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by Julien
25 Sep 2019, 11:06
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Osella and the Ferrari protection
Replies: 1
Views: 1966

Osella and the Ferrari protection

I've read in several pages that Osella was under some kind of "protection" of the Scuderia in the 80s, during the FISA-FOCA war. That's why Enzo Osella sided with Balestre, that's why they participated in the '82 San Marino GP and that's why they managed to avoid Ecclestone's wrath that pr...
by Julien
20 Sep 2019, 08:15
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: New Team Profile - AGS
Replies: 21
Views: 38109

Re: New Team Profile - AGS

You would guess right, but even after re-reading that part it feels like a bit out of the "respectful and reverent" zone. But maybe it's just me. I didn't want to start an argument.
by Julien
19 Sep 2019, 13:24
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: New Team Profile - AGS
Replies: 21
Views: 38109

Re: New Team Profile - AGS

may I be so bold to criticize the article a little bit? The article ridicules AGS for not having a carbon element under the airbox, but in fact, it was a fairly new design element in 1989. March didn't have one, Larrousse didn't have one, Williams didn't have one, neither did Zakspeed, Osella, Rial,...
by Julien
11 Sep 2019, 10:54
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: The mysterious Jolly Club
Replies: 4
Views: 1380

The mysterious Jolly Club

The Jolly Club name appears on three totally different occasion in F1, but still I can't find any concrete information about them. First they sponsored Silvio Moser in his attempt to create his own car. As far as I knwo they financed the Bellasi F1 car and Moser even renamed his team to Jolly Club S...
by Julien
31 Mar 2015, 18:35
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring

Round 10 - Hungarian Grand Prix: Heroes of the Hungaroring If a man gets up with the wrong foot, you call it a weird day. If twenty-four men does that, you call it the Hungarian Grand Prix. The speculations about next year’s driver lineup continued in Hungary. Canadian CART champion, Jacques Villen...
by Julien
31 Mar 2015, 17:23
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Your Reject of the Race - Malaysia
Replies: 63
Views: 7500

Re: Your Reject of the Race - Malaysia

Ericsson, obviously.
but also Force India. With that engine they should be strong midfielders at the very least.
by Julien
28 Mar 2015, 09:07
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Favourite Reject Livery?
Replies: 79
Views: 55462

Re: Best Reject livery

Ursus is an Icelandic company which is famous of his vodka indeed, but in Inceland it's more known about their bottled mineral water. How they got in contact with Pacific is beyond me, but I more preferred the big waves on the sidepods to the Ursus logo...
by Julien
28 Mar 2015, 07:53
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: Editorial direction of GP Rejects
Replies: 293
Views: 144062

Re: Editorial direction of GP Rejects

It would be great to see something similar to F1R teams/drivers articles. I know you're not allowed to repost those, but I think it was right and just that there was a little corner on the Internet where those who tried and eventually failed in F1 got remembered more than mentioning that they finish...
by Julien
14 Mar 2015, 19:39
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: 2015 Australian GP Discussion Thread
Replies: 290
Views: 21251

Re: 2015 Australian GP Discussion Thread

The Aus GP had shown clearly the fundamental issues of current F1. 1) Any radical rule change, combined with he notorious ban of any testing or midseason development means that one team gonna dominate the sport until the next radical rule change. Now it's Mercedes, but it was Red Bull, McLaren, Rena...
by Julien
14 Mar 2015, 19:30
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Project unracedF1.com
Replies: 204
Views: 66426

Re: Project unracedF1.com

Things like this always scare the hell out of me. That's why I have 3(!!!) copies of my most important files, including my F1 photo collection :D
by Julien
03 Mar 2015, 18:39
Forum: The HWNSNBM Memorial Forum
Topic: We're back!
Replies: 103
Views: 69021

Re: We're back!

Yay! We're back! :D

I hope this site can help a little to quickly repost all the articles:
http://web.archive.org/web/200304111305 ... /main.html
by Julien
06 Feb 2015, 19:53
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – German Grudges

Round 9 - German Grand Prix: German Grudges It was expected that they would collide at some point of the championship. They almost did it in Silversone. And now here is the result! Rumors swept Europe after the British GP, that Michael Schumacher signed to Ferrari for 1996. Although both parties re...
by Julien
05 Feb 2015, 21:33
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Osella Squadra Corse (1984-1990)
Replies: 9
Views: 6318

Re: Osella Squadra Corse (1984-1990)

I've always found it odd that there is not a detailed history of Osella's F1 attempt anywhere on the Web. Even Life seems to be better documented than them. Osella must be the most overlooked team in Formula One's history. Right after Theodore :)
by Julien
29 Jan 2015, 17:25
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Favourite Reject Livery?
Replies: 79
Views: 55462

Re: Best Reject livery

Actually Larrouse was running more races in this Green-blue livery than in the Kronenburg lvery.
by Julien
23 Jan 2015, 21:22
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Your most controversial F1 innovation?
Replies: 57
Views: 28241

Re: Your most controversial F1 innovation?

