Grand Prix Rejects

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It has been quite a while that I don't post anything here, so forgive me for the long post. In this week’s Autosport edition, there is an interesting article about motorsport career focusing on Jaime Alguersuari’s failed attempt to re-enter F-1. Basically he complained of the current situation where...

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I'm still waiting for a good American to come back in F1. The last good one in my opinion was Eddie Cheever, since then we've had only two, one could have been good had he taken it more seriously, and the other failed miserably. I'm hopeing Alexander Rossi can break the duck. Other nations that I c...

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There are a couple of Brazilians coming through the ranks, Felipe Nasr being one of them. So even if Senna/Massa retire next year I don't think it'll be long until another Brazilian pops up. Italians on the other hand... Our single seater categories are shrinking every year and these guys that reac...

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And if Brazil does not get its act together, soon we will be left with no drivers too. To think that Italy had 8 or more drivers at a time in the starting grid, it is sad indeed.
As for Jarno, yes he had his moments but when did he look anything than a good but not great driver?

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I am located about 7 km north of Interlagos circuit. It was searing hot this morning in São Paulo. The clouds have taken over the skies but rain is still not iminent.

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And, according to an article on Autosport, Simon Paganaud has provisionally taken over Simona de Silvestro's seat because of immigration issues as she returns from Switzerland to the USA. As we like to say here in Brazil, some one has "burried a frog in her backyard". I really like Simona...

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I just got the news that Ramón Carabante was convicted for 3 months due to fraud. Has anyone heard this news?
It might mean the end of HRT for good.

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Probably, in the next 100 Indy500 races, there won't be a screwup as monumental as the one made by JR today. U-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-e-a-b-l-e!

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Another vote for someone that reared a egomaniac and paranoid head. I hope that FIA gives him a 10-place grid penalty for next race.

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Four women in the field - awesome! Is that the first time or have we already seen that in recent years with four of Patrick, de Silvestro, Beatriz, Fisher and Duno all making it? There were four last year. The first four you mentioned out of the five made it to qualifying. Duno DNQed. Although ther...

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Marco got in, but Ryan HR is out. What a disaster for Andretti!

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Oops, Marco was bumped! More drama for his father's team.

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Cynon wrote:Final Attempt for Lloyd.... he doesn't go out, and Mike Conway went out... and failed! So the car 5th in points racks up a DNQ!

Now the question is: will the cousin be ordered to yield the seat to Conway? It seems very plausible.

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golic_2004 wrote:Can you IMAGINE Danica DNQing the Indy 500?

Would Michael kick his own cousin out of the grid to give Danica the berth? Or Richard Petty could veto that?

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Cynon wrote:To clarify: Simona's place in the field is not secure. Yet. Her time needs to stand until 6:00 today -- and her case was perhaps helped with rain on the track.

Yes, indeed. But to achieve 24th position on Saturday is still remarkable.

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No one is unbeatable. And certainly Schummy is not that too, even if we were lead to believe it from statistics. Mika Hakkinen beat him, Fernando Alonso put an end to his winning streak. There is no doubt that at his peak, MSC was an awesome racer and will go down in history as one of the best drive...

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Great day for the underdog so far; Bertrand Baguette, Townend Bell, Ed Carpenter, Tomas Scheckter etc. I hope Pippa & Bruno make the field! I'm definitely rooting for Pippa, but also Simona too, particularly after the week she's had. Danica - does anyone here care? And is Milk and Doughnuts com...

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Yannick Dalmas was also hit by fate. He was impressive in his first outings for Larrousse back in 87 and was on par with Alliot until he got struck with Legionnaire's disease. That threw him off the pace and out of Larrousse too. Gabriele Tarquini was another hapless driver. AUTOSPORT back in 1992 s...

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If they drop Interlagos, but want to stay in Brazil, where is there to go? Curitiba has hosted FIA events recently, however that is probably too short. Brasilia had a couple of F1 races back in the 70s, but the only time I've noticed the track is on TOCA World Touring Cars.... and even then it did ...

