killed any real motorsport for the last few months until the recent return of NASCAR and IndyCar. This left most racing series scrambling to find something to present to the audiences,
The Reject Mindset
One of the most common questions people that care about unsuccessful sportsmen and sports teams are asked is “Why?”. Why do sports fans sit through loss after loss, why do fans of reject teams go through Q1 elimination after Q1 elimination, DNQ after DNQ and
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