Grand Prix Rejects

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The recurrence of #18 in Bugatti's single World Championship appearance at the 1956 French GP. Maurice Trintignant qualified in P18, was 18 seconds off the pace and retired after 18 laps, only his race number breaks the pattern as he was car #28. I knew all of that before reading the Bugatti Team P...

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MasterCard Lola has been profiled, although that is more one entry with a double DNQ. Oh yes, MasterCard Lola had a profile on the old site but their performance just screamed for an exception to be made. Plus, they did intend to do the entire season and Sospiri and Rosset did make it as far as tra...

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Evening everyone :deletraz: Mention the name "Bugatti" in contemporary circles and almost everyone in the room will either say "bless you" or point to the Bugatti Veyron and its variants. A few nerds may wax whimsical over the legendary pre-war factory whose Type 35 cleaned up i...

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The recurrence of #18 in Bugatti's single World Championship appearance at the 1956 French GP. Maurice Trintignant qualified in P18, was 18 seconds off the pace and retired after 18 laps, only his race number breaks the pattern as he was car #28. I knew all of that before reading the Bugatti Team Pr...

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Yuki Tsunoda - First point for a Japanese driver in their home GP since Kamui Kobayashi in 2012. A better seat is overdue for him.

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Everyone except Red Bull - Back to normal....

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I am quite surprised that Alonso signed up with Aston Martin when there might still have been a chance of a seat at Mercedes or Red Bull. I suppose he's gambling on their continued investment and development getting them the top team status they're aiming for, and decided this was the best bet for ...

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Rest in Peace Ted Toleman.

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Australia marked the first double points finish for Haas since Austria 2022.

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Cypher a.k.a the revived USF1.

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Ollie Bearman was the first driver to start a GP in car #38 since Christian Danner in Canada in 1989.

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In more Williams news, it appears that Logan may end up with the repaired tub next race, while Albon keeps Sargent's old one. And while yes the logic makes some sense (the engine and gearbox are tied to drivers not tubs, and swapping them is very tedious) its another bad deal for poor Logan. ...and...

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At least there is nothing made up about Audi entering in 2026 via taking over Sauber!

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While we're on the subject of Lola, there was a rumour of a US-based Lola-Ford team for 1993, to which Michael Andretti was linked. https://f1since81.wordpress.com/2017/11/06/1992-monaco-grand-prix/ I'm going to have to look into this a bit more when I have the time. I didn't see this when I did my...

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While we're on the subject of Lola, there was a rumour of a US-based Lola-Ford team for 1993, to which Michael Andretti was linked.
https://f1since81.wordpress.com/2017/11 ... rand-prix/

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I wonder if, at some point, a new Tony Shelly profile would be possible? His profile on the old site is the only one that wasn't archived.

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1) Carlos Sainz - Losing his Ferrari seat for 2025 and missing Saudi Arabia seem to have been great filips to him. At least he just gets in with the job instead of complaining like Leclerc always seems to do. Take note, every other non-Red Bull driver out there and someday you'll get a chance to bea...

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1) Mercedes - Only 3 races in and already I am convinced Lewis Hamilton is doing the right thing switching to Ferrari next year. This has been his worst ever start to a season. 2) Williams - No spare car (When was the last time any team found themselves in such a situation? I mean before race day, t...

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Will Andretti even still be interested by 2028?

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Everyone except Red Bull. Perez got a penalty and they still scored a 1-2! If I had to name someone or something specific then: 1) Mercedes - This is Lewis Hamilton's worst start to a season since 2009! 2) FIA Transponders - This "not detecting jump starts" business is getting ridiculous....

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Probably can't come sooner for Lewis, given Mercedes' current form.

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Everyone except Red Bull. Perez got a penalty and they still scored a 1-2!

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It looks like it would be the first time that somebody raced using that number since Danner in 1989, but technically we have seen that number used during a race weekend between 1989 and the present day. Back in 2005, there was the rule that allowed certain teams to run an additional car during the ...

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Oliver Bearman. That's got to be one of the best debut performances of recent times, if not all time, given how impromptu it was!

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Oliver Bearman will be using #38. If memory serves me correct, that number hasn't been raced since Christian Danner in 1989 with Rial. It looks like it would be the first time that somebody raced using that number since Danner in 1989, but technically we have seen that number used during a race wee...

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Oliver Bearman will be using #38. If memory serves me correct, that number hasn't been raced since Christian Danner in 1989 with Rial. It looks like it would be the first time that somebody raced using that number since Danner in 1989, but technically we have seen that number used during a race wee...

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Oliver Bearman will be using #38. If memory serves me correct, that number hasn't been raced since Christian Danner in 1989 with Rial.

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1. Alpine, simple as.

2. The Christian Horner scandal

DHM: Everyone except Max!

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Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑16 Dec 2023, 17:47 R.I.P Team HARD

Not quite.

They're still with us but they'll only run two Cupras in 2024.

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Can we class Team HARD in this category now that they have folded? After all, only 1 win in over a decade of trying when in that time, teams that entered after them have won titles (BMR, entered in 2013, won in 2017 with Ash Sutton and the Subaru. Laser Tools, entered in 2014, won in 2020 and 2021 ...

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Rob Dylan wrote: ↑24 Feb 2024, 08:45
Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑21 Feb 2024, 22:02 What happened to the Lucas di Grassi profile?
It was removed at the request of the author a few years back, who isn't happy with the quality of the profile.

Always room for improvement.

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Just how many teams was the late Andrea de Cesaris linked to during his F1 Career that he never actually drove for? Zakspeed for 1988. AGS for 1991. Simtek for 1994. (Given what eventually happened to Ratzenberger and Montermini, he probably did the right thing not joining, could have gone full circ...

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What happened to the Lucas di Grassi profile?

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dr-baker wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 21:26
Har1MAS1415 wrote: ↑20 Dec 2023, 15:28 Wish someone would do an article commemorating Team HARD now that Tony Gilham's outfit has folded and sold off some of their Cupras.
You could do it perhaps?

Yes, that's a thought, I have been entertaining the idea.

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Wish someone would do an article commemorating Team HARD now that Tony Gilham's outfit has folded and sold off some of their Cupras.

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Jake Hill remains at WSR for the 2024 BTCC.

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Can we class Team HARD in this category now that they have folded? After all, only 1 win in over a decade of trying when in that time, teams that entered after them have won titles (BMR, entered in 2013, won in 2017 with Ash Sutton and the Subaru. Laser Tools, entered in 2014, won in 2020 and 2021 w...

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Mikey Doble also continues with PMR for 2024.

Chris Smiley returns with Restart Racing who have acquired a pair of Cupras from Team HARD.

R.I.P Team HARD

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The Monte Carlo 001-Cosworth Or the Life L190 of International Formula 3000. In the hands of Fulvio Ballabio, the car's sole outing at Imola in the 1986 F3000 Season saw it not only fail to qualify but it was also bog last of the 36 entrants. Its fastest time? 3 minutes, 4.8 seconds! 1 minute, 25 se...

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https://f1nostalgia.blogspot.com/2018/11/da-first-life-vida-comeca-em-1990.html?m=1 Fabrizio Giovanardi being expected to race for the Life team in 1990. https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v94/bigears/F1/1989_Life_begins_290689_Autosport_v.jpg Autosport said Fabrizio Giovanardi was expected to test...

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