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It always make me sad to remember of Brabham. The sight of that pink and purple car was appaling and disgraceful for this once great team. When they folded in 1992, it marked a dire period when traditional teams headed for their end, like Lotus, Ligier and Tyrrell. Except for the French team, these ...

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Exactly, maybe if it were on an actual road course like Interlagos or one of those instead of a street circuit then the rain would not be as big an issue. And apparently Indycar wants to put together another race in Brazil for sometime in September? At least make it a permanent road course facility...

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And the situation today here in SP does not look any better. The skies are gray and rain is imminent.

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This is São Paulo, it is known for heavy summer rains, which occur even in shoulder months. There is no excuse for not previewing rain. Last year, it was a near miracle to actually produce a race in such short time. But his year, our local prefecture had more than 1 year to prepare a decent show, a...

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An in loco report of the farce. It was 1998 when I last saw a race on track. I saw Mika Hakkinen cruise to this 3rd victory in Interlagos back then and abstained myself from tracks since then. This year, I decided to end the drought. As IndyCar is clawing its way out of the hole, I decided to give t...

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1989 Portugues GP, Mansell: "I didn't see the black flag."

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Recently I found an online archive of the now defunct but once traditional newspaper Jornal do Brasil from Rio. Browsing through it, I saw some stories of the "debut" of Andrea Moda in the 1992 Brazilian GP, which I have shortly summarized. I have added some details that lingered in my mem...

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My pick is for the guy I root for: Rubens Barrichello and his over-optmistic attempt of passing Rosberg.
Honorable mention to Felipe Massa and another souless drive as he paves his way out of Ferrari.

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It would be amusing to see some constructors crossover, such as BMW-Ferrari... Oops that did happen!
How about Toyota-Honda or vice-versa?

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I am also joining the club that will see Indycar but not F-1. Hopefully, I will be on May 1st in the Anhembi track.

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JeremyMcClean wrote:Heidfeld is the same person who nearly won in a BMW.

In 2009. Remember Malaysia anyone?

Honestly, I think Bruno Senna will get the drive, not because of talent, but because of his sponsorship cash.

I don't think Bruno has that kind of cash stashed...

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May I be the one to defend Nick here? This is a guy that reminds me a bit of Derek Warwick, since he was (is) good but seemed either to be at the wrong place at the wrong time or to be overlooked and underrated. OK, in 2008 Kubica outshone him, but in head-to-head comparisons, this is a guy that bea...

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Very sad, sad news.
I hope he can make a full recovery despite the disturbing reports I heard.

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It has been disclosed by the Brazilian press that the Nelson Piquet's are being investigated by the Brazilian federal police for money laundering in Brazil. The scheme involved the father giving money to a local motorsport federation, which returned part of the money to Piquet Sr, who already admitt...

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Four drivers I would love to see racing in the IRL full-time. Seconded. With such a big talent pool, why doesn't brazil have a series similar to F3000? As far as I can tell, their highest single seater series is South American Formula 3. Well, this could be worth several paragraphs of explanation, ...

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As usual, Felipe Massa organized his annual Desafio das Estrelas (Stars Challenge) in Florianópolis, Brazil. This year, we didn't have Felipe's buddy, Schummy, and the only foreigner was Alguersuari. Still, it is good to see some drivers relaxed and participating in an event just for the fun of it. ...

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Colin Kolles has enlightened us now why HRT was unsuccessful this year: the drivers were rookies. Indeed Senna and Chandhok were the ultimate responsible for their flawed car.

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It might be sad his passage, but I don't recall him being such a positive person in the 90's. He was extremely ruthless and stepped over many to reach his objectives. He was the guy that put Schumacher in Benetton and created that whole episode with Moreno. This among other things. Anyway, may he re...

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tommykl wrote:I may be looking like a fool, but who's the 2nd guy from the right?

Mr. Simon Gillet, former administrator of Donnington Park circuit.

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Scotland Yard has made a line-up with the following suspects:

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Constructors Ranking 1. Red Bull - veni, vidi, vici. Best car, best driver, unbeatable except for some odd tracks. Some mistakes and misfortunes yielded chances to the others, but in the end, they snatched the two trophies. And they look very strong for being the main contender in 2011. 2. Renault -...

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