Grand Prix Rejects

The Blue/Pink livery on the Brabham BT60 was actually good looking.

Something tells me that Paul di Resta would end up a 3rd driver at McLaren or Lotus if he's not retained by Force India, which could be interesting for 2014.

My F1 Deprivation this winter I think has been tempered by my uni workload and placement. However, it may catch up as F1 testing approaches. I agree, it's always around testing when the new cars come out that I can't wait for the new season! I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing some new liveries...

pi314159 wrote:He's not a reject, but:

Jarno Trulli - You shall not pass.

Goruillard or de Cesaris anyone?

So from reading the last few pages, and a few other stories, this is what we have: Red Bull-No problems Ferrari-No problems McLaren-No problems Lotus-A few rumours circulated that they had financial issues, but they now have Coco-Cola money IIRC. Mercedes-They have the money, but they won't wait for...

It cost less money to field the ridiculous notion by Team Scandia of 7 IndyCar teams in 1996 than it would be to run a F1 team. Now that is a scary view of how expensive Formula 1 chassis development is. Fielding 7 cars at Indy probably doesn't cost that much (in relative terms to F1), considering ...

Bourdais was unlucky in Formula 1. He had Vettel as a teammate, he was so close to a podium in Belgium, he qualified 4th in Italy, only for his car to stall and he had the penalty with Massa.

Some slightly cheesy names:
"Tuero-charged"
"van de Poele Position"
"Forever Yoong"
"Rosset really worth it?"
"The good, the Badoer and the ugly"

For the vacant Marussia seat, if they need money, then Petrov would be an obvious choice, being Russian, but that depends on him having money. If not, then the noly other "pay driver" with experience could be Karthikeyan (or Chandhok). If they want experience, they could end up surprising ...

What if the 2009 rules never came into effect?

I'm from England, so you don't need to ask me what opening music I have in my country

However, I liked the 2003 ITV F1 intro http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBy6YNTqx4k

Also, I found this very surreal intro from Japan for 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwWekNOyPc8

mario wrote:Speaking of leaving it late, I wonder why Caterham hasn't decided on its drivers yet either?

Maybe they're trying to negotiate with a non-paying driver (Kovalainen?), and a deals dragging on?

I seem to find Vettel is likeable off the track, but rather self-centered on the track.

Piercarlo Ghinzani was once forgotten by Murray Walker in qualifying for the '88 French GP

What If Paul Stoddart actually decided to put Chanoch Nissany into the 2005 Hungarian GP because of financial reasons?

FMecha wrote:Pasta, about point 7, Schumacher (which is also subject to hate here), as far as I recall, did not prove anything in a bad car.

Probably been argued before, but he was faster than de Cesaris on his debut. Considering de Cesaris looked good for ap odium, where would Schumacher have finished?

While they're not forgettable at the moment, anyone who drives for Toro Rosso and doesn't end up at Red Bull probably won't be remembered by many, unless they do something spectatuclar.

What if the FIA just didn't care about huge grid sizes and never invented the concept of failing to qualify or pre-qualifying? Firstly, you'd have a crash on Lap 1 of every race. Then, within the first few laps, some of the weaker cars would be failing, so the marshalls would be trying to clear up ...

And of that list, he changed 7 (Österreichring, Hockenheimring, Monza (only Turn 1, luckily), Spa, Imola, Monaco and the Nürburgring) with an eighth, Silverstone, being affected by Popolous but in the same way Tilke affected every track he redesigned. Tighter bends, impossible closing corners and 1...

Maybe the stepped nose is taken into account when weighing a car, so the teams can remove weight from sonewhere else?

I can't remember much about it, but a few days ago I was in the Monaco Grand Prix, except everyone was racing on foot, until I decided to use a bicycle or a moped (can't remember the exact details). The only other bit I can remember was despite my advantage, I was still down in 18th place.

FMecha wrote:What if Sospiri get a second chance after the farce that is Lola in 1997?

Probably at Minardi or Tyrrell in 1998, and would've most likely still kept his reject status. Just my 2 cents.

darkapprentice77 wrote:I forgot that Mika Salo and Norberto Fontana raced in '97.

Salo also raced in 94, which is probably pretty forgetable.

Here's a redesign of Hockenheim I've made: m The first sector is almost the same, with the corners just being made less tighter. However after the Arena section, the cars feed onto a new section where the safety centre currently is. The main feature is the hairpin at the end of the straight, which c...

Don't know if it's been mentioned yet, but the 3 new teams have gone 58 races without a point. By the British GP, should they remain "pointless", they would've done more races than Coloni, who did 65 races without a point. At least HRT going out of F1 has prevented them taking that unenvia...

A driver having too much to drink on a Saturday night, and turning up on the grid a little "relaxed".

A few drivers I think are forgettable (most have probably been mentioned):
Lucas di Grassi
Robert Doornbos
Nicolas Kiesa
Ralph Firman
Tomáš Enge
Jan Magnussen
Julian Bailey

My first attempt at building a street circuit from scratch.
Paris Champs-Élysées Circuit:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=5772594

Hi guys. My name's Andrew, I'm 16, I live in England and I'm a big fan of F1. I read 1 Rejects a lot, as I think the late 80's- early 90's were a great time for F1, with some of the best cars and drivers (even though I wasn't alive to see it). This sight is also useful for finding out about the less...