It was never confirmed that Tyrrell would have cheated with the weight. In fact, Tom Prankerd's thorough analysis shows that the cars were constantly running on a similar pace making any accusation's credibility about cheating is at least doubtful.
by Julien
23 Jan 2015, 21:16
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Letters from Pacific, Simtek and others from '94/95
Replies: 65
Views: 19975

Re: Letters from Pacific, Simtek and others from '94/95

Too bad we don't have such things in Budapest But I found this beauty on eBay http://i61.tinypic.com/2hchnj9.jpg for (wait for it) only €10.00! It is totally unused! So unused that it still has the labels on it! The original price is on the label, it says "400.00" but I don't know in what ...
by Julien
23 Jan 2015, 19:55
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: MasterCard Lola
Replies: 188
Views: 170128

Re: MasterCard Lola (with Zoran Stefanovic, Keith Wiggins)

I don't think they would have got the entry for granted. If you remember, Andrea Moda could not get away with Coloni's entry after taking over what left from that team. Also, Scuderia Italia merged with Minardi, so they were the legal successors. FIA tends to interpret team succession restrictively ...
by Julien
23 Jan 2015, 19:47
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: Most Forgettable Drivers
Replies: 1013
Views: 310114

Re: Most Forgettable Drivers

No, Comas teamed up with DAMS once he was dropped by Larrousse. In fact, he was the only confirmed driver of the team before the project was abandoned.
by Julien
06 Jan 2015, 17:58
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – British Brawl

Round 8 - British Grand Prix: British Brawl He almost pushed me on the grass, did you see that?! There was one change on the grid in Silverstone: After causing so much trouble, and particularly because of his careless parking at Spain, Taki Inoue got a one race break from Footwork, and was replaced...
by Julien
15 Dec 2014, 20:08
Forum: The Jean-Denis Deletraz Memorial Forum
Topic: F1 Rejects - The Definitive Collection
Replies: 74
Views: 30760

Re: F1 Rejects - The Definitive Collection

Simtek wrote:That was with a Lola chassis. I'm considering Larrousse based on the time in which they built their own chassis (1993-94), when they scored just 5 points.

Then why do you include Ecuire Naationale Belge? They weren't even a constructor...
by Julien
11 Dec 2014, 18:31
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: The 2014 F1 Rejects Forum Awards
Replies: 54
Views: 9054

Re: The 2014 F1 Rejects Forum Awards

The FORMULA 1™ Awards Driver of the Year: Daniel Ricciardo - this dude made Vettel look like a mediocre driver! Team of the Year: Williams - Glorious comeback of Old Frank's squad! Reject of the Year: Lotus - Could they be any worse? Sauber is a small team, but Lotus won a race last year with Räikkö...
by Julien
27 Nov 2014, 17:57
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – France

Round 7 - French Grand Prix: Boring, business as usual Murray Walker: “We're talking all about what happened earlier this weekend, and please forigve us but it's so much more exciting than the race!” Jonathan Palmer: "Well, let's face it Murray, there are few things that are less interesting t...
by Julien
21 Nov 2014, 05:14
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: Unpopular F1 opinions
Replies: 4038
Views: 557289

Re: Unpopular F1 opinions

You're right that's unpopular. At least with me. :D I don't like Abu Dhabi, not the slightest bit. The whole race can only happen because idiotic oil-billionaires couldn't find any other way to waste their money... Abu Dhabi is one of the places where F1 never should have ventured IMO.
by Julien
21 Nov 2014, 05:10
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: How close are you to F1?
Replies: 109
Views: 24418

Re: How close are you to F1?

I knew a marshall a few yearsago who helped me to sneak behind the scenes after the Hungarian GP 2006 and I managed to talk a few word with Robert Kubica. I also was banged into the head by Juan-Pablo Montoya (it was an accident of course :P) when I was hunting for autographs on an airport :D
by Julien
19 Nov 2014, 05:16
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: You can **** right off. Yes, YOU.
Replies: 43
Views: 5251

Re: You can **** right off. Yes, YOU.

I really like and respect Bernie. I really do! But in the last month I start to wonder that age finally took its toll on his brain... :?
by Julien
15 Nov 2014, 09:00
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Canadian GP: Crises in Canada

Round 6 - Canadian Grand Prix: Crises in Canada “We need changes fast!” As the other F1 teams were packing up to leave Monaco, SImtek boss Nick Wirth was having crisis meetings to decide the future of the team. If he cannot get the backing of a couple of potential sponsors Wirth was threatening to ...
by Julien
08 Oct 2014, 16:50
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Monaco

The SC thing is one of what I call the liberty of the writer. In that particular case the road was blocked by the wrecked car and the cars stopped behind it (miraculously nobody broke a wing there) so I called it a Safety Car period Running as a backmaker is kind of tricky. There are mod which are w...
by Julien
06 Oct 2014, 19:22
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Monaco

Yup, I'm driving as Kovacshazi, I take notes during the events, then watch the race replay. I take notes to add some flavor stories and I also make a cross-reference the events with historical news so I can follow what moved things around in the paddock back then. I try to keep the events to close t...
by Julien
02 Oct 2014, 15:44
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Boredom of Monaco

Round 5 –Monaco Grand Prix Boredom of Monaco "Well, you can say many things about this Monaco Grand Prix, but certainly not that it was exciting." Although in Spain Ron Dennis was still talking about his hopes that Mansell would turn around and start delivering the results, in Monaco he a...
by Julien
18 Sep 2014, 21:23
Forum: The Paul Stoddart Memorial Forum
Topic: Team radio clampdown?
Replies: 83
Views: 8337

Re: Team radio clampdown?

I think the idea is great. In fact, I would even ban midrace modifications in the cor setup except of wing adjustments (in the pits), brake balance and differential setups. However, this change shouldn't be implemented before 2015 because it would too heavily influence the outcome of the championshi...
by Julien
18 Sep 2014, 21:21
Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
Topic: F1 Challenge '99-'02
Replies: 291
Views: 118950

Re: F1 Challenge '99-'02

Yeah, because F1C always uses default settings if it can't find what the file defines. So if the GDB file doesn't define a setup file or there is a typo in the folder's name, the game will still check the Save folder for the defined SVM file. It's pretty neat because it makes the game more or less f...
by Julien
09 Sep 2014, 19:19
Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
Topic: F1 Challenge '99-'02
Replies: 291
Views: 118950

Re: F1 Challenge '99-'02

What mod you're using?
My top guess would be that they have only 6 gears and the setup you're using is designed for a 7 gear gearbox.
by Julien
29 Aug 2014, 18:46
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Jack Christopherson's F1 career (1991-2004, 2010-????)
Replies: 596
Views: 163601

Re: The racing career of Jack Christopherson (1991-????)

Hakkinen has some really bad luck in this season...
by Julien
17 Aug 2014, 09:08
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: See what I've found!
Replies: 1
Views: 1164

See what I've found!

So we were on holiday in Tuscany with my GF, sleeping in a hotel in Montecatini Terme and I found this tiny museum with a handful of sportscars. Ferrari F40, Lamborgini Countach, Ferrari F355. This kind of cars. It was closed due holiday, and the whole thing was only one small room, but it had a hug...
by Julien
15 Aug 2014, 22:59
Forum: The Black Stig Memorial Forum
Topic: The "You're Winner!" Gaming Thread
Replies: 1278
Views: 285489

Re: The "You're Winner!" Gaming Thread

Just because some players don't like heavily narrated gameplay and they are so focused on action that they can't stop and just admire the world around them or the complexity of the characters it doesn't mean that Final Fantasy is dead. I actually quite enjoyed XIII. Not as much as VII or X because t...
by Julien
14 Aug 2014, 16:24
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Inue's invervention

Round 4 –Spanish Grand Prix Inoue’s intervention “Nobody thought that this guy, Taki inue could so directly influence the outcome of a grand prix. And yet it happened...” After the San Marino GP the debate between Gachot and Kovacshazi didn’t settle. The Frenchman criticized Kovacshazi for his aggr...
by Julien
10 Jul 2014, 17:15
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: Rider of the Carpathians – Heroes of the Hungaroring
Replies: 49
Views: 27051

Re: Rider of the Carpathians – Chaotic second race!

Round 3 – San Marino Grand Prix San Marino uphill “It’s strange to be her after what happened to Roland and Ayrton. The track isn’t the same any more. Maybe it’s because of the new layout. They changed so many things that it doesn’t feel like the same track. The milieu of the old Imola is gone, but...
by Julien
24 Jun 2014, 21:06
Forum: The "Flat Out, Flat Broke" Memorial Forum
Topic: 2014 NewF1/NewGP2 Silly Season
Replies: 115
Views: 17272

Re: 2014 NewF1/NewGP2 Silly Season - Now accepting new entri

Gimme EQ8! And let's rename it to Pacific! Or Simtek :)
by Julien
24 Jun 2014, 04:31
Forum: The Eric van de Poele Memorial Forum
Topic: What If?
Replies: 3364
Views: 584510

Re: What If?

Yeah I reckon Schumacher just wouldn't have had the spare time to go skiing! Imagine Schumacher in the Mercedes this year, he could easily have ended his career on a high Rosberg would probably take the title but a few wins and 2nd in the championship would have given him a great sendoff. Well I th...